Innovation system strengths and weaknesses in progressing sustainable technology: The case of Swedish biorefinery development

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 131, Issue , 2016, Pages 702-715

  Hellsmark, Hans ^a   Mossberg, Johanna ^b   Söderholm, Patrik ^c   Frishammar, Johan ^c  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b CIT Industriell Energi   (Sweden)

^c LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Advanced biorefineries; Sweden; System strengths; System weaknesses; Technological innovation systems; TIS

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INVESTMENTS; TITANIUM;

BIOREFINERIES; SWEDEN; SYSTEM STRENGTHS; SYSTEM WEAKNESSES; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS;

REFINING;

EID: 84969695210     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.04.109     Document Type: Article

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