Agora Energiewende: Press Releases

8 January 2018

Records with renewables, but once again no progress on CO₂ emissions – 2017 was a year of mixed success for the energy transition

Agora Energiewende evaluates the 2017 electricity year: Wind power increases massively and overtakes coal and nuclear / Rising energy and electricity...

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14 July 2017

Call for French-German energy transition alliance

Germany and France should forge an energy transition alliance – this is the key conclusion of a call to action by three think tanks published shortly before the...

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6 July 2017

More renewables, less coal and improved energy efficiency

A new report from Agora Energiewende finds rapid changes in China’s power system

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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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