Renewable Energies in Germany's Electricity Market A Biography of the Innovation Process

• Main Authors: Bruns, Elke (Author), Ohlhorst, Dorte (Author), Wenzel, Bernd (Author), Koppel, Johann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer 2011
• Subjects: Electric utilities > Government policy > Germany; Electric power transmission > Germany; Renewable energy sources > Government policy > Germany
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Item Description: Translated and updated version of: Erneuerbare Energien in Deutschland : eine Biographie des innovationsgeschehens ; Berlin : Universitat sverlag der TU Berlin, 2009
• Physical Description: xx, 408 pages illustrations 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 9048199042; 9789048199044

This cross-sectional, interdisciplinary study traces the "history of innovation" of renewable energies in Germany. It features five renewable energy sectors of electricity generation: biomass, photovoltaic, wind energy, geothermal energy and hydropower. The study tracks the development of the respective technologies as well as their contribution to electricity generation. It focuses on driving forces and constraints for renewable energies in the period between 1990 and today.