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OSW Commentary | | Krzysztof Dębiec, Michał Kędzierski

Lignite in the Czech Republic and Germany controversies and prospects

Lignite still plays an important role in the Czech and German power industries, remaining one of their key sources of electricity. These countries, together with Poland, are the largest producers and consumers of this fuel in the EU. The…
OSW Commentary | | Szymon Kardaś, Michał Kędzierski

A hydrogen alliance The potential for German-Russian cooperation in hydrogen energy

Joint hydrogen energy projects are components of the comprehensive Russian-German energy cooperation which has been ongoing for more than five decades. Due to increasing demand for hydrogen resulting from Germany’s energy transition (…
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…
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…