Derzeit wird diskutiert, ob der deutsche Strommarkt genügend Anreize für Investitionen in Kraftwerke und deren Verbleiben am Netz bietet, um die Versorgungssicherheit zu gewährleisten. Vorschläge, die Energieversorgung weiter abzusichern, beinhalten zum Teil umfassende Zahlungen an die...

Current EU short-term market designs for electricity face several challenges in (i) securing efficient system operation (ii) unlocking the full potential of flexible resources and (iii) fostering effective use of transmission capacity. For a gradual reform of market design and to guarantee...

Mit Blick auf die Versorgungssicherheit im Stromsektor werden derzeit nicht nur in Deutschland verschiedene Kapazitätsmechanismen diskutiert. Dazu zählt eine Strategische Reserve, also das Vorhalten einzelner Kraftwerke, die nur in Notsituationen mit einem knappen Stromangebot und hohen...

Gas-fired power plants constitute a direct and important link between the gas and the electricity sectors and thus between the Target Models for electricity and gas. As the need for a flexible operation of gas-fired power plants will increase in tomorrow's low-carbon power markets, so also will...

With increasing variability of demand and supply, transmission system operators (TSOs) across Europe adapt their internal processes and operational approaches. These processes comprise different interfaces with other market participants (e.g. via balancing markets, reserve procurement or NTC...

We revisit key elements of European power market design with respect to both short term operation and longer-term investment and re-investment choices. For short term markets, the European policy debate focuses on the definition of common interfaces, like for example gate closure time. We argue...

Using generating and demand resources across national borders brings synergies and improves supply adequacy in Europe as a whole. However, national capacity remuneration mechanisms (CRMs) may pose barriers for the participation of energy resources across borders. This ultimately challenges the...

Strategic reserves are in principle well suited to address both generation adequacy and system security in power markets. Depending on the power system and on the network topology, a strategic reserve has to be designed to fulfill both objectives. For the design of a strategic reserve (SR) in...