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TY - THES AU - Karami, Mahdi TI - Driving sustainability through business model innovation in the energy industry and related sectors; 1. Auflage VL - 129 PB - RWTH Aachen University VL - Dissertation CY - Aachen M1 - RWTH-2023-10598 SN - 978-3-948234-43-0 T2 - E.On Energy Research Center SP - 125 Seiten : Illustrationen PY - 2024 N1 - Zweitveröffentlicht auf dem Publikationsserver der RWTH Aachen University N1 - Dissertation, RWTH Aachen University, 2023 AB - The transition to a low-carbon economy is necessary to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Electricity suppliers play a crucial role in the sustainable energy transition by promoting the use of renewable energy sources, encouraging energy efficiency and conservation practices, and facilitating the integration of renewable energy into the grid. This empirical research utilizes the business model canvas and pattern methodology to investigate how retail electricity suppliers are positioning themselves and structuring their business models in line with sustainable development to create economic, social, and environmental value for their private customers. The research shows that current electricity retailers have a consumer-centric perspective and offer various energy-related products and services, including green electricity, solar PV, energy storage systems, e-mobility solutions, smart home products and services, and energy management apps. We find that the emergence of smart meters and IT-solutions has enabled a few electricity suppliers to exploit innovative patterns such as digitalization to increase households’ energy self-sufficiency and independence from utilities. Finally, the future outlook indicates that more electricity retailers will incorporate cross-selling, sustainable energy solutions, and digitalization patterns to their business models and offer energy services to private customers, including energy-sharing platforms, home energy management systems, and demand-side management services, further promoting sustainable energy practices and contributing to sustainable development. Households play a significant role in the sustainable energy transition. They can contribute to the achievement of sustainable development goals and promote a more sustainable future by adopting energy-efficient technologies, investing in distributed energy resources such as solar PV systems, and employing demand-side management techniques. This study, which is based on a survey of 1618 German homeowners, suggests that financial incentives are a significant factor in the decision to adopt solarPV systems and become prosumers, and households may not necessarily consider ecological or energy community-driven factors. They may participate in P2P energy-sharing platforms to save on their energy costs and increase their financial gains. We find that, despite the existence of over 2000 electricity suppliers and utilities in the German energy market in 2020, there were only a few case studies (fifteen)that offered P2P energy trading or communities for households. However, based on the key findings, itis predicted that more energy companies and utilities will adopt P2P energy trading business models and offer energy-sharing platforms to their customers in the coming years. The analysis also proposes two primary business models for future energy retailers. Firstly, company policymakers should focus on creating P2P energy-sharing communities or platforms that enable trading between prosumers and consumers in real time. Secondly, energy retailers should integrate regional renewable energy sources and supply local energy consumers. In order to increase the number of dedicated businesses developing or operating energy communities and platforms, regulatory policymakers must remove existing legal obstacles and attract new market participants, such as startups, research institutions, and investors. LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)11 ; PUB:(DE-HGF)3 DO - DOI:10.18154/RWTH-2023-10598 UR - https://publications.rwth-aachen.de/record/973132 ER -