Mechanisms that accelerate the diffusion of renewable technologies in new markets: Insights from the wind industry in Portugal

The spatial diffusion of sustainable innovations and the importance of local absorptive capacity in early adoption are studied through the comparison of the diffusion of wind energy in Denmark and Portugal. The novelty of this research consists in revealing patterns of spatial growth and explaining...

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Main Author: Bento, N. (author)
Other Authors: Fontes, M. (author), DINÂMIA, Maria (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:por
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Spatial diffusion
Functions of innovation systems
Formative phase
Up-scaling
Absorptive capacity
Wind energy
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10071/6624
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/6624

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http://hdl.handle.net/10071/6624

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