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EWG’s statement on German government’s proposed electricity market design
The German government’s proposed electricity market design would significantly curb renewable electricity generation and increase its costs. The Energy Watch Group (EWG) has evaluated the ‘Electricity market design of the future’ proposed by the German government. The proposed changes and end of government support for expanding renewable energy generation in the middle of the transition […]
Newsletter August 2024
Germany – Update Power Plant Strategy, risks in financing renewables’ growth In February, the federal government presented its “Power Plant Strategy”: the construction of 4×25 GW fossil gas-fired power plants, which were to be converted to green hydrogen only in the second half of the 2030s, so as to combine volatile wind and PV power […]
Exchange with German MP Al-Halak: Hydropower Plants Have Great Potential
The Energy Watch Group was part of the expert panel to evaluate the potential of hydropower, convened by Member of German Parliament Muhanad Al-Halak (FDP spokesman on water policy) on July 5, 2024. Alongside other representatives from business, research, and practice, Dr. Hartmut Fischer, Managing Director, was invited to provide insights on the ecological and […]