of H₂-readypower plants is very sluggish. The pure energy-only-market concept is failing and urgently needs to be …

Replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources is one cornerstone of the energy transition. In certain sectors … are required from an energy system perspective and for which direct electrification, which is more energy efficient, is …

As part of the energy transition process, the German government has set far-reaching energy efficiency targets …, including doubling the annual energy-efficient refurbishment rate for existing residential buildings from one to two percent …. DIW Berlin has estimated the additional energy-related investment required to meet these targets and analyzed the impact …

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 …

Population and economic growth will lead to additional energy demand in the coming decades. Consumption increase in the … potential of each renewable energy source offer is taken into consideration. However, renewable energies will only reach a … significant share of the energy supply by mid of the century. In ten years time CO2 emissions will probably have a price worldwide …

The quest for a European energy policy has been at the heart of the European integration since World War II. Since the … aftermaths of the two oil shocks, all attempts to create a Common Energy Policy failed so far. The paper seeks to identify why … Europe needs to define a coherent and ambitious energy policy. It examines to what extent Europe today has the opportunity …

Under today's conditions, global energy demand would double until 2050 and CO2 emissions could be expected to increase … even more (by 137%). This would be related to an increasing dependence of OECD member countries on energy imports, and also … preconditions are a simultaneous improvement in energy efficiency, further advances in cost reduction of renewable energies and a …

Recently, concerns have been rising that the energy transition may impair the security of power supply in Germany by … increasing the risk of shortages and black-outs in the long run. While power generation from volatile wind and solar energy has … German government has adopted an energy policy reform package to strengthen the regulatory framework for the power market …