Energy Technology Innovation : Learning from Historical Successes and Failures (Paperback)

Part I. Introduction: 1. Energy technology innovation Charlie Wilson and Arnulf Grubler; 2. The energy technology innovation system Charlie Wilson and Arnulf Grubler; 3. Historical case studies of energy technology innovation Arnulf Grubler and Charlie Wilson; Part II. Patterns and Linkages in the Energy Technology Innovation System: 4. Grand designs: historical patterns and future scenarios of energy technological change Arnulf Grubler; 5. Historical diffusion and growth of energy technologies Charlie Wilson; 6. Input, output and outcome metrics for assessing energy technology innovation Charlie Wilson; 7. Technology portfolios: modeling technological uncertainty and innovation risks Arnulf Grubler, Sabine Fuss, David McCollum, Volker Krey and Keywan Riahi; Part III. Knowledge in the Energy Technology Innovation System: 8. Solar water heater innovation in the United States, China and Europe Gregory F. Nemet; 9. Heat pumps: a comparative assessment of innovation and diffusion policies in Sweden and Switzerland Bernadett Kiss, Lena Nejj and Martin Jakob; 10. Sources and consequences of knowledge depreciation Arnulf Grubler and Gregory F. Nemet; 11. The French pressurized water reactor program Arnulf Grubler; Part IV. Adoption and Use in the Energy Technology Innovation System: 12. Technological improvements of solar thermal electricity in the United States and the role of public policy Gregory F. Nemet; 13. Automobile fuel efficiency standards Gregory F. Nemet; 14. Hybrid cars: development and deployment in Japan, the United States and China Kelly Sims Gallagher; 15. Solar photovoltaics: multiple drivers of technological improvement Gregory F. Nemet; Part V. Actors and Institutions in the Energy Technology System: 16. A comparative assessment of wind turbine innovation and diffusion policies Lena Nejj and Per Dannemand Andersen; 17. The role of standards: the Japanese top runner program for end-use efficiency Osamu Kimura; 18. Solar innovation and market feedback: solar photovoltaics in rural Kenya Daniel M. Kammen and Arne Jacobsen; 19. The US synthetic fuels corporation: policy consistency, flexibility and the long-term consequences of perceived failures Laura Diaz Anadon and Gregory F. Nemet; Part VI. Resources in the Energy Technology Innovation System: 20. Brazilian ethanol: unpacking a success story of energy technology innovation Dustin Meyer, Lynn Mytelka, Rich Press, Evandro Luiz Dall'Oglio, Paulo Texeira de Sousa, Jr and Arnulf Grubler; 21. Global R&D, market formation and diffusion investments in energy technology innovation Arnulf Grubler, Laura Diaz Anadon, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Ruud Kempener, Anastasia O'Rourke and Charlie Wilson; 22. Energy RD&D investments in the major emerging economies and the United States Ruud Kempener, Laura Diaz Anadon, Kelly Sims Gallagher and Kejun Jiang; 23. A comparative analysis of annual market investments in energy supply and end-use technologies Charlie Wilson and Arnulf Grubler; Part VII. Conclusions: 24. Lessons learnt from the energy technology innovation system Charlie Wilson and Arnulf Grubler; 25. Policies for energy technology innovation Arnulf Grubler and Charlie Wilson.