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Agora Energiewende develops scientifically sound and politically feasible strategies for a successful pathway to climate neutrality.

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Powering Europe’s industry

Energy costs shape Europe’s industrial competitiveness, yet electricity still plays a limited role. This analysis shows that electrification can make industry more competitive if conditions align, and affordable power prices will become increasingly decisive. Beyond just power price support, success requires combining de-risking tools like contracts for difference and power purchase agreements, alongside robust carbon pricing.

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Powering Europe’s industry

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Agora Energiewende is active in a variety of regions and countries and has offices in Berlin, Brussels and Bangkok. The office of our strategic partner, Agora Energy China, is located in Beijing. We furthermore cooperate with a wide network of partner think tanks on the ground. Explore our international work.

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    🔑 The Council agreement maintains key elements – most important one being the Europe-wide scenario for energy infrastructure development. Such approach would optimise system efficiency, deliver significant cost savings and strengthen resilience.

    📉 The share of national congestion income for cross-border grids connections was reduced, yet such investment is crucial to achieving a genuine European Energy Union. 2/x

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    📯 Today, EU energy ministers agreed on their position on the European Commission’s #gridspackage – an important step towards adopting key energy transition legislation.

    Our Director Europe, Frauke Thies comments:

    ✅ The grids package is a critical set of measures to unlock necessary investments for an efficient and resilient European energy system. This agreement sends a welcome political signal of EU governments’ commitment to advancing it swiftly. 1/x