The sustainable diffusion of renewable energy technologies as an example of an innovation-focused policy

Technovation

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 753-761

  Tsoutsos, Theocharis D ^a   Stamboulis, Yeoryios A ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Energy policy; Innovation; Renewable energy technologies; Strategic niche management

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS; MARKETING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

INNOVATION; POLICY INITIATIVES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; STRATEGIC NICHE MANAGEMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 13244270100     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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