Press Releases

6 June 2017

Coal-fired power stations are not necessarily a barrier to the expansion of renewable energy

Old plants can be made more flexible at reasonable expense, allowing countries with a high percentage of coal-based electricity to make a smooth transition to a...

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31 May 2017

Renewable energies enable EU climate target achievement at lower cost

Agora Energiewende has critically assessed the cost assumptions for wind and solar in the modelling for the „Clean Energy for All Europeans“-Package

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30 May 2017

Continued cost declines expected for onshore wind

Costs as low as 3 to 4.5 cents per kilowatt-hour can be reached, new study finds

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18 April 2017

Cheap heating oil, pricey electricity: Current levies and surcharges hamper clean energy transition

A baseline study by Agora Energiewende has found a large energy price imbalance that favours energy harmful to the environment. Reforming the present system of...

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21 March 2017

Reducing electricity waste with smart markets

Agora Energiewende presents market solutions for reducing the costs of redispatch: Smart markets at the regional level can help to balance supply and demand...

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14 February 2017

Home heating in 2030: five million heat pumps, steady levels of natural gas, far less oil

Agora Energiewende presents its study “Heat Transition 2030” and outlines the first steps towards heat decarbonisation

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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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