Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research

Recent papers from Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research

1. Rethinking the innovation system framework2026
2. The security-sustainability nexus in innovation policy: Synergies, tensions and governance in a new eraEnvironmental Innovation and Societal Transitions · 2026
3. Macro- and socioeconomic indicators for technology assessment: Methods and case studiesEnergy Reports · 2026
4. How to foster a resilient, efficient and clean hydrogen ramp-up – A comparative assessment of EU and US support systemsEnergy Reports · 2026
5. D3.2 - Draft preferred scenarios and visions of democracy in the European Union 20402026
6. The need for needs: Transport modelling and planning for sufficiency2026
7. Exploring the platformization dilemma: How manufacturers leverage digital platforms for service business model innovationTechnological Forecasting and Social Change · 2026
8. Double energy vulnerability in Eastern Europe: quantifying and verifying regional sensitivity to the phenomenonEnergy Research & Social Science · 2026
9. Working paper on the IPC-NACE concordance update: Conversion from NACE 2.0 to NACE 2.12026
10. The impact of low-carbon technology trade, general innovation capability, and fossil fuel production on renewable energy patents in OECD and NICsEnergy efficiency first. · 2026
11. Competition in Building Heating—The Techno-Economic Case for Decentralized Heat Pumps in Germany up to 2045Energies · 2026
12. Exploring hydrogen pipeline costs by considering regional geographical and political characteristicsNature Energy · 2026
13. Crediting temporarily bound carbon reduces emissions and costs in integrated production of EU refineriesCommunications Earth & Environment · 2026
14. A harmonised network-level cost comparison of hydrogen refuelling and electric charging infrastructure for road freight transportEnergy Reports · 2026
15. Revisiting energy efficiencyOxford Open Energy · 2026
16. The role of knowledge transfer at non-state universities – the example of GermanyEuropean Journal of Higher Education · 2026
17. Cost competitiveness of alternative heavy-duty truck technologies under real-world utilisation profilesNature Communications · 2026
18. A Techno-Economic Comparison of a Reference Energy Community Across European National Legislative FrameworksEnergies · 2026
19. Electrification and renovation in the EU building sector decarbonization: a multi-model comparisonEnergy and Buildings · 2026
20. The innovation payoff of AI in production: evidence from German manufacturingProduction Planning & Control · 2026