Abstract
This study examines how innovations in energy conservation technologies (ECT's) developed through public sponsorship become commercialized. In the typical ECT project, public support is used as a catalyst bringing public and private organizations together to perform the work. The variety of routes to commercialization this creates can be analysed using two concepts: absorption and transfer. Absorption is adoption of an ECT by an organization participating in the project. Transfer is adoption by nonparticipants. Two cases sponsored by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (the Energy Authority) are analysed. In the first case commercialization is limited to the absorption process. In the second case both absorption and transfer are used in commercialization.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 8-15 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | International Journal of Global Energy Issues |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Commercialization
- Energy conservation technology
- Public management
- Research and development
- Technology transfer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology