Greenhouse gas-neutral electricity generation by 2035: comparison of instruments for a phase-out of natural gas in Germany

The decarbonisation of electricity generation is of central importance for achieving national and European climate protection and energy targets. This project analyses electricity generation in Germany that is nearly GHG-neutral by 2035, taking into account the European internal market. The analysis focuses on the reduction of natural gas-fired power generation, i.e. the phase-out of natural gas. Many different approaches can be considered in this context. This project analyses, on the one hand, instruments to replace fossil generation by promoting innovation and/or subsidies and to promote hydrogen or hydrogen-based fuels or power plants ( innovation strategies). On the other hand, it also examines instruments used to phase out natural gas-fired power generation by means of penalisation (exnovation strategies).

The effects of these instruments are analysed using the r2b electricity market model in relation to various indicators, e.g. electricity prices, emissions rebound, costs.