Investigation and support of two model communities for the assessment of municipal value added
Period: January 2011 - June 2011
Supported by: State of North Rhine-Westphalia represented by Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Consumer Protection
Cooperation Partners: Institute for ecological economy research (IÖW), Berlin
Involved IÖW employees:
Prof. Dr. Bernd Hirschl (Project leader IÖW), Andreas Prahl, Gabriel Weber, Steven Salecki, Dr. Julika Weiß
Description
The Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Consumer Protection commissioned the IÖW to calculate the value added of renewable energies of two local authorities in the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia. In the last years the IÖW has researched and consulted intensively regarding the value added of renewable energies. A mathematical model for the calculation of the municipal value added and employment effects of different renewable energies was developed. The model will be adjusted for the application in North Rhine-Westphalia. After selecting both, an urban and rural local authority, input data of installed capacity and economic indicators of renewable energy firms in these regions are conducted. The survey is performed in collaboration with SOKO-Institute, Bielefeld. Besides the calculation of current value added and employment effects, potential future effects will be investigated.