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Florian Wehrle

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Florian Wehrle (Kopie 1)

Executive Board Oeko-Institut e. V.
Finance Manager
Freiburg
Oeko-Institut e. V.
+49 761 45295-246
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Do data centres simply increase electricity consumption or can they help make electricity systems more flexible as part of the energy transition?

Blog 07/09/2026

Data centres are placing an increasing strain on the electricity system, but they could also form part of the solution if their electricity consumption were managed more flexibly. In the blog, Prof. Dr. Dierk Bauknecht explains what determines this.
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Emissions and costs of hydrogen products derived from natural gas: The new Low-Carbon Business Opportunity Analyser

Blog 06/18/2026

Hydrogen and its derivatives, such as methanol, ammonia and synthetic fuels, will be needed in future to transition industry towards low-emission production. Blue hydrogen still relies on natural gas, supplemented by carbon capture and storage (CCS). A new interactive tool now highlights the emissions and costs involved across the entire value chain.