An economic perspective on experience curves and dynamic economies in renewable energy technologies

Energy Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 422-432

  Papineau, Maya ^a  

^a Eco Innovate   (Canada)

Author keywords

Experience curves; R D; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WIND POWER;

DYNAMIC ECONOMIES; ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES; WIND TECHNOLOGIES;

ENERGY POLICY;

ECONOMIC PLANNING; ENERGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 27744465519     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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