Agora Energiewende: Press Releases

25 January 2017

European power became greener in 2016 – but EU emissions trading system was not the cause

A new study by Agora Energiewende and Sandbag reviews EU power sector trends in 2016: Renewables growth was moderate, gas-fired power generation grew...

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12 October 2016

Rooftop solar: Very attractive, but its potential is limited

New study finds that self-supply with solar power pays off—and the impact to the German power system is less than naysayers feared

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5 October 2016

EU guarantee programme for renewables could save 34 billion Euros by 2030

Agora Energiewende proposes a new policy instrument that could drastically reduce cost of capital for renewable energy investment

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10 August 2016

How cross-border electricity trading can work better

The rules on the electricity markets in the countries of Central Western Europe differ widely from each other. As a result, the flexibility of the electricity...

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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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