The German Energiewende – History and status quo

Hake, Jürgen‐Friedrich; Fischer, Wolfgang; Venghaus, Sandra; Weckenbrock, Christoph

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2015.04.027

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“…Several studies emphasize that a suitable grid infrastructure is a prerequisite to increase the share of renewables [101] or to engage in e-mobility projects [102]. In Germany, the issue of integrating renewable energies into the grid has, as discussed by Hake et al [27], already received considerable attention. One of the reasons for neglecting this issue in MCAPs might be the dependence of municipalities on electricity grid operators that was identified by Fuchs and Hinderer [54].…”

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“…However, it showed that efficiency standards, associated with mode (i), and district heating, associated with mode (ii), played a secondary but more important role (F: 15, 16) than observed by Bulkeley and Kern in their study in 2006. This might be due to the ambitious national "Energiekonzept" released in 2010 [27] that, as a side effect, widened the scope for municipalities. In this context, the network perspective adopted here (F: 13) urges to consider the potential problem of information overload [99,100] 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 degree_of_representation_scaling_option_2 0 S1 S2 S3 administrations might fail to stay involved in all relevant coordination and communication processes.…”

Section: Patterns Of Municipal Climate Protection In Lower Saxonymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To explore the potential of text mining, this study focuses on this prominent example [24,27] to show how such approach might complement existing ones. Sixteen regional centers of the State of Lower Saxony served as an initial set of cases.…”

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A new approach to semantic sustainability assessment: text mining via network analysis revealing transition patterns in German municipal climate action plans

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Background: Various monitoring approaches have shown that urban areas and their energy systems are major contributors to climate change. Corresponding observations have mostly been based on physical data. However, text data is an untapped source of information that can be analyzed by text mining methods. Taking the example of the German Energy Transition, an interpretation network analysis was used to assess local transition patterns in 16 municipal climate action plans of regional centers in the State of Lower Saxony. Based on the holistic concept of social-ecological systems, three analytical perspectives were introduced, the social system, the energy system, and the three principles of strong sustainability, which inspired three questions: What is the "horizon of attention" regarding the stages of the energy system? What potential, in terms of coordination or collaboration, can be identified on basis of network links between societal sub-systems and the energy system? Are strong sustainability principles adequately linked to the energy system to support a transition towards sustainability? Methods: A computer-aided interpretation network analysis was used. The (co-)occurrence of indicative words representing pre-defined categories was checked in the measures proposed in the plans to analyze the importance and connectedness of these categories. For this purpose, three thesauri were created as fixed literature-based categorization schemes.

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A new approach to semantic sustainability assessment: text mining via network analysis revealing transition patterns in German municipal climate action plans

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2017

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“…When applied to engineering a human niche, then a sixth bipolar feature can be discriminated, namely whether the engineered systems deploy established technologies (or their incrementally improved variants) or whether new (even disruptive) technologies are used. An example is the recent choice to alter Germany's energy mix, namely to phase out nuclear power and to strengthen renewable energies [103]. This choice prefers, instead of using established nuclear power technology and accepting its 'known' risks (such as: impact of accidents, long-term storage of radioactive substances), to use an emerging innovative technology.…”

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Ideal-Type Narratives for Engineering a Human Niche

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2017

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Abstract:Humans have built an anthropocentric biogeosphere; called: 'human niche'. Global change is part of this historical process of niche construction, which implies the intersection of the biogeosphere and the sphere of human activities of social, economic, cultural, and political natures. To construct these intersections, modern-day societies deploy 'engineered systems' and build narratives to frame these activities with purpose. This essay describes: (i) perceptions of what 'engineered systems' are about, (ii) their context such as global change, human agency, and societal implications of applied geosciences, and (iii) related narratives on how to handle global change through the design of 'engineered systems'. Subsequently, regarding underpinning insights, it is shown that they: (i) are well-known, were used in the past, and now may be applied to handle global change; (ii) enshrine a distinct choice on how human activities and the biogeosphere shall intersect; and (iii) can be described by a simple ideal-type scheme, which does not require detailed scientific-technical understanding. Subsequently, it is illustrated how this ideal-type scheme leads to different narratives about what kind of 'engineered systems' are preferred. It is concluded that such ideal-type narratives for a messy world may help a lay-public to choose between options regarding how to handle global change.

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“…A Figura 19 apresenta a evolução da geração de energia elétrica na Alemanha, a partir de 1998, dois anos antes da publicação da primeira EEG. Segundo Hake et al (2015), o processo de transição energética na Alemanha, proveniente de um consenso político com muitas tensões e conflitos, é caracterizado pela desativação da energia nuclear no curto prazo e pela eliminação do carvão no médio prazo. Portanto, a relação do país com a energia nuclear é importante para que estratégias de inserção de fontes renováveis sejam direcionadas ao setor elétrico.…”

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Comparação entre as estratégias de aproveitamento energético do biogás: geração de energia elétrica <i>versus </i>produção de biometano

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The German Energiewende – History and status quo

Cited by 175 publications

References 35 publications

A new approach to semantic sustainability assessment: text mining via network analysis revealing transition patterns in German municipal climate action plans

A new approach to semantic sustainability assessment: text mining via network analysis revealing transition patterns in German municipal climate action plans

Ideal-Type Narratives for Engineering a Human Niche

Comparação entre as estratégias de aproveitamento energético do biogás: geração de energia elétrica <i>versus </i>produção de biometano

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