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Study: Security of supply in cold winters declines by 2030
September 7, 2020 | In buildings, heat pumps are more and more common. But they drive the peak power demand upwards during cold spells. A study of EWI and E-CUBE shows how supply-demand gaps can be closed. [Learn more]
Professor Bettzüge appointed to expert council for climate issues
August 13, 2020 | EWI Director Professor Marc Oliver Bettzüge becomes a member of the independent expert council for climate issues. The Federal Government has appointed him and four other scientists to the new body. [Learn more]
Stagnating wind expansion: climate target at risk despite coal phase-out
July 2, 2020 | The expansion of onshore wind energy is stagnating in Germany. Conventional plants and imports must therefore make a greater contribution to the electricity supply. A new analysis by EWI shows what this means for electricity prices, the EEG levy and the sectoral climate target. [Learn more]
EEG levy will probably rise significantly in 2021
May 29, 2020 | Updated June 4, 2020 | EWI has examined the effects of the corona pandemic on the wholesale electricity price and the EEG levy. [Learn more]
Hydrogen: Technology-neutral funding enables market launch and long-term cost-efficient supply
May 19, 2020 | The German Federal Government is arguing about the National Hydrogen Strategy. These are the recommendations of the EWI Policy Brief. [Learn more]
Students from all over the world negotiate climate protection agreements – in “Zoom City”
May 15, 2020 | The CEMS Model UNFCCC is a simulation of the UN climate negotiations. University of Cologne and EWI have prepared 17 students for it. [Learn more]
This is what development paths for the German energy system could look like
April 27, 2020 | The Kopernikus project ENSURE does research on grid structures for the future German energy system. Two new publications provide insights into the results. [Learn more]
VISE Policy Brief: How does regulation affect business models of regional virtual power plants?
April 23, 2020 | Regional virtual power plants market the flexibility of households. However, regulation restricts the field of possible business models. [Learn more]
Nord Stream 2 dampens gas prices in Europe
April 20, 2020 | The new pipeline along the bottom of the Baltic Sea will increase the gas supply to Europe, which will have a positive impact on prices. However, gas transits through Ukraine also continue to be central in cost-effectively supplying the European market. [Learn more]
European emissions trading in times of Corona
April 9, 2020 | Does the market stability reserve deliver what it promises? An article by Johanna Bocklet and Martin Hintermayer. [Learn more]
Research in times of Covid-19
March 27, 2020 | Almost all EWI employees currently work from home. Some impressions, described by Hanna Decker. [Learn more]
EWI Merit-Order Tool 2020: Less coal, more gas in usage
March 12, 2020 | Price developments favoured a switch from coal- to gas-fired power generation in 2019, as shown by a brief analysis using the EWI Merit-Order Tool 2020. [Learn more]
Coal phase-out: EWI develops methods for determining possible compensation payments for electricity intensive industries
March 4, 2020 | In a new report, EWI scientists examine the effects of the coal phase-out on wholesale electricity prices and other electricity cost components. In a further step, concrete methods will be developed to estimate the possible increases in electricity prices. [Learn more]
How the coal exit affects frequency stability
March 2, 2020 | Because conventional power generation is declining, the stability of the power grids will no longer be fully secured in the future without countermeasures. This and what could be done about it is shown in a new study by scientists from EWI and the consulting firm ef.Ruhr. [Learn more]
Dr. Stephanie Fiedler establishes energy meteorological research at the EWI
February 17, 2020 | The university junior professor will work as "Chief Energy Meteorologist" at EWI. As such, she will deepen and further develop the climate- and weather-related aspects of the EWI's research. [Learn more]