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Marketing Renewable Energy

Concepts, Business Models and Cases

  • Explains fundamental concepts of renewable energy marketing in an easy to understand and comprehensive way
  • Describes customer preferences towards renewables and helps marketers to design, price, distribute their products and communicate about them
  • Explains legal frameworks of state-led support for renewables in different countries that set the background for marketing of renewables
  • Provides practical examples that illustrate successful marketing strategies
  • Points to opportunities in special markets for renewables such as tourism or e-mobility

Part of the book series: Management for Professionals (MANAGPROF)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Foundations of Renewable Energy Marketing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Some Basic Concepts for Marketing Renewable Energy

      • Christian Friege, Carsten Herbes
      Pages 3-26
    3. Global Markets and Trends for Renewables

      • Karina Bloche-Daub, Janet Witt, Volker Lenz, Michael Nelles
      Pages 27-47
    4. Consumer Preferences for Renewable Energy

      • Roland Menges, Gregor Beyer
      Pages 49-73
    5. Direct Selling of Renewable Energy Products

      • Christian Friege
      Pages 75-89
    6. Introducing Green Electricity as the Default Option

      • Sylviane Chassot, Rolf Wüstenhagen, Nicole Fahr, Peter Graf
      Pages 109-122
    7. Certificates in Germany’s Renewable Energy Market

      • Uwe Leprich, Patrick Hoffmann, Martin Luxenburger
      Pages 123-147
  3. Special Markets and New Business Models

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
    2. Marketing of Biomethane

      • Carsten Herbes
      Pages 151-171
    3. Renewable Energies in the Contracting Market

      • Ralf Klöpfer, Ulrich Kliemczak
      Pages 173-188
    4. Smart Battery Systems Driving Renewable Energy Markets

      • Benjamin Schott, Oliver Koch
      Pages 259-269
  4. Marketing of Renewables in Regional Markets

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 271-271
    2. Building a Renewables-Driven Power System. Successes and Challenges in Germany

      • Patrick Graichen, Christian Redl, Markus Steigenberger
      Pages 283-302
    3. Marketing Renewable Energy in France

      • Michel Cruciani
      Pages 303-329

About this book

This book answers questions such as: How do you market green electricity or bio-methane? What is the right price for renewable energy? How do the legal framework and customer preferences influence marketing strategies? Is direct marketing or online marketing the key to success?

Answers to these and many other questions can be found in this volume, which gathers contributions from leading researchers and respected practitioners. Employing an easy-to-follow, clearly structured format, it combines the latest research results and concrete case studies to help readers understand the fundamentals of marketing for renewable energies and new business models from different countries.


Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Nuertingen-Geislingen , Nuertingen, Germany

    Carsten Herbes

  • Friege-Consulting, Stuttgart, Germany

    Christian Friege

About the editors

Carsten Herbes is a professor of international management and renewable energy at Nuertingen-Geislingen University (NGU) and Director of the ‘Institute for International Research on Sustainable Management and Renewable Energy’. His research interests include marketing and acceptance of renewable energies, renewable energy cooperatives, Japanese business and economy. Before joining NGU he worked as a management consultant and board member of a bio-energy company.


Christian Friege is the former CEO of LichtBlick AG, a leading green energy company in Germany and a consultant in the field. His research interests include renewable energy, direct selling and customer management. His research was published, among others, in Journal of Service Research and Energy Policy. He has taught at Nuertingen Geislingen University and University of St. Gallen. Currently, he serves as a member of the board of Cewe Stiftung & Co KGaA.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Marketing Renewable Energy

  • Book Subtitle: Concepts, Business Models and Cases

  • Editors: Carsten Herbes, Christian Friege

  • Series Title: Management for Professionals

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46427-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-46426-8Published: 28 June 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83518-1Published: 12 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-46427-5Published: 23 June 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2192-8096

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-810X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 397

  • Number of Illustrations: 111 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Marketing, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Renewable and Green Energy

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eBook USD 69.99
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 89.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 89.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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