Paul Suding

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit | GIZ

Variable Renewable Energy (vRE) integration has advanced in numerous power sectors. Consequently, affected countries have experienced a steep learning curve with respect to changes in system operation and expansion, business models and planning as well as policies and institutions. A further transformation of the power sectors, however, will requir...

Any economic activity, indeed every human activity, is associated with the use of energy services such as heat, light, power and others, which are predominantly produced from fossil fuels, though often indirectly via electricity. Increasing energy services is important to drive economic development and increase economic welfare of a country. Howeve...

Habitat conversion is contributing to widespread loss of biodiversity and other critical ecosystem services, yet, in many parts of the world, the scale and pattern of habitat loss goes unmonitored. The main goal of this study is to provide tools that will allow the analysis of the impact of largescale road infrastructure projects on natural habitat...

This paper discusses Egypt's recent energy sector and policy developments against objectives and issues of the energy policy strategy adopted in 2007. It reviews energy supply and demand, pricing and subsidies as well as institutional arrangements and respective reform projects from the perspective of assessing achievements. It identifies the conse...

Der Primärenergieverbrauch (PEV) in China belief sich im Jahr 2005 auf 2,2 Mrd. t SKE, ein Plus von rund 11% gegenüber 2004. Aufgrund des enormen Nachfragewachstums vor allem in der Grundstoffindustrie, aber auch bei den privaten Haushalten und im Verkehr ist der Energieverbrauch zwischen 2002 und 2004 sogar noch rascher gestiegen als das Bruttoinl...

In 2005, China's energy consumption was 2.2 bn t standard coal equivalents, 11% more than in 2004. Due to an enormous demand growth in the basic industries, private households and the transport sector, between 2002 and 2004, China s energy consumption grew even faster than the gross domestic product (GDP). In 2005, the growth rate of energy consump...

According to the demand of exchanging texts between Chinese and German government, Chinese experts commenced the demonstration study of "urban energy supplying project based on the environmental demand and sustainable development" with the technology support of the experts of German technology cooperative company (GTZ). The demonstration city is in...

Energy policy can be used to influence energy consumption in many ways: directly, by expanding or confining consumers; choices; or more indirectly, through incentives or disincentives for certain choices, creation or removal of barriers or misdirections to market allocation, administration or control of sales prices, regulation of price structures,...

Financing problems triggered the wave of electric power sector reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean. The reforms, in turn, have changed the functioning of financing in the power sector. Financial institutions have continually adapted their instruments, existing sources of capital have stepped up investing in the sector and new financial sourc...

Financing problems triggered the wave of electric power sector reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean. The reforms, in turn, have changed the functioning of financing in the power sector. Financial institutions have continually adapted their instruments, existing sources of capital have stepped up investing in the sector and new financial sourc...

There seems to be a proliferation of international partnerships and initiatives dealing with sustain-able energy development. Even an informed observer is in danger of loosing track over abbreviations like AP6, AREED, GBEP, GVEP, IAP, JREC, MEDREP, NEET, PCIA, REEEP, REN21 – to name only some of those which deal with renewable energy. 1 In this art...