2019-10-09 Energy transition Climate protection Electromobility and the power sector challenge All in the mix: emissions gains from electromobility are inextricably linked to power sector decarbonisation Read more
2019-09-30 Energy transition Energy industry The new RWE Carbon neutral by 2040 and one of the world´s leading renewable energy companies Read more
2019-09-23 Energy industry Energy trade Spurring the energy transition with PPAs Dena electricity market expert survey: long-term power purchase agreements could make investments in renewable assets more attractive Read more
2019-09-17 Energy policy Climate protection Energy transition Mind the (climate policy) gap! UK Science and Technology Committee advocates more renewable energy support Read more
2019-09-16 Energy transition Power generation Landlord-to-tenant electricity: Energy transition heads into homes Landlord-to-tenant electricity can help homeowners and their tenants do their bit for the energy transition Read more
2019-09-11 Power generation Energy transition Gas-for-coal switching is reducing greenhouse gas emissions A complex set of factors is improving European gas-fired generation margins at the expense of coal Read more
2019-09-10 Energy transition Security of supply How renewables are cutting their umbilical cord to the state Long-term supply agreements designed to make wind and solar power profitable even without feed-in fees Read more
2019-08-29 Sector coupling Innovation Climate protection A gas with considerable potential Transport, heat, steel production: Hydrogen could soon replace fossil fuels in a number of sectors Read more
2019-08-26 Power generation Energy transition Germany ranks among the industry leaders for renewables The Renewables 2019 Global Status Report sheds some light on the state of renewable energy around the globe Read more
2019-08-21 Climate protection Energy industry Green finance – the power behind sustainable growth The UK‘s Green Finance Strategy is an important step in marrying financial and environmental priorities Read more
2019-08-05 Power generation Innovation Batteries made of wood – new storage for wind and solar power Redox flow is a chemical method of storing energy, which can be sustainable in its organic version Read more
2019-07-15 Energy transition Security of supply The German fuel switch is stuck in the mud Although natural gas is to fill the gap created by the phaseout of nuclear energy and coal, prospects are bleak Read more
2019-07-11 Energy storage Energy transition Tax credits boost US solar-plus-storage build The US is gearing up to construct solar-plus-storage with over 2 GW and 6.7 GWh of battery energy by 2023 Read more
2019-06-26 Energy transition Climate protection UK adopts net zero carbon target by 2050 The UK is reaffirming its leadership role in the fight against climate change Read more
2019-06-17 Innovation Sector coupling Competition for forward-looking technologies heats up Everyone wants to be a ‘real-world laboratory of the energy transition’: 88 projects – including 3 from RWE – are in the running Read more
2019-06-11 Energy policy Climate protection What Europe is doing to lower its emissions While the energy sector has seen targeted policies effectively curb emissions in 2018, it is now time to extend mechanisms Read more
2019-06-03 Climate protection Energy transition Sector coupling Net zero carbon cities: a critical climate challenge As the world continues to urbanise, decarbonising its growing metropolises is a critical challenge in the fight against climate change Read more
2019-05-21 Energy trade Energy policy Climate protection European Energy Union: It’s all swings and roundabouts Why the EU will need to continue to integrate its energy markets after the parliamentary elections: four questions, four answers Read more
2019-05-15 Energy transition Power generation Climate protection Global expansion of renewable energy is stagnating International Energy Agency: Renewable capacity growth stalled in 2018 after two decades of strong expansion Read more
2019-05-02 Energy transition Energy storage Security of supply Mega-batteries to support the energy transition The world needs power storage facilities and the race to operate the biggest such plant is well underway Read more