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Energy

Coal power’s sharp rebound is taking it to a new record in 2021, threatening net zero goals
22.12.202121.12.2021

Coal power’s sharp rebound is taking it to a new record in 2021, threatening net zero goals

Rapid economic recovery is driving global coal power generation to a record this year and overall [...]
EWI quantifies the coalition agreement’s impact on the energy sector
07.12.202107.12.2021

EWI quantifies the coalition agreement’s impact on the energy sector

The news targets for the electricity sector defined in the coalition agreement re-quire a faster expansion [...]
Wind industry in good spirits around the globe
12.11.202112.11.2021

Wind industry in good spirits around the globe

Germany achieves best rating since beginning of WEtix surveys The data published in the seventh issue [...]
Out of gas: EU is €70 billion away from making renewable heating affordable for all – New analysis
08.11.202107.11.2021

Out of gas: EU is €70 billion away from making renewable heating affordable for all – New analysis

The answer to soaring gas prices lies in renewable heating, a technology that is ready to [...]
New Study: Electricity would already be Cheaper today with a Full Supply of 100% Renewables
28.10.202128.10.2021

New Study: Electricity would already be Cheaper today with a Full Supply of 100% Renewables

New short study by the Energy Watch Group (EWG) finds: Electricity would already be cheaper today [...]
The value of hydrogen in heating
16.09.202115.09.2021

The value of hydrogen in heating

To achieve climate neutrality by 2045, the heating market must decarbonise and reduce its CO2 emissions [...]
Energy Saving Potential in Private Households as an Important Element for a Successful Energy Transition
11.09.202110.09.2021

Energy Saving Potential in Private Households as an Important Element for a Successful Energy Transition

Home office and reduced social contacts outside one’s home have resulted in an increase of electricity [...]
HZB uses electricity-producing facade wall as real laboratory
08.09.202108.09.2021

HZB uses electricity-producing facade wall as real laboratory

What makes it so special is that the elegant façade not only generates up to 50 [...]
Efficiency record for an organic PV mini module
31.08.202130.08.2021

Efficiency record for an organic PV mini module

Organic photovoltaics has considerable benefits, such as environmentally friendly production and flexible modules. Yet, to promote [...]
New clean energy tech extracts twice the power from ocean waves
24.08.202123.08.2021

New clean energy tech extracts twice the power from ocean waves

Researchers have developed prototype technology that can double the power harvested from ocean waves, in an [...]
Photovoltaics Report Delivers Facts about Solar Energy Worldwide
28.07.202127.07.2021

Photovoltaics Report Delivers Facts about Solar Energy Worldwide

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, supported by PSE Projects GmbH, has been publishing [...]
Global electricity demand is growing faster than renewables, driving strong increase in generation from fossil fuels
16.07.202116.07.2021

Global electricity demand is growing faster than renewables, driving strong increase in generation from fossil fuels

New IEA report sees 5% rise in electricity demand in 2021 with almost half the increase [...]
How to make renewable hydrogen cost-competitive
09.07.202109.07.2021

How to make renewable hydrogen cost-competitive

A joint study by think tank Agora Energiewende and its partner Guidehouse outlines which policy instruments [...]
IRENA’s World Energy Transitions Outlook Re-Writes Energy Narrative for a Net Zero World
01.07.202101.07.2021

IRENA’s World Energy Transitions Outlook Re-Writes Energy Narrative for a Net Zero World

Change in investments, capital markets and policies tabled to realise energy transition dividend of 122 million [...]
Hydropower has a crucial role in accelerating clean energy transitions to achieve countries’ climate ambitions securely
01.07.2021

Hydropower has a crucial role in accelerating clean energy transitions to achieve countries’ climate ambitions securely

“Forgotten giant” of low-carbon electricity needs a sweeping policy and investment push to put it in [...]
Renewables are stronger than ever as they power through the pandemic
11.05.202111.05.2021

Renewables are stronger than ever as they power through the pandemic

Renewable electricity expanded at fastest pace in two decades, with huge additions of solar and wind [...]
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Energy
10.12.202510.12.2025

A renewables-based energy system will save Europe €1.6 trillion

Energy
04.12.202504.12.2025

Self-Consumption of Solar Power is Rising Sharply in Germany

Energy
27.11.202527.11.2025

Europe set to hit 100 GW of energy storage, with more than 115% growth expected by 2030

Energy
17.11.202517.11.2025

Global Renewable Energy Investment Hit USD 807 Billion in 2024

Energy
13.11.2025

As risks multiply in a world thirsty for energy, diversification and cooperation are more urgent than ever

Energy
12.11.202511.11.2025

How electric cars and heat pumps can help Switzerland implement its Energy Strategy

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