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07.10.2025

The Power of Place: Do Local Government Interventions Accelerate Solar PV Adoption in Germany?

Video: Research Seminar with Susanna Bolz
On 6 October 2025, Susanna Bolz (University of Bremen) spoke at a WIFO Research Seminar about solar PV. WIFO Economist Mark Sommer commented on the lecture afterwards.

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Mag. Dr. Mark Sommer, Bakk.
Mag. Dr. Mark Sommer, Bakk.
Climate, Environmental and Resource Economics
+43 1 798 26 01 - 226 mark.sommer@wifo.ac.at

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