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

by Elke Bruns, Bernd Wenzel, Dörte Ohlhorst

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400790139
• ISBN13: 9789400790131
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"