Optimal policy of energy innovation in developing countries: Development of solar PV in Iran

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1116-1127

  Shafiei, Ehsan ^a   Saboohi, Yadollah ^a   Ghofrani, Mohammad B ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Energy R D; Knowledge spillover

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; MODEL STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY;

ADVANCED ECONOMIES; ANALYTICAL TOOLS; DECISION ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES; ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY-SYSTEM MODELS; KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES; KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVER; NET PRESENT VALUES; OPTIMAL POLICIES; PATTERN OF INNOVATIONS; PLANNING MODELS; PRIORITIZATION; SYSTEMS MODELS; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTIONS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR POWER; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 59249084554     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.10.034     Document Type: Article

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