Innovation policies for advanced biorefinery development: key considerations and lessons from Sweden

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 28-40

  Hellsmark, Hans ^a   Söderholm, Patrik ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

biofuels; biorefineries; industrial capacity; innovation policy; policy mix

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFUELS; CARBON; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMMERCE;

BIOREFINERIES; BIOREFINERY DEVELOPMENT; COMMERCIAL-SCALE PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY; INNOVATION POLICIES; INNOVATION POLICY INSTRUMENTS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

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EID: 85028246676     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1732     Document Type: Article

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