Technology life-cycles in the energy sector—Technological characteristics and the role of deployment for innovation
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Understanding the long-term composition of innovation in energy technologies is important for technology forecasting and public policy planning in the context of climate change.
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- Authors
- Huenteler, J., Schmidt, T. S., Ossenbrink, J., & Hoffmann, V. H.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Huenteler, Joern
- Venue
- Technological Forecasting and Social Change
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-03
- Volume
- 104
- Pages
- 102-121
- ISSN
- 0040-1625 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3124012482
- Cited by
- 269
- References
- 83
- Citations by year
- 2026: 20 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 42 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 3
- FWCI
- 43.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Technological Forecasting and Social Change (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) (KTI. 1155000154)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Intellectual Property and Patents
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality › Technology Assessment and Management
- Keywords
- technology life cycle, energy technology innovation, patent citation networks, photovoltaics, wind turbine technology, technology deployment, learning process, technology policy, solar cell production
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