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Featured Article – Social acceptance of green hydrogen in Germany: building trust through responsible innovation

Authors: Johann Jakob Häußermann, Moritz J. Maier, Thea C. Kirsch, Simone Kaiser & Martina Schraudner

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Green hydrogen has the potential to become a cornerstone of the global transition to green energy.

This article investigates the social acceptance of green hydrogen in Germany as a matter of responsible innovation.

Thus, the article addresses a current and important topic and contributes new insights to the state of the art in research with quantitative and qualitative data.

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Governing sustainability of bioenergy, biomaterial and bioproduct supply chains from forest and agricultural landscapes
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Sustainable use of aquatic macrophytes for the production of bioenergy
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The broader view – systems analysis for sustainable bioenergy
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The Transition of Energy Systems towards Sustainability: Challenges and Lessons Learnt from the German 'Energiewende'
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Relevant socio-economic aspects for the diffusion of renewable energy technologies
Edited by: Martina Schaefer

Governing the Climate Challenge and Energy Transition in Cities
Edited by: Thomas Hoppe, Ellen van Bueren
 

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Microbiology of Sustainable Biogas Production
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Wolfgang Babel @ 75: A tribute
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Special Issue for Helmholtz Energy System Design (ESD) – Societal feasible Transition Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems
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SDEWES2023: The puzzle of a sustainable energy transformation: a wide field of actors, sectors and strategies
Edited by: Nora Mittelstädt, Prof. Daniela Thrän and Prof. Goran Krajacic (Open for submissions)

Towards Climate Neutral Energy Communities
Edited by: Fabio Montagnino and Mario Hirz (Open for submissions)

Shaping a new energy sustainability for the European Society after 2022: analysis, challenges and perspectives
Edited by: Mirjana Radovanović, Daniela Thrän, Saim Memon, Predrag Pavlićević (Open for submissions)

The Circular Bioeconomy, beyond synergies and competition with full electrification strategies
Edited by: Fabian Schipfer (Open for submissions)

Green Deal - Recovery plan for Europe: current status and challenges in developing and developed European countries
Edited by: Mirjana Radovanović (Open for submissions)

Sustainable Mobility Transitions: (New) Pathways of Future Energy Systems
Edited by: Jörg Radtke and Weert Canzler

The Governance of Sustainable Energy Transitions in the Global South
Edited by: Philipp Späth

Energy landscapes of today and tomorrow
Edited by: Daniela Thrän, Eric Gawel, Dagmar Fiedler

Current status and future challenges in research, development and implementation of sustainable energy systems
Edited by: Dagmar Fiedler, Daniela Thrän

 

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This international peer‐reviewed open access journal offers a forum for discourse on systemic challenges at the intersection of energy, sustainability and society for natural scientists, engineers, social and political scientists and industry experts. It is the particular aim of this journal to publish inter‐ and cross‐disciplinary papers that provide a substantial contribution to the holistic innovation of sustainable energy systems.

The scope of the journal encompasses the whole innovation process, ranging from scientific research to both innovative approaches for technology implementation and the analysis of economic, social and environmental impacts of sustainable energy systems. We particularly welcome papers that integrate at least two dimensions of the energy, sustainability and society nexus and contribute to new holistic system solutions for the development of novel future energy. The journal strives to publish early scientific opinions on issues, which are just emerging and require crosscutting and creative thinking.

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Energy is one of the most important resources for the sustainable development of mankind. We all are responsible for the economical usage of the available and for the search for novel energy sources which have to be environmentally friendly and economically feasible. In light of the tragic events at Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant Fukushima, there has never been a better time for launching a new multidisciplinary, international BMC journal, that particularly welcomes articles from the field of novel energies. We are particularly interested in research that addresses complex issues with innovation potential at the interface of science, environment, technology and society. We are also looking for articles that concentrate on technological breakthroughs and major innovations in the emerging field of energy, work that looks into the integration of environmental and social needs with future economics, and research dealing with environmentally friendly energies rather than focusing solely on renewable energies.

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