Bioenergy villages and regions in Germany: An interview study with initiators of communal bioenergy projects on the success factors for restructuring the energy supply of the community

Sustainability

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 244-256

  Wüste, André ^a   Schmuck, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioenergy village; Renewable energy; Sources success factors

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; NATURAL RESOURCES; NUCLEAR FUELS; WIND POWER;

BIOENERGY VILLAGES; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY SUPPLIES; INTERVIEW STUDY; QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SUCCESS FACTORS;

RURAL AREAS;

EID: 84861400056     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su4020244     Document Type: Article

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