The production of scientific knowledge on renewable energies: Worldwide trends, dynamics and challenges and implications for management

Renewable Energy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 657-671

  Rizzi, Francesco ^a,b   van Eck, Nees Jan ^c   Frey, Marco ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ EUROPEA DI ROMA   (Italy)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Renewable energy; Research strategy; Resource management; Scientific knowledge; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; RESEARCH STRATEGY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION;

DECISION MAKING; SOLAR ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WIND POWER;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

BIOMASS; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; MARKET CONDITIONS; REGIONAL PLANNING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84884257424     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.08.030     Document Type: Article

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