Renewable Energies in Germany’s Electricity Market A Biography of the Innovation Process /

• Main Authors: Bruns, Elke (Author), Ohlhorst, Dörte (Author), Wenzel, Bernd (Author), Köppel, Johann (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Political science.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Environment.; Climate change.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Nature conservation.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Political Science.; Environment, general.; Nature Conservation.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Climate Change.

This cross-sectional, interdisciplinary study traces the “history of innovation” of renewable energies in Germany. It features five renewable energy sectors of electricity generation: biomass, photovoltaic, wind energy, geothermal energy and hydropower. The study analyzes the development of the resp...