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Because conventional power generation is declining, the stability of the power grids will no longer be fully secured in the future without countermeasures. This and what could be done about it is shown in a new study by scientists from EWI and the consulting firm ef.Ruhr.
The university junior professor will work as “Chief Energy Meteorologist” at EWI. As such, she will deepen and further develop the climate- and weather-related aspects of the EWI’s research.
The decline in conventional generation poses challenges for the electricity market. EWI examines these challenges and presents various mechanisms to address them.
Carbon-neutral hydrogen is likely to play an essential role in a decarbonised energy system. However, there is still a lot of research to be done on costs and regulatory requirements.
Coal will thus remain the largest source of electricity in the world. This is the conclusion of the IEA report “Coal 2019”, in which two EWI researchers were involved.
Renewable energies should cover 65 percent of electricity consumption by 2030. This is the plan of the German government. However, an EWI team has calculated that the share of renewables could only be around 46 percent.
At the 1st Cologne Energy Salon, representatives of energy suppliers and scientists discussed digitisation, the energy transition – and what they mean for the core business of energy suppliers – in an exclusive round.
Users can analyze and visualize the influence of different developments on the merit order of the German power plant fleet.
Annette Becker joins the Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI) as Managing Director. The experienced science manager comes from the project management organisation of the German Aerospace Center (DLR-PT).