This paper analyzes the effects of providing feedback on electricity consumption in a field trial involving more than 1,500 households in Linz, Austria. About half of these households received feedback together with information about electricity-saving measures (pilot group), while the remaining...

The German feed-in support of electricity generation from renewable energy sources has led to high growth rates of the supported technologies. Critics state that the costs for consumers are too high. An important aspect to be considered in the discussion is the price effect created by renewable...

This paper examines how plug-in electric vehicles can be managed to balance the fluctuation of renewable electricity sources. In this context, different control strategies are introduced. To investigate indirect control via electricity tariffs, an electricity market analysis is conducted of a...

Commercial passenger cars are often discussed as an early market segment for plug-in electric vehicles (EVs). Compared to private vehicles, the commercial vehicle segment is characterized by higher vehicle kilometers travelled and a higher share of vehicle sales in Germany. Studies which...

Die Chemieindustrie umfasst die Produktion von chemischen Stoffen und Arzneimitteln und stellt knapp 5 Prozent aller Betriebe im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe. Das Produktspektrum reicht dabei von Aspirin über Ethen bis hin zur Zahnpasta. Entsprechend vielfältig sind die Unternehmen der...

In order to be able to analyze future ecological as well as economic aspects of the climate protection potential through decarbonisation of German industries, the aluminium and steel industry must be investigated in detail. The construction and mechanical sectors are among the biggest consumers...

[Einleitung ...] Das Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, die Vor- und Nachteile des Patentsystems aus ökonomischer Sicht zu beschreiben und die Unterschiede des europäischen und amerikanischen Systems in Bezug auf Patentierung von CIE herauszuarbeiten. Hierbei wird vor allem auch auf die...