Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/61216 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Citation: 
[Journal:] DIW Economic Bulletin [ISSN:] 2192-7219 [Volume:] 2 [Issue:] 6 [Publisher:] Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) [Place:] Berlin [Year:] 2012 [Pages:] 11-15
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
Feed-in tariffs have proven to be an effective instrument in supporting renewable energies. As a result of the dynamic price trend of photovoltaics, the actual number of systems installed has repeatedly exceeded initial government targets. Therefore, the support for new solar power installations by the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) has been adjusted several times. Based on the experiences with these adjustments, DIW Berlin analyzed how feed-in tariffs can also be used to meet specific installation targets. For photovoltaic (PV) systems of up to 30 kW, a model analysis indicates that a bimonthly adjustment of the tariffs for new systems, on the basis of installation volume, is a more effective instrument for achieving targets than the biannual mechanism employed to date.
Subjects: 
feed-in tariff
photovoltaic
renewable energy
JEL: 
O30
O31
Q42
Q48
Document Type: 
Article

Files in This Item:
File
Size
166.33 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.