Project 10: Key issues of the market integration of renewable energies exemplified by the German tendering system for open space photovoltaic plants

State subsidies for renewable energy sources lead to a fundamental change of the German and European energy supply system (see Article 2 Paragraph 1 EEG 2014). Due to the raising amount of renewable energy in the energy supply system, the German legislator aims to enhance the economic efficiency of renewable energy systems to ensure their affordability for citizens and to limit the burden for the economy. Otherwise, the acceptance for the nation-wide development and expansion of renewable energy sources could dwindle. Against this background, it is necessary to find a balance between the promotion of renewable energy sources and their integration into competitive markets. For this purpose and in accordance with Community law requirements the German legislator implemented a tendering system for the determination of support levels of open space photovoltaic plants to investigate the practical and legal impacts of bidding procedures. In 2017 the legislator intends to implement a permanent law for all renewable energy sources based on the knowledge gained in the pilot tendering for photovoltaic. The present PhD-project deals with the legal, technical and factual circumstances of competitive tendering systems for the determination of support levels for renewable energy sources. Since other European countries also implemented (or abolished) tendering procedures for renewable energy sources their experiences should be taken into account. The whole project shall be closely aligned to the other PhD-projects of the Boysen-TU Dresden-Graduiertenkolleg.
 

Doctoral Candidate: Lev Lexow

First (Main-) Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jochen Mohr

Second Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Peter Schegner (under reserve)