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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781844203321

Autore

Lester Richard K (Richard Keith), <1954->

Titolo

Unlocking energy innovation : how America can build a low-cost, low-carbon energy system / / Richard K. Lester and David M. Hart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012

ISBN

0-262-30018-4

1-283-30295-0

9786613302953

0-262-30017-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 216 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

HartDavid M. <1961->

Disciplina

333.790973

Soggetti

Energy industries - Technological innovations - United States

Renewable energy sources - Technological innovations - United States

Technology and state - 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

Beyond wishful thinking : facts, deductions, and grounded assertions about climate and energy -- An energy innovation system that works -- Electric utilities and the three waves of energy innovation -- The first wave : unlocking innovation in building energy efficiency -- The second wave of innovation-Part 1 : Low-carbon electricity supply -- The second wave of innovation-Part 2 : The rest of the electricity system -- The third wave of innovation : creating breakthrough options -- Building a new American energy innovation system : a ten-point framework.

Sommario/riassunto

"The authors outline three waves of energy innovation to reveal how America can speed up the introduction of new technologies and business models and accelerate deployment on a massive scale"--Publisher.