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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...

May 31, 2021 | Editha Kötter, Head of the RLI Research Unit Transformation of Energy Systems is supporting the “The Citizen Assembly On Climate” in its 8th meeting on June 5, 2021 as a fact checker. She is supporting the Citizen Assembly as an expert to develop recommendations on how Germany can achieve the goals...

May 28, 2021 | In cooperation with the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA), the Reiner Lemoine Institute hosted its first conference on climate change and climate justice in November 2020. A particular focus of the conference “Interconnected voices: Climate change, equity, and the way forward” was on bringing as many diverse voices...