Title: Commercialization of energy related technology to industry: the case of the US national energy laboratories

Authors: Donald Frey, Eliezer Geisler

Addresses: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Northwestern University, 2225 N. Campus Drive, MLSF Building, Evanston, Illinois 60201-3119, USA. ' College of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin Whitewater, WI 53190, USA

Abstract: There has been a dramatic increase in legislative initiatives in the United States to foster the transfer of public technology to private industry. These initiatives have, in effect, provided a new rationale for the national laboratories: a role to play in the United States| technological and competitive position in world markets. US energy laboratories have been particularly affected by these changes. This paper reports findings from a study of the commercialization of nine energy laboratories. The issues of what makes commercialization successful and what lies ahead for energy R&D in the public sphere are discussed.

Keywords: commercialisation; US national laboratories; public funding; research funding; technology transfer; US Department of Energy; DOE laboratories; energy technology; USA; United States; energy R&D; research and development.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.1997.063320

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 1997 Vol.9 No.1/2, pp.16-23

Published online: 10 Jul 2014 *

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