Agent-Based Models of Energy Investment Decisions

• Main Author: Wittmann, Tobias (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2008.
• Series: Sustainability and Innovation,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Energy systems.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Electric power production.; Climate change.; Environmental economics.; Energy Technology.; Environmental Economics.; Climate Change.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Energy Systems.

This book demonstrates how bounded rational decision models can be standardized and parameterized by socio-economic data. Focusing on private energy technology investment decisions, the author shows how different representative agents can be constructed using search rules, analysis tools and decisio...

Table of Contents:

• Drivers of Change and Energy Models
• Model Design
• Private Actor Model
• Commercial Actor Model
• Conclusions.