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Unlocking energy innovation : how America can build a low-cost, low-carbon energy system / Richard K. Lester and David M. Hart.

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"The authors outline three waves of energy innovation to reveal how America can speed up the introduction of new technologies and business models and accelerate deployment on a massive scale"--Publisher.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Lester, Richard K. (Richard Keith), 1954-
Other Authors: Hart, David M., 1961-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Energy industries > Technological innovations > United States.
Renewable energy sources > Technological innovations > United States.
Technology and state > United States.
Energy industries > Technological innovations.
Renewable energy sources > Technological innovations.
Technology and state.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Beyond wishful thinking : facts, deductions, and grounded assertions about climate and energy
  • An energy innovation system that works
  • Electric utilities and the three waves of energy innovation
  • The first wave : unlocking innovation in building energy efficiency
  • The second wave of innovation-Part 1 : Low-carbon electricity supply
  • The second wave of innovation-Part 2 : The rest of the electricity system
  • The third wave of innovation : creating breakthrough options
  • Building a new American energy innovation system : a ten-point framework.

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