Germany’s current government is planning to realign its energy transition. Against this backdrop, this report provides an overview of current developments in key technologies and indicators for flexibility in the electricity sector. For photovoltaics, growth appears to be leveling off, especially for rooftop installations. Onshore wind power continues to lag its target path, but this gap could close ...
The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) promotes non-price criteria in renewable auctions. It aims to unlock green willingness-to-pay and scale up manufacturing capacity for net-zero technologies in the European Union (EU). This paper builds a partial equilibrium model of the European solar module sector and investigates how renewable auction design impacts solar photo- voltaic (PV) manufacturing. First, ...
The transition to decarbonized energy systems has fueled a controversial debate over the necessity of traditional ‘‘baseload’’ power. Skepticism remains regarding the reliability and economic feasibility of power systems relying mainly on cheap variable renewable energy (VRE) sources. Addressing this, the German Academies’ project ‘‘Energy Systems of the Future’’ (ESYS) analyzed the role of baseload ...
Der rasche Umstieg von Verbrennern auf Elektrofahrzeuge ist entscheidend für den Klimaschutz im Straßenverkehr. Dieser Bericht beleuchtet auf Grundlage der Datenplattform Open Energy Tracker aktuelle Trends bei der Elektromobilität in Deutschland. Zwar stiegen zuletzt die Neuzulassungen von elektrischen Pkw und Nutzfahrzeugen. Insgesamt entwickelt sich die Elektromobilität aber noch schleppend. Die ...
