The German Renewable Energy Act (EEG) has been very successful in promoting the deployment of wind power plants and other renewable energy power generating technologies in Germany. The increasing share of EEG-power in the generation portfolio, increasing amounts of fluctuating power generation,...

Die Frage der Versorgungssicherheit in liberalisierten Strommärkten wird bereits seit vielen Jahren diskutiert. In Deutschland gibt es - abgesehen von netzbedingten Knappheiten in Süddeutschland - derzeit ausreichende Erzeugungskapazitäten; die mittelfristige Entwicklung des Kraftwerksparks...

In October 2003, the European Union introduced a Directive which widens the scope of the EU's minimum taxation system from mineral oils to all energy products including coal, natural gas and electricity. It aims at reducing distortions that currently exist between Member States as well as...