In Germany, solar thermal systems (STS) have only diused to a minor extentyet. This paper analyzes, which demand side factors are decisive for thefurther proliferation of this environmentally benign technology. Making use ofa consumer survey in North-West Germany in 2007, we examine the...

Did breakthroughs in core processes during the Industrial Revolution tend to generate furtherinnovations in downstream technologies? Here a theoretical model examines the effect of apolitical shock on a non-innovating society in which there is high potential willingness tocooperate. The result...