Stromspeicher als zentrales Element der Integration von Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien (StoRES)

Department(s)/ Research Infrastructure
Energy, Transportation, Environment
Project Status
Current Project
Project Duration
since/from 2011 to 2014
Funding
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Project Manager
Wolf-Peter Schill
Project Team/Contacts at DIW Berlin

In this project, we carry out model-based economic analyses of different strategies for renewable energy integration in Germany, with a focus on storage technologies. Quantitative, numerical power market models are used to analyse the demand for storage capacities, the interaction between storage and transmission expansion, and the use of storage in oligopolistic markets. Moreover, we investigate the interdependency between storage utilization and power market outcomes, as well as the need for and the possible designs of supportive policy measures.