Decentralised Energy - a Global Game Changer

Product Description
The energy system is undergoing a fundamental transformation – from fossil to renewable energy, from central power plants to distributed, decentralised generation facilities such as rooftop solar panels or wind parks, from utilities to private residents as producers of energy, and from analogue to digital.
This book looks at the energy transformation from two complementary angles: governance and business model innovation. On the one side, governance is a decisive factor for the success of the transformation because it can act as an accelerator, or it can delay the process. On the other side, entrepreneurs and corporate decision-makers provide new business models for a decentralised energy world.
Based on best practices, country studies and interviews with CEOs and founders of startups from all over the world, the “Global Game Changer” suggests eight key principles for political decision-makers to successfully implement the transformation, and six core competencies for corporate decision-makers to thrive in the new marketplace.
Review
"Everyone knows that renewable energy's time has come. An increasingly important issue relates to decentralised resources, and how to use them most efficiently. Governance frameworks and developing new business models are important for both. This book uniquely takes a global view of these intertwined issues, and is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the acceleration of GHG reduction and in coordination factors for a cost effective energy policy." -- Dan Kammen, Professor and Chair, Energy and Resources Group, UC Berkeley, Former Science Envoy, US Department of State
About the Author
Christoph Burger is senior lecturer at ESMT Berlin. Before joining in 2003, he worked five years in industry at Otto Versand and as vice president at the Bertelsmann Buch AG, five years at consulting practice Arthur D. Little, and five years as independent consultant focusing on private equity financing of SMEs. His research focus is in innovation/ blockchain and energy markets. He is co-author of the dena/ ESMT studies on "Vulnerabilities in Smart Meter Infrastructure" and "Blockchain in the Energy Transition", the "ESMT Innovation Index - Electricity Supply Industry" and the book "The Decentralized Energy Revolution - Business Strategies for a New Paradigm".

Antony Froggatt has studied energy and environmental policy at the University of Westminster and the Science Policy Research Unit at Sussex University. He is currently an independent consultant on international energy issues and since 2007, a senior research fellow at Chatham House (also known as the Royal Institute for International Affairs). Since 2014 he has also been an honorary fellow at the Energy Policy Group at the University of Exeter. While working at Chatham House he has specialised on energy security in emerging economies with extensive work in China on the establishment and methodologies of low carbon economic development. He has also undertaken international research on public attitudes to climate change and energy security as well as to diet. He is currently working in two main areas, assessing the climate and energy policy implications of Brexit as well as evaluating the future of the electricity sector considering decarbonisation objectives and technological developments.

Catherine Mitchell is a Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Exeter, UK and is Director of the Energy Policy Group. She has worked on energy policy issues since the 1980's. She has been a Member of numerous national and international Boards and projects. Her current area of interest is appropriate governance for innovation in energy systems. She is also a Coordinating Lead Author of the IPCC AR6 WG3 Chapter on National and Sub-national Policies and Institutions.