Energy Autonomy
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Energy Autonomy: The Economic, Social & Technological Case for Renewable Energy is a 2007 book written by Hermann Scheer
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For 200 years industrial civilization has relied on the combustion of abundant and cheap fossil fuels. But continued reliance has had some adverse social and environmental consequences. The solution, explains Scheer, is to make the transition to renewable energy
and distributed, decentralized energy generation. Scheer argues that this is a model that has been proven, technologically, commercially and politically. Much progress with renewable energy commercialization
has already been made in Europe where the renewable energy industry is a multi-billion Euro industry with high growth rates.
Dr Hermann Scheer was a member of the German Bundestag (Parliament), President of EUROSTAR (the European Association for Renewable Energy) and General Chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy
.. He died on 14th October 2010.
Hermann Scheer
Hermann Scheer was a Social Democrat member of the German Bundestag , President of Eurosolar and General Chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy...
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For 200 years industrial civilization has relied on the combustion of abundant and cheap fossil fuels. But continued reliance has had some adverse social and environmental consequences. The solution, explains Scheer, is to make the transition to renewable energy
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
and distributed, decentralized energy generation. Scheer argues that this is a model that has been proven, technologically, commercially and politically. Much progress with renewable energy commercialization
Renewable energy commercialization
Renewable energy commercialization involves the deployment of three generations of renewable energy technologies dating back more than 100 years. First-generation technologies, which are already mature and economically competitive, include biomass, hydroelectricity, geothermal power and heat...
has already been made in Europe where the renewable energy industry is a multi-billion Euro industry with high growth rates.
Dr Hermann Scheer was a member of the German Bundestag (Parliament), President of EUROSTAR (the European Association for Renewable Energy) and General Chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy
World Council for Renewable Energy
The World Council for Renewable Energy defends, develops, and promotes policies on the multinational, governmental, regional and individual levels in favour of the use of natural and renewable forms of energy to replace fossil and nuclear energy....
.. He died on 14th October 2010.