The emergence and troubled growth of a 'biopower' innovation system in Sweden

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1491-1508

  Jacobsson, Staffan ^a  

^a IMIT   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biopower; Policy; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; GAS EMISSIONS; INNOVATION; INVESTMENTS;

BIOPOWER; EMISSION TRADING RIGHTS; GREEN CERTIFICATES;

BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; EMERGENCE; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY POLICY; INNOVATION; POWER GENERATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 40149097726     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.12.013     Document Type: Article

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