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How electricity trading from neighbour to neighbour becomes possible
Berlin, December 13, 2017: Energy Brainpool creates "Discussion paper peer-to-peer electricity prosumer trade" on behalf of Bündnis Bürgerenergie (BEEn e. V.).
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New white paper on the Impact of the six-hour rule
Berlin, november 23, 2017: In a new white paper, the Berlin energy market experts from Energy Brainpool update their 2014 brief study.
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Five Theses on the future energy market under a "Jamaica" coalition
Berlin, oktober 16, 2017: Energy Brainpool publishes a paper on the energy policy needs and options of a new government.
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Energy Brainpool publishes white waper on the effective level of a CO₂ minimum price
Berlin, september 27, 2017: The analysts are investigating the question of price levels in order to be able to plan the use of power plants in the electricity market efficiently and at short notice, thus changing the emissions of electricity production.
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New study: Security of supply can be climate neutral and cost-efficient during a cold dark doldrums
Berlin, june 29, 2017: Energy Brainpool has examined the issue of a long-lasting cold dark doldrums by comparing different modelled weather years in a new study. For this purpose, the study looks at the influence of the weather of 2006 to 2016 on the current electricity system.
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Energy Brainpool releases power price scenario EU Energy Outlook 2050
Berlin, june 15, 2017: The Energy Brainpool GmbH & Co. KG, the independent energy market expert from Berlin, releases the outlook on the development of the energy prices twice a year – the EU Energy Outlook 2050. The power price scenario covers all 28 countries of the European Union plus Norway and Switzerland.
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White Paper from Energy Brainpool on valuation of electricity market revenues of fluctuating generation
Berlin, april 19, 2017: a new white paper by Energy Brainpool GmbH & Co. KG, the independent market specialist for the energy sector, examines the valuation of electricity market revenue of fluctuating renewable energy sources.
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Energy Brainpool – 6. Symposium energy market of the future: well-known experts about current developments in the energy sector
Berlin, march 2, 2017: Energy Brainpool is hosting the 6th symposium energy market of the future on 21 to 22 march in Berlin. Experts and professionals from economics and politics are discussing the current developments of the energy sector.
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Energy trading symposium 2022: well-known experts about current developments in the energy sector
Berlin, february 11, 2016: Energy Brainpool is hosting the 5th symposium energy trading 2022 on 15 to 16 march in Berlin. Experts and professionals from politics and economics are discussing the enegry trade in times of the Energy Transition.
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Energy BrainReport 2017 – e-mobility reduces CO₂ emissions and increases addition amounts of renewable energy
Berlin, february 1, 2017: Energy Brainpool released with the Energy BrainReport 2017 the annual standard scenario of electricity price development until 2050.
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White Paper form Energy Brainpool: effect of CO₂ floor price in Germany
Berlin, december 21, 2016: a new white paper from Energy Brainpool, the independent market specialist for the energy sector deals with the effect of a CO₂ floor price for CO₂ emissions in Germany.
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Analysis of bottleneck management: minimal decrease of electricity prices in Germany, significant increase in Austria
Berlin, november 2, 2016: the Bundesnetzagentur demands bottleneck management on the German-Austrian border from July 2018. Energy Brainpool calculated the influence of the bottleneck management on wholesale electricity prices for Germany and Austria.
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Negative electricity prices on Mother's Day day: direct marketers forego cost savings of more then 800.000 euro
Berlin, may 22, 2016: on sunday may 8, 2016 the Phelix Index sank to a record low of -130.09 €/MWh since three and a half years. Approximately three-quarter of the wind power plants produced electricity despite the low market prices and therefore forego cost savings of roughly 800.000 euro.
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Energy Brainpool presents white paper about the global energy market at the Global Energy Interconnection
Berlin, march 22, 2016: at the Global Energy Interconnection, march 30 - 31 2016 in Beijing, Energy Brainpool presents, together with Tellhow Sci-Tech and the Association for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V., a white paper about the idea of a global linked energy market.
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White Paper EEG 2016: wind upper limit holds every year untill 2020 – Extensions will be posponed
Berlin, march 3, 2016: Energy Brainpool predicts the tendering volume wind onshore using the "world formula" as well as the installed capacity of all renewable energies and their share of gross electricity consumption using the draft statute of the EEG 2016.
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Energy trading symposium 2022: well-known experts about current developments in the energy sector
Berlin, february 11, 2016: Energy Brainpool is hosting the 5th symposium energy trading 2022 on 15 to 16 march in Berlin. Experts and professionals from politics and economics are discussing the enegry trade in times of the Energy Transition.
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Energy BrainReport 2016 – "Standby" of power plants has almost no effect on electricity prices
Berlin, february 9, 2016: Energy Brainpool released with the EnergyBrainReport 2016 the annual standard scenario of electricity price development untill 2040.
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Calculation of EEG surchange: Market value factors 2016-2020
Berlin, october 15, 2015: Energy Brainpool has been involved in the calculation now for the fifth time, forecasting the key market value factors of EEG electricity feed-in from wind and photovoltaics for the period 2016 to 2020. 
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Tobias Kurth is new Managing Director at Energy Brainpool
Berlin, april 27, 2015: since 1. April 2015 Tobias Kurth is second Managing Director at Energy Brainpool GmbH & Co. KG
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Solar eclipse costs economy 3m Euros
Berlin, march 17, 2015: Energy Brainpool analysed the possible effects of the solar eclipse at march 20, 2015 on the energy market
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Medium-term-forecasts of EEG surcharge 2016–2019
November 14, 2014: For the oulook on future developments of the EEG surchange Energy Brainpool is poviding the prognoses of market value factors of renewable energies for 2016-2019. 
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Calculation of EEG surcharge 2015
October 15, 2014: Annually on october 15, the transmission network operators release the EEG surcharge for the following calendar year. 
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Trading volume in intraday market increases further
September 08, 2014: Short-term power trading in the intraday market is gaining further in importance.
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Increasing gas prices by Russia would just remotely increase power prices for wholesalers and end users
July 31, 2014: After EU sanctions against Russia, the russian government is threatening to increase natural gas prices. 
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EEG 2014 reduces flexibility incentives
July 15, 2014: Last week the EEG reform 2014 was approved by the Federal Council of Germany.
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New draft bill EEG 2014
June 26, 2014: Feed-in remuneration would have been droped four times within the last eight months because of negative prices.
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Energy BrainDays autumn 2014
June 20, 2014: Current developments in the energy market calling for adjustments in strategy and business models.
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The New York Times 12/2017
Power Prices Go Negative in Germany, a Positive for Energy Users

Montel 11/2017
Losses due to the 6-hour rule

PV Magazine 10/2017
5 theses on energy policy for a jamica coalition in Germany

Energy und Management 09/2017
New white paper on the effect of a CO2 minimum price

emw 08/2017
Revenues on renewables without funding

Energate Messenger 07/2017
National CO₂ price as necessary second best solution

PV Magazine 06/2017
Experts don't oracle

Brand eins 06/2017
Energy in abundance

Energy Post 05/2017
How to calculate revenues of solar and wind power when the
subsidies stop

IWR 05/2017
Experts analyze offshore revenue potential

EUWID - Neue Energie 04/2017
Wind gas electrolyzers could help consumers save millions of euros on electricity costs

ZfK - Zeitung für kommunale Wirtschaft 03/2017
How is the energy market of the future designed?

Energy Post 02/2017
Chinas renewable energy revolution continues on its long march

PV Magazine 02/2017
Electromobility as a driver for photovoltaic and wind expansion in Germany

Energie & Management 02/2017
Blockchain: a day in 2022

Wago Direct 02/2017
The energy transition goes digital

Wago Direct 02/2017
Still Stone Age in the energy market

Energy Post 01/2017
What a CO2 price floor can (and cannot) do for German climate goals

Technology Review 01/2017
Inconvenient chains

Energie & Management 12/2016
Study examined effect of a German CO2 floor price

PV Magazine 10/2016
Blockchain and the energy industry

PV-Tech Power 09/2016
Business models for PV in a digitised and decentralised energy market

pv magazine 08/2015
Blockchain in the energy sector

ZfK - Zeitung für kommunale Wirtschaft 08/2016
Regional sales makes sense

VEA Contact 07/2016
Have electricity prices bottomed out?

ZfK - Zeitung für kommunale Wirtschaft 05/2016
Global vision

Energie & Management 03/2016
Conference Global Energy Interconnection 2016 in Peking

Energie & Management 02/2016
Prices and signals

icis 02/2016The trading game

pv magazine 11/2015
How much will solar electricity be worth?

Windindustrie in Deutschland 09/2015
negative electricity prices: A chance for the energy transition?

pv magazine 09/2015
Home Storage can reduce power acquisition costs

WDR aktuell 05/2015
G7 energy ministers meeting in Hamburg
Interview with Thorsten Lenck

pv magazine 04/2015
Energy Brainpool: Slight decline of negative price extreams till 2040

Auswärtiges Amt 04/2015
Who is Who of the Energy Transition (Energiewende) in Germany
Publication of energy transition players

ees international issue 03/2015
Price signals for storage capacitities by 2030

pv magazine 03/2015
Study: Solar eclipse costs economy 3,4 million Euro - Shutdown of PV-Systems even more

Österreich Energie 10/2014
Basically nothing pays of any longer
interview with Tobias Federico about the Energy-Only-Markt

pv magazin 09/2014
Energy market: Who is trading where and what?
Glossary about trading plattforms, mechanisms and players of the enegy market

pv magazin 03/2014
Successful in the Energy market?
A closer look at the energy market and the possibilities of financing photovoltaic power plants

TAM Nachrichten für die Versorgungswirtschaft 01/2014
Marketdesign needs full development

ZfK 10/2013
Extrem prices every third hour 
Article about the standard study "electricity prices 2040"

Energie & Management 07/2013
Shedule for the spot market

Energie & Management 01/2013
Flexible power generation as a business model

Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen "et" Heft 1/2 2012
Volatility – The price of the Energiewende puts the security of supply at risk