?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4472%2F&rft.title=Diffusion+and+Learning+Curves+of+Renewable+Energy+Technologies&rft.creator=Christiansson%2C+L.&rft.description=In+this+analysis%2C+experience+(or+learning)+curves+are+used+to+study+future+potentials+and+obstacles+for+the+diffusion+of+renewable+energy+technologies.+Experience+curves+describe+improvements+in+technology+as+a+result+of+gaining+experience+in+producing+and+using+a+technology+(learning).+These+evolutionary+technology+improvements+and+cost+reductions+are+(among+other+factors)+important+driving+forces+for+the+diffusion+of+new+technologies.+Experience+curves+have+been+used+for+several+years+within+many+industries+and+are+applied+here+as+a+method+for+describing+possible+dynamics+in+the+introduction+of+renewable+energy+technologies.+In+a+comparison+using+the+experience+curves%2C+wind+technology+seems+to+have+comparatively+less+difficulties+entering+the+energy+market%2C+while+photovoltaic+technology+will+require+higher+cost+reductions+(learning)+than+measured+today+and%2For+huge+market+volume+growth.+The+analysis+also+shows+that%2C+given+adequate+support%2C+renewable+energy+technologies+could+meet+much+of+the+growing+future+energy+demand%2C+contributing+to+a+new+energy+era.&rft.publisher=WP-95-126&rft.date=1995-12&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4472%2F1%2FWP-95-126.pdf&rft.identifier=++Christiansson%2C+L.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1811.html%3E++(1995).++Diffusion+and+Learning+Curves+of+Renewable+Energy+Technologies.+++IIASA+Working+Paper.+IIASA%2C+Laxenburg%2C+Austria%3A+WP-95-126+++++