Support, research and development of renewable energy technologies at liberalised market conditions

• better understanding of the methodology for subsidy schemes at liberalised market conditions.
• better understanding of the dynamic structure in the development of renewable energy technologies and the connection to public subsidy schemes.
• estimation of indicative volumes of necessary subsidy schemes.
  

An important output of the project is a formation of expertise within the area. The project includes a critical, technical / methodical survey of recent technological and economical diffusion theories, e.g. experience curves. In addition, the project looks at different national innovative systems for renewable energy technologies.

Both theoretical and empirical analyses within the project are made. The analyses are based on the existing and planned market structures, including green certificate markets for electricity production based on renewable energy.

The project started March 2001 and will be finalised March 2003.

Klaus Skytte, Poul Erik Morthorst, Stine Grenaa Jensen, Jacob Lemming. Systems Analysis Department, Risø.
Ole Jess Olsen, University of Roskilde.
Hans Ravn, Elkraft System.

The project is supported by the Danish Energy Research Program 2001.