Marine energy innovation in the UK energy system: Financial capital, social capital and interactive learning

International Journal of Global Energy Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 472-491

  Winskel, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial capital; Innovation; Intellectual property; IP; Marine energy; Renewable energy; Social capital; VC; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INNOVATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; MARINE POWER PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

FINANCIAL CAPITAL; MARINE ENERGY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; VENTURE CAPITAL;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS;

CATALYSIS; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ENERGY POLICY; FINANCIAL MARKET; LEARNING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE RESOURCE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35348953112     PISSN: 09547118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2007.014868     Document Type: Article

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