Since the proclamation of the German 'Energiewende' by the Federal Government in 2011, the transition of the energy supply system has accelerated. In 2011, the "Helmholtz-Alliance" - "ENERGY TRANS - Future Infrastructures for Meeting Energy Demands. Towards Sustainability and Social...

This article aims to explain the rapid destabilisation of the German electricity industry between 1998 and 2015. The longitudinal case study uses analytical categories from a multi-dimensional framework, which emphasises the importance of external pressures on the industry (both techno-economic...