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Support for our “Solar Sharing” project: Please vote!

02.06.2026 | How can residents make the most of the electricity they generate themselves from various solar power systems within energy communities? That is what we aim to explore in our project, in collaboration with the Aller-Leine-Weser eG Regional and Energy Cooperative. Our goal: A transferable model for citizen energy communities that strengthens local electricity...

Olive Trees, Crescents, and New Insights – Project Trip to Tunisia

May 26th, 2026 | How can agriculture become more resilient to climate change? In the RLI project SustAgri, researchers are working with local partners, farmers, and research institutes to find an answer. The project partners met in Tunisia for a workshop with stakeholders. What did they experience there? Gaining direct insights on the ground into...

Three questions for: Philippine guest researcher Giancarlo Sanglay

9th January 2026 | The Philippine guest researcher Giancarlo Sanglay stays at the Reiner Lemoine Institute for nine months. Giancarlo is an engineer for materials engineering and is currently pursuing his PhD in energy engineering at the University of the Philippines. He works with the Research Unit Off-Grid Systems and works on an energy system...

Energy-efficient renovation of your own home: Research project shows need for information and helps with online guide

Berlin, 15 December 2025 | It is difficult for homeowners to get an overview of the topic of energy-efficient building renovation. There is a lack of information, especially with regard to suitable heating technologies, subsidy conditions and legal obligations. This is shown by the “building-dialogue” research project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic...

Analysis by BUND and Gaswende with calculations by RLI shows advantages of flexibility in the energy system

Berlin, 11.12.2025 | The German government is currently pushing ahead with the construction of new climate-damaging gas-fired power plants as part of its power plant strategy. A new analysis by the organizations Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) and Gaswende, with calculations by the Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI), highlights the advantages of a smart...
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Research project launched on climate-neutral development of the heating and electricity sector in Birkenwerder and Hohen Neuendorf

Birkenwerder/Hohen Neuendorf, 25.11.2025 | How can the Brandenburg municipalities of Birkenwerder and Hohen Neuendorf supply themselves with climate-neutral heat using renewable energies? What impact will this have on the power grid? What measures are necessary? How can the transformation process be implemented efficiently and cost-effectively? Scientists are researching these and other questions in the KWPconnect...