Project "Future Energy Systems" has started [31.07.2013]
The purpose of the project "Future Energy Systems" of the German academies of science is to bring together interdisciplinary scientific expertise available in Germany on the issue of energy to contribute to the solution of the various challenges rising with the energy transition. Beside technological feasibility, economical and legal problems, aspects regarding efficient resource utilization and societal acceptance will be addressed. The project is meant to present options for the realization of an efficient, safe, fundable, and sustainable energy transition. It provides a scientific basis for the public discussion about the energy transition.
For this purpose eight study groups are established that bundle expertise from research and economy. The study group "Szenarien" (scenarios) is headed by Armin Grunwald and is coordinated by Christian Dieckhoff in terms of content and organization. The purpose of the study group is to review the basics on scenario methods so that they become useful for the project. First, in this context, basic terms will have to be clarified. Consequently, the possibilities and limits of the method will be assessed. An additional task is to analyze the results of already existing scenario studies on energy systems, to compare them systematically, and to draw conclusions with regard to research issues of energy transition.
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