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Bjarne Steffen

Swiss Finance Institute (per OpenAlex) · ORCID · OpenAlex

36 papers in scope · 35 published · 2 on the econ.EM arXiv · 2,695 citations · h-index 24 (over the papers listed here)

Papers

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Cost of capital for renewables and enabling technologies: Measuring the multidimensional heterogeneity in Switzerland
published2025 · Applied Energy · 8 citations · first circulated 2024
with Mak Đukan
The impact of financing structures on the cost of carbon dioxide transport
published2025 · Energy Economics · 7 citations
with Katrin Sievert, Alexandru Stefan Stefanescu, Pauline Oeuvray
Quantifying the shift of public export finance from fossil fuels to renewable energy
published2025 · Nature Communications · 23 citations
with Philipp Censkowsky, Paul Waidelich, Igor Shishlov
Reducing the cost of capital to finance the energy transition in developing countries
published2024 · Nature Energy · 95 citations
with Matteo Calcaterra, Lara Aleluia Reis, Panagiotis Fragkos, Thibault Briera, Harmen Sytze de Boer, Florian Egli, Johannes Emmerling, Gokul Iyer, Shivika Mittal, Friedemann Polzin, Mark Sanders, Tobias S. Schmidt, …
Harnessing solar power in the Alps: A study on the financial viability of mountain PV systems
published2024 · Applied Energy · 15 citations
with Mak Đukan, David Gut, Anurag Gumber
Domestic-first, climate second? Global consequences of the Inflation Reduction Act
published2024 · Joule · 10 citations
with Bessie Noll, Tobias S. Schmidt
How do technology-inherent characteristics affect valuation processes in innovation systems?
published2024 · Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions · 9 citations
with Churchill Agutu, Tobias S. Schmidt
Renewable energy financing by state investment banks: Evidence from OECD countries
published2024 · Energy Economics · 27 citations
with Paul Waidelich
A global analysis of renewable energy project commissioning timelines
published2024 · Applied Energy · 39 citations
with Anurag Gumber, Riccardo Zana
Cofinancing and infrastructure project outcomes in Chinese lending and overseas development finance
published2023 · World Development · 20 citations
with Yangsiyu Lu, Cecilia Springer
Estimating the cost of capital for solar PV projects using auction results
published2023 · Energy Policy · 14 citations
with Florian Egli, Nikolai Orgland, M. Scott Taylor, Tobias S. Schmidt
The contribution of corporate initiatives to global renewable electricity deployment
published2023 · Nature Communications · 28 citations
with Florian Egli, Rui Zhang, Victor Hopo, Tobias S. Schmidt
Meta-analysis on necessary investment shifts to reach net zero pathways in Europe
published2023 · Nature Climate Change · 65 citations
with Lena Klaaßen
Policies for climate finance: Status and research needs
published2022 · PLOS Climate · 7 citations
with Axel Michaelowa
Representation of financial markets in macro-economic transition models—a review and suggestions for extensions
published2022 · Environmental Research Letters · 24 citations
with Mark Sanders, Alexandra Serebriakova, Panagiotis Fragkos, Friedemann Polzin, Florian Egli
State ownership and technology adoption: The case of electric utilities and renewable energy
published2022 · Research Policy · 63 citations
with Valerie J. Karplus, Tobias S. Schmidt
Safeguarding the energy transition against political backlash to carbon markets
published2022 · Nature Energy · 52 citations · first circulated 2021
with Michael Pahle, Oliver Tietjen, Sebastián Osorio, Florian Egli, Tobias S. Schmidt, Ottmar Edenhofer
Analyzing the competitiveness of low-carbon drive-technologies in road-freight: A total cost of ownership analysis in Europe
published2021 · Applied Energy · 142 citations
with Bessie Noll, Santiago del Val, Tobias S. Schmidt
Determinants of fossil fuel divestment in European pension funds
published2021 · Ecological Economics · 50 citations
with Florian Egli, David Schärer
working paper2021 · arXiv · 15 citations
The effect of differentiating costs of capital by country and technology on the European energy transition
published2021 · Climatic Change · 77 citations
with Friedemann Polzin, Mark Sanders, Florian Egli, Tobias S. Schmidt, Panagiotis Karkatsoulis, Panagiotis Fragkos, Leonidas Paroussos
A comparative analysis of green financial policy output in OECD countries
published2021 · Environmental Research Letters · 54 citations
The politics of climate finance: Consensus and partisanship in designing green state investment banks in the United Kingdom and Australia
published2020 · Energy Research & Social Science · 51 citations
with Anna Geddes, Nicolas Schmid, Tobias S. Schmidt
Profitability of commercial and industrial photovoltaics and battery projects in South-East-Asia
published2020 · Applied Energy · 27 citations
with Martin Beuse, Mathias Dirksmeier, Tobias S. Schmidt
Estimating the cost of capital for renewable energy projects
published2020 · Energy Economics · 354 citations · first circulated 2019
Navigating the Clean Energy Transition in the COVID-19 Crisis
published2020 · Joule · 179 citations
with Florian Egli, Michael Pahle, Tobias S. Schmidt
Understanding and accounting for the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on global learning rates
published2020 · Nature Energy · 24 citations
with Johan Lilliestam, Marc Melliger, Lana Ollier, Tobias S. Schmidt
Experience Curves for Operations and Maintenance Costs of Renewable Energy Technologies
published2019 · Joule · 146 citations
with Martin Beuse, Paul Tautorat, Tobias S. Schmidt
Measuring whether municipal climate networks make a difference: the case of utility-scale solar PV investment in large global cities
published2019 · Climate Policy · 33 citations
with Tobias S. Schmidt, Paul Tautorat
Regulatory risk and the resilience of new sustainable business models in the energy sector
published2019 · Journal of Cleaner Production · 86 citations
with Robin Leisen, Christoph Weber
Opening new markets for clean energy: The role of project developers in the global diffusion of renewable energy technologies
published2018 · Business and Politics · 64 citations
with Tyeler Matsuo, Davita Steinemann, Tobias S. Schmidt
The multiple roles of state investment banks in low-carbon energy finance: An analysis of Australia, the UK and Germany
published2018 · Energy Policy · 314 citations
with Anna Geddes, Tobias S. Schmidt
The importance of project finance for renewable energy projects
published2017 · Energy Economics · 313 citations
Optimal operation of pumped-hydro storage plants with continuous time-varying power prices
published2016 · European Journal of Operational Research · 48 citations
with Christoph Weber
Efficient storage capacity in power systems with thermal and renewable generation
published2012 · Energy Economics · 8 citations · first circulated 2011
with Christoph Weber
Prospects for pumped-hydro storage in Germany
published2012 · Energy Policy · 204 citations · first circulated 2011

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