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As building-integrated photovoltaic (PV) solutions can meet around one-third of electricity demand in Germany and China … chain. We analyze policies in Germany and China, including deployment support, investment support for manufacturing plants …
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The impact of environmental regulation on technology diffusion and innovations is studied using a unique data set of German residential buildings. We analyze how energy efficiency regulations, in terms of minimum standards, affects energy-use in newly constructed buildings and how it induces...
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Germany is sparse. The few papers available face challenges in the sampling approach: simple random sampling is not possible …, because a universal register of PhD candidates in Germany does not exist yet. This article focuses on the issues related to … possible data collections for the purpose of research with respect to PhD candidates in Germany. We first outline which …
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A new approach in German innovation policy organizes contests of proposals for developing innovation networks. Based on an overview of the different programs, we investigate the advantages, problems and limitations of such an approach. We find that this type of policy may have a relatively large...
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Due to the size and structure of its economy, Germany is one of the largest carbon emitters in the European Union. It …-fourth of European Union (EU) greenhouse gas emissions. Compared to the level in 1990, Germany's CO2 emissions are now 19% lower …. Within the burden sharing agreement under the Kyoto Protocol, Germany is committed to reduce carbon emissions by 21% in 2008 …
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This paper studies technological change in renewable energies, providing empirical evidence on the determinants of innovative activity with a special emphasis on the role of knowledge spillovers. We investigate two major renewable energy technologies - wind and solar - across a panel of 21 OECD...
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Germany Japan, the UK and France, can be characterized by higher variation within ranks. In the end section, countries like …
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- und Technologiepolitik sollte nachfrageorientiert sein und sich auf die Beseitigung eindeutig identifizierter Hindernisse …
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National science and technology (S&T) systems are often mentioned as a condition for competitiveness of high technology sectors. Therefore, public S&T policies should actively support the development of national S&T systems. In particular in Eastern Europe an active S&T policy is often demanded...
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