(PV) installations in Germany. Exploiting a policy change of administrative size classes for PV systems, I find that (i …

This article revisits an analysis by Frondel, Ritter and Schmidt (2008) of Germany's Renewable Energy Act, which … Germany's support scheme subsidizes renewable energy technologies not based on their long-term market potential, but rather on … their relative lack of competitiveness, with the photovoltaics (PV) technology enjoying high feed-in tariffs, currently over …

of locations in Germany, to compare different turbine types and to derive the required compensation in terms of locally … different feed-in tariffs. We show that in many parts of South Germany, profitability of new wind parks cannot be achieved given …