Im Kontext der Energiewende stellt sich die Frage, ob elektrische Speicherheizungen einen Beitrag zur verstärkten Nutzung der fluktuierenden Wind- und Solarenergie und zur Emissionsminderung im Raumwärmebereich leisten können. Im Rahmen eines europäischen Forschungsprojekts wurde am DIW...

Im Kontext der Energiewende stellt sich die Frage, ob elektrische Speicherheizungen einen Beitrag zur verstärkten Nutzung der fluktuierenden Wind- und Solarenergie und zur Emissionsminderung im Raumwärmebereich leisten können. Im Rahmen eines europäischen Forschungsprojekts wurde am DIW...

Renewable energy installations are rapidly gaining market share due to falling technology costs and supportive policies. Meanwhile, the energy price crisis resulting from the Russian-Ukrainian war has shifted the energy policy debate toward the question of how consumers can benefit more from the...

Hohe und unsichere Stromkosten werden von der deutschen Wirtschaft als große Herausforderungen angesehen. Über einen Erneuerbare-Energien-Pool (EE-Pool) könnten derartige Preisrisiken mittelfristig abgesichert werden. Im Poolkonzept werden die günstigen Konditionen wettbewerblicher...

German companies view high and uncertain electricity prices a major challenge. A Renewable Energy Pool (RE-Pool), wherein the favorable conditions of competitive tenders for new wind and solar power projects are passed on to electricity consumers, could hedge such price risks. Consumers'...

Long‐term energy contracts have featured prominently in many decisions of the European Commission to support the opening of the electricity markets. Contracts were seen to foreclose the market hence the Commission comprehensively unwound pre‐existing long‐term contracts and formulated...

Current EU short-term market designs for electricity face several challenges in (i) securing efficient system operation (ii) unlocking the full potential of flexible resources and (iii) fostering effective use of transmission capacity. For a gradual reform of market design and to guarantee...

Decarbonization goals of the European Commission foresee different future scenarios for the European power market of which all are exceeding 60% renewables in the power system.3 High shares of intermittent renewable sources require significant changes to the physical system and impact the...

The 2014 reform of the German Renewable Energy Act introduces a mandatory shift from a fixed feed-in tariff to a floating premium system. This is envisaged to create additional incentives for project developers, but also impacts revenues and costs for new investments in wind generation. Thus...

Gas‐fired power plants constitute a direct and important link between the gas and the electricity sectors and thus between the Target Models for electricity and gas. As the need for a flexible operation of gas-fired power plants will increase in tomorrow’s low‐carbon power markets, so also...