External determinants for the adoption of stationary fuel cells-Infrastructure and policy issues

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 798-810

  Karger, Cornelia R ^a   Bongartz, Richard ^a  

^a Technology (MUT)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Consumer adoption; Decentralisation; Fuel cells

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; FUEL CELLS; MARKETING;

CONSUMER ADOPTION; EXTERNAL DETERMINANTS; STATIONARY FUEL CELLS;

ENERGY POLICY;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DECENTRALIZATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; FUEL CELL; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 38049021630     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.10.024     Document Type: Article

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