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The effectiveness of renewable energy policies in the American and German wind turbine industry : a mixed methods approach
Kant, M. (2019) The effectiveness of renewable energy policies in the American and German wind turbine industry : a mixed methods approach.
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| Abstract: | In recent years, global warming has become a primary concern for governments around the world and each country has utilized tools like regulation and funding differently in their shift towards sustainability. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of renewable energy policies (REPs) on increasing installed capacity of wind turbines in the United States and Germany The investigated independent variables include subsidies, tax-incentives, regulation policies, energy consumption, wind share, levelized cost of wind, levelized cost of coal, installation cost, and household energy prices. The dependent variable is installed capacity of wind turbines. A mixed methods sequential explanatory design is used, consisting of a quantitative and qualitative component. This investigation uses quantitative priority. Data was collected from AWEA, US Energy Information Administration (EIA), EWEA, and German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) for the years 1987-2017 to perform an ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis. Consequently, a series of semi-structured interviews are conducted with representatives of one German and one American utility supplier to develop a case study for the respective countries. The results indicate that regulation and subsidy have a positive relationship between to installed capacity. The impact of tax-incentives was not found to be statistically significant. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | Business Administration MSc (60644) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/80010 |
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