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Reinhard Madlener

Reinhard Madlener

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Economics and Finance
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
76
Citations
16978
World Ranking
342
National Ranking
7

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
73
Citations
16405
World Ranking
877
National Ranking
22

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Reinhard Madlener is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Energy, with extensive work in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Economics and Econometrics, Automotive Engineering, and Control and Systems Engineering.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Energy Efficiency and Management
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems

Madlener has contributed to a variety of journals and publication venues. Frequent venues include SSRN Electronic Journal, with 47 publications, Energy Policy (6), Energies (5), Energy (4), and Energy Research & Social Science (3).

Their recent papers feature topics related to energy markets, sustainable energy technologies, and policy-related issues. Some notable papers include:

  • "Business models for peer-to-peer energy trading in Germany based on households' beliefs and preferences" (2021), published in Applied Energy
  • "Energy Efficiency: What Has Research Delivered in the Last 40 Years?" (2021), published in Annual Review of Environment and Resources
  • "Sustainable operation of geothermal power plants: why economics matters" (2021), published in Geothermal Energy
  • "Business model innovation for the energy market: Joint value creation for electricity retailers and their customers" (2021), published in Energy Research & Social Science
  • "Techno-economic analysis and optimal sizing of hybrid PV-wind systems for hydrogen production by PEM electrolysis in California and Northern Germany" (2023), published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Over their career, Madlener has frequently collaborated with other researchers. Their most common co-authors include Paul Fabianek, Siamak Sheykhha, Ayse Tugba Atasoy, Constanze Liepold, and Oliver Ruhnau.

Best Publications

  • Impacts of urbanization on urban structures and energy demand: What can we learn for urban energy planning and urbanization management?

    Reinhard Madlener;Yasin Sunak

  • Consumer preferences for alternative fuel vehicles: A discrete choice analysis

    André Hackbarth;Reinhard Madlener

  • Sustainable energy futures : Methodological challenges in combining scenarios and participatory multi-criteria analysis

    Katharina Kowalski;Sigrid Stagl;Reinhard Madlener;Ines Omann

  • A real options evaluation model for the diffusion prospects of new renewable power generation technologies

    Gürkan Kumbaroğlu;Reinhard Madlener;Mustafa Demirel

  • Wind farm siting using a spatial Analytic Hierarchy Process approach: A case study of the Städteregion Aachen

    Tim Höfer;Yasin Sunak;Hafiz Siddique;Reinhard Madlener

  • How to promote renewable energy systems successfully and effectively

    R Haas;W Eichhammer;C Huber;Ole Langniss

  • ENERGY REBOUND AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: A REVIEW OF THE MAIN ISSUES AND RESEARCH NEEDS

    Reinhard Madlener;Blake Alcott

  • Factors influencing German house owners' preferences on energy retrofits

    Martin Achtnicht;Reinhard Madlener

  • Evaluation of economically optimal retrofit investment options for energy savings in buildings

    Gürkan Kumbaroğlu;Reinhard Madlener

  • Willingness-to-pay for alternative fuel vehicle characteristics: A stated choice study for Germany

    André Hackbarth;André Hackbarth;Reinhard Madlener

  • Homeowners' preferences for adopting innovative residential heating systems: A discrete choice analysis for Germany

    Carl Christian Michelsen;Reinhard Madlener

  • New ways for the integrated appraisal of national energy scenarios: The case of renewable energy use in Austria

    Reinhard Madlener;Katharina Kowalski;Sigrid Stagl

  • Economics of centralized and decentralized compressed air energy storage for enhanced grid integration of wind power

    Reinhard Madlener;Jochen Latz

  • Modeling the diffusion of residential photovoltaic systems in Italy: An agent-based simulation

    Johannes Palmer;Giovanni Sorda;Reinhard Madlener

  • Sustainability-guided promotion of renewable electricity generation

    Reinhard Madlener;Sigrid Stagl

  • Switching from fossil fuel to renewables in residential heating systems: An empirical study of homeowners' decisions in Germany

    Carl Christian Michelsen;Reinhard Madlener

  • Assessing the performance of biogas plants with multi-criteria and data envelopment analysis

    Reinhard Madlener;Carlos Henggeler Antunes;Luis C. Dias

  • Motivational factors influencing the homeowners’ decisions between residential heating systems: An empirical analysis for Germany

    Carl Christian Michelsen;Reinhard Madlener

  • The Role of Wood Material for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

    Leif Gustavsson;R. Madlener;H.F. Hoen;G. Jungmeier

  • Hydrogen storage for wind parks: A real options evaluation for an optimal investment in more flexibility

    Daniel Kroniger;Reinhard Madlener

  • Willingness-to-pay for alternative fuel vehicle characteristics: a stated choice study for Germany.

    Reinhard Madlener;André Hackbarth

  • Summary of the 3rd ENER Forum: How to promote renewable energy systems successfully and effectively

    R. Haas;C. Huber;W. Eichhammer;O. Langniss

Frequent Co-Authors

Leif Gustavsson
Leif Gustavsson Linnaeus University
Dirk Uwe Sauer
Dirk Uwe Sauer RWTH Aachen University
Sigrid Stagl
Sigrid Stagl Vienna University of Economics and Business
Antonello Monti
Antonello Monti RWTH Aachen University
Peter Zweifel
Peter Zweifel University of Zurich
Carlos Henggeler Antunes
Carlos Henggeler Antunes University of Coimbra
Marilyn A. Brown
Marilyn A. Brown Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael P. Clements
Michael P. Clements University of Reading
André Bardow
André Bardow ETH Zurich
Derek W. Bunn
Derek W. Bunn London Business School

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