How fast can businesses in the new energy sector grow? An analysis of critical factors

Renewable Energy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 33-40

  Lund, Peter D ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Market penetration; Photovoltaics; Renewable energy; Self financeable growth; Wind power

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CONDITIONS; IMPROVING EFFICIENCY; MARKET PENETRATION; NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLICY STRATEGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

COMMERCE; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; WIND POWER;

INVESTMENTS;

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; INVESTMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POLICY APPROACH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

EID: 84890812180     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.11.061     Document Type: Article

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