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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777755603321

Autore

Weiss Charles

Titolo

Structuring an energy technology revolution / / Charles Weiss and William B. Bonvillian

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009

ISBN

0-262-26126-X

1-282-24024-2

0-262-25551-0

9786612240249

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (331 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BonvillianWilliam

Disciplina

333.790973

Soggetti

Renewable energy sources - Research - Government policy - United States

Energy policy - United States

Federal aid to research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 An Integrated Innovation Policy Model for Energy Technology; 3 Promoting Development and Adoption of New Energy Technology; 4 Toward a Roadmap for Launching Technological Innovation in Energy; 5 Energy R&D and Implementation: What Is the Right Level of Funding and Where Will the Money Come From?; 6 Institutional Gaps in the Mechanisms of Support for Different Stages of  Innovation; 7 All Pumping Together? Prospects for International Collaboration; 8 Political Prospects and Conclusions; Glossary; Abbreviations; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An argument for a major federal program to stimulate innovation in energy technology and a proposal for a policy approach to implement it.