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@PHDTHESIS{Karami:973132,
author = {Karami, Mahdi},
othercontributors = {Madlener, Reinhard and Antons, David},
title = {{D}riving sustainability through business model innovation
in the energy industry and related sectors; 1. {A}uflage},
volume = {129},
school = {RWTH Aachen University},
type = {Dissertation},
address = {Aachen},
publisher = {E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University},
reportid = {RWTH-2023-10598},
isbn = {978-3-948234-43-0},
series = {E.On Energy Research Center},
pages = {125 Seiten : Illustrationen},
year = {2024},
note = {Zweitveröffentlicht auf dem Publikationsserver der RWTH
Aachen University; Dissertation, RWTH Aachen University,
2023},
abstract = {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.},
cin = {816110 / 080052},
ddc = {330},
cid = {$I:(DE-82)816110_20140620$ / $I:(DE-82)080052_20160101$},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)11 / PUB:(DE-HGF)3},
doi = {10.18154/RWTH-2023-10598},
url = {https://publications.rwth-aachen.de/record/973132},
}
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