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Carbon Free

The Way Forward

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Published/Copyright: 2025

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It’s now or never. The goal of achieving global climate neutrality is essential for ecological, economic and social reasons and requires immediate and decisive action from politicians and society. Carbon Free summarizes the building blocks we need to successfully manage the energy transition.

Replete with international examples, the book’s first part explores the transformation of the energy markets, necessary accompanying redistributions, the often neglected issue of global population development, but also the ethical and political framework conditions under which the energy transition should take place. Part II deals with sector-specific topics including renewable energies, heat pumps, geothermal energy and solar thermal energy. Levelized costs of energy in the context of innovation promotion and the financing method of project financing are presented. The chapters in this part discuss implementation of strategic energy partnerships and how to shape future regulatory steps. The book’s third part then goes on to discuss the available toolbox, with contributions on the technical and economic perspectives of green hydrogen, grid infrastructures, digitalization as well as the circular economy.

This book will benefit both scholars and practitioners with its unique overview of the elements that need to be taken into account in order for the energy transition to succeed.

Multidisciplinary approach to show the different elements towards carbon neutrality

Author / Editor information

Jörg Böttcher has three decades of experience in structuring renewable energy projects. Since 2021, he has been working at IB.SH, the promotional bank of the state of Schleswig-Holstein, and advises municipalities on all aspects of the energy and heating transition. He has published a number of books on the intersection of project financing and renewable energies.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
1 Introduction Jörg Böttcher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Part 1: Overview
2 Investments and Regulation – What Needs to be Done Now: A Systemic Investment Policy for the Further Expansion of Renewable Energies Tibor Fischer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	13
3 Socio-Economic Framework Conditions – The Macroeconomic Effects of the Energy Transition and the Resulting Political Challenges Heinz J. Bontrup Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	33
4 Population – The Emissions Multiplier Jane O’Sullivan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	57
5 A Road to Sustainability for Economy and Society Jennifer Kowallik and Alexandra Oboda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	99
6 The Political Will – The European Path to a Sustainable Future Andreas Gabler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	125
7 Social and Economic Co-Benefits on Our Way to Carbon-Free Societies and Economies Sebastian Helgenberger and Roman Buss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	171
8 CO₂ Reduction Measures in Colombia: Seizing Economic Reactivation Opportunities to Overcome Climate Change Challenges Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	187
9 Ghana’s Example of De-Carbonization Kwesi Annan-Takyi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	231
Part 2: Sector Specific Approach
10 Status of Renewable Energies and the Way Forward Jelto Lange, Michael Schulthoff and Martin Kaltschmitt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	243
11 Heat Pumps Oliver Opel, Jörg Böttcher, Darius Bonk, Jim Lukas Armbruster and Marlies Wiegand Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	281
12 Use of Geothermal Energy Jörg Böttcher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	305
13 Indonesia’s Deep Geothermal Drilling Program: Background and Experiences Attakan Janpidok Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	335
14 Solar Thermal Systems Within a District Heating Concept Jens Kühne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	361
15 Levelized Cost of Electricity – Understanding the Concept and Setting the Right Priorities Jochen Weilepp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	377
16 Project Finance – The Finance Method for Established Technologies Jörg Böttcher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	397
17 The Strategic Role of Green Hydrogen in Germany’s International Energy Policy: A South African Case Study Kathrin Langewald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	429
18 Supportive Systems in a Decarbonized World With Fluctuating Renewable Resources: What Has to be Done? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	463
Part 3: General Toolbox
19 The Role of Hydrogen – Technology, Integration and Economics Andreas Luczak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	511
20 Pricing and Trading CO2: Concepts, Assessment and Impacts on Competition Nicolai Herrmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	535
21 The Concept of Sector Coupling: Where is the Business Model? Jasmine Ramsebner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	555
22 Improvement of Grid Infrastructure Tomas Haug, Philipp Hiemann and Lorenz Wieshammer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	607
23 Digitalization and Climate Change – Business Models and Services Torsten Cziesla, Alexander Stuckenholz and Jens Thorn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	641
24 Towards a Circular Economy – Business Rationale and Steps Forward Jan Lüken Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	673
25 Nuclear Power Stefan Wenzel, Adrien Pagano and Clemens Weiß Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	733
Part 4: Industry Specific Solutions
26 Market Failure and Consequences for the Financing of the Energy Transition Jörg Böttcher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	763
27 Markets and Markets Behaviour – Some Practical Aspects Jörg Böttcher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	783
List of Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	805
List of Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	811
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	813
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	821

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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

eBook published on:

March 3, 2025

eBook ISBN:

9783110784299

Hardcover published on:

March 3, 2025

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110784176

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

Front matter:

7

Main content:

824

Illustrations:

16

Coloured Illustrations:

165

Tables:

62

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110784299

eBook ISBN: 9783110784299

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110784176

Keywords for this book

Sustainability strategy; decarbonization; Green Deal

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This book is written for a broad audience interested in the decarbonization of the economy.

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