Competition between first and second generation technologies: Lessons from the formation of a biofuels innovation system in the Netherlands

Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 669-679

  Suurs, Roald A A ^a   Hekkert, Marko P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Technological innovation systems; Technology generations; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; EDUCATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY;

2G TECHNOLOGIES; CRITICAL QUESTIONS; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION SYSTEMS; INNOVATION TRAJECTORIES; LEARNING BY DOINGS; POLITICAL AGENDAS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; SECOND GENERATIONS (2G); SECOND-GENERATIONS; SUSTAINABLE ENERGIES; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS; THE NETHERLANDS;

INNOVATION;

BIOFUEL; ENERGY PLANNING; INNOVATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 65549116076     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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