The influence of perceived uncertainty on entrepreneurial action in emerging renewable energy technology; biomass gasification projects in the Netherlands

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 5836-5854

  Meijer, Ineke S M ^a,b   Hekkert, Marko P ^a   Koppenjan, Joop F M ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emerging technology; Entrepreneurial action; Perceived uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DECISION MAKING; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; GASIFICATION; INNOVATION; NETHERLANDS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY; ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTION; PERCEIVED UNCERTAINTY;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY POLICY; ENTREPRENEUR; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548801291     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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