Profitability of RE-Technology Regarding the Economic Environment:A Case Study of Swiss SMEs

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摘要 ConsideringtheimportantchangesintheSwissenergysector,especiallyinrenewableenergy(RE)technologies,newrevenuepossibilitiesforsmallandmediumsizedenterprises(SMEs)emerge.However,theadaptionofRE-technologiesforSwissenterprisesreliesontangiblefinancialreturns,basedoncomplexcalculations.Thisarticleanalysesbusinessopportunities(BOs)ofeightSwissSMEsconsideringthenetpresentvalueofRE-investmentsinanuncertaineconomicenvironment.WeidentifytwoprofitableBOsforSwissSMEsandthreewhicharenotprofitable.Further,thearticledemonstratesthattheprofitabilityofsuchinvestmentsremainsmostlypositiveevenundereconomicuncertainties.SurprisinglytheprofitabilitydoesnotchangesignificantlyiftheSMEreceivesasubsidyornot.ThesupportinstrumentoftheSwissGovernmenthasnotaponderousimpactonthedecisiontoinvestinRE-technologiesornot.Therefore,thearticleemphasizestheimportanceofincludingSMEintheSwissattempttodecentralizetheenergymarket.
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出版日期 2018年04月14日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)