englischElectricity storage is considered an ideal building block for increasing the flexibility of the energy system and is steadily gaining in importance. At the same time, both the regulatory framework for multifunctional electricity storage and its position within the value chain of the energy [...]

englischFor the first time, this work examines in detail the criterion of efficiency of network access to the electricity supply networks in Section 20 (1) EnWG. Starting from the fundamentals of network access regulation in energy law, the criterion’s background and content are explored. The extent [...]

englischDistrict heat production, transport and retail are currently provided per network by a single integrated supplier in Germany, although there is a chance of competing other producers and retailers, such as companies with industrial waste heat. The question of opening the market and third [...]

englischThe regulation of the electricity industry is based on the term “grid”. Nevertheless, there is still no usable definition of the grid. Such a de facto receptive concept of the grid functions in unambiguous cases but offers little support when it comes to assessing new technical developments [...]

englischThe rapid rise of grid charges in recent years has sparked controversy over the distribution of these costs. Germany’s energy transition requires massive investments in the country’s grid, which are born by electricity consumers. The allocation and distribution of these costs is subject to [...]

englischIn the context of energy transition, decentralised power supply has become increasingly important. In the meantime, housing companies are increasingly supplying their tenants with electricity. Tenants can be supplied with electricity by housing companies using so-called tenant electricity [...]

englischThis paper is dedicated to the in-depth analysis of the so-called "Strommarkt 2.0" [electricity market 2.0]. In concrete terms, the author examines whether the uniform marketing of conventionally generated electricity and (subsidised) renewable electricity on the German/Austrian first-time [...]

englischThe European markets for electricity and gas are seeing a growing competition, which raises the question of whether the German basic supplier for grid-bound energy is still an institution worth keeping. After careful consideration of arguments from the fields of network economics and [...]

englischAre national support schemes compatible with the EU’s internal electricity market? What opportunities for cross-border cooperation currently exist, and how could the EU’s legal framework be developed further?

This study starts with an analysis of the reasons for and the status quo of [...]

Der Autor prüft in diesem Werk die Anwendung des deutschen Sachenrechts auf Offshore-Windenergieanlagen, welche im Bereich der deutschen Ausschließlichen Wirtschaftszone (AWZ) installiert sind. Im Rahmen der Prüfung werden generell die Voraussetzungen für eine Anwendung nationalen Rechts im Bereich [...]