Project brief Net zero in industry: The market potential of climate-neutral process heat … that Germany and the EU meet their climate targets for 2030 and 2050, the study forecasts the following growth … process heat could potentially grow by a factor of 5 by 2030 and by a factor of 18 by 2050. The number of employees … Hutzenthaler, Dr Kirsten Kubin, Jannis Lambert, Dr Alexander Piégsa, Friedrich Seefeldt Last update: 26.05.2025 … more
Project brief Climate path implementation in Baden-Württemberg … measures are veiled by increased production. By 2030, CO 2 emissions from industry in Baden-Württemberg are … carbon separation at cement clinker and lime plants considering flexibility and storage options The transformation … support transformation. The 25 recommendations for action derived from the findings were categorised in terms of their … more
Project brief Financing options for Austria’s hydrogen network … Download PDF Austria wants an initial hydrogen network by 2030. The question remains how the development of the necessary infrastructure can be financed. Austria’s Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, … integrated network infrastructure plan and further studies with the majority of the investment being required in … more
Project brief City of Cologne: Economy development strategy … concretises the city strategy “Cologne Perspectives 2030+” with regard to economic areas. The industry, … target formulations for the three fields of action considered Space, the industrial areas of the future, as well as … conducted a meta-analysis of existing concepts and studies on the three fields of action. Subsequently, the … more
Project brief Skilled workers for the energy transition … The analysis of the demand for skilled workers shows: By 2030, an additional 300,000 skilled workers will be needed … on many sub-steps. It is therefore important to consider the entire value chain: not only a shortage of skilled … of subject-specific literature and third-party studies. These analyses and the scenarios developed there are … more
Project brief Economic efficiency of heat pumps … of heat pumps in typical existing buildings that considers different conditions (price level, building type, etc.). The case studies resulting from the calculation have been incorporated … are conducted for the three time points of 2023, 2030, and 2040, and the respective energy prices are stored … more
Project brief Evaluation of the Climate Protection Programme … How effective are the measures proposed by Germany’s federal ministries for the 2026 Climate Protection Programme? … use of our sophisticated modelling environment in-depth understanding of processes in the energy, industry, buildings … website, in German) Project team: Elias Althoff, Alex Auf der Maur, Hannah Bethge, Hans Dambeck, Nora Langreder, … more
Project brief Climate protection potential of the recycling economy … significant contribution to protecting the climate. For the 2030 climate targets to be reached efforts will have to be significantly increased. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection … supporting housing efficiency, supporting maintenance, refurbishing old buildings rather than undertaking new … more
Project brief Natural gas as a bridge to climate neutrality in Germany … production and heat pumps in the buildings sector. The Federal Government has agreed various additional laws and … to accelerate the energy transition with a focus on the 2030 greenhouse gas reduction goals. Big challenges on the … (including the Big Five). From this, it is then possible to derive what the future supply situation in Germany and … more
Project brief Climate protection investments for the transformation of the energy system … before. These are the results of our calculations for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action … 2015-2020 period to around 150 billion euros per year in 2030. This represents around a 4% share of GDP. For … were examined: The first was based on the climate goals for 2030 and 2045. The second pathway was based on maintaining … more
