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Updated on February 2, 2021 | Electricity prices in the German wholesale sector are significantly lower in 2020 than in the previous year. What this has to do with the Covid 19 pandemic and what other factors are at work.

After declines in 2019, global demand for coal has dropped significantly again in 2020 due to the Corona pandemic. This is shown by the IEA study “Coal 2020 – Analysis and forecast to 2025”, to which two EWI researchers contributed.

The EWI Insights digital event series starts with the costs and support of hydrogen. Almost 100 participants discuss the decarbonization of industry by means of Carbon Contracts for Differences.

Seven research groups presented their contributions to the Power Trading Agent Competition (Power TAC) at the (virtual) PASS workshop.

Admission to the funding program is one of the most important awards for young scientists in NRW.

Prof. Wolfgang Ketter is honored for his research on the electrification of public transport in Rotterdam and on agents’ price expectations in online auctions.