The German Energy Transition Design, Implementation, Cost and Lessons /

• Main Author: Unnerstall, Thomas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Fossil fuels.; Germany > Politics and government.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; German Politics.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).

The book presents a comprehensive and systematic account of the concept, the current status and the costs of the German energy transition: the Energiewende. Written by an insider who has been working in the German energy industry for over 20 years, it follows a strictly non-political, neutral approa...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Part I: The German Energy Transition - What is Driving It?
• Part II: The German Energy Transition - Where Does Germany Stand Today?
• Part III: The German Energy Transition - What Does It Really Cost?
• Part IV: The German Energy Transition - Lessons to be Learned.