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August 4th, 2022 | They are crucial for modeling current and future energy systems: data on electricity generation. The Reiner Lemoine Institut (RLI) has published an updated set of publicly available data from the Market Master Data Register (MaStR) of the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). The register contains data on all electricity and gas...

August 1st, 2022 | Since the first Corona Lockdown, many people’s everyday lives have changed significantly. This also affects work, which has been shifted from one day to another from the office to an – initially often temporary – workplace at home. This has also changed the mobility needs and behavior of employees. What changes...

July 27th, 2022 | What hydrogen potential does the Havelland district have and how can various local players be linked? To answer these questions, the district commissioned the Reiner Lemoine Institute, Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr (IAV), Consulting4Drive (c4d) and the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM) to conduct a feasibility study. The “H2VL”...

July 26th, 2022 | Blueprint for building a regional, sustainable hydrogen economy: As part of a project group, the Reiner Lemoine Institute is working with Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr (IAV), the consulting firm consulting4drive and DBI Gas- und Umwelttechnik GmbH to develop a hydrogen strategy for the Chemnitz model region. The aim is to use...

July 15th, 2022 | Filling up with electricity at street lamps is now possible in Berlin: Berlin State Secretary for Mobility Dr. Meike Niedbal from the Senate Department for the Environment, Mobility, Consumer and Climate Protection, project partners, and the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district office of Berlin put the first lamppost charging points into operation in the...

July 12th, 2022 | The use of electric buses (e-buses) in local public transport is important for the transition in transportation. In order to work out how this task can be accomplished in rural areas, the RLI has now launched the Buffered HLL project together with other partners. The consortium is developing and testing a...

July 8th, 2022 | In order to achieve the agreed climate targets of the federal government as well as the state of Brandenburg and to reduce CO2 emissions, transport, heat and industry must be gradually converted to renewable energy. The use of hydrogen will also be an elementary component here. The counties of Prignitz, Oberhavel...

5th July 2022 | Geodata can help with the expansion of renewable energies and thus in the acceleration of the energy transition. The Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI) is now publishing a comprehensive data package with potential areas for Germany. This helps to find suitable areas for photovoltaic (PV) and wind power plants. For the first...

30th June 2022 | 70 scientists from various German institutions jointly criticize the practices and structures of German research funding. The focus is on the negative consequences for scientific cooperation with the Global South. The Reiner Lemoine Institute joins the criticism of the alliance. The bureaucratic effort is disproportionately high, legal requirements hinder cooperations and...

2nd June 2022 | Wind turbines, energy transition, RLI: A research trip brought the participants of a delegation from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI). This was the start of the five-day study tour of the researchers from the Aral Sea region in Germany. The visit is part of the module series...