Improving the Efficiency of R&D and the Market Diffusion of Energy Technologies

Jochem, Eberhard; Bradke, Harald; Marscheider-Weidemann, Frank; Som, Oliver; Mannsbar, Wilhelm; Cremer, Clemens; Dreher, Carsten; Edler, Jakob; Ebersberger, Bernd; Radgen, Peter; Ruhland, Sascha; Krebs, Alexandra

Is there a chance that public or private research and development institutions can improve the efficiency of the R&D process? This book gives a positive answer by designing an integrated concept of the science technology cycle and the innovation system of each technology. The position of a new technology in the sciencetechnology cycle is identified by several indicators from patent analysis, citations and market information data. The innovation system supports the search for a comprehensive understanding of all important stakeholders of an innovation, possible obstacles and related policies. The application of the methodology leads to convincing results: the hype of the PEM fuel cell activities could have been identified at the end of the 1990s as the phase of euphoria, but not as a situation close to market entry in the car or boiler markets.

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Published by: Physica

Publication Date: 2014-11-26

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783790828979

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2154-3

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 240