Consumer (co-)ownership in renewable energy (RE) is essential to the overall success of Energy Transition. In June 2018, the European Union agreed on a corresponding enabling framework as part of a recast of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II). The transposition of these comprehensive rules...

Herausforderungen der Energiewende -- Sondersituation kommunale Energieversorgung -- Neue Legitimation des Gutes Energie -- Werteorientiertes Management -- Konkrete Handlungsmöglichkeiten der Energiewirtschaft.

Grundlagen der Energiegenossenschaft -- eG als ideale Rechtsform -- Geeignete Projekte: Photovoltaik, Biomasse, Biogas und Wind -- Netzübernahmen, Energieeffizienz und Energiesparen -- Finanzierung und Versicherung der Vorhaben -- Vorteile der kommunalen Wertschöpfung -- Rentabilität der...

Einleitung -- Rechtsformauswahl -- Gründungsprozess und erste Projekte -- Ressourcen und Geschäftsfelder in den Regionen -- Vorteile der Technologien für die Region -- Finanzierung und Versicherung der Vorhaben -- Gesetzliche Rahmenbedingungen und Rentabilität der Vorhaben --...

This book is a valuable companion for everyone who is interested in the historical context of the co-evolution of financial markets and information technologies in the last 30 years. The contributors analyze system architectures and solution technologies in banking and finance by focusing on the...

A collection of essays by presidents of prominent liberal arts colleges and leading intellectuals who reflect on the meaning of educating individuals for leadership and how it can be accomplished in ways consistent with the missions of liberal arts institutions.

Preface -- Part I: Overview -- Part II: The German Institutional Framework -- Part III: Competition for Non-Commercial Services -- Part IV: Competition for Commercial Services -- Part V: Conclusions and Outlook -- Appendices -- References

This book follows up on the author’s popular previous volume on Indian development planning and policy, published under the UNU WIDER series in development economics. It first introduces an evaluation of the newly mandated policy body of India, National Institution for Transforming India (also...

This book, a third edition, has been significantly expanded and updated. It revisits the process of institutional change: its characteristics, determinants and implications for economic performance. New chapters address the significance of Post-Communist transition, the differences and...