In view of the substantial increase of costs for electricity consumers for financial support paid under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (Fraunhofer ISI) examined “Distributional effects of the promotion of photovoltaic expansion and wind onshore“. The study shows great differences between the two renewable sources. Photovoltaic installations generate significantly … Continue reading Fraunhofer ISI: PV Installations Generate Almost Three Times Higher Profits Than Onshore Wind Despite Lower Yields