Press Releases

11 April 2016

What needs to be done to make Europe's electricity sector ready for the 2030 challenge

Agora Energiewende’s “Power Market Pentagon“ outlines the first ever consistent proposal for the cornerstone of the future EU climate and energy package: It...

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7 April 2016

Renewable energy sources dominate EU electricity mix

Agora Energiewende submits review of the European electricity system in 2015

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30 November 2015

German climate goals for 2030 and 2040 require coal exit

Germany's contribution to the Paris Climate Summit has far-reaching consequences for its power plant fleet, according to a study commissioned by Agora...

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18 November 2015

Old coal-fired power plants block EU climate and energy goals – retirement is the only solution

Agora Energiewende and Regulatory Assistance Project have published a strategy paper on “smart retirement” at the occasion of the first report on the Energy...

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27 October 2015

Get ready for 150 gigawatts of solar capacity and 40 gigawatts of storage in Germany

Price slump in photovoltaic and battery systems forces energy-sector rethink

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16 June 2015

Coal power reserve must be considerably larger to achieve climate protection

Study: Germany will only cut greenhouse gas emissions significantly if 18 to 20 old lignite power stations are removed from the market

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24 February 2015

Solar Energy emerging as cheapest power source in many parts of the world

By 2025, solar power in sunny regions of the world will be cheaper than power from coal or gas / Success depends on stable regulatory conditions

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6 January 2015

Turnaround for the Energiewende

Taking stock of 2014: Greenhouse gas emissions abate/Renewables are most important power/Electricity usage and coal-fired power production decline/Power prices...

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17 April 2014

Renewable energy is more cost effective than nuclear in the fight against climate change

Agora Energiewende has compared the costs of CO₂-free power generation in Europe: Wind and solar power are already cheaper than nuclear – even when considering...

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