Recent Publications

In the following you will find selected scientific and popular scientific publications of our research group.

Scientific publications:

Reutter, F., Drechsler, M., Gawel, E., Lehmann, P. (2023). Social Costs of Setback Distances for Onshore Wind Turbines: A Model Analysis Applied to the German State of Saxony. Environmental and Resource Economics.
Lehmann, P., Reutter, F., Tafarte, P. (2023). Optimal siting of onshore wind turbines: Local disamenities matter . Resource and Energy Economics 74, Article 101386.
Tafarte, P., Lehmann, P. (2023). Quantifying trade-offs for the spatial allocation of onshore wind generation capacity – A case study for Germany. Ecological Economics 209, Article 107812.
Tafarte, P., Meier, J.-M., Lehmann, P. (2022). Auctions vs. Feed-in Premium: Support Policies for Onshore Wind Power in Germany . Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM).
Tafarte, P., Geiger, C., Lehmann, P. (2022). Quantifying the opportunity cost of land use restrictions and their impact on the energy transition - a case study for Germany’s onshore wind power. . Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM)
Meier, J.-N., Lehmann, P. (2022). Optimal federal regulation of renewable energy expansion. Resource and Energy Economics 70, Article 101318.
Weinand, J., Naber, E., McKenna, R., Lehmann, P., Kotzur, L., Stolten, D. (2022). Historic drivers of onshore wind power and inevitable future trade-offs. Environmental Research Letters 17(7), Article 074018.
Frank, D., Schmid, E., Bauknecht, D., Epp, J., Lehmann, P., Reutter, F., Scheidler, V., Vogel, M., Wingenbach, M. (2022). Zielkonflikte im energiepolitischen Zielviereck: Die dezentrale Energiewende zwischen Gerechtigkeit, Wirtschaftlichkeit, Versorgungssicherheit und Umweltschutz. Germanwatch Diskussionspapier.
Lehmann, P., Reutter, F., Tafarte, P. (2021). Optimal siting of onshore wind turbines: Local disamenities matter. UFZ Discussion Papers: Department of Economics 4/2021 (2021).
Tafarte, P., Lehmann, P. (2021). Quantifying trade-offs for the spatial allocation of onshore wind generation capacity – a case study for Germany. UFZ Discussion Papers: Department of Economics 2/2021 (2021).
Geiger, C., Lehmann, P. (2021). Managing the Spatial Externalities of Renewable Energy Deployment: Uniform vs. Differentiated Regulation. UFZ Discussion Papers: Department of Economics 1/2021 (2021).
Lehmann, P., Ammermann, K., Gawel, E., Geiger, C., Hauck, J., Heilmann, J., Meier, J.-N., Ponitka, S., Schicketanz, S., Stemmer, B., Tafarte, P., Thrän, D., Wolfram, E. (2021). Managing spatial sustainability trade-offs: The case of wind power. Ecological Economics 185 (2021).
Lehmann, P., Ammermann, K., Gawel, E., Geiger, C., Hauck, J., Heilmann, J., Meier, J.-N., Ponitka, S., Schicketanz, S., Stemmer, B., Tafarte, P., Thrän, D., Wolfram, E. (2021). Expertinnen und Experten uneinig: Nach welchen Kriterien soll der Windenergieausbau in Deutschland räumlich verteilt werden?. Natur und Landschaft 5-2021 (2021).
Meier, J.-N., Lehmann, P. (2020). Optimal federal co-regulation of renewable energy deployment. UFZ Discussion Papers: Department of Economics 8/2020 (2020).
Habermacher, F., Lehmann, P. (2020). Commitment Versus Discretion in Climate and Energy Policy. Environmental and Resource Economics (2020).
Tafarte, P., Kanngießer, A., Dotzauer, M., Meyer, B., Grevé, A., Millinger, M. (2020). Interaction of Electrical Energy Storage, Flexible Bioenergy Plants and System-friendly Renewables in Wind- or Solar PV-dominated Regions . Energies 13(5), 1133.
Lauf, T., Ek, K., Gawel, E., Lehmann, P., Söderholm, P. (2020). The Regional Heterogeneity of Wind Power Deployment: An Empirical Investigation of Land-use Policies in Germany and Sweden. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 63 (4), pp.751-778.
Gawel, E., Lehmann, P. (2019). Should Renewable Energy Policy Be ‘Renewable’?. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 35(2), pp. 218-243.
Gawel, E., Strunz, S., Lehmann, P., Purkus, A., Eds. (2019). The European Dimension of Germany’s Energy Transition - Opportunities and Conflicts. Cham: Springer.
Tafarte, P., Eichhorn, M., Thrän, D. (2019).Capacity Expansion Pathways for a Wind and Solar Based Power Supply and the Impact of Advanced Technology—A Case Study for Germany. Energies 12(2), 324.
Lauf, T., Ek, K., Gawel, E., Lehmann, P., Söderholm, P. (2019). Wind Power Deployment as a Stressor for Ecosystem Services: A Comparative Case Study from Germany and Sweden. In: Atlas of Ecosystem Services: Drivers, Risks, and Societal Responses, Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 125-128.
Lehmann, P., Sijm, J., Gawel, E., Strunz, S., Chewpreecha, U. ,Mercure, J.-F., Pollitt, H. (2019). Addressing multiple externalities from electricity generation: a case for EU renewable energy policy beyond 2020?. In: Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, pp. 1-19.
Lehmann, P., Söderholm, P. (2018). Can Technology-Specific Deployment Policies Be Cost-Effective? The Case of Renewable Energy Support Schemes. In: Environmental and Resource Economics71(2), pp. 475-505.
Gawel, E., Lehmann, P., Purkus, A., Söderholm, P., Witte, K. (2017). Rationales for technology-specific RES support and their relevance for German policy. In: Energy Policy 102, pp. 16-26.
Habermacher, F., Lehmann, P. (2017).Commitment vs. Discretion in Climate and Energy Policy. In: CESifo Working Paper 6355.

Popular scientific publications:

Wauer, N., Maurer, C., Lehmann, P. (2023). Gebotskostenförderung in Windenergie-Auktionen?. Wirtschaftsdienst 103(2), 112-117.
Reutter, F., Geiger, C., Lehmann, P., Meier, J.-N., Tafarte, P. (2022). Flächenziele für die Windenergie: Wie zielführend ist das neue Wind-an-Land-Gesetz?. Wirtschaftsdienst 102(9), 703-708.
Lehmann, P. (2022). MultiplEE Policy Brief: der Windenergie an Land ausreichend Flächen bereitstellen. Natur und Landschaft 97(8), 405-406.
Lehmann, P. (2022). MultiplEE Policy Brief: der Windenergie an Land ausreichend Flächen bereitstellen. Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung 54(7), 5.
Lehmann, P., Gawel, E., Geiger, C., Hauck, J., Meier, J.-N., Tafarte, P., Thrän, D., Wolfram, E. (2022).Der Windenergie an Land ausreichend Flächen bereitstellen. MultiplEE Policy Brief.
Nieber, A., Lehmann, P. (2021). Wo sollen Windräder in Deutschland gebaut werden?. Erneuerbare Energien.
Nieber, A., Lehmann, P. (2021). Where to build new Wind Turbines in Germany? Lowest cost vs residents and nature. Energypost.eu.
Nieber, A., Lehmann, P., Geiger, C., Meier, J.-N., Tafarte, P., Wolfram, E. (2020). Windrad sucht Standort. Katapult Magazin No. 16., pp. 22-31.
Meier, J.-N., Bovet, J., Geiger, C., Lehmann, P., Tafarte, P. (2019). Fehlt im Klimapaket ein Flächenziel für die Windenergie an Land?. Wirtschaftsdienst 99 (12), pp. 824-828.
Lehmann, P., Gawel, E., Geiger, C., Korte, K., Meier, J.-N., Reutter, F., Tafarte, P. (2019). Wie zielführend sind regionalisierte Ausschreibungen für die Windenergie?. Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen 69 (1/2), 88-92.
Lehmann, P., Gawel, E., Korte, K., Purkus, A. (2017). 20 Jahre EEG: Ist das Förderende für alte Anlagen ein Problem für die Energiewende?. Wirtschaftsdienst 97(10), pp. 727-732.
Lehmann, P., Gawel, E., Purkus, A., Söderholm, P. (2017). Ist eine technologiespezifische Erneuerbaren-Förderung wirklich ineffizient?. Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen 67(5), pp. 19-24.