PhD theses

Current PhD theses

• The role of smart cities in the implementation of the Swiss energy strategy 2050 (Julia Cousse)
• Social Acceptance of Wind Energy (Nathalie Dällenbach)
• Non-financial investment drivers in the renewable energy sector and their implications for energy policy (Beatrice Petrovich)
• Mobility (Jana Plananska)
• The Politics of Energy Policymaking - Assessing the Determinants of Stakeholder Influence (Adrian Rinscheid)
• Community Solar and E-Mobility (Alexander Stauch)
• Investment in renewable energy infrastructure – the role of new investor types (Pascal Vuichard)

Former PhD theses

• Financing large scale renewable energy - Evidence from the German and Swiss energy market (Sarah Salm)
• Public management of renewable energy diffusion: tailoring policies for new types of investors in different institutional contexts (Yuliya Karneyeva)
• Diffusion of Solar Photovoltaics: Consumer Preferences, Peer Effects and Implications for Clean Energy Marketing (Hans C. Curtius)
• Customer Acceptance of Smart Grid Products and Services - The Role of Customer Value, Psychological Intervention and Incentives (Karoline Gamma)
• The impact of Adopter Characteristics and Behavioral Finance on Energy Efficiency Investments (Samdruk Dharshing)
• Aviation and the Carbon Challenge (Gieri Hinnen)
• Cleaner and Less Energy - Business Model Typologies & Innovation in the Context of the Energy Transition (Thorsten Helms)  
• Hybrid Organizing under Institutional Complexity : Insights from Impact Investing and Social Entrepreneurship (Christoph Birkholz)
• Pfadabhängigkeit bei strategischen Investitionsentscheidungen von Energieversorgungsunternhmen (Elmar Friedrich)
• Investitionen in erneuerbare Energien und affektive Einflüsse auf die Wahrnehmung von Risiko und Gewinn (Sylviane Chassot)
• Re-defining Efficiency: An Exploration into the Scope and Scale of Sustainable Production Systems, Using the Example of Agriculture (Melissa Paschall)
• Strategisches Management zwischen Unternehmensperformance, Netzwerkstrukturen und Markttrends am Beispiel des erneuerbaren Energiesektors (Melanie Oschlies)
• The Role of Brands to Reduce Uncertainty in Renewable Energy Investments (Nina Hampl)
• Auswirkung des Designs von Energielabels auf die Entscheidungsfindung (Stefanie Heinzle)
• Understanding the Value of Sustainability Business Models: Theoretical Implications and Empirical Evidence out of Different Perspectives (Moritz Loock)
• Empowering Solar Energy: How policymakers, solar companies, and consumers can contribute to solar diffusion (Sonja Lüthi)
• Renewable Energy Policy Risk and Investor Behaviour (Emanuela Menichetti)