The federal government has operated an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program for several decades under the 1990 Pollution Prevention Act, which focuses federal procurement programs on clean technologies.
Argues that market pull can be stimulated by properly structured regulation. It presents a model of the effects of regulation on technological change, provides a brief history of environmental regulation affecting innovation.
Argues that diffusion is the primary limiting factor in the implementation of many important carbon-reducing technologies.
Provides an assessment of current technologies and policies for accelerating the energy innovation process, paying particular attention to nuclear, carbon capture and storage, and renewable fuel.
Summarizes the main technological innovation priorities required to achieve deep decarbonization. It aims to identify technologies which are crucial to achieving a low-carbon economy in the future but that are not yet at commercial scale.
Considers the novel and uncertain hazards of new energy technologies. It presents case studies of three existing energy technologies to obtain insights in anticipating technological change.
David Popps 2010 report, Innovation and Climate Policy, reviews the literature on environmental innovation and diffusion, with a focus on studies relevant to the development of clean energy technologies necessary to address climate change.
In 2007, the House of Representatives passed the H-Prize Act to authorize $70 million in prizes for advancements in hydrogen energy.
Authorized DOE to offer cash prizes of up to $10 million for “breakthrough achievements in research, development, demonstration, and commercial application” for energy-related innovations.