Technological innovation to achieve sustainable development—Renewable energy technologies diffusion in developing countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 537-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samira Tabrizian
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies

scholarly journals Renewable Energy Entrepreneurs: A Conceptual Framework

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 2554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avri Eitan ◽  
Gillad Rosen ◽  
Lior Herman ◽  
Itay Fishhendler
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Classification Method ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Means Of Production

The adoption of renewable energies contributes to sustainable development worldwide. Entrepreneurs are key agents in facilitating their promotion, as they improve the mix of the means of production and thus transform renewable energy technologies into viable energy systems. Nonetheless, the literature tends to treat entrepreneurs as a homogeneous group, thus preventing comprehensive understanding of their motivations, behaviors, capabilities, and effects. This study addresses this research gap by identifying and categorizing the various characteristics of these entrepreneurs and developing an integrated classification method. Four examples of renewable energy entrepreneurs, in China, Denmark, Germany, and India, are analyzed according to the proposed classification method, while demonstrating their differences. Thus, through proposing a new analytical typology, this study improves our understanding of renewable energy entrepreneurs and their significant role in the promotion of renewable energy worldwide.

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