This paper analyses the link between sustainability-related innovation and sustainability performance and the role that family firms play in this. This theme is particular relevant from a European point of view given the large number of firms that are family-owned. Governments often support...

We analyze market order arrivals on the intraday market for hourly electricity deliveries in Germany. As we distinguish between buys and sells, we work in a multivariate setting. We model the arrivals with a Hawkes process with exponentially increasing baseline intensity and exponentially...

Im Zuge der Energiewende hat die Bundesregierung weitreichende Energieeffizienzziele definiert. Für die energetische Sanierung des Bestandes an Wohngebäuden wird eine Verdopplung der jährlichen Sanierungsrate von ein auf zwei Prozent angestrebt. Das DIW Berlin hat die hierfür notwendigen...

As part of the energy transition process, the German government has set far-reaching energy efficiency targets, including doubling the annual rate of building renovation to upgrade energy performance from one to two percent. DIW Berlin has estimated the additional energy-savings-related...

Im Zug der Energiewende sind in den letzten Jahren die Anforderungen an das Stromnetz kontinuierlich gestiegen, insbesondere wird die Optimierung der Nutzung vorhandener Ressourcen durch das sogenannte Engpassmanagement - den Umgang mit Engpässen im Netz - bedeutsamer. Vor diesem Hintergrund...

Integrating large amounts of electrolyzer capacities poses particular challenges for grid operators along the entire hydrogen value chain. This research examines how hydrogen production capacities that support the decarbonization of German industrial sectors impact the electricity transmission...

Within the German welfare system, heating expenditures of recipients are in general fully covered by the government. This paper empirically tests for the hypothesis that households receiving welfare payments turn to over consumption of residential space heating. We use microdata from two...

As part of the energy transition process, the German government has set far-reaching energy efficiency targets, including doubling the annual rate of building renovation to upgrade energy performance from one to two percent. DIW Berlin has estimated the additional energy-savings-related...

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...

Requirements for the electricity network in Germany increased in recent years due to the energy transition. The utilization of existing infrastructure applying so called congestion management becomes more important. Regional pricing might help to set the right incentives for generation...