Rolf Wüstenhagen

Prof. Rolf Wüstenhagen Director IWÖ-HSG Lehrstuhl für Management Erneuerbarer Energien Institut für Wirtschaft und Ökologie (IWÖ) Universität St. Gallen Müller-Friedberg-Strasse 6/8 CH-9000 St. Gallen Switzerland Phone: +41 (0) 71 224 25 87 Phone2: +41 (0) 71 224 25 84 E-mail: rolf.wuestenhagen(at)unisg.ch URL Institution: https://www.iwoe.unisg.ch/ Personal URL: link Phone: +41 (0) 71 224 25 87 Phone2: +41 (0) 71 224 25 84 E-mail: rolf.wuestenhagen(at)unisg.ch URL Institution: https://www.iwoe.unisg.ch/ Personal URL: link

Programs in which Rolf Wüstenhagen holds an official function:

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Additional functions:
Lead Author, Chapter 11, IPCC Special Report Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (2008-2011); Academic Director, Master’s Certificate in “Managing Climate Solutions” (MaCS-HSG), since 2020; Academic Director, Executive Education Programme (CAS) in “Renewable Energy Management” (REM-HSG), since 2010.



Key Publications of Rolf Wüstenhagen (up to ten) :

Dällenbach, N., Wüstenhagen, R. (2022): How far do noise concerns travel? Exploring how familiarity and justice shape noise expectations and social acceptance of planned wind energy projects, Energy Research and Social Science, in press.

Cousse, J., Wüstenhagen, R., Schneider N. (2020): Mixed feelings on wind energy: Affective imagery and local concern driving social acceptance in Switzerland, Energy Research and Social Science, 70, 101676.

Rinscheid, A., Wüstenhagen, R. (2019). Germany’s decision to phase out coal by 2038 lags behind citizens’ timing preferences, Nature Energy, 4, 856-863.

Rinscheid, A., Wüstenhagen, R. (2018): Divesting, Fast and Slow: Affective and Cognitive Drivers of Fading Voter Support for a Nuclear Phase-Out, Ecological Economics, 152, 51-61.

Karneyeva, Y., Wüstenhagen, R. (2017): Solar feed-in tariffs in a post-grid parity world: The role of risk, investor diversity and business models. Energy Policy 106, 445-456.

Lüthi, S. and Wüstenhagen, R. (2012): The Price of Policy Risk – Empirical Insights from Choice Experiments with European Photovoltaic Project Developers. Energy Economics, 34 (4), 1001-1011.

Paschall, M. and Wüstenhagen, R. (2012): More than a Game: Learning about Climate Change Through Role-Play. Journal of Management Education, 36 (4), 510-543.

Wüstenhagen, R., Menichetti, E. (2012): Strategic Choices for Renewable Energy Investment: Conceptual framework and opportunities for further research, Energy Policy, 40, 1-10.

Wüstenhagen, R., Wuebker, R. (eds., 2011): Handbook of Research on Energy Entrepreneurship. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham UK and Lyme US.

Wüstenhagen, R., Wolsink, M., Bürer, M.J. (2007): Social acceptance of renewable energy innovation: An introduction to the concept. Energy Policy 35 (5): 2683-2691.

Expertise of Rolf Wüstenhagen:

Expertise Category	Specific Expertise
Scope	Mitigation of Change
Topic Integrated Systems	Economic Cycle
Topic Economy/ResourceUse	Economy / Resource Use
	Industry
	Energy
Topic Politics/Law	Politics / Law
	Mitigation / Prevention / Emission Reductions
Topic Society	Society
	Organisations / Institutions
	Perception / Behaviour / Attitudes
	Education / Communication / Participation
Topic Sustainability	Sustainability
	Ecological Sustainability
	Social Sustainability
	Economic Sustainability
Time Frame	Recent / Today
	Future
Methods	Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires
	Data Collection - Documents, Archives
	Data Analysis
	Literature Study
	Policy Analysis and Formation
	Applied Research / Technology
	Program Coordination / Management

Specialties of Rolf Wüstenhagen:
Renewable Energy Management, Investment and Policy

Last update: 12/1/21
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)

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