Challenges in mobilising financial resources for renewable energy - The cases of biomass gasification and offshore wind power

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Volumn 19, Issue , 2016, Pages 96-110

  Karltorp, Kersti ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Finance; Offshore wind power; Resource mobilisation; Technological innovation system

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIFFUSION; FINANCE; FINANCIAL PROVISION; INNOVATION; INVESTMENT LOCATION; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WIND POWER;

EUROPE;

EID: 84949477074     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22104224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2015.10.002     Document Type: Article

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