@inproceedings{a69e488afbe248d791ad38dbae56fc0f,
title = "Business development in renewable energy",
abstract = "This paper discusses how to foster development of renewable energy business. Factors that impede or enhance renewable energy in the EU 27 member states in the period 1998–2008 are analyzed. Nine factors are considered: population density, production output and energy sector output to indicate market conditions, public total expenditures, subsidies and environmental protection expenditures to indicate institutional conditions, R&D, share of students in population and venture capital to indicate firm{\textquoteright}s resources. Scarce space for business development and vested energy interests are the main impediments. R&D and venture capital are main drivers. The US and EU support for R&D and venture capital in renewable energy are compared. The US support is larger and mainly based on R&D grants. It has generated large, innovative enterprises. The EU support is mainly based on price guarantees for renewable energy delivery to grid. It has generated many enterprises. Building capabilities through stakeholders{\textquoteright} networks in early phase of business development and clusters in the later phase is recommended.",
keywords = "METIS-306857, IR-92938",
author = "Yoram Krozer",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-09707-7_42",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-319-09706-0",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "579--604",
editor = "Ion Visa",
booktitle = "Sustainable energy in the built environment - steps towards nZEB: proceedings of the conference for sustainable energy (CSE) 2014",
address = "Germany",
note = "Conference for Sustainable Energy (CSE) 2014 : Sustainable energy in the built environment - steps towards nZEB: proceedings of the conference for sustainable energy (CSE) 2014 ; Conference date: 01-01-1900",
}
