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News Current market analysis on energy services published

Since 2015, the Federal Agency for Energy Efficiency (BfEE) has been working with a consortium consisting of Prognos AG, the ifeu Institute and Verian to regularly examine the markets for energy consu

News Transformation hub: Namibia as a hydrogen pioneer

ifeu welcomes experts to discuss opportunities, challenges, and sustainability For the third “Treffpunkt Transformation” event, we welcomed Dr. Ludger Eltrop and his doctoral student Tobias Schließ fr

News HIBISCUS - Bio-based innovations for building envelopes

Launched in September 2025, HIBISCUS brings together twelve European partners including ifeu, further research and technology organizations, SMEs, and large industrial groups, and is coordinated by SO

News Discussion paper ‘Future Standard for Old Buildings’ published – How we can accelerate building renovation and make it fairer

Building renovation faces a dilemma: on the one hand, renovation must be carried out more quickly and cost-effectively, but on the other hand, climate protection and social justice must not be neglect

Publication Zukunftsstandard Altbau

Förderung vereinfachen, Einzelmaßnahmenförderung stärken, mehr sanieren. Diskussionspapier.

Authors: Martin Pehnt , Thomas Auer
Year: 2025

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News A new emissions trading scheme for buildings and transport – TREFFPUNKT TRANSFORMATION with Dr. Jana Nysten

Yesterday evening, we welcomed Dr. Jana Nysten from the Environmental Energy Law Foundation to the ifeu Institute in Heidelberg for an exciting lecture as part of our lecture series “Treffpunkt Transf

Publication Antriebswende im Schwerlastverkehr: Treibhausgasquote benachteiligt batterieelektrische Lkw

In: DIW Wochenbericht - 92 (2025). DIW - Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung. Vol. 46, S. 724-732. DOI: 10.18723/DIW_WB:2025-46-1.

Authors: Wolf-Peter Schill , Julius Jöhrens , Felix Spathelf
Year: 2025

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News Distorted incentives for the drive system transition: greenhouse gas quota disadvantages battery trucks

Press release The current structure of the greenhouse gas reduction quota (GHG quota) creates distorted incentives in road freight transport. A new study by the German Institute for Economic Research

News Boosting living space in existing single-family homes instead of consuming greenfield sites

Boosting housing in existing single-family homes instead of consuming greenfield sites Anyone who has ever looked for a flat in Germany's urban centres knows that finding living space is difficult and

News Global biodiversity loss – How the EU can promote environmentally friendly consumption

Joint press release by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg (ifeu) and the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) According to Eurostat (2024), the consumption footp