Energy Policy and Energy Markets

The Department of Energy Policy and Energy Markets (until 2024: Competence Center Energy Policy and Energy Markets) contributes to developing the political and institutional framework for a sustainable energy system. The intensive use of renewable energy sources and the improvement of energy efficiency are key strategies for meeting energy demand in an environmentally-friendly and resource-saving way, ensuring the security of supply and protecting the climate.

Renewable energies and climate protection technologies help to strengthen the competitive position of the export-oriented capital goods industry. Major market opportunities will open up for them in domestic and international markets in the coming decades.

We design and evaluate energy and climate policy measures and instruments to enable faster and more cost-effective development of a sustainable energy system, as well as strategies for research and development. Integrating renewable energies into electricity markets and infrastructures, but also into heating sector, will be a major challenge until the middle of the century.

Our analytical work on the impacts of increased use of renewable and energy-efficient technologies on employment, income, economic structures, and the environment helps decision-makers to design practical and effective policy instruments. 

In addition, we offer our national and international clients in governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as businesses advice on how to support the adoption future technological, economic and institutional innovations.

Our analyses are based on a broad range of methods, in particular, detailed modeling of  energy system transformation .

Fraunhofer ISI is a key player concerning the transformation of the energy system due to its broad network of partners and collaborations within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.