Press releases

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…