The German government aims at a climate-neutral building stock by 2050 to reach the goals defined in the Climate Action Plan 2050. Increasing the energy efficiency of existing buildings is therefore a high priority. For this purpose, investments of private homeowners will play a major role since...

Das Zeitdreieck Versorgungssicherheit, Wirtschaftlichkeit und Umweltschutz beschreibt grundlegende Ziele der Energiepolitik. Für die Wirtschaftlichkeit ist funktionierender Wettbewerb wesentlich, im Bereich der Netze ist jedoch staatliche Regulierung erforderlich. Im Hinblick auf Umweltschutz...

Im Jahr 2009 gab es in Österreich 114.400 Alleinerziehende mit Kindern unter 15 Jahren, davon waren 92% alleinerziehende Mütter und 8% alleinerziehende Väter. Jede achte Frau (14%) und einer von hundert Männern (1%) mit Kindern unter 15 Jahren ist somit Alleinerzieher/-in. Die in Kooperation...

The expansion of wind and solar energy has primarily led to the decarbonisation of the electricity sector. Against this background, power-to-gas (PtG) is seen as a solution supporting the decarbonisation of other sectors, such as heating or transport. As the generation mix will transitionally be...

Investment decisions in competitive power markets are based upon thorough profitability assessments. Thereby, investors typically show a high degree of risk aversion, which is the main argument for capacity mechanisms being implemented around the world. In order to investigate the...

Forecasting hourly electricity prices and their characteristic properties is a core challenge for energy generation companies and trading houses. The short-term marketing and purchase of electricity is usually managed with standardized products traded on different markets and with specific...

Dieser Projektbericht ist im Rahmen des Verbundprojektes EnStadt - QUARREE100: Resiliente, integrierte und systemdienliche Energieversorgungssysteme im städtischen Bestandsquartier unter vollständiger Integration erneuerbarer Energien - Reallabor Rüsdorfer Camp entstanden.

Improving the energy efficiency of residential buildings is of paramount importance to reduce CO2 emissions and hence to achieve a climate-neutral building stock - the objective of the German government for 2045. Thereby, a focus on the existing building stock is needed, as regulations for new...