Towards a low carbon future: a phenomenology of local electricity experiments in Germany

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 128, Issue , 2016, Pages 97-104

  Fuchs, Gerhard ^a   Hinderer, Nele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Incumbent challenger interactions Germany; Interactions; Local electricity experiments; Low carbon transition; Strategic action fields

Indexed keywords

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; GERMANY; GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES; INCUMBENT-CHALLENGER INTERACTIONS GERMANY; LOW-CARBON TRANSITIONS; STRATEGIC ACTION FIELDS;

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 84981765550     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.078     Document Type: Article

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