Discussion Papers DIW Berlin
The promotion of renewable energies in the electricity sector in Germany is based on a feed-in tariff for producers of renewable energies, whereby they receive guaranteed revenues for their supply.
The difference between the guaranteed remuneration and the market values is covered by a consumption levy, the so-called EEG levy.
On behalf of Scandlines, DIW Econ has examined the current traffic forecast for the planned fixed link across the Fehmarn Belt from 2014.
The result shows: The majority of the reported additional traffic volume on the fixed link is due to uncertain forecasts.
The Landeshochschulkonferenz Hamburg has commissioned DIW Econ to study the economic factor of higher education in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
In 2013, the six higher education institutions under consideration generated a gross value added of 1,356 million euros and an employment effect of 22,634 employees (including affiliated companies). This corresponds to a share of 1.4 % of Hamburg’s economic output. These figures underline the importance of the universities for Hamburg’s economy.
Onshore wind energy in the federal states of Bremen and Lower Saxony is a job engine and an essential economic factor.
The study concludes that the industry now employs over 20,000 people and generates gross value added of over 3 billion euros per year. This means that the wind energy sector is about as large as agriculture and forestry.