The primary goal of policies to promote renewable energy is to correct for the unpriced pollution externalities from burning fossil fuels. It is, however, difficult to assess whether and to what extent these policies enhance industry growth and economic welfare, especially when no comparable...

This paper provides the first academic economic simulation analysis of the impact of increase in predominantly German wind and solar energy production on the Czech electricity transmission network. To assess the exact impact on the transmission grid, updated state-of-the-art techno-economic...

Ever since the occurrence of the first oil shock, which struck the Japanese economy in 1973, Japan has made efforts to increase its energy efficiency, reduce its energy intensity, decrease its dependence on fossil fuels, and diversify its energy basket by introducing alternative energy sources,...

The solar energy market has seen huge growth in recent years with a vast increase in solar cumulative capacity worldwide. One of the key drivers behind this growth is the decline in solar module prices. Thus, the price reduction mechanism in solar modules has become an important topic as the...

This paper examines developments in the renewable electricity sector in Brazil and China since 2000. The two countries share many interests with respect to solar and wind power, but institutional differences in state-business relations led to different outcomes. In China, in a context of state...

We analyze the interaction between a reliable source of electricity production and intermittent sources such as wind or solar power. We first characterize the optimal energy mix, emphasizing the availability of the intermittent source as a major parameter for the optimal investment in capacity....

This paper describes, compares and analyses the historical development and current status of Kenya's and Tanzania's emerging solar energy markets. The analysis is based on an extensive literature survey and 25 in-depth personal interviews with experts on the East African solar power market....

This paper describes and analyses the historical development and current status of the solar energy markets in Kenya and Tanzania. It examines the development of both the Kenyan and the Tanzanian solar energy markets since their beginnings in the 1970s, their current size and structure and it...

Energy policy is confronted by two major challenges. First, fossil fuels will become ever more scarce and expensive in coming years, a trend which will intensify conflicts for the control of natural resources. Second, the burning of fossil fuels-particularly coal-is leading to an increase in...

Die Energiepolitik steht vor zwei großen Herausforderungen: Erstens wird fossile Energie in Zukunft immer knapper und teurer, und weltweite Konflikte um Rohstoffe werden weiter zunehmen. Zweitens führt die Verbrennung fossiler Energieträger, insbesondere von Kohle, zu einem Anstieg der...