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We examine the impact of the war in Ukraine on long-term contracts in energy markets. We find that traded contract volumes fall by 65 percent in the first months of the war. A collapse in bilateral trading contributes most to this decline. To protect themselves from price shocks, firms...
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Die Energiewende in Deutschland schreitet voran. Erneuerbare Energien decken bereits mehr als die Hälfte der deutschen Stromnachfrage. Allerdings nehmen mit steigenden Anteilen der fluktuierenden Wind- und Solarenergie auch die Schwankungen in der Stromerzeugung zu. Flexibilität auf der...
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Germany's energy transition is progressing. Renewable energy sources already cover more than half of Germany's electricity demand. However, as the share of variable wind and solar energy increases, so do the fluctuations in electricity generation. Consequently, flexibility on the supply and...
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A shift from zonal pricing to smaller zones and nodal pricing improves efficiency and security of system operation. Resulting price changes do however also shift profits and surplus between and across generation and load. As individual actorscan lose, they might oppose any reform. We explore how...
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Comparisons of resource assessments suggest that sufficient renewable energy resources are available to allow for large-scale deployment of renewable energy technologies. Economic analysis identifies barriers to the adoption of renewable energy sources resulting from (i) market structure, (ii)...
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