Disruptive innovation, stranded assets and forecasting: the rise and rise of renewable energy

Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 169-187

  Green, Jemma ^a   Newman, Peter ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

disruptive innovation; fossil fuels; renewable energy; Stranded assets; technological innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85049851556     PISSN: 20430795     EISSN: 20430809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20430795.2016.1265410     Document Type: Article

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