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Recent information from Oeko-Institut for the press

Oeko-Institut regularly informs the media about the findings and results of its research.


20.03.2012

Market participation of renewable energies should not be for its own sake – EU-wide overview

As the share of electricity production from renewable energies increases, the pressure is rising to integrate these energies in the market rather than conduct their production outside the competitive electricity market.

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05.03.2012

Recycling critical raw materials from waste electronic equipment

Electronic equipment contains a number of valuable and scarce metals such as gold, tantalum, rare earths and indium. Many of these metals are needed in future technologies such as wind power, photovoltaics and electric mobility.

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20.02.2012

E-waste in Africa: Risks, challenges and solutions

West Africa faces a rising tide of e-waste generated by domestic consumption of new and used electrical and electronic equipment, according to a new United Nations report.

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06.02.2012

Company electric vehicles: GHG mitigation potentials

A study conducted within the scope of the Future Fleet project has found that battery electric vehicles could make up a fifth of SAP Germany’s company cars by 2030.

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24.01.2012

Growing acceptance of electric vehicles in commercial vehicle fleets

The environmental performance of vehicles is becoming increasingly significant in the commercial procurement of service or fleet vehicles.

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23.01.2012

Technologies of the future and resources – rare earths a sticking point?

The rapid growth of new technologies in the energy and transport sectors will drive up demand for special resources.

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