Technological evolution and interdependence in China's emerging biofuel industry

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1130-1146

  Hu, Mei Chih ^a   Phillips, Fred ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; China; Patents; Renewable energy; Technological evolution; Technological interdependence

Indexed keywords

CHINA; PATENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; TECHNOLOGICAL INTERDEPENDENCE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; TECHNOLOGY; USER INTERFACES;

BIOFUELS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; ENERGY PLANNING; INNOVATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 80051586451     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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