Hear This Idea
Hear This Idea
Dec 20, 2022
#57 – Greg Nemet on Technological Change and How Solar Became Cheap
Play • 1 hr 49 min

A full writeup of this episode, including references and a transcript, is available on our website: https://hearthisidea.com/episodes/nemet

Greg Nemet is a a Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the La Follette School of Public Affairs and an Andrew Carnegie Fellow. He is also the author of How Solar Energy Became Cheap

We discuss:

  • The distinct phases that helped solar PV move down its learning curve
  • What lessons we can learn on how to accelerate and affect other technologies
  • Theories about National Innovation Systems and lock-in

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