Auf dem Weg zum (de-)zentralen Energiesystem? Ein interdisziplinärer Beitrag zu wesentlichen Debatten
Year: 2016
Author: Canzler, Weert, Gailing, Ludger, Grundmann, Philipp, Schill, Wolf-Peter, Uhrlandt, Dirk, Rave, Tilmann
Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, Vol. 85 (2016), Iss. 4 : pp. 127–159
Abstract
Considering its energy and climate policy goals, the German energy transition means more than phasing out nuclear technology, increasing energy efficiency, and expanding renewable energy"s role for electricity generation. It encompasses heating and transportation in addition to electricity. All of the disruptions in the various sectors have one thing in common: questions of centralization and decentralization are being re-phrased. This article approaches various aspects of (de)centralization from the perspectives of different disciplines. From the technical and scientific viewpoint, there are different strategies for integrating fluctuating renewable electricity into the energy system. From the viewpoint of economics, market and system structures that tend toward decentralization on the one hand lead to efficiency losses. On the other hand, they may be better at satisfying specific consumer preferences and local cost and benefit effects. The field of spatial analysis says the area required by decentralized renewable energy tends to be higher, which will lead to new discourses, forms of governance, and regional spheres of activity. The agricultural economics perspective raises issues of (de)centralization that primarily focus on the implications of different modes of production and organization of biomass-based energy supply. The social sciences perspective puts issues related to the acceptance of the energy transition–including promising opportunities for participation and the fair distribution of benefits and burdens–at the center of the (de)centralization debate. The interdisciplinary approach taken here creates a heterogeneous picture. It points out that the post-fossil fuel era is contingent and cannot detach itself from the charged relationship between centralization and decentralization.
Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: German
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/vjh.85.4.127
Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, Vol. 85 (2016), Iss. 4 : pp. 127–159
Published online: 2016-12
AMS Subject Headings: Duncker & Humblot, Duncker & Humblot
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 33
Keywords: Energy transition centralised versus decentralised structures interdisciplinary approach Q42 Q48 Q58 R10
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