The European Union has embarked on the transformation of its energy and electricity system to low-carbon energy sources … institutional settings of decision-making processes in Germany and Europe, lessons from the German context are not directly … the creation of the European internal market in the 1990s and its application to the energy sectors (mainly electricity …

the electricity generation sector as one of the major emitters of CO2. After a period of subsidy-driven investments, the … costs of renewables decreased strongly making investments more attractive. Since European countries differ strongly in terms … of natural resources, we analyse the profitability of wind onshore and offshore and solar PV across Europe to determine …

Integrating large quantities of supply-driven renewable electricity generation remains a political and operational … challenge. One of the main obstacles in Europe to installing at least 200 GWs of power from variable renewable sources is how to …

We investigate the impact of pricing policies (i.e., flat pricing versus peak pricing) on the investment levels of a … utility firm in two competing energy sources (renewable and conventional), with a focus on the renewable investment level. We … consider generation patterns and intermittency of solar and wind energy in relation to the electricity demand throughout a day …

policy moves in favour of renewables are likely to impact. We find through quasi-experimental exploration of a modified …-peak hours, leading to changed investment incentives. There were no appreciable quantity effects on the market, such as power …-out decision by the German government has significantly affected electricity prices and thus competitiveness in neighbouring …