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December 6th, 2021 | The Baden-Württemberg Minister of the Environment Thekla Walker has appointed RLI Managing Director Kathrin Goldammer to the advisory board for Baden-Württemberg’s hydrogen roadmap. Kathrin’s appointment to the board is initially for two years. The advisory board members will meet twice a year. The advisory board is to support the Baden-Württemberg state...

October 21, 2021 | Catherina Cader, Head of RLI’s Research Unit Off-Grid Systems, is part of the first cohort of AGYLE, an African-German Young Leaders network. AGYLE brings together young African and German leaders from the fields of business, politics, media, and international cooperation in a long-term business network. A jury selected a total of...

October 15, 2021 | To achieve its climate targets, Germany must use two percent of its surface for wind energy. But conflicts over site selection for new wind turbines and species protection are currently hampering expansion. The think tank Agora Energiewende has commissioned Reiner Lemoine Institute to develop an online tool that shows where the...

October 1, 2021 | Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI) welcomes today’s entry into force of “Redispatch 2.0” as a first important step in the conversion of the energy system to decentralized renewable energy, but still sees a need for addition in the long run. With today’s entry into force of the amendment to the Grid Expansion...

September 14, 2021 | Since 2015, the Paris Climate Agreement has set the marching orders for climate protection. In order to achieve the 1.5° target if possible and at least the 2° target, not only the federal government but also all states and municipalities in Germany must significantly tighten their climate targets. In the new...

August 31, 2021 | Podcasts are becoming increasingly popular and are an excellent medium for conveying knowledge. They offer the opportunity to discuss a topic in depth and with all the details that are interesting. And of course, there are also many podcasts that cover the energy transition. RLI Managing Director Kathrin Goldammer has been...

August 24, 2021 | RLI Managing Director Kathrin Goldammer has been appointed as an expert to the Market Simulation group of the European Agenda Process on Green Hydrogen. She is supported by Juliane Arriens, research associate in the RLI Research Unit Mobility with Renewable Energy. Kathrin and Juliane advise the panel on how hydrogen as...

July 22, 2021 | On behalf of the Renewables Academy (RENAC), RLI has developed an online course that provides a basic introduction to grid integration of e-mobility. The course takes place entirely online and allows learners from anywhere in the world to acquire the knowledge independently and at their own pace. Exercises take place at...

July 31, 2021 | On behalf of Greenpeace Energy, RLI is preparing a study that examines the role of electrolysers for hydrogen production for the energy transition. It focuses in particular on small electrolyzers that could convert surplus electricity into hydrogen on a decentralized basis. Green hydrogen as an important flexibility option in the energy...

June 16, 2021 | RLI Managing Director Kathrin Goldammer has been appointed by Berlin’s Senator for Economic Affairs Ramona Pop and Brandenburg’s Minister of Economic Affairs Prof. Jörg Steinbach as spokesperson for the Energy Technology cluster for three years as part of the Joint Innovation Strategy of the States of Berlin and Brandenburg – innoBB...