Kaya Dünzen

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Follow-up | Overview of Renewable Energy Spatial Planning and Designation of Acceleration Areas in Selected EU Member States

This study presents an updated overview of the efforts made by 10 selected European Member States (MSs) to implement the amended Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) concerning mapping for renewables. Specifically, it examines Art. 15b, which mandates MSs to conduct a coordinated spatial mapping for

Electricity market design for 100 % renewable energy in Germany – Challenges and solutions

The transition to a renewable energy system poses several challenges for electricity market design. This paper examines the structural changes required to accommodate a fully renewable-based electricity system in Germany, emphasising the integration of renewable energy sources, dispatchable power pl

Feasibility of sufficiency policy instruments. An assessment using impact chains for the German mobility sector

The transport sector is not on track to meet the Paris Agreement climate targets. Rapid decarbonization of transport requires fuel switching and energy savings through modal shift and demand reduction – which are the aims of transport-sufficiency policy. We analyze passenger transport-policy instr

Darstellung möglicher Ansätze einer fairen Netzkostenverteilung

Verteilung der Netzkosten der Energiewende

Der Kurzbericht geht der Frage nach, wie regionale Unterschiede bei den Stromnetzentgelten fairer verteilt werden könnten. Ausgangspunkt ist ein Beschluss der Bundesnetzagentur zum teilweisen Ausgleich überdurchschnittlich hoher Netzkosten, welche in einigen Verteilnetzgebieten durch den Anschluss

EU 2040 Climate Target: Contributions of the Energy Supply Sector

The European Union (EU) is legally obliged to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and has an interim target for 2030 of reducing net Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 55% compared to 1990. The European Climate Law also requires the EU to adopt a climate target for 2040. In its Communication of 6 F

Using impact chains for a feasibility assessment of sufficiency policies in the mobility sector

Energy savings through modal shift and demand reduction (avoid) are key to decarbonising the transport sector. This is the aim of transport sufficiency policies. Some of them are already implemented and serve as best practice examples, and there are many planned and proposed policies, e.g., in the N