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As the main expert of the dena lead study “Aufbruch Klimaneutralität”, the EWI has shown ways to a climate-neutral energy system in Germany. Others have also dedicated themselves to this topic. The results of the most important studies are now presented in a joint comparison.

Photovoltaics, home storage, electric cars: residential buildings are becoming small energy centres. Whether their integration into regional virtual power plants is worthwhile for the overall system and households was investigated by EWI experts as part of the Virtual Institute Smart Energy (VISE).

Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, European imports of fossil fuels are under discussion. An analysis by EWI displays current import structures and analyzes the substitutability of supply volumes.

The current regulation sets little incentives to combine the operation of an electrolyser with the build-up of solar capacity. This is the results of a new EWI Policy Brief.

Where will the market ramp-up of hydrogen take us, and how will we get there? Research findings on this have been presented by EWI researchers Philipp Theile and David Schlund.

In a ceremony in Düsseldorf, the EWI was admitted to the Johannes Rau Research Association (JRF).