Energy and Innovation : Structural Change and Policy Implications

Van Geenhuizen, Marina (EDT); Nuttall, William J. (EDT); Gibson, David V. (EDT); Oftedal, Elin M. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1557535787 / ISBN 13: 9781557535788

Published by Purdue University Press, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Energy and Innovation : Structural Change and Policy Implications
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557535787
• ISBN 13: 9781557535788
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

The move toward sustainable energy production and use is one the most challenging and profound changes currently taking place in the world's established and emerging economies. Energy and Innovation: Structural Change and Policy Implications presents a series of informative case studies from Norway, the United Kingdom, Poland, the United States, Russia, Japan, and China that demonstrate how the pace of sustainable energy production differs by country. This variability is examined under three section headings: Part 1, Sustainable Energy Challenges and Policies; Part 2, Innovation Challenges in Different Economic Contexts; and Part 3, The Adoption of Energy Solutions by Different Technology and Organization Sectors. Part 1 examines the challenges of increasing sustainable energy production. Part 2 presents challenges to innovation in different economic systems. Part 3 surveys the range of industry sectors that are adopting environmentally friendly solutions.

About the Author

Marina van Geenhuizen is a professor at Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management and OTB Research Institute in Delft, The Netherlands. Her research interest covers innovation in firms and national and local policies to foster innovativeness and growth of new high-tech firms. William J. Nuttall is a University Senior Lecturer in Technology Policy at the University of Cambridge. He has a leading role in the ESRC Electricity Policy Research Group. He is a Fellow of Hughes Hall, Cambridge.