Laura Diaz Anadon – författare

This comprehensive Handbook provides a multifaceted perspective on energy innovation, including its current state and emerging trends in the field.Drawing on a series of rich case studies, leading experts shed light on how the energy innovation landscape is being transformed in different national contexts and organizational forms through diverse processes, policies and institutions. Other contributors use a combination of theoretical and empirical analyses to demonstrate how policies, finance and international cooperation play a key role in advancing energy innovation. The Handbook also explores different parts of the energy sector, including power, industry, transport, and buildings, and considers the roles of different types of firms and other actors driving technological change across a range of countries. Ultimately, this Handbook highlights and examines the role of energy innovation in addressing societal challenges such as climate change, accessible and affordable energy, economic competitiveness and global security, and the evolving ways in which it does so. It also outlines approaches and methodologies for evaluating energy innovation, its progress and determinants in different contexts, while identifying key challenges and opportunities in the sector.The Handbook of Energy Innovation is a crucial reference for scholars and students interested in understanding the different ways in which technology and innovation are shaping the energy sector. It also is essential for students in the fields of energy policy and politics, energy science and technology, as well as environmental science.

One of the greatest challenges facing human civilization is the provision of secure, affordable energy without causing catastrophic environmental damage. As the world's largest economy, and as a world leader in energy technologies, the United States is a particularly important case. In the light of increased competition from other countries (particularly China), growing concerns about the local and global environmental impacts of the energy system, an ever-present interest in energy security, and the realization that technological innovation takes place in a complex ecosystem involving a wide range of domestic and international actors, this volume provides a comprehensive and analytical assessment of the role that the US government should play in energy technology innovation. It will be invaluable for policy makers in energy innovation and for researchers studying energy innovation, future energy technologies, climate-change mitigation, and innovation management. It will act as a supplementary textbook for courses on energy and innovation.