Modeling the diffusion of innovations is a very challenging task, as there are various influencing factors to consider. At the same time, insights into the diffusion process can help decision makers to detect weak points of potential business models. In the literature, various models and...

Decision makers of municipal energy utilities responsible for future portfolio strategies are confronted with making informed decisions within the scope of continuously evolving systems. To cope with the increasing flexibility of customers, and their autonomous decision-making processes,...

The systems which provide active and passive energy-services are undergoing rapid institutional, commercial, and technical change. As part of this transformation, distributed energy technologies are expected to play a greater role. In addition, governments and local authorities are seeking to...

The future evolution of energy demand in cities has a major influence on energy market size, pricing, competition level, consumer relations, overall CO2 emissions, and supply security. This paper presents a bounded rational decision model which can be used to estimate this evolution. It starts...