Martin Kittel

Martin Kittel

Research Associate of the

Energy, Transportation, Environment Department

Research Topics and Working Areas
Martin is a research associate and postdoctoral researcher in the Department Energy, Transportation, Environment. His work addresses the decarbonization of the energy system, focusing on flexibility options in the electricity sector, sector coupling, hydrogen, and the challenges of integrating variable renewable energy sources, especially during extended periods of low wind and solar generation ("Dunkelflauten"). He is about to complete his PhD at Technical University Berlin. Previously, he studied economics and business administration in Dresden and at Teesside University (UK). Before joining DIW Berlin, Martin worked as a research associate in the Workgroup for Economic and Infrastructure Policy at Technical University Berlin and as a policy advisor for energy transition cooperation in Southeast Europe at Germanwatch.

Publications

DIW Wochenbericht 49 / 2024

Versorgungssicherheitsreserve kann Strommarkt absichern und Flexibilität erschließen

2024| Karsten Neuhoff, Claudia Kemfert, Martin Kittel, Franziska Klaucke, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill, Leon Stolle
DIW Weekly Report 40/41/42 / 2023

National Hydrogen Strategy: Clear Focus and Consistent Implementation Necessary

2023| Martin Kittel, Dana Kirchem, Wolf-Peter Schill, Claudia Kemfert
DIW Wochenbericht 41 / 2023

Die anvisierten Wasserstoff-Importe sind ambitioniert und sollten rasch gesichert werden: Interview

2023| Martin Kittel, Erich Wittenberg
Externe Monographien

Coping with the Dunkelflaute: Power System Implications of Variable Renewable Energy Droughts in Europe

Ithaca: arXiv.org, 2024, 9 S.
(arXiv ; 2411.17683)
| Martin Kittel, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill
Externe Monographien

Quantifying the Dunkelflaute: An Analysis of Variable Renewable Energy Droughts in Europe

Ithaca: arXiv.org, 2024, 14 S.
(arXiv ; 2410.00244)
| Martin Kittel, Wolf-Peter Schill
Other refereed essays

Measuring the Dunkelflaute: How (not) to Analyze Variable Renewable Energy Shortage

In: Environmental Research: Energy 1 (2024), 035007, 18 S. | Martin Kittel, Wolf-Peter Schill
Externe Monographien

Measuring the Dunkelflaute: How (not) to Analyze Variable Renewable Energy Shortage

Ithaca: arXiv.org, 2024, 29 S.
(arXiv ; 402.06758)
| Martin Kittel, Wolf-Peter Schill
Refereed essays Web of Science

Bidirectional Coupling of the Long-term Integrated Assessment Model REgional Model of INvestments and Development (REMIND) v3.0.0 with the Hourly Power Sector Model Dispatch and Investment Evaluation Tool with Endogenous Renewables (DIETER) v1.0.2

In: Geoscientific Model Development 16 (2023), 17, S. 4977–5033 | Chen Chris Gong, Falko Ueckerdt, Robert Pietzcker, Adrian Odenweller, Wolf-Peter Schill, Martin Kittel, Gunnar Luderer

Lectures

Vortrag

Coping with the Dunkelflaute: Power System Implications of Variable Renewable Energy Droughts in Europe

Martin Kittel, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill
Berlin, 21.03.2025
| Speicher: Strommarkttreffen
Vortrag

Power System Impacts of Variable Renewable Energy Droughts

Martin Kittel, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill
Löwen, Belgien, 01.07.2024 - 04.07.2024
| 29th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists: EAERE 2024
Vortrag

Capacity Markets vs. Security of Supply Reserves: Impacts on Power Sector Flexibility

Karsten Neuhoff, Martin Kittel, Franziska Klaucke, Mats Kröger, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill
Berlin, 24.04.2024
| Brown Bag Seminar: DIW Berlin, Abteilungen Klimapolitik und Energie, Verkehr, Umwelt
Vortrag

Variable Renewable Energy Droughts (“Dunkelflauten”) and Power Sector Implications: A Model-based Analysis in the European Context

Martin Kittel, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schil
Dresden, 12.04.2024
| Exploring Energy Demand Dynamics: 18th Conference on Energy Economics and Technology - ENERDAY 2024
Vortrag

Variable Renewable Energy Droughts and the Power Sector: A Model-Based Analysis and Implications in the European Context

Martin Kittel, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill
Mailand, Italien, 24.07.2023 - 27.07.2023
| The Global Energy Transition Toward Decarbonization: 18th IAEE European Conference

Research Projects

Research Project

Open-source modeling of the future role of renewable hydrogen in Germany and Europe

Current Project| Energy, Transportation, Environment
Research Project

Future of Fossil Fuels in the wake of greenhouse gas neutrality (FFF)

Completed Project| Energy, Transportation, Environment

In the media

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