Seit langem erzeugt die Industrie, da wo viel Energie gebraucht wird, selber Strom. Doch es drängen auch neue Akteure in die Eigenversorgung, da hier allerlei Abgaben entfallen, die in den letzten Jahren immer stärker gestiegen sind. Konsequenz: Die Eigenversorgung boomt. Damit können sich...

Vor dem Hintergrund der grunsätzlichen Bedeutung einer sicheren Versorgung mit leitungsgebundenen Energien und den großen Versorgungsstörungen der letzten Jahre hat der Gesetzgeber in §51 ENWG das Bundesministerium beauftragt, eine Monitoring der Versorgungssicherheit sicherzustellen.Als...

More than 1.3 billion people in developing countries are lacking access to electricity. Based on the assumption that electricity is a prerequisite for human development, the United Nations initiative Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) has proclaimed the goal of providing modern energy to all by...

Universal access to modern energy services, in terms of access to electricity and to modern cooking facilities, has been recognized as a fundamental challenge for development. Despite strong praise for action and the deployment of large-scale electrification programs and improved cookstove (ICS)...

More than 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity. The UN have proclaimed the goal of providing electricity to all by 2030. In recent years, Pico-Photovoltaic kits have become a lower cost alternative to investment intensive grid electrification. Using a randomized controlled trial we...

Universal access to modern energy services, in terms of access to electricity and to modern cooking facilities, has been recognized as fundamental challenge for development and is likely to be included in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. Despite a strong praise for action and several...