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Invention in energy technologies: Comparing energy efficiency and renewable energy inventions at the firm level

Rexhäuser, Sascha; Löschel, Andreas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014

true. Using a panel of German firms linked to the PATSTAT patent data, we study invention in both types of energy … relation between conventional (i.e. non-energy) invention and energy invention within the firms. The results from dynamic count …

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Increasing energy and resource efficiency through innovation: an explorative analysis using innovation survey data

Rennings, Klaus; Rammer, Christian - 2009

the environmental performance of firms. It is thus worth asking how the innovation activities and performance of firms … with regard to energy and resource efficiency look like: Do EREI firms follow distinct innovation strategies? Do EREIs spur … or limit innovation success? And what are the particular features of EREI firms compared to conventional innovators …

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Transporting behavioral insights to low-income household: A field experiment on energy efficiency investmen

Chlond, Bettina; Goeschl, Timo; Kesternich, Martin; … - 2024

Many industrialized countries have recognized the need to mitigate energy cost increases faced by low-income households by fostering the adoption of energy-efficient technologies. How to meet this need is an open question, but "behavioral insights" are likely components of future policy designs....

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"More bang for the buck"? Evidence on the effectiveness of an energy efficiency subsidy

Bartels, Lara; Werthschulte, Madeline - 2023

With the aim of limiting global warming, environmental subsidies are a popular public finance instrument to reduce carbon emissions. However, there is little evidence on why subsidies are effective in increasing demand for the goods subsidized. We use a framed field experiment to disentangle and...

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Do first mover advantages for producers of energy efficient appliances exist? The case of refrigerators

Cleff, Thomas; Rennings, Klaus - 2013

Energy efficiency regulation is an important driver for innovations in environmental technologies. Improvements of energy efficiency do not only contribute to reach envi-ronmental policy targets, they can be furthermore economically profitable. E.g. private households can reduce their costs in...

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What Drives the Efficiency of Hard Coal Fuelled Electricity Generation? An Empirical Assessment

Voigt, Sebastian; Hoffmann, Tim - 2009

The efficiency of electricity generation in hard coal fired power plants varies considerably from country to country and over time. These differences occur both between developing and developed countries and between industrialised nations. The econometric analysis presented in this paper tests...

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Do environmental benefits matter? A choice experiment among house owners in Germany

Achtnicht, Martin - 2010

Residential buildings strongly contribute to global CO2 emissions due to the high energy demand for electricity and heating, particularly in industrialised countries. Within the EU, decentralised heat generation is of particular relevance for future climate policy, as its emissions are not...

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What drives WTP for energy efficiency when moving? Evidence from a Germany-wide household survey

Kesternich, Martin - 2010

The political discussion on energy efficiency is focusing more and more on the building sector due to its susceptibility to potential market failures like the negative external pollution effects of CO2 emission. Using a discrete choice approach, this paper aims at deriving factors which increase...

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Energy efficiency and industrial output: The case of the iron and steel industry

Flues, Florens; Rübbelke, Dirk; Vögele, Stefan - 2013

The iron and steel industry is one of the most carbon emitting and energy consuming sectors in Europe. At the same time this sector is of high economic importance for the European Union. Therefore, while public environmental and energy policies target this sector, there is political concern that...

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ICT and the demand for energy: Evidence from OECD countries

Rexhaeuser, Sascha; Schulte, Patrick; Welsch, Heinz - 2013

This paper analyzes the relationship between information and communication technology (ICT) and energy demand. We construct a comprehensive cross-country cross-industry panel data set covering 13 years, 10 OECD countries, and 27 industries. Using up to 2889 country-industry observations, we find...

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