Publications

Academic publications

Germany should accelerate its renewable energy transition

Wolf-Peter Schill, Adeline Guéret, Alexander Roth, Felix Schmidt

https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02919-5

Power sector benefits of flexible heat pumps in 2030 scenarios

Alexander Roth, Carlos Gaete-Morales, Dana Kirchem, Wolf-Peter Schill

https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01861-2

Five essays in energy economics - Numerical and Empirical Perspectives on the Decarbonization of the Energy Sector

https://doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-19958

Geographical balancing of wind power decreases storage needs in a 100% renewable European power sector

Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107074

Not only a mild winter: German consumers change their behavior to save natural gas

Alexander Roth, Felix Schmidt

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2023.05.001

DIETERpy: a Python framework for The Dispatch and Investment Evaluation Tool with Endogenous Renewables

Carlos Gaete-Morales, Martin Kittel, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2021.100784

Working papers

Do wind turbines have adverse health impacts?

Christian Krekel, Johannes Rode, Alexander Roth

An advanced reliability reserve incentivizes flexibility investments while safeguarding the electricity market

Franziska Klaucke, Karsten Neuhoff, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill, Leon Stolle

A mix of long-duration hydrogen and thermal storage enables large-scale electrified heating in a renewable European energy system

Felix Schmidt, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill

Coping with the Dunkelflaute: Power system implications of variable renewable energy droughts in Europe

Martin Kittel, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill

Power sector impacts of a simultaneous European heat pump rollout

Policy papers

Favorable Conditions Allow Accelerating the Renewabe Energy Transition

Wolf-Peter Schill, Nicolas Aichner, Alexander Roth

Gute Voraussetzungen zur Beschleunigung der Energiewende jetzt nutzen

Wolf-Peter Schill, Nicolas Aichner, Alexander Roth

Bilanz des Ampel-Monitors: Mehr Tempo für die Energiewende

Wolf-Peter Schill, Adeline Guéret, Alexander Roth, Felix Schmidt

An Ampel-Fortschritte anknüpfen: Künftige Regierung muss Energiewende konsequent weiterverfolgen

Wolf-Peter Schill, Claudia Kemfert, Adeline Guéret, Felix Holz, Alexander Roth, Felix Schmidt

Versorgungssicherheitsreserve kann Strommarkt absichern und Flexibilität erschließen

Karsten Neuhoff, Claudia Kemfert, Martin Kittel, Franziska Klaucke, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill, Leon Stolle

Security of supply in the electricity sector: Analysing different capacity mechanisms and their interactions with demand-side flexibility potentials

Karsten Neuhoff, Martin Kittel, Franziska Klaucke, Mats Kröger, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill, Leon Stolle

Versorgungssicherheit im Stromsektor: Analyse unterschiedlicher Kapazitätsmechanismen und ihrer Interaktionen mit nachfrageseitigen Flexibilitätspotenzialen

Karsten Neuhoff, Martin Kittel, Franziska Klaucke, Mats Kröger, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill, Leon Stolle

Ausbau der Solarenergie: viel Licht, aber auch Schatten

Felix Schmidt, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill

Ampel-Monitor Energiewende: ambitionierte Ziele, aber zu geringe Dynamik

Wolf-Peter Schill, Alexander Roth, Adeline Guéret, Felix Schmidt

Mixed Mid-Term Review for German Traffic Light Coalition in the Energy Transition; Significant Effort Needed to Achieve Targets

Wolf-Peter Schill, Alexander Roth, Adeline Guéret, Felix Schmidt

Gemischte Halbzeitbilanz für Ampel bei Energiewende – Gute Fortschritte bei Photovoltaik, schwache Dynamik bei Elektromobilität und Windenergie

Wolf-Peter Schill, Alexander Roth, Adeline Guéret, Felix Schmidt

Ampel-Monitor Energiewende: der Stand der Dinge nach einem Jahr Ampel-Koalition

Wolf-Peter Schill, Alexander Roth

Ampel-Monitor Energiewende shows the pace of the energy transition must be accelerated significantly

Wolf-Peter Schill, Alexander Roth, Adeline Guéret

Ampel-Monitor zeigt: Energiewende muss deutlich beschleunigt werden

Wolf-Peter Schill, Alexander Roth, Adeline Guéret

Expanding solar energy capacity to power the transition to heat pumps

Alexander Roth, Carlos Gaete Morales, Adeline Guéret, Dana Kirchem, Martin Kittel, Wolf-Peter Schill

Wärmepumpen statt Erdgasheizungen: Umstieg durch Ausbau der Solarenergie unterstützen

Alexander Roth, Carlos Gaete Morales, Adeline Guéret, Dana Kirchem, Martin Kittel, Wolf-Peter Schill

Zukunft des europäischen Energiesystems: Die Zeichen stehen auf Strom

Franziska Holz, Alexander Roth, Robin Sogalla, Frank Meißner, Georg Zachmann, Ben McMcWilliams, Claudia Kemfert

Decarbonisation of the energy system

Georg Zachmann, Franziska Holz, Claudia Kemfert, Ben McWilliams, Frank Meissner, Alexander Roth

Decarbonisation of energy: Determining a robust mix of energy carriers for a carbon-neutral EU

Georg Zachmann, Franziska Holz, Alexander Roth, Ben McWilliams, Robin Sogalla, Frank Meißner

Low-Carbon Transport Policies for Ukraine

Is the European automotive industry ready for the global electric vehicle revolution?

Gustav Fredriksson, Alexander Roth, Simone Tagliapietra, Reinhilde Veugelers

Learning for decarbonisation: start early, concentrate on promising technologies, exploit regional strength and work with your national system.

Georg Zachmann, Alexander Roth

Determining future comparative and technological advantage in low-carbon technologies

Georg Zachmann, Alexander Roth

The impact of Brexit on the EU energy system

Gustav Fredriksson, Alexander Roth, Simone Tagliapietra, Georg Zachmann

The single monetary policy and its decentralised implementation: An assessment

Francesco Papadia, Alexander Roth

Short pieces & opinions

Europeanised energy infrastructure planning is a good idea if done right

One year on from Draghi, where does EU energy policy stand?

Alexander Roth, Simone Tagliapietra

Welche Rolle spielen Speicher in der Energiewende?

Wolf-Peter Schill, Anna Billerbeck, Alexander Burkhardt, Lion Hirth, Dana Kirchem, Alexander Roth

Strommarkt erklärt: Preisbildung, Preiskrise und die ‘Strompreisbremse’. Ein Beitrag zur aktuellen Debatte über Eingriffe in den Strommarkt

Martin Kittel, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill

Strommarkt erklärt: Preisbildung, Preiskrise und die ‘Strompreisbremse’. Ein Beitrag zur aktuellen Debatte über Eingriffe in den Strommarkt

Martin Kittel, Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill

Understanding (the Lack of) German Public Investment

Alexander Roth, Guntram B. Wolff

Mini-BOT in the Government Programme of the Five Star Movement and the League

Francesco Papadia, Alexander Roth

Still on the road? Assessing Trump’s threat to European cars

Simone Tagliapietra, Alexander Roth, Gustav Fredriksson

No Financial Meltdown

Alexander Roth, Georg Zachmann

The Eurosystem – Too opaque and costly?

Francesco Papadia, Alexander Roth

India’s trade ties with the UK and EU

Maria Demertzis, Alexander Roth

What Has Driven the Votes for Germany’s Right-Wing Alternative Für Deutschland

Alexander Roth, Guntram B. Wolff

The size and location of Europe’s defence industry