Energy security increasingly becomes an issue in the face of rising worldwide energy demand and dwindling resources. Threats to energy security are seen in political instabilities of resource exporting countries, decreasing reserves, geostrategic and geopolitical factors and the structure of the...

Die Berechnung der EEG-Umlage für das Jahr 2013 durch die Netzbetreiber hat zu einer breiten Diskussion über die sozialen Auswirkungen steigender Strompreise geführt. In der vorliegenden Studie werden modellgestützt Verteilungswirkungen bei einem Vergleich verschiedener Entwicklungspfade der...

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,...

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,...