Diversity in solar photovoltaic energy: Implications for innovation and policy

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 331-340

  Subtil Lacerda, Juliana ^a   Van Den Bergh, Jeroen C J M ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

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

^c VU University   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diversity; Policy design; Technological development

Indexed keywords

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DIVERSITY; DYNAMIC POTENTIAL; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY; POLICY DESIGN; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGIES; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 84945981213     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.10.032     Document Type: Review

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