B9039 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND POLICY

Academic Year 2026/2027

  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Resource Economics and Sustainable Development (cod. 6760)

Learning outcomes

The first part of the course covers the following topics: Economics of Energy Demand, Innovation and Energy Business Models, Path Dependence in Energy Systems, Exhaustible and renewable energy resources, Comparative energy systems. The second part of the course deals with public policies, their determinants and processes; taxes, subsidies and permits as tools for switching from dirty and non-renewable resources to clean and renewable resources; economic development and green growth policies. Finally, a case study is examined, i.e. Zero-energy buildings and the EU policies to achieve this objective.

Syllabus

The syllabus has not been published yet.

Office hours

See the website of Dimitrios Zafeirakis