Handbook on the Economics of Renewable Energy

Edited by Pablo del Río, Senior Researcher, Institute for Public Policies and Goods (IPP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain and Mario Ragwitz, Director, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems (IEG) and Full Professor, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU CS), Germany

Renewable energy technologies produce many measurable benefits, such as a clear reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. However, it is also apparent that these methods of energy production come with costs. Discussing renewable energy developments within an economic context, this pertinent Handbook provides a comprehensive view of the present and future dimensions of renewable energy use.

‘The global need for aggressive deployment of renewable energy is self-evident. This book, a fabulous compilation from the world’s leading thinkers, provides crucial insights to manage the clean energy transition.’
– Ryan Wiser, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US

‘Just as the energy and climate crisis trigger a burst of policy initiatives on renewables, 52 researchers that have shaped the economic and policy analysis for renewables over the last two decades review the methodological and empirical foundation. A valuable overview and timely reminder of relevant lessons, for example on framework conditions such as targets and policy stability.’
– Karsten Neuhoff, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and Technische Universität Berlin, Germany