Allocating subsidies to R&D or to market applications of renewable energy? Balance and geographical relevance

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 536-545

  Koseoglu, Nazli M ^a   van den Bergh, Jeroen C J M ^b   Lacerda, Juliana Subtil ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Innovation; Learning curves; Photovoltaic energy; Wind technology

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; FOSSIL FUELS; INNOVATION;

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; INNOVATION STUDIES; LEARNING CURVES; MARKET APPLICATIONS; MARKET INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; WIND TECHNOLOGY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; INNOVATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; WIND POWER;

CALIFORNIA; CHINA; GERMANY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884813167     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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