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Expert Council on Climate Issues: Targets for buildings and transport sectors missed

The Expert Council on Climate Issues has reviewed and assessed the Federal Environment Agency’s estimate of Germany’s 2021 emissions data. EWI Director Prof. Dr. Marc Oliver Bettzüge is part of the five-member panel.

“Big 5: Comparison of climate neutrality studies

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.

Virtual power plants: Integration of households can be profitable

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).

Natural Gas, Hard Coal, Oil: Analysis of European Energy Imports

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.

Little Incentives for the Coupling of Solar and Electrolysers

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.

EWI Insights: Growing importance of hydrogen

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.

Ceremony of the Johannes Rau Research Association: Admission of the Institute of Energy Economics

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

Hydrogen: EU simultaneity obligation for electrolysers affects economic viability

The EU is planning new regulation on what “green hydrogen” means. A policy brief by the Institute of Energy Economics (EWI) shows possible effects on electrolysers.

Hydrogen: Eastern Germany could become an energy hub

The development of a hydrogen economy requires the availability of sufficient transport capacities. How a future hydrogen network in Eastern Germany could be designed to meet the demand and transit requirements until 2045 is investigated in an EWI study.