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The German energy transition as a regime shift
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Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ
Abstract In this paper, I use the resilience framework to interpret the project of transforming the German energy system into a renewable energy sources (RES)-based system, the so-called Energiewende, as a regime shift. This regime shift comprises several transformations, which are currently altering the tec... view more
In this paper, I use the resilience framework to interpret the project of transforming the German energy system into a renewable energy sources (RES)-based system, the so-called Energiewende, as a regime shift. This regime shift comprises several transformations, which are currently altering the technological, political and economic system structure. To build my argument, I first sketch how technological, political and economic developments reduced the resilience of the conventional fossil-nuclear energy regime and created a new RES-regime. Second, I depict recent changes in German public discourse and energy policy as the shift to the RES-regime. Third, I highlight challenges involved with increasing the resilience of the RES-regime. In particular, sufficient resilience of the electricity transmission grid appears to be crucial for facilitating the transformation of the whole energy system.... view less
Keywords
electricity; energy policy; energy supply; Federal Republic of Germany; energy production; renewable energy; structural change
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Ecology, Environment
Free Keywords
energy system; energy transition; regime shift; resilience
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
City
Leipzig
Page/Pages
18 p.
Series
UFZ Discussion Papers, 10/2013
ISSN
1436-140X
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike