We analyze the Dutch energy-efficient housing innovation system and conclude that neglecting interactions between systemic problems may not only lead to inaccurate problem diagnosis, but also to ineffective or even counterproductive interventions.
Geall said: "Certainly in terms of US-China relations, it is the one area where they have created a proper, active, cooperative relationship … [There are] a lot of flights back and forward, a lot of cooperative projects on coal, on renewables, on energy-efficient buildings, on innovation.
Specializes in energy-efficient lighting design.
First, we unravel the mechanism behind directed technical change, explaining why markets may underprovide innovations in expensive renewable technologies in comparison to innovations in energy-efficient fossil-fuel generators.
In addition to a series of energy-efficient measures, the most eye-catching innovation in the design of Pearl River Tower is the deployment of four wind turbines installed in four openings in the tall building for power generation.
In our first five episodes, we spoke to Pauline van Dongen, a clothing designer who's creating energy-efficient fashion that integrates solar-power innovations, and explored technologies such as SubPac, a device that lets users feel sound.
In our first five episodes, we spoke to Pauline van Dongen, a clothing designer who's creating energy-efficient fashion that integrates solar-power innovations, and explored technologies such as SubPac, a device that lets users feel sound.
The design is energy-efficient.
Another area of innovation was lighting, where advances in energy-efficient LED and OLED technology are enabling manufacturers and designers to invent new products.
They recommend that, in such a case, instead of applying pricing policies, policy makers should devise policies that promote innovations within these sectors or support energy-efficient technologies.
Japan, the world's most energy-efficient country, is far and away the leader in cleantech innovation, accounting for 37.1% of the inventions in the fields of clean energy and environmental technologies awarded protection under patent laws from 2000 to 2005 according to the study, which is the most comprehensive assessment to date of global standings in cleantech innovation.
