Energy and Innovation: Structural Change (International Series on Technology Policy and Innovation): Structural Change and Policy Implications - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557535787 ISBN 13: 9781557535788

Publisher: Purdue University Press, 2010

Synopsis

The move towards 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. The main themes include differences between countries in the European Union concerning energy consumption, energy security, smart metering, and resistance to change. Part 2 presents challenges to innovation in different economic systems. The authors contrast developed European and North American systems with emerging economies such as that of China. Their focus is on improving the innovation capabilities of firms and organizations through enhanced access to knowledge. Solutions include corporate collaborations with the academic sector and access to investment capital. Part 3 surveys the range of industry sectors that are adopting environmentally-friendly solutions. There is a special focus on start-up companies that are working to bring new energy-production technologies to the market.

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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. W. J. Nuttall is a University Senior Lecturer in Technology Policy at the University of Cambridge. David Gibson is Associate Director of the IC2 Institute at University of Texas-Austin. Elin Oftedal is a faculty member in business administration at Asian University, Thailand. Press

Edition details

• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557535787
• ISBN 13: 9781557535788
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 411
• Editor: Geenhuizen Marina Van, Nuttall William J.