Wind Technology: A Framework for the Evaluation of Innovations’ Impacts on the Diffusion Potential

Valentina Dinica
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Valentina Dinica: School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

Sustainability, 2010, vol. 2, issue 3, 1-26

Abstract: This paper proposes a framework based on which innovations in wind power technologies can be evaluated from the standpoint of their contribution to diffusion expansion. The framework helps build up a missing link between the technical literature on innovations and policy-oriented contributions concerned with the diffusion potential of wind power in national energy systems. The ideas are applied for the evaluation of wind technology innovations adopted in Spain. The framework can help policy-makers prioritize their innovation objectives and funding, so as to support the adoption of innovations that deserve the highest priority, given the country’s resources and energy system characteristics.

Keywords: wind power; diffusion potential; technological innovations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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