 Does the German renewable energy act provide a fair incentive system for onshore wind power? — A simulation analysisCarsten Croonenbroeck and David Hennecke Energy Policy, 2020, vol. 144, issue C Abstract: We assess the German renewable energy incentive system for onshore wind power installations and provide a spatial profitability analysis for any given point in Germany. As it turns out, the system seems to favor certain types of facilities, dependent on the wind conditions at the site. We therefore narrow the focus down and analyze a limited set of locations selected at random. Here, we use a simulation analysis to assess the sensitivity of profitability on wind speeds, hub heights, and turbine types. Results show that increasing hub heights are not generally increasingly profitable — on the contrary, the German incentive system rather tends to favor lower hub heights. Also, the selected turbine type still has its impact on profitability — not at a great magnitude, but nevertheless gaugeable. In conclusion, the German renewable energy support system might be somewhat off target, as it possesses possibly unwanted side effects of which policy makers may not be aware. Keywords: Wind power; Yield; Incentives; Spatial analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:enepol:v:144:y:2020:i:c:s030142152030392x DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111663 Access Statistics for this article Energy Policy is currently edited by N. France More articles in Energy Policy from Elsevier |
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