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    Die Verbreitung neuer Technologien am Beispiel von Biokraftstoffen in Deutschland
    (2010) Benignus, Isabell; Ahlheim, Michael
    By now, Biofuels became an inherent part of the German strategy to fulfil the climate targets of the Kyoto protocol as well as the reduction of the high dependency of power supply from foreign countries. However, Biofuels will only be able to deploy a material effect if their market share increases significantly over the next few years. In Germany, the market share of biofuels is still below ten percent. From a global view the market share is even smaller. The diffusion of biofuels is a problem of the diffusion of new technologies, which covers both the demand side and the production technologies of the supply side. The intention of the work is the analysis of the diffusion of biofuels from a political-economical point of view. The substantial theoretical results of the economic diffusion research are clarified using a neoclassical model and illustrated using the example of the German biofuels market. The work shall contribute to the ongoing discussion on the promotion of biofuels. Accordingly, the focus of the work is application-oriented. The three focal points of the work are: 1. Identification of relevant diffusion constraints of biofuels and analysis of their effects by means of a neoclassical diffusion model. 2. Analysis of the eligibility for support of biofuels. A special focus lies on the question of suitability of different promotion instruments. 3. Empirical examination of the diffusion effect of selected national promotion instruments on the German biodiesel market. A special focus lies on the most important instrument for the promotion of biodiesel: (partial) the energy tax exemption for biodiesel in Germany.