This paper examines the impact of public policy measures on renewable energy (RE) diffusion through corresponding investments in electricity-generating capacity made by institutional investors (i.e. investment/pension funds, banks and insurance companies). Capacity investment data is gathered...

Developing and emerging countries are gaining importance on the renewable energy stage due to their growth prospects in several areas and a strong investment increase in the recent past. This paper is dedicated to investigating the drivers and barriers to investments in renewable energies in...