Why and how to subsidise energy R+D: Lessons from the collapse and recovery of electricity innovation in the UK

• Published in: Energy policy Vol. 83; pp. 197 - 205
• Main Authors: Jamasb, Tooraj, Pollitt, Michael G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2015; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Balancing; Calibration; Clean technology; Control; Electric power; Electric utilities; Electricity; Electricity industry; energy; Energy policy; Energy technology; Free enterprise; Government subsidies; Incentives; Innovation; Innovations; issues and policy; Liberalisation; markets; Privatization; R&D; Regulation; Research & development; Research and development; Studies; Technology; United Kingdom; Western Europe; United Kingdom > UK; United Kingdom; Innovation; Energy technology; O38; Liberalisation; L94; O31; O33; Research and development

The UK electricity sector liberalisation was a pioneer in the worldwide reform trend and its reform model and outcomes have been the subject of many studies. However, lesser known are the effects of privatisation, market based reforms, and incentive regulation of networks on research and development...