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In the project ‘Communities of Practice Nigeria’ (CP Nigeria), researchers from Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI), together with experts from partner organizations, have developed results for the promotion of clean and sustainable energy supply in Nigeria. Among other things, they have identified around 660 rural communities in the country as ideal for off-grid electrification. The introduction...

December 4, 2024 | Guest researcher Aizhamal Duishonbekova from Kyrgyzstan is visiting the Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI) during November and December. She is working together with scientists from the Off-Grid Systems Research Unit as part of the project “Renewable Energy Transition Pathways for Kyrgyzstan.” We asked Aizhamal three questions about her time at RLI. What...

19 November 2024 | The nationwide pioneering pilot project ‘Buffered-HLL’ for energy- and cost-efficient high-performance charging with flywheel mass storage for electric buses in local public transport successfully concludes its twelve-month trial phase today. As part of a consortium, RLI experts and project partners have investigated the impact of route and intermediate charging at high-power...

13 November 2024 | The Reiner Lemoine Institute’s new website is now available at www.reiner-lemoine-institut.de. Following a successful relaunch project together with the agencies Ta-Trung and Berliner Süden, the website has now gone live with a new design, technical infrastructure and content architecture. ‘I am delighted that we now have a fresh and functional website...

12 November 2024 | As part of the BEST project, a consortium led by the Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI) has tested local electricity trading in the Euskirchen area on a digital marketplace. The results show opportunities and challenges: Local electricity markets help energy suppliers to coordinate supply and demand locally and optimise products. Private households...

September 9, 2024 | Paul Bertheau will lead the RLI research unit Off-Grid Systems together with Catherina Cader from September 2024 and will stand in for the previous head of unit Philipp Blechinger during his parental leave. Paul focuses particularly on sustainable energy access and decentralized renewable energy systems for islands. His PhD at the...

September 2, 2024 | Once again, many RLI employees gathered under bright sunshine for an inspiring RLI Day outdoors. In a relaxed atmosphere, we had the chance to exchange ideas about current projects, hold workshops, and take the opportunity to get to know new federal volunteers. It was a wonderful day filled with ideas, team...

July 17, 2024 | Regional electricity trading on a digital marketplace – half-time practical test in the Euskirchen area 17 July 2024: As part of the BEST project, a consortium led by the Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI) has been operating a digital electricity trading system in the Euskirchen region, the supply area of practice partner...

June 28, 2024 | Friederike Reisch has been Deputy Head of Unit of the RLI research unit Mobility with Renewable Energies since June 2024 and is representing the Head of Unit Jakob Gemassmer during his parental leave. Friederike deals with concepts and technologies in decentralized electricity trading and is an expert in the grid integration...

June 18, 2024 | In an open letter, the Reiner Lemoine Institute, together with an alliance of research, industry and associations, appeals to Germany’s Federal Network Agency Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) to make grid data even more usable. The initiative was prompted by the distribution system operators’ grid expansion plans recently published on the VNBdigital portal. The...