eprintid: 35842
rev_number: 14
eprint_status: archive
userid: 8660
dir: disk0/00/03/58/42
datestamp: 2024-12-23 13:38:37
lastmod: 2025-04-25 09:07:26
status_changed: 2024-12-23 13:38:37
type: doctoralThesis
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Rilling, Benedikt
title: Renewable gases fueling the energy transition in
residential heating and private transportation: A multi-perspective approach
subjects: ddc-300
subjects: ddc-320
subjects: ddc-330
divisions: i-180500
adv_faculty: af-18
cterms_swd: Energiepolitik
cterms_swd: Verbraucher
cterms_swd: Energiemarkt
cterms_swd: Marketing
cterms_swd: Präferenz
abstract: This dissertation examines the role of renewable gases - biomethane and synthetic natural gas (SNG) - in Germany's energy transition, focusing on the residential heating and private transportation sectors. The research is grounded in a coevolutionary approach, that emphasizes socio-technical system transitions, and draws on theories of consumer decision-making and energy policy design. A mixed-methods approach underpins this work: qualitative analyses explore policy frameworks and consumer perceptions, while quantitative Discrete Choice Experiments investigate consumer preferences and willingness-to-pay (WTP).
Empirically, the five articles of this cumulative dissertation highlight critical findings. Policies favor renewable gases in electricity and transportation, leaving heating markets underdeveloped, with biomethane adoption largely driven by regulatory mandates. Consumer decisions in these markets are marked by low involvement, limited awareness, and significant price sensitivity. Nevertheless, there is notable willingness to pay for renewable gas products, particularly SNG, though this willingness often fails to match higher production costs. The four articles are structured into two parts. The first part explores the policy and market structures shaping renewable gas uptake, including an analysis of tariff offerings and the regulatory landscape. The second part delves into consumer behavior, with articles assessing perceptions, preferences, and pricing dynamics for biomethane and SNG. Collectively, this dissertation advances the literature on energy transitions, consumer behavior, and renewable gas market integration, offering actionable insights for policymakers, market stakeholders, and researchers.
date: 2024
id_scheme: DOI
id_number: 10.11588/heidok.00035842
ppn_swb: 1913937690
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-358427
date_accepted: 2024-12-16
advisor: HASH(0x55e83af6e328)
language: eng
bibsort: RILLINGBENRENEWABLEG2024
full_text_status: public
place_of_pub: Heidelberg
citation:   Rilling, Benedikt  (2024) Renewable gases fueling the energy transition in residential heating and private transportation: A multi-perspective approach.  [Dissertation]     
document_url: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/35842/1/Dissertation_Rilling_final.pdf