Energiewende "Made in Germany"

Christian von Hirschhausen is a professor of Economics at the Workgroup for Economic and Infrastructure Policy (WIP) at TU Berlin. PhD in Industrial Economics from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris in 1995. Previously he was Chair of Energy Economics and Public Sector Management at TU Dresden. Prof. von Hirschhausen focuses on the restructuring, regulation and financing of infrastructure sectors, mainly energy, and is a regular advisor to industry and policymakers.

1 Introduction: The German Energiewende in the European Context.- Part I: The Historical Origins and Emergence of the Energiewende.- 2 German Energy and Climate Policies: A Historical Overview.- 3 The Transformation of the German Coal Sector from 1950 to 2017 - A Historical Overview.-  Part II: The Energiewende at Work in the Electricity Sector.- 4 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and the Phasing-our of Coal in Germany.- 5 Nuclear Power: Effects of Plant Closures on Electricity Markets and Remaining Challenges.- 6 Renewable Energy Sources as the Cornerstone of the German Energiewende.- 7 Energy Efficiency: A Key Challenge of the Energiewende.- 8 The Role of Electricity Transmission Infrastructure.- 9 Sector Coupling for an Integrated Low Carbon Energy Transformation - A Techno-Economic Introduction and Application to Germany.- 10 The Electricity Mix in the European Low Carbon Transformation: Coal, Nuclear, and Renewables.- 11 Energy Infrastructures for the Low Carbon Transformation in Europe,- Part III: The German Energiewende in the Context of the Europe Low Carbon Transformation.- 12 Cross-Border Cooperation in the European Context: Evidence from Regional Cooperation Initiatives.- 13 Modeling the Low Carbon Transformation in Europe and Germany: Developing Paths for the European Energy System until 2050.- Part IV: Assessment, Perspectives, and Conclusions.- 14 General Conclusions: Fifteen Lessons from the First Phase of the Energiewende.