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March 4, 2025 | More than 200 mayors and leaders from administration, politics, business, civil society and science today published the call “For a state of the future – call for courageous state reform”. RLI supports the initiative and calls on other individuals and organisations from politics, administration, business and civil society to join. RLI...

February 23, 2025 | In January 2025, Catherina Cader, Head of the Research Unit Off-Grid Systems and researcher Katrin Lammers embarked on their first project trip to Thailand as part of the Green-H2Islands project. Alongside initial analyses, the focus was on engaging with local stakeholders. The goal of the project is to expand the island’s...

February 19, 2025 | The Reiner Lemoine Institute has opened a position for a Senior Researcher as part of a TRAJECTS-funded research stay. Starting in July for a period of three months, a scientist can work in the RLI Off-Grid team and research solutions for energy access using artificial intelligence. The aim is to further...

February 8, 2025 | On February 8, 2010, the Reiner Lemoine Foundation founded the Reiner Lemoine Institute. An independent research institute working scientifically on a future with 100 percent renewable energy. And the researchers at RLI have been doing this for 15 years with great success. “In 15 years, we have achieved two things: we...

February 7, 2024 | The federal elections will take place in a few days. To mark the occasion, the Reiner Lemoine Kolleg team has examined the parties’ proposals: How do the parties position themselves on the energy transition? “The direction of the Federal Government plays a decisive role in the direction of energy policy. This...

The RLI is a member of the Diversity Charter. We would like to share this call for election to the German Bundestag on February 23, 2025 and remind you that we not only have a voice ourselves, but can also encourage and convince others to use their vote to protect democracy and the energy transition...

January 24, 2025 | Guest researcher Sophia Lunor from the Philippines is staying for 6 months at the Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI). She is working together with scientists from the Off-Grid Systems Research Unit and helps with the development of an energy system model for Southeast Asia. We asked Sophia three questions about her time at...

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...