Für einen nachhaltigen Ausbau von Energie aus Biogasanlagen ist die Versorgung mit Substraten notwendig, die vielfach über entsprechende Lieferverträge geregelt wird. Nach Wissen der Autoren liegen bislang keine quantitativen Untersuchungen zur Analyse des Auswahlverhaltens von Landwirten in...

Das Thünen-Institut wurde vom Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV) gebeten, die volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der biobasierten Wirtschaft in Deutschland zu kalkulieren. Grundlage bildet die vom Bioökonomierat der Bundesregierung aufgestellte...

The paper analyzes a policy proposition to take into account indirect land use changes in the evaluation of GHG emissions by biofuel industry. Based on an extensive survey of scientific literature onILUC, it is argued that, due to the absence of a satisfactory scientific evaluation of ILUC, the...

Currently there is a strong policy commitment in European Union (EU) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries to increase the energy efficiency of residential buildings, and it is widely assumed that this will naturally and automatically reduce domestic energy...

This paper discusses the changing role of electricity system operators in Britain. Until 2008, the UK electricity system operator was the key co-ordinator for a liberalized electricity generation market. However, since 2008, the British electricity system operator has, under the Energy Market...

The aim of this paper is to identify the main challenges regarding the achievement of a low-carbon energy system in the EU by 2050. We analyze the visions presented by stakeholders and existing strategies of member state to achieve this transition. The five main challenges identified are the...