On the selection of financing instruments to push the development of new technologies: Application to clean energy technologies

Energy Policy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 252-266

  Olmos, Luis ^a,b   Ruester, Sophia ^b   Liong, Siok Jen ^b  

^a Advanced Technical Faculty of Engineering   (Spain)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clean energy innovation; Climate policy; Technology push instruments

Indexed keywords

CLEAN ENERGY; CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES; CLIMATE POLICY; EQUITY INVESTMENT; INNOVATION ACTIVITY; INNOVATION PROCESS; INNOVATION PROGRAMS; INNOVATION PROJECTS; LARGE PARTS; PUBLIC FUNDS; PUBLIC SUPPORT; TAX CREDITS;

COMPETITION; INSTRUMENTS; INVESTMENTS; TAXATION; TECHNOLOGY;

INNOVATION;

COMPETITIVENESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INNOVATION; INVESTMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84857064340     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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