Ventanas de oportunidad y capacidades tecnológicas: procesos de catching-up en el sector eólico argentino (2000–2024)
; Castelao Caruana, Maria Eugenia
; Pasciaroni, Carolina 
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12/2025
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Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Humanidades
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Cuadernos de Humanidades
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En contextos semiperifericos, el componente productivo de la transicion energetica sedecide en la articulacion entre capacidades acumuladas, mecanismos de aprendizaje y regimenes de gobernanza de las cadenas globales, que condicionan el aprovechamiento de ventanas de oportunidad en marcos institucionales inestables. Sobre esta base, el articulo analiza el catching-up tecnologico de la industria eolica argentina (2000–2024) mediante un estudio de caso sectorial que combina fuentes secundarias y entrevistas semiestructuradas. Se identifican tres procesos: (i) diseño y fabricación de aerogeneradores por firmas locales, limitados por la desincronizacion con el ciclo global y por politicas intermitentes; (ii) inserción en componentes de menor complejidad apalancada por joint ventures y por RenovAr/MATER, condicionada por la volatilidad de la demanda y la coordinación de los tecnologos; y (iii) digitalizacion de la O&M, con desarrollos basados en datos que abren oportunidades selectivas. Asimismo, se relevan capacidades latentes y aprendizajes transferibles. Los resultados subrayan el papel del Estado en la creacion de demanda y en el fortalecimiento de la oferta tecnologica, y la necesidad de continuidad y anticipacion para identificar y aprovechar ventanas en fases tempranas. Tambien se reconoce la incidencia de factores exogenos y la dependencia de trayectoria: la efectividad de las ventanas esta mediada por capacidades tecnologicas y no tecnologicas acumuladas y por la gobernanza contractual. En conjunto, el caso aporta elementos para pensar el componente productivo de un modelo de transicion energetica sostenible en paises semiperifericos, al mostrar como la interaccion entre ventanas, aprendizaje y gobernanza condiciona los procesos de catching-up.
In semiperipheral contexts, the productive pillar of the energy transition hinges on how accumulated capabilities, learning mechanisms, and the governance of global value chains articulate, shaping the use of windows of opportunity within unstable institutional settings. Building on this premise, the article analyzes technological catching-up in Argentina’s wind sector (2000–2024) through a sectoral case study that combines secondary sources with semi-structured interviews. Three waves emerge: (i) local design and manufacturing of turbines, constrained by misalignment with the global cycle and intermittent policies; (ii) entry into lower-complexity components leveraged by joint ventures and RenovAr/MATER, yet conditioned by demand volatility and OEM coordination; and (iii) O&M digitalization, with data-driven developments opening selective opportunities. The study also identifies latent capabilities and transferable learning. Findings underscore the state’s role in creating demand and strengthening technology supply, and the need for policy continuity and anticipation to identify and seize early-phase windows. Exogenous factors and path dependence also matter: the effectiveness of windows is mediated by accumulated technological and non-technological capabilities and by contractual governance. Overall, the case contributes to thinking the productive pillar of a sustainable energy transition model in semiperipheral countries, showing how the interplay among windows, learning, and governance conditions technological catching-up trajectories.
In semiperipheral contexts, the productive pillar of the energy transition hinges on how accumulated capabilities, learning mechanisms, and the governance of global value chains articulate, shaping the use of windows of opportunity within unstable institutional settings. Building on this premise, the article analyzes technological catching-up in Argentina’s wind sector (2000–2024) through a sectoral case study that combines secondary sources with semi-structured interviews. Three waves emerge: (i) local design and manufacturing of turbines, constrained by misalignment with the global cycle and intermittent policies; (ii) entry into lower-complexity components leveraged by joint ventures and RenovAr/MATER, yet conditioned by demand volatility and OEM coordination; and (iii) O&M digitalization, with data-driven developments opening selective opportunities. The study also identifies latent capabilities and transferable learning. Findings underscore the state’s role in creating demand and strengthening technology supply, and the need for policy continuity and anticipation to identify and seize early-phase windows. Exogenous factors and path dependence also matter: the effectiveness of windows is mediated by accumulated technological and non-technological capabilities and by contractual governance. Overall, the case contributes to thinking the productive pillar of a sustainable energy transition model in semiperipheral countries, showing how the interplay among windows, learning, and governance conditions technological catching-up trajectories.
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