Article
Energy & Fuels
Soroush Safarzadeh, Ashkan Hafezalkotob, Hamed Jafari
Summary: This paper comprehensively compares two energy markets, discusses coordination issues under a reward-penalty mechanism, and concludes that a mandatory fine policy is more effective than an energy-saving subsidy for promoting sustainable energy generation.
Article
Thermodynamics
Patrick Roevekamp, Michael Schoepf, Felix Wagon, Martin Weibelzahl, Gilbert Fridgen
Summary: The study introduces five renewable energy business model archetypes and three additional service layers to enhance profitability, highlighting the need for new approaches to quantify the viability of these models under different conditions.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Peixian Li, Jeremy Ng, Yujie Lu
Summary: Corporate adoption of renewables has been limited in Singapore, mainly due to a lack of awareness of renewable energy certificates. However, the study found that corporate sustainability goals, cost reduction, and demonstrating leadership were the major drivers for renewable procurement. To accelerate renewable energy adoption, actions such as establishing standards, raising awareness, and implementing policies can be taken.
Article
Economics
Ryan Esplin, Tim Nelson
Summary: Government subsidies and premium feed-in tariffs have played a significant role in promoting the adoption of residential solar PV systems in Australia. However, technical limitations have emerged in certain areas of the distribution networks. Distributed batteries can overcome these limitations and reduce overall network costs.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Ge Zhao, P. Zhou, Wen Wen
Summary: This study finds that local government intervention measures play a significant role in driving technology innovation, especially in terms of policy count and R&D expenditure in the renewable energy sector. Increasing investment in renewable policies and local R&D can buffer the impact of feed-in tariffs on innovation performance.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Youngdong Kim, Kyungdoh Kim, Hyesung Seok
Summary: The share of renewable energy has surpassed nuclear power in the UK, Germany, and Japan, but South Korea lags behind. In 2011, South Korea replaced feed-in-tariffs with renewable portfolio standards (RPSs), which require electricity producers to supply a percentage of renewable energy. This study investigates the effectiveness and fairness of RPSs, and proposes a new bidding model that considers fairness.
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Economics
Swen J. Kuhne, Ester Reijnen, Reto Ritter
Summary: The studies have shown that the purchase of appliance-based solar certificates can promote the consumption of solar energy, with a higher willingness to buy certificates with longer terms. Purchase behavior is influenced by promotions and the ratio of certificate price to appliance price, but buying certificates does not lead to less environmentally friendly behaviors in the future.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Min Song, Yu Wang, Yong Long
Summary: This paper examines the impact of a renewable energy quota and green power certificate system on the strategies of energy suppliers. It constructs a multi-stage game model to analyze renewable energy power investment and production. The results show that the quota ratio, green certificate price, and investment cost are the key factors influencing energy suppliers' strategies, and changes in these factors will completely change the renewable energy investment, pricing, and production levels of energy suppliers. The study also finds that the impact of the renewable energy quota on energy suppliers' utilization levels depends on the relative size of the investment cost and green power certificate price.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Haipeng Xie, Yun Wang, Hanyu Ren, Xiaotian Sun, Zhaohong Bie
Summary: This paper proposes an incentive policy called incremental green certificate (IGC), which incentivizes the utilization of renewable energy by directly transferring voluntary consumers' payment to cover the premium of flexible resources. A two-stage day-ahead market clearing model is also proposed to ensure the compatibility of the IGC policy with power markets.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Jiaxing Wen, Rong Jia, Xin Gao, Ge Cao, Jian Dang, Wei Li, Peihang Li
Summary: The implementation of renewable portfolio standards and tradable green certificate schemes has significant influences on market equilibrium outcomes and generation firms' strategic behaviors. Simulation results show that increasing the quota ratio effectively increases renewable energy generation, and improving forecasting accuracy helps alleviate market power behavior of power generators.
Article
Thermodynamics
Lijun Zeng, Jiafeng Wang, Laijun Zhao
Summary: This study develops an inter-provincial tradable green certificate (TGC) futures trading model that combines TGC futures with inter-provincial TGC trading, which provides an efficient and cost-effective mechanism to achieve the Chinese renewable portfolio standard (RPS) targets. The model significantly reduces the RPS target realization cost and increases renewable energy generation. Policy suggestions for the effective design of the TGC futures market and successful implementation of the RPS policy are proposed.
Article
Economics
Wei Shen, Seife Ayele, Tadesse Kuma Worako
Summary: Like many African countries, Ethiopia has faced challenges in implementing green industrial policies, which aim to promote renewable energy deployment. Coordination failures among key stakeholders, both internally and externally, have been identified as a central cause for the ineffective implementation of these policies. Adequate sectoral expertise and coordination capacity, as well as a clearly defined priority, are crucial for successful policy implementation.
Article
Economics
Andri D. Setiawan, Marmelia P. Dewi, Bramka Arga Jafino, Akhmad Hidayatno
Summary: Geothermal energy is crucial for meeting Indonesia's energy demand sustainably. The government has set ambitious targets for geothermal contributions to the national energy mix, but the implementation of the feed-in tariff (FIT) mechanism has faced challenges and undergone changes. This study combines policy analysis and system dynamics modeling to explore the effectiveness of FIT policies for geothermal development in Indonesia.
Article
Economics
Laima Eicke, Silvia Weko
Summary: This article examines the relationship between the development of manufacturing and renewable energy technologies and policy ambition, finding that higher local value creation leads to more ambitious renewable energy policies. These findings support the importance of green growth for raising policy ambition and suggest further research on the role of value chain dynamics in policy feedback mechanisms.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yidi Zhang, Hui Deng, Jiajia Yang, Chengwei Xu, Ziqing Zhou, Fushuan Wen, Donglian Qi
Summary: This paper presents an innovative system dynamics model to evaluate the impacts of quota variation on the trading results of the TGC market and the trend of carbon emissions in China. The proposed model takes into account factors such as power system capacity, carbon emission reduction targets, and decreasing feed-in tariffs for renewable energy generation. Real-world data simulations validate the feasibility and efficiency of the model, and potential methods for improving the design of the TGC market are explored.
FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Political Science
Liam F. Beiser-McGrath, Robert A. Huber, Thomas Bernauer, Vally Koubi
Summary: The research demonstrates that the distance between individuals' policy preferences, status quo, expert positions, and societal preferences can influence their inclination to delegate decision-making power from parliament, especially when policy issues are more salient. Survey experiments in Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom provide empirical evidence for this theoretical argument.
COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Liam F. Beiser-McGrath, Thomas Bernauer
Summary: The behavior of other countries is found to influence public opinion on global climate change policies, but in a contingent manner. Citizens are more likely to support further domestic action when they learn that other countries are decreasing their emissions. However, responding in-kind to emissions increases abroad depends on the home country's past behavior and the identity of the other country.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
(2022)
Article
Transportation
Michael Wicki, Gracia Brueckmann, Franziska Quoss, Thomas Bernauer
Summary: In the field of battery electric vehicles, there is still a lack of robust evidence on consumer attitudes and behaviors, and findings on facilitators and obstacles are diverse and context-dependent. International cooperation is needed, with a focus on pre-registering study designs and making replication data fully accessible.
Article
Political Science
Lena Maria Schaffer, Resul Umit
Summary: Research shows that framing government emission reduction policies as national obligations or international obligations has limited impact on public support. However, highlighting the international obligation can significantly improve the evaluation of emission targets by young people and make less climate-conscious individuals more supportive of the reduction targets.
JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN PUBLIC POLICY
(2023)
Article
Political Science
Lukas Rudolph, Dennis Kolcava, Thomas Bernauer
Summary: This study investigates the public demand for regulations aiming to improve environmental and social conditions in other countries. Through a real-world referendum in Switzerland, the research finds that citizens prefer strict and unilateral rules, and exposure to international norms increases the demand for such regulations. These findings suggest that democratic accountability and awareness of international norms can motivate countries to contribute to collective goods.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Tobias Bohmelt, Vally Koubi, Thomas Bernauer
Summary: This article examines the relationship between populist governments and non-state actors in international environmental agreements (IEAs) and finds that populist governments tend to favor the inclusion of non-state actors in these agreements. It argues that populist governments seek to reduce the influence of established elites and institutionalize the access of their own constituents within IEAs. Empirical results strongly support this argument.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Liam F. Beiser-McGrath, Thomas Bernauer, Aseem Prakash
Summary: This study examines the impact of command and control policies (C&C) and market-based instruments (MBIs) on environmental protection policies. It finds that while MBIs are economically efficient, they may generate political backlash, while C&C policies are more likely to gain public support. However, offsetting visible costs through additional measures can eliminate the negative effects of MBIs.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sarah Gomm, Thomas Bernauer
Summary: Based on a study, the authors found that subjective perception of environmental stressors has a greater impact on mental health compared to objective pollution. Additionally, actual nature visits have a stronger predictive power on mental health than mere proximity to green spaces. The results showed that there is no direct link between actual environmental stressors and mental health, but rather, it is mediated through perceived environmental stressors. Therefore, policy interventions should focus on individuals' subjective perception of environmental stressors and provide attractive and accessible green spaces to reduce negative impacts on mental health.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Romain Buchs, Thomas Bernauer
Summary: Space infrastructure is vital for various human activities and its importance is growing due to the rapid digitalization of society. However, congestion and space debris pose risks to this infrastructure. Without action to mitigate space debris, the costs could be significant. Effective management of near-Earth orbital space is crucial for enabling new benefits from space. Market-based instruments could incentivize debris mitigation and help overcome obstacles to international responsibility apportionment.
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dennis Kolcava, E. Keith Smith, Thomas Bernauer
Summary: Despite increasing consumption footprints, high-income countries have improved domestic environmental and labor conditions. Political debates on regulating global supply chains have emerged, but citizen support for such policies remains under-identified. Survey experiments show that citizens in the 12 largest OECD importing countries prefer strong reporting requirements and enforcement capabilities.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Oskar Martin Jonsson, David Presberger, Stephan Pfister, Thomas Bernauer
Summary: We propose a new methodological approach to estimate the relocation of environmental impacts resulting from trade liberalisation. Our empirical application focuses on the impact of 25 preferential trade agreements (PTAs) on greenhouse gas emissions embodied in Swiss imports from 2000 to 2018. We find that the effects of these PTAs, in terms of relocation of emissions, are relatively small compared to the overall increase in imported emissions during the period.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
David Presberger, Thomas Bernauer
Summary: Mounting evidence suggests that improvements in environmental quality in high-income countries may be achieved through shifting environmental impacts to poorer countries. This study analyzes the drivers of international environmental impact shifting, finding that income inequality, political institutions, and preferential trade agreements with environmental clauses play important roles. Richer countries and those with higher domestic economic equality tend to outsource environmental impacts, while poorer and more unequal countries become insourcers. Democracy levels exacerbate the outsourcing, and participation in international environmental agreements has no significant effect on impact shifting.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Gracia Bruckmann, Thomas Bernauer
Summary: As the share of battery-electric vehicles in car fleets increases, it is important to design public charging infrastructure that is attractive to current and future BEV holders. A choice experiment was conducted to examine the relevance of design features such as waiting time, charging time, price, energy source, and amenities. The results showed that mean queueing time is the most relevant, and car holders are willing to pay to avoid or limit waiting times. The implications for charging infrastructure providers are the need for fast charging, real-time observation of charger occupancy, and the option to reserve chargers.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Lena Maria Schaffer
Summary: Nation states need to strengthen domestic climate policies to address global climate change. As more ambitious climate policy shapes the material interests of different societal groups, distributional conflict about who wins and loses will likely intensify over the coming years. The study shows that learning about the negative impacts on certain societal groups significantly decreases support, while information about groups benefiting increases support. Additionally, awareness of the negative consequences of ambitious climate policy leads people to be more supportive of redistributive schemes, even if they are not personally affected. These findings highlight the centrality of distributional implications for the political feasibility of progressive climate policy.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Lukas Fesenfeld, Lukas Rudolph, Thomas Bernauer
Summary: This study demonstrates that specific policy framing, design, and feedback can increase public support for food waste regulations. Messages emphasizing national or international social norms, setting stringent reduction targets, and transparent monitoring can all contribute to increased support. Additionally, voluntary industry initiatives do not necessarily crowd out support for governmental regulation, but their effectiveness depends on their ambition.
Article
Economics
Marie-Louise Arlt, David Chassin, Claudio Rivetta, James Sweeney
Summary: This paper examines the impact of real-time pricing and load automation on residential distribution systems. The study finds that implementing real-time pricing can result in an aggregate welfare gain of 39 USD per customer and year. However, it also notes that RTP and load automation may significantly increase peak system load. Introducing a market-based demand management system can further enhance welfare gains and reduce grid investment.
Article
Economics
Javier Jorquera-Copier, Alvaro Lorca, Enzo Sauma, Stefan Lorenczik, Matias Negrete-Pincetic
Summary: As countries update their climate ambitions, low-carbon hydrogen production and use present opportunities for emissions reductions and economic development. A case study for Chile shows that integrating hydrogen and electricity networks can lower system costs and enhance renewable integration, but policy support is needed to address concerns related to water and land use.
Article
Economics
Dawit Guta, Hisham Zerriffi, Jill Baumgartner, Abhishek Jain, Sunil Mani, Darby Jack, Ellison Carter, Guofeng Shen, Jennifer Orgill-Meyer, Joshua Rosenthal, Katherine Dickinson, Rob Bailis, Yuta Masuda
Summary: Household solid fuel use is detrimental to health and the environment. The Indian government's PMUY subsidy has successfully promoted the adoption of LPG by millions of households. However, there is limited understanding of the decision-making process to reduce solid fuel use after transitioning to cleaner fuels. This study found that factors such as household wealth, social status, education level, and the prevalence of LPG use in the village are positively associated with LPG consumption and the discontinuation of solid fuel use. On the other hand, factors such as distance to LPG refill delivery, household size, and the PMUY subsidy are negatively associated with the share of LPG use.
Article
Economics
Nicolas Morell-Dameto, Jose Pablo Chaves-Avila, Tomas Gomez San Roman, Pablo Duenas-Martinez, Tim Schittekatte
Summary: This paper assesses the performance of differently implemented forward-looking network tariff designs and proposes an innovative coordination mechanism to increase predictability in a future with many flexible customers. The study reveals that if large shares of customers synchronize their responses to highly time-varying and locational-specific network charges, it can lead to unexpected reinforcements.
Article
Economics
Alexandra Gritz, Guntram Wolff
Summary: Russia's weaponization of gas supplies shook the energy security of Central and Eastern Europe in 2022. The region responded by increasing alternative energy supplies and developing new gas supply routes. Renewable energy, nuclear energy, and hydrogen play important roles in the long-term. Mitigating the impact of this shock requires the EU to prioritize the integrity of its energy market.
Article
Economics
Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Marion Collewet, Matthew DiGiuseppe, Hendrik Vrijburg
Summary: Economic costs are a major political obstacle to investing in climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. The method of financing plays a crucial role in determining public opposition to government green investments, with debt financing being less opposed than broad-based taxes. This study suggests that credit market tools, such as green bonds and debt for climate swaps, can be politically efficient in increasing support for green financing. Carbon taxes and wealth taxes are found to be the most preferred options.
Article
Economics
Kun Guo, Liyuan Luan, Xiaoli Cai, Dayong Zhang, Qiang Ji
Summary: This paper investigates China's energy trade stability using a survival analysis approach. It finds that the energy trade linkages between China and 153 other countries are complex and unstable, with short periods of trade with many countries. Geopolitically risky regions, such as the Middle East and Africa, have the lowest trade stability. Climate risks have significant effects on energy trade stability. The paper proposes several policy options to improve energy trade stability in China, with special attention to increasing global climate risks.
Article
Economics
Simona Bigerna, Piyush Choudhary, Nikunj Kumar Jain, Silvia Micheli, Paolo Polinori
Summary: This study estimates the willingness to pay of Indian urban consumers for a continuous supply of electricity using contingent valuation method. The findings show that the amount consumers are willing to pay depends on the duration of power outages, with households preferring shorter outages. Income and environmental attitude also positively influence higher willingness to pay. These insights can inform policymakers in designing more reliable and customer-centric energy generation and distribution models.
Article
Economics
Temilade Sesan, Unico Uduka, Lucy Baker, Okechukwu Ugwu, Ewah Eleri, Subhes Bhattacharyya
Summary: This study examines the impact of the regulatory framework on rural electrification and universal energy access goals in Nigeria's mini-grid sector. The findings suggest that while the current framework has fostered sector growth, additional measures are necessary to ensure equitable distribution of access among rural populations.
Article
Economics
Rui Shan, Noah Kittner
Summary: Energy storage is a cornerstone in decarbonization planning as it reduces operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions, while enhancing resilience and renewables integration. However, storage developers in different regions have varying economic and environmental considerations, thereby requiring policy intervention to achieve long-term emission reductions.
Article
Economics
Tung Durmaz, Sevil Acar, Simay Kizilkaya
Summary: This study investigates the phenomenon of strategic capacity withholding in the Turkish electricity market and its relationship with the capacity remuneration mechanism. The empirical results provide strong evidence of strategic capacity withholding and show that the capacity mechanism contributes to the duration of failures. The study offers important insights for policymakers, including the implementation of a random verification mechanism and restructuring of the capacity mechanism in Turkey.
Article
Economics
Tii N. Nchofoung
Summary: The study finds that oil price shocks have a negative impact on Africa's energy transition, particularly in rural areas and net crude oil exporting countries. However, oil price shocks cannot explain the urban-rural differences in clean energy access. Therefore, increasing investment in clean energy and technologies in rural areas is necessary to enhance the resilience of the energy sector to oil price shocks.
Article
Economics
Najia Saqib, Muhammad Usman, Ilhan Ozturk, Arshian Sharif
Summary: This study examines the impact of environmental technologies, financial growth, and energy use on ecological footprint and green growth. Environmental innovation and renewable energy deployment contribute to green growth, while financial expansion and non-renewable energy use have negative effects on the environment. The study also identifies causal relationships between different factors.
Article
Economics
Yessica C. Y. Chung, Noxolo Kunene, Hung-Hao Chang
Summary: The Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) is considered an innovative technology for building a green society. This study investigates the impact of REC purchases on stock return and volume in Taiwan between 2017 and 2021. The findings suggest that REC purchases have a positive effect on stock returns of manufacturing firms but not service firms. The frequency of REC purchases is also an important factor in the relationship between REC purchase and firm value. Additionally, the study reveals that public attention to environmental pollution plays a crucial role in positive stock returns and volume, while ESG disclosure is negatively associated with returns and volume.
Article
Economics
Seife Ayele, Wei Shen, Yacob Mulugetta, Tadesse Kuma Worako
Summary: This paper addresses the challenges of governing energy procurement from a mix of non-hydropower renewable energy sources supplied by independent producers. Building on political economy analysis and five case studies of independent producer projects from Ethiopia, it seeks to understand the root causes of the protracted delays and limited extent of procurement by independent producers. The key contestations lie in managing long term contracts, risk, uncertainty and in developing the institutional and human capacity to transition.
