The document discusses clean technology research and development initiatives and implementation. It outlines the process of moving clean technologies from basic research through applied research, demonstration, commercialization, and market adoption. Barriers at each stage are identified. Priority clean technology areas are mapped based on their estimated impact and investment required. An action plan is proposed to increase investments in clean technology, shift subsidies to these areas, establish supportive policies, and promote education.

1. Clean tech R&D: Implementation & Initiatives
Satish Kashyap
February 15, 2010
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2. Telecom history
• Will skip the drums & smoke signals to head
to 1850 for the transatlantic cable
• Atlantic Telegraph Company
– The British Government gave a subsidy of £1,400 a
year and loaned the ships to lay the cable
– Solicited aid from the US Congress. The Bill was
passed by a single vote after much debate
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3. The laborious path to market
Government
Policy
Interventions
Market Pull
Market
Research Basic Applied Demon- Commercial
accumulat Diffusion Consumers
R&D R&D stration -isation
ion
Product/ Technology Push
Investments
Business and finance community
Source: Foxon (2003) adapted by the author
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4. Barriers to investment
Demonstrati Commerciali Market
Basic R&D Applied R&D Diffusion
on sation accumulation
Technical
Economic
Social
Political n
High Medium Low
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5. “No-mans” land
Government
Policy Interventions
Market Pull
Market
Research Basic Applied Demon- Commercial
R&D R&D stration -isation
accumulat Diffusion Consumers
ion
Product/Tech Push
Business and finance community
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6. Mapping the clean tech focus areas
High Monitor Focus
• Solar water heating collectors • Solar Photovoltaics
• Waste to energy • CSP
• Industry (Waste heat recovery). • Smart metering
• Wind • Biomass for Transport
• Biomass for local electricity generation
Estimated impact
Limited Consider
• CO2 sequestration •Wave (Offshore, Near shore devices and
• Nuclear fusion shoreline)
• Cleaner coal combustion • Tidal (Lagoons, Barrages)
• Geothermal
• Coal-bed methane
• Electricity storage technologies
• Energy efficiency
Low
Low
Investment required (stage in High
pipeline)
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7. What’s in the pipeline
Commercialis Market
Basic R&D Applied R&D Demonstration Diffusion
ation accumulation
Solar PV
CSP
Biofuels
Electric vehicles
Solar water heaters
Wind
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8. Crossing stages
Commercialis Market
Basic R&D Applied R&D Demonstration Diffusion
ation accumulation
• Higher Education • Capital subsidy
• Funding • Exercise duty subsidy
• Tax benefits • Generation based incentives
• Promote interaction
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9. Action plan
• Investments
– Increase investments
– Subsidy shift to clean tech
– Funding of clean tech
• Policy
– Promote clean tech clusters
– Command & control + cap & trade
– Education
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10. Climate. Value. Delivered.
Satish Kashyap
satish.kashyap@general-carbon.com
February 15, 2010
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