Safe Energy Working Group
The Safe Energy Working Group bunches IDC´s activities in the field of sustainable energy supply, transport, distribution and energy consumption. The focus of the working group is on topics with high future relevance and innovation-driven, with the consideration of societal perception and acceptance. Energy supply will mark a topic of central interest in economy and society in a conceivable timeframe for the future. Beside survey and analyses of the potentials of different technologies, the Working Group will do accompanying research regarding the socio-economic and environmental aspects, using technology assessment (TA) and risk assessment as an approach to develop meaningful options to support decision making processes.
Main topics:
- Sustainable and long term relevant safe energy supply
- Safety and security of critical energy infrastructure
- Analyses of new technologies and socio-economic implications
- Renewable energy sources, especially bio-based energy production
- Change of energy consumption
- Energy Charta of the European Union
- Energy policy in developing countries
Current activities
The Safe Energy WG is supporting IDC's two other WGs in the projects TARPOL (socio-economic impact of novel biofuels) and Sustainergynet (sustainable energy sources in Africa).
The team of the Safe Energy Working Group consist of:
Martin Giersch
Dr. Angela Meyer
Mag. Gregor Giersch
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