Impact of strategies to increase RES in Europe on employment and competitiveness

Energy and Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 951-975

  Walz, Rainer ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Economic impacts; Innovation; Lead market; Renewable energy sources

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT;

COMPETITIVENESS; INNOVATION; LEAD MARKET;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33846320875     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/095830506779398894     Document Type: Article

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