Thematic focus and current research questions

• Evaluation of innovative trading products
  What is the value of flexibility for storage facilities and consumers?
• Business models in the end customer market of the future
  How do companies position themselves in a digitalized world?
• Investment and financing strategies for new energy technologies
  How can climate protection targets be financed in Germany and worldwide?
• Risk management and regulation
  How do regulation and risk management deal with long-term uncertainties?
• Interactions between capital and energy markets
  How are oil prices, exchange rates and stock markets connected?
• Sustainable market designs
  Which market design enables the integration of large quantities of renewable energies