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OSW Commentary | | Michał Kędzierski

Tainted by Gorleben The issue of radioactive waste storage in Germany

The search continues in Germany for a site for final repository of high-level radioactive waste. A disused salt mine in Gorleben, which was earmarked as the site more than forty years ago, has been definitively eliminated as a choice due…
Analyses | | Michał Kędzierski

The German hydrogen strategy green hydrogen in the spotlight

The German government adopted a National Hydrogen Strategy (German: Nationale Wasserstoffstrategie) on 10 June. The document outlines the main trends, assumptions and instruments of support for the government policy for the development of…
Analyses | | Michał Kędzierski

Germany The central government strikes a deal with the federal states on phasing out coal

A meeting concerning work on the coal phase-out act was held on 15 January at the Chancellor’s Office. The meeting was attended by representatives of the federal government and the ministers president of the federal states where brown coal…
OSW Commentary | | Michał Kędzierski

German wind power sector in crisis Energiewende under further threat

The slowdown in expansion of onshore wind farms poses a serious threat to the German Energiewende. In 2018, wind power accounted for half of the electricity obtained from RES, and is considered the driving force behind the Energiewende. In…