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On January 1, 2022, the Institute of Energy Economics will join the renowned Johannes Rau Research Foundation. Intensive cooperation with the other JRF institutes is planned, especially in networking, research, and promoting junior scientists.

How can Germany become climate neutral? At EWI Insights, EWI researchers Berit Hanna Czock and Lena Pickert presented details from the EWI’s expert report in the context of the “dena-Leitstudie Aufbruch Klimaneutralität” (dena pilot Study Climate Neutrality 2045).

Ammonia is an essential feedstock for the chemical industry. Green ammonia represents a low-carbon alternative to the emission-intensive, natural gas-based ammonia used today. In a policy brief, EWI discusses the most cost-effective sourcing options for green ammonia. The Institute publishes a com-prehensive analysis tool.

Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ketter leaves the Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI) on December 31, 2021, for personal reasons. EWI is very grateful for his contributions.

Experts from science, politics, and business discuss rising energy prices, climate protection, and the energy industry’s digital transformation at the EWI Energy Summit.

The news targets for the electricity sector defined in the coalition agreement re-quire a faster expansion of renewables and additional hydrogen-ready gas-fired power plants. The emissions target for the energy sector for 2030 could then be significantly undercut.