Press Releases (Page 4 of 5)

Published on:May 20, 2020 | Die Bundesregierung streitet über die Nationale Wasserstoffstrategie. Das sind die Empfehlungen des EWI Policy Briefs.

Published on: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.

Published on:March 2, 2020 | Because conventional power generation is declining - for example due to the coal phase-out - 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.

Published on:February 17, 2020 | Die Juniorprofessorin der Universität wird als "Chief Energy Meteorologist" am EWI tätig sein.

Published on:February 11, 2020 | The decline in conventional generation poses challenges for the electricity market. EWI examines these challenges and presents various mechanisms to address them.

Published on:January 10, 2020 | Renewable energies should cover 65 percent of electricity consumption by 2030. This is the plan of the federal government. However, a team of the Institute has calculated that the share of renewables could be only about 46 percent.

Published on:September 26, 2019 | Wie die Digitalisierung das Energiesystem der Zukunft prägt und wie erfolgreiche Geschäftsmodelle im Rahmen der Energiewende aussehen – Expert*innen diskutieren bei der EWI-Energietagung über das Klimapaket der Bundesregierung und die Zukunft des europäischen Energiemarktes.

Published on:September 19, 2019 | On the basis of dena's lead study 'Integrated Energy Transition', the EWI worked with the German Energy Agency (dena) to develop key figures and guard rails for the climate policy debate.

Published on:September 18, 2019 | On behalf of the Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss e.V. (ZIA, German Property Federation), EWI and FiFo Cologne jointly analysed how CO₂ pricing works and which additional political instruments are necessary to do justice to the special features of the building sector.

Published on:August 27, 2019 | On behalf of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalisation and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia, the EWI conducted a study on the effects of the coal phase-out path proposed by the "Commission on Growth, Structural Change and Employment".

Published on:May 23, 2019 | On behalf of INEOS, EWI analysed the potential development of gas demand – in case the current level of ambition concerning the expansion of renewable energies and the decrease of reduction of energy consumption cannot be accelerated. This would result is a rising demand for natural gas and an increasing import share. The study further looks into commodity procurement options for natural gas.

Published on:May 13, 2019 | On behalf of the WirtschaftsVereinigung Metalle e.V., EWI analysed the effects of an increase in electricity prices on the gross value added of exemplary companies in the non-ferrous metal industry.

Published on:February 19, 2019 | EWI further develops its academic and organizational installation. Since fall 2018, EWI forms a new gemeinnützige GmbH that will further proceed as well as develop all activities of ewi Energy Research & Scenarios gGmbh (ewi ER&S). The new legal structure enables an institutional funding of the renowned institute by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MWIDE) from 2019 on. The state’s support helps secure the institute’s basic funding and can amount up to 800,000 euro per year.