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Personnel news
Nils May, a DIW PhD candidate and Research Associate in the Climate Policy Department, has received a Student Paper Award from the International Association for Energy Economics. The award was presented for his paper "The Impact of Wind Power Support Schemes on Technology Choices" at the IAEE International Conference in Singapur.
30.06.2017
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Report
29 European economists address an open letter to European lawmakers emphasizing the importance of designing the European Emission Trading Scheme such that the carbon price will be reflected in basic materials.
The production of basic materials like steel, cement, and aluminum accounts for a significant share of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions (16%). For Europe to achieve its Paris climate ...
15.12.2016
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Press Release
DIW Berlin’s construction volume calculations: construction industry remains a key pillar of the German economy—need for action in energy-efficient refurbishment and in accommodating refugees
The construction industry remains a key pillar of the German economy: buildings worth a total of around 338 billion euros will have been constructed or modernized in Germany by the end of this year—2.7 ...
02.12.2015
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Press Release
Researchers in the Climate Strategies network found that the European Commission’s proposal for carbon leakage protection post-2020 will fail to realize a large share of innovation opportunities in materials industries like steel and cement. “This is a major missed opportunity since steel and cement alone account for 38% of industrial CO2 emissions in Europe”, said Karsten Neuhof ...
16.07.2015
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Interview
Professor Neuhoff, the EU Emissions Trading System, or the EU ETS, has been in existence for ten years now. Has the scheme stood the test of time so far?
First, the EU ETS has demonstrated that Europe can act collectively and it takes climate protection seriously. Second, it has established a long-term framework for emissions reductions. Third, the price signal has helped companies consider more ...
16.07.2015
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Report
by Nils May, Karsten Neuhoff, Frieder Borggrefe
Up until now, wind turbines have been designed to generate electricity at the lowest possible total cost, independent of this electricity’s market value. With an increasing penetration of wind power in the system, the market value of electricity generated by wind turbines is declining, since wind turbines tend to produce electricity at the same ...
10.06.2015
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Interview
Mr. May, you discuss here wind turbine design and its impact on the electricity system. What was your jumping-off point?A large share of wind power production takes place in high wind. Because this amount is so large, its market value decreases. It is therefore important to start building system-friendly wind turbines that produce a greater proportion of their electricity at medium and weaker wind ...
10.06.2015
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Press Release
Plant operators must sell their electricity themselves – costs of forecast deviations and site-specific changes in revenue make wind power unnecessarily expensive
The 2014 reform of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz, or EEG) mandates that operators of new large power plants market their electricity directly in order to create incentives for good wind forecasts and ...
20.05.2015
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Interview
The interview with Prof. Karsten Neuhoff, Ph.D. is published in DIW Economic Bulletin 21/2015. It is available for download as pdf document.
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20.05.2015
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Press Release
To increase the rate at which residential building undergo refurbishments for energy efficiency, innovative financial solutions also need to be considered. For example, some property owners who are currently hesitant to implement thermal retrofit might be encouraged if the investment is funded by a third party (fund) and refinanced based on the energy costs saved with the efficiency measure. Such financing ...
06.05.2015
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Interview
The interview with Prof. Karsten Neuhoff, Ph.D. is published in DIW Economic Bulletin 19/2015. It is available for download as pdf document.
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Picture: Daniel Bleyenberg / pixelio.de
06.05.2015
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Report
Two ongoing political processes are set to shape the future of EU energy and climate policy. On the one hand, following up on the 2020 Strategy, the European Commission and the Member States seek to move beyond 2020 and design a 2030 Climate and Energy Framework that will address climate change and energy transformation in a manner acceptable for all the parties. On the other hand, partly as a consequence ...
09.02.2015
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Press Release
The heating market plays a key role in achieving the Federal Government's energy and climate policy objectives. In particular, major savings need to be made in heating residential buildings if the majority of buildings are to be climate-neutral by 2050. In light of this, DIW Berlin and ista Deutschland GmbH have created an up-to-date data basis that is based on the heating energy bills of apartment ...
09.10.2014
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Report
The energy service provider, ista, and the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) are jointly developing the new "Heat Monitor Germany". From autumn 2014, this monitoring programme is to create greater transparency on heating energy consumption and costs throughout Germany. As a result, measures to achieve greater energy efficiency in the building sector are to be implemented ...
11.09.2014
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Report
The currently negotiated EU State aid guidelines require that member states provide aid to renewable energy solely in the form of a premium to the market price. Such market premiums risk however the efficiency of short-term, and the effectiveness of forward contracting, markets and increase the costs of financing for renewable projects. They advantage incumbents, create barriers to new entrants, and ...
02.04.2014
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Press Release
In January 2014, the European Commission proposed a framework for its climate and energy policy up to 2030. It includes targets for reducing greenhouse gases and using renewable energies, but no specific targets for increasing energy efficiency. By 2030, greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by 40 percent over 1990 figures. Another element of the proposal is the introduction of a market stability ...
05.03.2014
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Press Release
To date, the European Union has been at the forefront of international climate protection. But there are now a number of other countries also pursuing a proactive energy and climate policy. They are increasingly investing in renewable energies, exploiting potential energy efficiencies in industry, buildings and transportation, and contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through carbon ...
05.02.2014
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Press Release
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 investment required to meet these targets and analyzed the impact this could have on the economy. In the long ...
22.01.2014
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Press Release
There is an ongoing discussion about whether the German electricity market offers sufficient incentives for investment in power plants and for keeping them connected to the grid, thus ensuring sufficient security of supply. Recommendations for further securing power supply include payments, some of them comprehensive, to power plant operators - in addition to energy revenues and based on their generating ...
29.11.2013
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Economic Bulletin
by Jürgen Blazejczak, Jochen Diekmann, Dietmar Edler, Claudia Kemfert, Karsten Neuhoff, Wolf-Peter Schill in: DIW Economic Bulletin 09/2013.Achieving the objectives of the German governments 2010 Energy Concept and the accelerated phase-out of nuclear energy will require significant investment in restructuring energy supply. In particular, this includes investment in installations for the ...
30.09.2013