Smart grids and the transformation of the electricity sector: ICT firms as potential catalysts for sectoral change

Energy Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 895-906

  Erlinghagen, Sabine ^a,b   Markard, Jochen ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

New entrants; Sectoral transformation; Smart grid

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS MODELS; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; ENERGY SECTOR; ENERGY SYSTEMS; NEW ENTRANTS; SECTORAL TRANSFORMATION; SMART GRID; START-UPS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; VALUE CHAINS;

CATALYSTS; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; SMART POWER GRIDS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84868194784     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.09.045     Document Type: Article

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