Abstract:
In recent years, there has been significant increase in adoption of green energy technologies around the world. This presentation will provide an overview of the various energy policies that are driving the technology innovation and adoption. The policies discussed will include “Supply Push” vs “Demand Pull” as well as direct and indirect funding.

The presentation will draw insights from US R&D funding over the years, and with specific examples from development of wind industry in US vs Europe. The presentation will also review differences in US vs European approaches such as use of tax credit vs feed in tariffs, role of Renewable Portfolio Standard and policies such as Net Metering.

Finally the presentation will discuss the role of competitive electricity markets in providing price signals that can drive innovation in technologies and provide technology developers clear targets for commercialization. Example will be used with emerging technologies such as renewables and energy storage.

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