The role of pilot and demonstration plants in technology development and innovation policy

Research Policy

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1743-1761

  Hellsmark, Hans ^a   Frishammar, Johan ^b   Söderholm, Patrik ^b   Ylinenpää, Håkan ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Demonstration project; Innovation policy; Pilot and demonstration plants; Technological development

Indexed keywords

DEMONSTRATIONS;

BIOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; COLLABORATIVE PROCESS; DEMONSTRATION PLANTS; DEMONSTRATION PROJECT; INNOVATION POLICIES; TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

EID: 84973904837     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2016.05.005     Document Type: Article

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