Requirements for the electricity network in Germany increased in recent years due to the energy transition. The … investments in power plants, more efficient power plant dispatch, increased system stability, integration of renewable energy … supply and demand. So far, the German energy policy has taken a clear stand against regional pricing and favors the status …

environmental cost savings are offset by small increases in energy system costs. When implementing an aggressive climate policy …

In January 2014, the European Commission proposed a framework for its climate and energy policy up to 2030. It includes … targets for reducing greenhouse gases and using renewable energies, but no specific targets for increasing energy efficiency … late and too weak. In regard to renewable energy use, the Commission has proposed a goal to achieve a share of 27 percent …

greenhouse gas emissions in order to mitigate climate change. The relevant global energy scenarios are often still based on the … power supply up to 2050 and they show that, with a marked expansion of renewable energy sources, Europe can meet its climate … targets without nuclear power. The proliferation of more cost-effective renewable energy technologies, particularly wind and …

The growing literature on the potential role of energy resources around the Caspian Sea is dominated by geoplitics … energy sector in the Caspian CIS-countries has not been turned into an upswing. This paper analyses four critical aspects of … the planned projects. Our result is that due to a combination of obstacles, an energy-induced economic boom in the area is …

In an electricity industry increasingly characterized by renewable energy sources, there is much controversy …. The task of policy-makers now is to actively support forwardlooking structural change in the regions concerned. -- energy …