PhD theses Here you can find current and former PhD theses. Please contact us if you have questions to any of these topics. 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)