Mechanisms blocking the dynamics of the European offshore wind energy innovation system - Challenges for policy intervention

Energy Policy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 1182-1195

  Jacobsson, Staffan ^a   Karltorp, Kersti ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EU policy; Offshore wind power; Technological innovation system

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; EU POLICY; INNOVATION SYSTEM; OFF-SHORE WIND ENERGY; OFF-SHORE WIND POWER; ONSHORE WIND TURBINE; POLICY INTERVENTION; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS;

ENERGY POLICY;

WIND POWER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; INVESTMENT; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; POWER GENERATION; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84887193091     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.077     Document Type: Article

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