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Environmental innovation in Germany
Hašc̆ic̆, Ivan - 2012
This paper reviews the recent experience of Germany in encouraging innovation to reduce negative environmental impacts of economic activity. The essence of the German approach to policy-induced environmental innovation is discussed in the context of changing policy objectives, and illustrated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009685842
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The rationales for technology-specific renewable energy support : conceptual arguments and their relevance for Germany
Gawel, Erik; Lehmann, Paul; Purkus, Alexandra; … - 2016
In order to achieve cost-effective RES-E deployment it is often argued that technology-neutral support schemes for renewables are indispensable. Against this background, RES-E support policies making widely use of technology differentiation in remuneration settings, e.g. across the EU, are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455353
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Performance of renewable energy policies : evidence from Germany's transition to auctions
Geßner, Daniel - 2023
Government support for green technologies and renewable energy (RE) in particular has become an integral cornerstone of economic policy for most industrialized economies. Due to competitive price determination and supposedly higher efficiency, auctions have in recent years widely succeeded...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014330084
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Minimum Prices and Social Interactions : Evidence from the German Renewable Energy Program
Inhoffen, Justus - 2018
Minimum prices above the competitive level can lead to inefficient overproduction. We investigate whether this effect is more pronounced when decision makers are influenced by their social environment. Using data of minimum prices for renewable energy production in Germany, we test if individual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012936011
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Inventor networks in renewable energies : the influence of the policy mix in Germany
Cantner, Uwe; Graf, Holger; Herrmann, Johannes; … - 2014
patent data. Our results indicate notable differences between the technologies: The network size for wind power is driven by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010475630
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Does green corporate investment really crowd out other business investment?
Weche, John P. - 2015
Empirical studies on the link between green investment and other business investment at the firm level either focus on innovation specific types of investment or fail to consider the simultaneity of investment decisions. The analysis to be presented here offers a broad focus on different types...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011397067
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The impact of wind power support schemes on technology choices
May, Nils - 2015
Germany changed renewable remuneration for wind power from a fixed Feed-In Tariff (FIT) to a floating Market Premium Scheme (MPS) in 2012. One aim of this adjustment was to better align the supply of generated wind electricity with the demand for it, e.g. through more system-friendly wind...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011280010
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Innovation in concentrating solar power technologies: A study drawing on patent data
Braun, Frauke G.; Hooper, Elizabeth; Wand, Robert; … - 2010
technologies. This study relies on patent data to examine international innovative activity in concentrating solar power … solar thermal technologies to the International Patent Classification (IPC) system. To this end we suggest a narrowly … information from three international patent offices, the European, the United States and the Japanese patent office. Innovative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271379
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Innovation in concentrating solar power technologies : a study drawing on patent data
Braun, Frauke G.; Hooper, Elizabeth; Wand, Robert; … - 2010
technologies. This study relies on patent data to examine international innovative activity in concentrating solar power … solar thermal technologies to the International Patent Classification (IPC) system. To this end we suggest a narrowly … information from three international patent offices, the European, the United States and the Japanese patent office. Innovative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003952833
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Long-term impacts of environmental policy and eco-innovative activities of firms
Rennings, Klaus; Rexhäuser, Sascha - 2010
This paper analyses two aspects of environmental regulations triggered by ecoinnovations. First, whether there are long term effects of regulation on innovation. Second, whether the impact of different types of regulation differ by type of the environmental benefit of the innovations. To answer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008665403