Fraunhofer ISI - Institute for Systems and Innovation Research
Department Energy Policy and Energy Systems
As well as being a central key factor in avoiding air pollution and rapid changes in global climate, the efficient use of energy and the use of renewable energies also strengthens the competitive position of industrial locations and export-oriented producers of investment goods. Energy services will be opening up large markets in the coming decades; they represent an element on the way to sustained development. The
Department is engaged in the following fields of work:
Technical aspects of rational energy use and renewable energy sources
- Techno-economic potentials for rational energy use and renewable energies
- Collection of primary data on the energy demand of technologies in industry and commerce and on the non-energetic use of fossile fuels and biomass
- Energy system models, energy demand estimates and scenarios; investment and emission developments
Analyses on energy economics
- Market analyses for energy technology products and energy services
- Energy economics analyses of industrial branches, especially energy-intensive subsectors
- Impacts of rational energy use and the use of renewable energies on employment, income, economic structure and the environment
- Development, data collection, interpretation and evaluation of energy efficiency indicators at regional, national and international levels
Energy and climate policy
- Empirical research on barriers, market deficiencies and implementation strategies
- Conception, scientific monitoring and evalution of energy policy measures and R&D strategies in Germany and abroad
- Energy policy analyses and concepts in Eastern Europe and in developing countries
Contact
For more information, visit Fraunhofer ISI's website at
www.fraunhofer.de.
