Inducing transformational energy technological change

Energy Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 699-708

  Wilbanks, Thomas J ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic waves; Energy technological change; Information and innovation; Serendipity; Technology transitions; Transformational technological change

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; INFORMATION AND INNOVATION; SERENDIPITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSITIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC POLICY; ENERGY POLICY; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 79956300010     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2010.12.019     Document Type: Article

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