Slow technologies and government intervention: Energy efficiency in industrial process technologies

Technovation

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1029-1044

  Luiten, Esther ^a   van Lente, Harro ^b   Blok, Kornelis ^b  

^a North Sea Foundation   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Industrial process technology; Innovation; Momentum; R D support

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; MOMENTUM; R&D SUPPORT;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; LEGISLATION; PAPER INDUSTRY;

EID: 33745924672     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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