Innovative and sustainable energy technologies: the role of venture capital

Bill Moore and Rolf Wüstenhagen

Business Strategy and the Environment, 2004, vol. 13, issue 4, 235-245

Abstract: This paper provides an overview of a multi‐year research project being conducted at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The objective of the research is to evaluate the role of financial structure in promoting the development of innovative and sustainable energy technologies and its current relationship to innovation and entrepreneurial activity in this important economic sector. In this paper, emphasis is placed on the venture capital segment of the capital market and the electricity segment of the energy industry. We first provide a short overview of the electricity sector. We then briefly discuss the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship and its relationship to our research effort. Finally, the bulk of the paper outlines the conceptual framework for the venture capital element of the research project. We conclude the paper with a summary of our preliminary observations. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

Date: 2004
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