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 unde
Improving the Efficiency of R&D and the Market Diffusion of Energy Technologies
Improving the Efficiency of R&D and the Market Diffusion of Energy Technologies
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Offshore Power: Building Renewable Energy Projects in U.S. Waters
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As the United States seeks ways to meet the ever-increasing power needs of its large coastal population areas, there’s a growing focus on the plentiful renewable energy resources located just offshore.
In their new book, energy experts Markian Melnyk and Robert Andersen outline the important new offshore options available to a nation on the threshold of a green revolution. The experience gained by early offshore oil and gas prospectors, as well as by more recent developers of
Offshore Power: Building Renewable Energy Projects in U.S. Waters
The Alternative Building Sourcebook : Traditional, Natural and Sustainable Building Products and Services
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A comprehensive Sourcebook containing over 900 individual listings of building products and services. Timber framing, Log building, Strawbale construction, Clay infill systems, Natural building, Design & Planing, Tools and equipment, Natural building products, Traditional building crafts and Sustainable wood suppliers and more are included.
The Alternative Building Sourcebook : Traditional, Natural and Sustainable Building Products and Services
