Eine gesicherte Versorgung mit umweltfreundlicher und preisgünstiger Energie ist für unser Leben unverzichtbar. Dabei erfordert das Ziel nachhaltiger Entwicklung insbesondere die Erschließung erneuerbarer Energien. Biomasse ist eine wirtschaftlich besonders günstig zu erschließende Quelle...

Based on a life-cycle sustainability assessment and the calculation of carbon abatement costs, we quantify the greenhouse-gas emission reductions and costs if green waste in the metropolitan region of Berlin, Germany, is diverted from composting into the production of hydrothermally carbonized...

With months of drought, hot summers and flooding, global warming has also become increasingly apparent in Germany over recent years. The Climate Protection Act, which was amended in 2021, therefore aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2045. At the same time, a favourable conservation status for...