The electricity system in Germany is undergoing structural change. Decentralized energy systems gain in importance. The Institute of Energy Economics (EWI) analyses the benefits of local electricity markets.
The economic and political approaches to a hydrogen market ramp-up vary widely in Europe. EWI and the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES) compared six countries.
The EU is tightening its climate target for 2030, which could increase CO2 prices in European emissions trading and accelerate the German coal phase-out in a market-driven way, an EWI analysis shows.
In the spring of 2020, there were sunshine records in large parts of Western Europe. The cause was not (only) lockdown-related fewer aerosols in industry and traffic, but exceptional weather. This is shown by a new study with EWI participation.
