After a period of hibernation, the development of pumped-hydro storage plants in Germany regains momentum. Motivated by an ever increasing share of intermittent renewable generation, a variety of energy players considers new projects, which could increase the available capacity by up to 60%...

After a period of hibernation, the development of pumped-hydro storage plants in Germany regains momentum. Motivated by an ever increasing share of intermittent renewable generation, a variety of energy players considers new projects, which could increase the available capacity by up to 60%...

After a period of hibernation, the development of pumpedâ€hydro storage plants in Germany regains momentum. Motivated by an ever increasing share of intermittent renewable generation, a variety of energy players considers new projects, which could increase the available capacity by up to 60%...

The European Directive on common rules for the internal market in electricity (2009/72/EC) requires all member states to 'ensure the implementation of intelligent metering systems' in order to foster a more active involvement of customers in the electricity market. Such intelligent metering...

Im Zug der Energiewende sind in den letzten Jahren die Anforderungen an das Stromnetz kontinuierlich gestiegen, insbesondere wird die Optimierung der Nutzung vorhandener Ressourcen durch das sogenannte Engpassmanagement - den Umgang mit Engpässen im Netz - bedeutsamer. Vor diesem Hintergrund...

The harmonization and integration of separate national energy markets to an interconnected internal European market is a top priority of the European Commission. However, as energy policy largely remains subject to national sovereignty, a higher degree of integration can cause unilateral...

In den letzten Jahren wird vermehrt die Sorge geäußert, dass die Energiewende die Sicherheit der Stromversorgung in Deutschland langfristig durch Engpässe und Stromausfälle gefährden könnte. Während der Ausbau von volatiler Stromerzeugung aus Wind- und Sonnenenergie mit hohem Tempo...

We discuss the implications of two price zones, i.e. one northern and southern bidding area, on the German electricity market. In the northern zone, continuous capacity additions with low variable costs cause large regional supply surpluses in the market dispatch while conventional capacity...

Im Zug der Energiewende sind in den letzten Jahren die Anforderungen an das Stromnetz kontinuierlich gestiegen, insbesondere wird die Optimierung der Nutzung vorhandener Ressourcen durch das sogenannte Engpassmanagement - den Umgang mit Engpässen im Netz - bedeutsamer. Vor diesem Hintergrund...

The German response to the Fukushima nuclear power plant incident was possibly the most significant change of policy towards nuclear power outside Japan, leading to a sudden and very significant shift in the underlying power generation structure in Germany. This provides a very useful natural...