The paper provides energy system-wide estimates of the effects sufficiency measures in different sectors can have on energy supply and system costs. In distinction to energy efficiency, we define sufficiency as behavioral changes to reduce useful energy without significantly reducing utility,...

Am 14. Juli 2010 brachte die Bundesregierung zum zweiten Mal einen Gesetzesentwurf zur CO2-Abscheide-, Transport- und Speichertechnologie (Carbon Capture, Transport, and Storage, CCTS) in das parlamentarische Verfahren ein. Der erste Vorstoß war unter der Großen Koalition im Jahr 2009 am...

Integrating large quantities of supply-driven renewable electricity generation remains a political and operational challenge. One of the main obstacles in Europe to installing at least 200 GWs of power from variable renewable sources is how to deal with the insufficient network capacity and the...

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the energy transformation process ongoing in Germany, now commonly referred to as energiewende, in the European context, with a focus on the electricity sector. It presents an expert look at the origins of the German energiewende, its concrete...