Innovation-enabling policy and regime transformation towards increased energy efficiency: The case of the circulator pump industry in Europe

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 574-585

  Ruby, Tobias Møller ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency policy; Industry driven; Innovation processes; Regime transformation; Voluntary energy labelling agreement

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INNOVATION; LABELS; PUMPS;

COMMERCIALISATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES; ENERGY LABELLING; INNOVATION DYNAMICS; INNOVATION PROCESS; REGIME TRANSFORMATION; SOCIO-TECHNICAL REGIMES; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84940744312     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.02.017     Document Type: Article

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