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Inspired by: interviews » An ambition for the energy industry is to create low cost renewable energy sources

version: 11 / updated: 2011-10-23
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Originally submitted by: Ivan Montenegro Perini
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Source of inspiration

Interviews

The source of the Weak Signal is

Ian Henderson, "Enterprise Europe Yorkshire", interviewed by "RTC NORTH".

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)

An ambition for the energy industry is to create low cost renewable energy sources

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)

Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)

There is a lot of research ongoing to establish this, which is itself a weak signal that we are aspiring to create this holy grail of low cost sustainable energy.

Keywords

economic, renewable energy, low-cost innovation.

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...

	issue	type of issue/development	potential impact on society	timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1		continuation	beneficial

Importance

		please specify
	please select	please specify
Level 4: important for the whole world

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

economic filters (business/market interests)

scientific filters (knowledge/technology access)

other, please specify: Environment

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

		where?		please justify:
	particularly relevant	Europe	world	please justify:
Energy security/dynamics
Economic prosperity/dynamics
Innovation dynamics
Sustainability and climate change

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

		please justify:
	particularly relevant	please justify:
ICT - Information & communication technologies
Environment (including Climate Change)

Progress: 52.51% WWI-WE Version: 11
0	mandatory questions pending
19	questions total
9	questions answered
9	questions completed
10	questions pending