The Role of R&D+i in the Energy Sector
Secure, reliable and affordable energy supplies are fundamental to economic stability and development.… [more]
Short Technical Report: Electric drive vehicles
Electric drive vehicles have the potential to change the road as we know it. However their cost is still… [more]
Short Technical Report : Biofuel technologies
Biofuels are an option for the substitution of fossil fuels in the transport sector. Despite the many… [more]
Understanding technology diffusion: a key to sound policy making
Understanding the mechanism of technology diffusion, for its important repercussions on development,… [more]
Report: Policy recommendations for SOLAR PV and CSP technologies
SOLAR PV and CSP technologies Policy recommendations from the ICARUS survey on current state and future… [more]
Report: RD&D to Enhance the Role of Nuclear Energy in Meeting Climate and Energy Challenges
The future role of nuclear energy is a key factor in determining a long-term energy strategy to cope… [more]
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Innovation for Climate chAnge mitigation: a study of energy R&d, its Uncertain effectiveness and Spillovers' is a three-year (2010-2012) European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant funded by the European Commission under the umbrella of the 7th Framework Programme. The project is coordinated by … [...]
Icarus, moving forward
This newsletter marks half the lifetime of the ICARUS Project. This newsletter marks half the lifetime of the ICARUS Project. In the past months we reached some important milestones with respect to data collection and analysis, expert elicitation, and modelling innovation and technology transfer. With … [...]
Latest reports
Short Technical Report: Electric drive vehicles
Electric drive vehicles have the potential to change the road as we know it. However their cost is still high and many technical and non-technical barriers impede the diffusion of this technology. Within the Icarus project, we interviewed fourteen leading international experts on the expected evolution of electric drive vehicles. In this short report, we [...]
Short Technical Report : Biofuel technologies
Biofuels are an option for the substitution of fossil fuels in the transport sector. Despite the many technologies available for the transformation of biomass in liquid fuels, there still is a long road before becoming a sustainable and competitive alternative. Based on interviews to 15 leading international experts, this short report on biofuels – produced [...]
Report: Policy recommendations for SOLAR PV and CSP technologies
SOLAR PV and CSP technologies Policy recommendations from the ICARUS survey on current state and future developments Solar PV and CSP technologies represent a concrete and promising solution to reduce the dependence from fossil sources, and therefore to meet climate change policy targets while ensuring reliable energy supply. The ICARUS team interviewed 16 leading experts [...]
