Publications

Impact of COVID-19 Measures on Short-Term Electricity Consumption in the Most Affected EU Countries and USA States

As COVID-19 spreads worldwide, governments have been implementing a wide range of measures to contain it, from movement restrictions to …

Photovoltaic self-consumption is now profitable in Spain. Effects of the new regulation on prosumers' internal rate of return

Whereas Spain used to have one of the most restrictive photovoltaic self-consumption (PVSC) regulations in the world, the new …

The cannibalization effect of wind and solar in the California wholesale electricity market

Increasing penetration of zero marginal cost variable renewable technologies cause the decline of wholesale electricity prices due to …

The social profitability of photovoltaics in Germany

While Germany has led the market in photovoltaic (PV) implementation throughout the last decade, there has been increasing criticism of …

Regulation, profitability and diffusion of photovoltaic grid-connected systems: A comparative analysis of Germany and Spain

Although both Germany and Spain were pioneers in the support and adoption of photovoltaics (PV) through Feed-In Tariffs (FiTs), Germany …

Photovoltaic self-consumption regulation in Spain: Profitability analysis and alternative regulation schemes

Having achieved grid parity, photovoltaic (PV) self-consumption will play a key role in the transition to a low-carbon energy system. …

Looking back at the future: Dynamics of collective expectations about photovoltaic technology in Germany and Spain

The widespread diffusion of new technologies is often preceded by hypes, that is periods of a strong rise and subsequent fall in …

The profit-investment ratio: economic growth in Spain 1994-2007

This study revives the analytical capacity of the profit-investment ratio to explain economic growth in Spain between 1994 and 2007 …

Sovereign debt crisis in Spain and the EU: cause or consequence?

In this research it is analyzed through empirical evidence the orthodox thesis about excessive public expenditure, …

Albania and the EU: A path to convergence?

The aim of this paper is to assess the degree of relative convergence achieved by Albania in relation to the EU during the last decade …