Description: Comparing energy technologies across alternative regulatory scenarios: Profitability, promotion schemes and the potential for a cost-efficient decarbonization of the German residential sector

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Comparing energy technologies across alternative regulatory scenarios: Profitability, promotion schemes and the potential for a cost-efficient decarbonization of the German residential sector

We assess alternative energy technologies for German single-family houses (i.e., hybrid gas heating with solar thermal energy, electric heat pumps, PV and BES systems) in terms of profitability and CO2 emissions. Under the status-quo regulatory framework, the energy transition in the heating sector...

Personal Name(s):	Aniello, Gianmarco (First author)
	Ball, Christopher (Corresponding author) / Bertsch, Valentin / Kuckshinrichs, Wilhelm / Shamon, Hawal
Contributing Institute:	Systemforschung und Technologische Entwicklung; IEK-STE
Published in:	29 (2022)
Imprint:	2022
Physical Description:	7
DOI:	10.46855/energy-proceedings-10313
Conference:	14th International Conference on Applied Energy, Bochum (Germany), 2022-08-08 - 2022-08-11
Document Type:	Contribution to a conference proceedings
Research Program:	Societally Feasible Transformation Pathways
Link:	OpenAccess
	Publikationsportal JuSER

Please use the identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.46855/energy-proceedings-10313 in citations.
Please use the identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/33012 in citations.

We assess alternative energy technologies for German single-family houses (i.e., hybrid gas heating with solar thermal energy, electric heat pumps, PV and BES systems) in terms of profitability and CO2 emissions. Under the status-quo regulatory framework, the energy transition in the heating sector is fostered through grants for replacing old heating systems, whereas PV generation is fostered by feed-in tariffs and indirect subsidies for self-consumption. We consider alternative regulatory scenarios with a more market-oriented approach, finding that a CO2-oriented reform of energy surcharges and taxes, as well as a reform of network charges, can support a more cost-efficient energy transition in the residential sector.