The German Renewable Energy Law (EEG) has without doubt fostered the strong increase in renewable energy in Germany. It has been criticized though for i

Kiel Policy Paper No. 53: The paper of the Kiel researchers Gunter Bahr, Daiju Narita and Wilfried Rickels deals with different instruments for the public support of renewable energy.

Kiel Policy Brief No. 49: Population growth, rising per capita incomes as well as changing consumption patterns especially in developing countries are key drivers for increased energy consumption.

The number of studies published focusing on people’s preferences for green electricity has increased steadily, making it more and more difficult to identify key explanatory factors that determine people’s willingness-to-pay (WTP). Based on results of...

A simple model is used to illustrate the effects of a reduction in (marginal) abatement cost in a two country setting. It can be shown that a the country experiencing a cost reduction can actually be worse off. This holds true for a variety of...

At present, electricity generated from power plants using renewable sources costs more than electricity generated from power plants using conventional fuels. Consumers bear these expenses directly or indirectly through higher prices for renewable...

This paper describes how a variety of renewable electricity generation technologies (wind, hydro, solar, and solid biomass) and advanced electricity generation from coal and gas including carbon capture and storage (CCS) is included into the...

The present paper considers an Italian dataset with an annual frequency from 1861 to 2000. It implements Granger non-causality tests between energy consumption and output contrasting methods allowing for structural change with those imposing...

The present paper considers an Italian dataset with an annual frequency from 1861 to 2000. It implements Granger non-causality tests between energy consumption and output contrasting methods allowing for structural change with those imposing...

While the recent political transition in Egypt has delayed much-needed policy reforms, our paper suggests that under certain conditions, fostering the national renewable energy strategy may be a promising way of giving an ailing economy an urgently...