Energiewende "Made in Germany"

1 Introduction: The German Energiewende in the European Context.- Part I: The Historical Origins and Emergence of the Energiewende.- 2 German Energy and Climate Policies: A Historical Overview.- 3 The Transformation of the German Coal Sector from 1950 to 2017 - A Historical Overview.-  Part II: The Energiewende at Work in the Electricity Sector.- 4 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and the Phasing-our of Coal in Germany.- 5 Nuclear Power: Effects of Plant Closures on Electricity Markets and Remaining Challenges.- 6 Renewable Energy Sources as the Cornerstone of the German Energiewende.- 7 Energy Efficiency: A Key Challenge of the Energiewende.- 8 The Role of Electricity Transmission Infrastructure.- 9 Sector Coupling for an Integrated Low Carbon Energy Transformation - A Techno-Economic Introduction and Application to Germany.- 10 The Electricity Mix in the European Low Carbon Transformation: Coal, Nuclear, and Renewables.- 11 Energy Infrastructures for the Low Carbon Transformation in Europe,- Part III: The German Energiewende in the Context of the Europe Low Carbon Transformation.- 12 Cross-Border Cooperation in the European Context: Evidence from Regional Cooperation Initiatives.- 13 Modeling the Low Carbon Transformation in Europe and Germany: Developing Paths for the European Energy System until 2050.- Part IV: Assessment, Perspectives, and Conclusions.- 14 General Conclusions: Fifteen Lessons from the First Phase of the Energiewende.

Christian von Hirschhausen is a professor of Economics at the Workgroup for Economic and Infrastructure Policy (WIP) at TU Berlin. PhD in Industrial Economics from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris in 1995. Previously he was Chair of Energy Economics and Public Sector Management at TU Dresden. Prof. von Hirschhausen focuses on the restructuring, regulation and financing of infrastructure sectors, mainly energy, and is a regular advisor to industry and policymakers.



Clemens Gerbaulet is a research associate at the Department of Economic and Infrastructure Policy (WIP) at the TU Berlin as well as the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM) and a guest researcher at DIW Berlin. In 2011 he finished his studies in economics and engineering at the TU Dresden. He conducts research on European electricity market modelling, in particular the development of transmission and generation infrastructure.

Claudia Kemfertis a professor of Energy Economics and Sustainability at the Hertie School of Governance, in Berlin and Head of the department Energy, Transportation, Environment at the DIW Berlin. She was appointed by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety as a member of the German Advisory Council on the Environment. She completed her PhD at Stanford University in 1998 with a DAAD Scholarship. Her research activities concentrate on the evaluation of climate and energy policy strategies.Casimir Lorenz is a research associate at the Department of Economic and Infrastructure Policy (WIP) at the TU Berlin as well as at the department Energy, Transportation, Environment at DIW Berlin. He finished his studies in economics and engineering at the TU Berlin in 2013. His research focus lies on international cooperation in balancing energy markets and energy system modelling.



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