Riedel, Nils Alexander (2022) Using renewable energies in the corporate environment: An investigation of the potentials and barriers for the corporate use of photovoltaic systems in Germany using the case study of osthaus & beckert GmbH. Master thesis.
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Abstract
The implementation of the "Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz"(EEG) in 2000 for the expansion of renewable energies in Germany has led to a continuous increase in electricity costs. Industrial companies, in particular, with very high electricity consumption, consider themselves threatened in their international competitiveness. Experts believe that one way of countering this situation is for companies to acquire a photovoltaic system. Using the example of osthaus & beckert GmbH as a case study, this study aimed to show the potential and possible barriers regarding the acquisition and corporate use of photovoltaic systems. In the process, expert interviews, document analysis, and the simulation of four photovoltaic systems in the planning and simulation software PVSOL Premium 2022 R5 were carried out for data collection. The data collection and analysis results have shown that achieving economic advantage and reducing the ecological footprint represent the potentials of a company-owned photovoltaic system. In terms of barriers, it was found that there are legal, technical, and socio-economic barriers to the acquisition and sustainable corporate use of a PV system. Finally, the researcher concludes that especially the legal barriers as well as information deficits have a significant influence on the economic potential and thus also on the sustainable entrepreneurial use of a PV system.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Environmental & Infrastructure Planning |
| Supervisor: | Theron, C. |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2022 10:50 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2022 10:50 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4050 |
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