ABSTRACT

Bioenergy plays a significant role in the expansion of sustainable energy transitions based on renewable energies, and thus in achieving climate targets through decarbonization of global production and consumption patterns. This article deals with the question of whether and which bioenergy potentials exist and the barriers and preconditions relevant for utilization from a regional perspective based on stakeholder interviews in North Hesse, Germany. Insights were gained into the objectives that regional stakeholders associate with energy recovery from residual and waste materials and the role of ecological modernization in this context. Under current conditions, regional stakeholders assess the potential of biomass residues for energy use as low owing to legal barriers to the use of biomass residues and waste for energy, a high degree of fragmentation, and locally specific design of the uses of these resources. These regional stakeholder assessments contradict the expansion targets and potential calculations of government agencies and research centers. Furthermore, regional stakeholders do not link the expansion of residue- and waste-based bioenergy with ecological modernization objectives (i.e. linking ecological objectives with increases in innovation, growth, and employment), but are mainly driven by the search for cost-savings, improved efficiency, and more sustainable use of biomass residues.

摘要

生物能源在扩展基于可再生能源的可持续能源转型中发挥着重要作用，因此在通过全球生产和消费方式的脱碳来实现气候目标方面也发挥着重要作用。本文基于在德国北黑森州进行的利益相关者访谈，从区域角度探讨了是否以及存在哪些生物能源潜力以及与利用相关的障碍和前提条件的问题。对区域利益相关者与从残留和废料中回收能源以及在此背景下生态现代化的作用相关联的目标有了见解。在当前条件下，由于法律限制使用生物质残渣和废物作为能源，区域利益相关者将生物质残渣用于能源的潜力评估为低，高度分散的情况，以及这些资源的使用在本地的特定设计。这些区域利益相关者评估与政府机构和研究中心的扩展目标以及潜在的计算相矛盾。此外，区域利益相关者没有将基于残留物和废物的生物能源的扩展与生态现代化目标联系起来（即将生态目标与创新，增长和就业的增加联系起来），而是主要受到寻求节省成本，改进的推动。效率，以及生物质残渣的更可持续利用。