The Revolution in Energy Technology

Xue Han and Jorge Niosi

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Abstract: The solar photovoltaic sector is moving forward very fast, both in terms of its own technological advancement and its standing among global renewable energy technologies. Rapid increases in solar cell efficiencies, fast technical change in solar batteries and solar glass, and economies of scale in production fuel its rapid adoption, and it is becoming clear that existing forecasts about its adoption need to be updated extensively. This timely and distinctive examination of the economic side of the field takes into account solar PV’s recent and growing lead among renewable energies competing to replace fossil fuels.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Innovations and Technology; Politics and Public Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
ISBN: 9781788115650
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction , pp 1-15

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Ch 2 Some key elements of the solar photovoltaic sector , pp 16-23

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Ch 3 Sector evolution under innovation cascade , pp 24-57

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Ch 4 The catch-up of the Chinese solar PV sector , pp 58-74

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Ch 5 Anchored clusters: the rise and fall of solar PV agglomerations , pp 75-92

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Ch 6 Star scientists in PV technology and the limits of academic entrepreneurship , pp 93-107

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Ch 7 A sector with innovations driven by demand , pp 108-112

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Ch 8 Grand challenges and innovation cascades in the solar sector , pp 113-119

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Ch 9 Conclusion , pp 120-123

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