The market for renewable energy has developed into one of the most important and rapidly expanding business sectors. With the support of positive political framework conditions and under the influence of increasing international efforts to establish sustainable means of meeting the global energy demand, renewable forms of energy are undergoing massive expansion in Germany. The diverse support measures for sources of renewable energy and the ever-increasing cost of fossil fuels have led to in-depth investigations of the application possibilities of renewable energy in all sectors. In this context, the legal framework conditions for the individual energy sources are of particular interest. This up-to-date work addresses the main features of the act reforming the law on renewable energy. The reference work for the new legal situation: You will learn about how the new legal regulatory framework of the EEG 2011 will affect daily practice. All of the significant legal factors regarding the use of renewable energy are addressed.
