We examine how different renewable energy support policies affect innovation in solar and wind power technologies. The analysis is conducted using policy and patent data for a large sample of 194 countries and territories. The policy data allows distinguishing two dimensions of regulation, i.e....

The greening of business is now widely recognized as firms take the lead from reluctant governments in making sustainable operations profitable. The greening of business may be contrasted with the "business of greening" - in the sense that greening may be associated with the emergence of smart...

We consider an economy in which competitive firms use three technologies for electricity production: pollutive fossils, intermittent renewables like wind or solar, and storage. We determine optimal subsidies for renewables and storage capacities when carbon pricing is imperfect. This policy is...

This paper proposes a different hybrid system that considers the intelligible and complex to understand the problem of regulating the expansion of conventional power plants. The current reality is determined on a long-term power generation expansion plan for Bangladesh from 2016 to 2030. The...