Implicit discount rates (IDRs) are employed in energy models to capture household investment decisions, yet the factors behind the IDR and their respective implications for policy-making usually remain blurred and fractional. The proposed comprehensive framework distinguishes three broad...

Mit der Energiewende verfolgt die Bundesregierung eine Transformation hin zu einem auf erneuerbaren Energien basierenden Energiesystem. Als Querschnittsaufgabe betrifft die Energiewende die Bereiche Strom, Wärme und Mobilität und tangiert somit alle wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen...

Currently, most photovoltaic (PV) modules are aligned in a way that maximizes the overall annual yields, which leads to significant peaks in electricity production and could threaten energy policy objectives such as security of supply as well as environmental sustainability. The exploitation of...