Creating Markets for Energy Technologies

Download or read book Creating Markets for Energy Technologies written by International Energy Agency and published by OECD. This book was released on 2003 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expanding the use of clean and efficient energy technologies is important both for energy security and the reduction of greenhouse gases. However many promising technologies face cost and other obstacles to commercial deployment. As a result the IEA's Committee on Energy Research and Technology initiated a project to examine the best practice in the deployment of cleaner technologies and the lessons that could be learned. This book presents the findings of these case studies. The themes covered include: the search for a comprehensive approach to market development policy; an overview of the case studies; a research , development and deployment perspective; market barriers; market transformation; tools for policy design.