Now it is possible to move back in the process of technological change from diffusion to innovation. In the energy efficiency area, it is helpful to think of the innovation process as affecting improvements in the attributes or characteristics of products. This process is represented as the shifting inward over time of a curve representing the trade-offs between different product characteristics for the range of products available on the market. (more…)
Many readers may be unfamiliar with the way economists typically view the process of technological change, thus it is useful to fir ...
The aim of this broad sweep through the area of energy innovation, highlighting the main actors, activities, policies, institutions ...
Beginning at the end of the technological change process, research has consistently shown that diffusion of new, economically ...
There are typically costs of adoption that are not included in simple cost-effectiveness energy calculations. It is by no means cos ...
Although technology change (usually involving an improvement in energy efficiency) is not inherently a geographic process, it does ...
Many readers may be unfamiliar with the way economists typically view the process of technological change, thus it is useful to first establish this common understanding. Furthermore, to understand the potential for public policy to affect energy efficiency, it is also necessary to understand the process through which technology evolves: invention, innovation, energy diffusion, and product use. (more…)
Now it is possible to move back in the process of technological change from diffusion to innovation. In the energy efficiency area, ...
The aim of this broad sweep through the area of energy innovation, highlighting the main actors, activities, policies, institutions ...
Mixing is a process where two or more liquids or gas phase components are brought together and combined to form a uniform compositi ...
Beginning at the end of the technological change process, research has consistently shown that diffusion of new, economically ...
Energy efficiency is defined here to mean energy services provided per unit of energy input (for example, gallons of water hea ...
Beginning at the end of the technological change process, research has consistently shown that diffusion of new, economically superior technologies is never instantaneous. A new technology is adopted at first gradually and then with increasing rapidity, until at some point its saturation in the economy is reached. The explanation for this typical path of diffusion that has most relevance for energy conservation investments is related to differences in the characteristics of adopters and potential adopters. This includes differences in the type and vintage of their existing equipment, other elements of the cost structure (such as access to and cost of labor, material, and energy), and their access to technical information. (more…)
There are typically costs of adoption that are not included in simple cost-effectiveness energy calculations. It is by no means cos ...
Many readers may be unfamiliar with the way economists typically view the process of technological change, thus it is useful to fir ...
Recently, attention to energy efficiency has been gaining momentum. The attention given by policy maker is mainly due to concer ...
Energy efficiency is defined here to mean energy services provided per unit of energy input (for example, gallons of water hea ...
Another possible non-market-failure explanation for the energy efficiency gap is associated with the fact that even if a given tech ...
