Multiplying Mighty Davids? [electronic resource] : The Influence of Energy Cooperatives on Germany's Energy Transition /
Debor, Sarah.author.
This book systematically describes and evaluates the impact of energy cooperatives as a key driving force in the German energy transition toward a sustainability-oriented energy sector. Based on a comprehensive survey and three case studies, it provides an instructive overview of the overall dimensions and scope of energy cooperatives in Germany, and of their history, structure and current investment projects. The book not only contributes to the energy policy discourse in Germany, but also highlights the role of energy cooperatives to enable an international readership to explore their potential in other countries. Further, it makes a theoretical contribution toward substantially supplementing actor research in general, and enterprise research in particular, in the field of sustainability transitions science.
Introduction -- Energy Cooperatives: A 'New' Phenomenon in Germany -- Germany's Energiewende -- Organisations in the Context of Socio-Technical Transitions -- Research Design and Methods -- German Energy Cooperatives: A Rising Cosmopolitan Enterprise Community -- Analysis of Dominant Collaborative Interaction Models -- Discussion of Results -- Conclusions and Outlook.
This book systematically describes and evaluates the impact of energy cooperatives as a key driving force in the German energy transition toward a sustainability-oriented energy sector. Based on a comprehensive survey and three case studies, it provides an instructive overview of the overall dimensions and scope of energy cooperatives in Germany, and of their history, structure and current investment projects. The book not only contributes to the energy policy discourse in Germany, but also highlights the role of energy cooperatives to enable an international readership to explore their potential in other countries. Further, it makes a theoretical contribution toward substantially supplementing actor research in general, and enterprise research in particular, in the field of sustainability transitions science.
Energy policy.
Energy and state.
Natural resources.
Industrial organization.
Renewable energy resources.
Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
Natural Resource and Energy Economics.
Industrial Organization.
Renewable and Green Energy.