International diffusion of renewable energy innovations: Lessons from the lead markets for wind power in China, Germany and USA

Energies

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 8236-8263

  Lacerda, Juliana Subtil ^a   van den Bergh, Jeroen C J M ^a,b,c,d  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b VU University   (Netherlands)

^c TINBERGEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate change; Competitiveness; Policy support; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCE; COMPETITION; DIFFUSION; ENERGY POLICY; INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SUPPLY CHAINS; WIND POWER;

COMPETITIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS; FIRST MOVER ADVANTAGES; INTERNATIONAL DIFFUSION; INTERNATIONAL MARKETS; POLICY SUPPORT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

POWER MARKETS;

EID: 84921417727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en7128236     Document Type: Article

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