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More demand for electricity, fewer fossil-fuel power plants, but (still) too little renewable energy: The energy transition is changing the structure of the power supply in Germany. A new study by the EWI shows the possible consequences for security of supply.

A new tool of the Institute of Energy Economics (EWI) simulates the use of Demand Side Management and energy efficiency in German and Chinese industry. Savings in electricity costs and emission reductions can be calculated.

Load management and increased energy efficiency in industry can reduce electricity costs and CO₂ emissions in Germany and China. A new EWI study also shows options for policymakers.

Electricity from renewables, infrastructure, and individual consumer needs and preferences must be coordinated as the electrification of the heating and transportation sectors increases. An EWI team has investigated how this can be achieved despite increasing e-mobility.

The war in Ukraine has realigned the energy policy of gas supply in Germany and EU, which is changing global trade flows. A new study from EWI presents the possible developments of global gas markets until 2030.

Young and experienced researchers from Egypt, Morocco and Germany exchanged ideas during the BaSEF Summer School in Cologne.