Key readings on the energy transition in a European context
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A short overview of the main issues and challenges for the integration of the energy markets of the European Union, such as renewable energy, system reliability and transmission grid expansion.
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The Dutch grid operator Tennet also manages the largest electricity transmission network in Germany, from the North Sea to the Alps. In this market overview, it gives insights into the development of prices across Europe and sheds a light on issues such as the profitability of coal and gas power plants.
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The think-tank Jacques Delors Institute – named after a French ex-president of the European Commission – argues in this paper that Germany and France could gain substantial advantages by collaborating more intensely on energy policy. It also points out hurdles for this cooperation and sheds light on the political background.
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In this overview, the European Commission explains the main targets of its climate and energy policy in an accessible way, and provides links to documents containing further details. It includes, for example, the policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent by 2030.
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How did switching off half of Germany’s nuclear power plants change the German and European energy market? Though slightly dated, this study provides an excellent overview over the apparent conundrum that security of supply in Germany was hardly affected and prices did not go up, but down.
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This rather technical study by the power grid operators of Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary offers interesting insights into the functioning of power systems – and argues the case that Germany’s energy transition can have intense negative effects on their security of supply.
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This report, commissioned by the French government, provides an economic overview of the European power market and the fundamental forces at work, such as investment in renewable energy, and links this to the historical legacies. The paper explains why the situation in Germany has to be seen in a wider European context.
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This report, commissioned by the Energy Ministry, scrutinises the Energiewende’s progress and effects. From a European perspective, the most remarkable feature is that the question of the Energiewende’s effect on neighbouring countries is almost completely absent. A good example of the German-centric perception of the energy transition.
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How does Germany fare in comparison to other countries in the European Union? And how does Europe do overall? This report gives an easy-access oversight to these questions and offers statistics for all relevant forms of green energy production. EurObserv’ER is financed in part by the European Commission.
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This regularly updated country profile adds an overview of the most important legislative developments to the main statistics about renewable energy. The profile report is available not only for Germany, but also all other member states.
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Monday, 22 June, 2015 - 00:00