The role of sources of finance on the development of wind technology

Renewable Energy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-149

  Corsatea, Teodora Diana ^a   Giaccaria, Sergio ^a   Arántegui, Roberto Lacal ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Finance; Governmental policy; Research and development; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL RISKS; GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES; PRIMARY FACTORS; REGULATORY RISKS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH INVESTMENT; WIND TECHNOLOGY;

COMPETITION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FINANCE; MANUFACTURE; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

INVESTMENTS;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMETRICS; FINANCE; FINANCIAL SERVICES; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INVESTMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WIND POWER;

EID: 84890813540     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.11.063     Document Type: Article

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