The Factors Influencing the Cost Development of Electricity Generation Technologies

In his paper, Wuppertal Institute's Sascha Samadi reviews the literature on the past cost dynamics of various renewable, fossil fuel and nuclear electricity generation technologies. He identifies ten factors which have played key roles in influencing past cost developments and summarises the relevant literature findings for each of these ten factors. The article also provides an overview indicating which factors have impacted in which generation technologies and discusses the insights gained from the review for a better understanding of possible future cost developments of electricity generation technologies.

The article "A Review of Factors Influencing the Cost Development of Electricity Generation Technologies" has been published in Energies, volume 9 (2016), issue 11, and is available for free download.