Review of technology acquisition and adoption research in the energy sector

Abstract A review of the technology literature from leading Engineering & Technology Management (ETM) journals was conducted to determine the most common methods or techniques used in the study of technology adoption (TAd), as well as major technology acquisition (TAq) channels. Similarly, a review of the energy literature from leading Energy Sector (ES) journals was conducted to determine the most common methods or techniques used in the field for TAd and TAq. Comparison of these two sets of research results indicate that Energy sector can benefit from many methods developed in other industries.