Preface -- 1 Local Utilities in the German Electricity Market and their Role in the Diffusion of Innovations in Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Mitigation -- 2 Contracting and Mikro-KWK - the Role of Municipal Utilities in Germany -- 3 Governance variety in the energy service contracting...

Issues related to the social embeddedness of business founders, their personal and professional networks, and their use of public and governmental support are analyzed to explain three types of support systems (personal, professional, public agency) needed for different phases of founding a new...