Projects
The Oeko-Institut’s researchers work on more than 350 national and international projects a year, focusing on Chemicals Management and Technology Assessment, Energy and Climate, Emission and Ambient Pollution Control, Radiation Protection, Agriculture and Biodiversity, Sustainable Consumption, Mobility, Resource Management and Industry, Nuclear Engineering and Facility Safety, and Law, Policy and Governance.
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Developing recommendations for technical standards and a licensing scheme for the management of lead-acid batteries in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economies of Africa and will experience a rapid increase in battery deployment in the next decade. While the use of batteries serves multiple development goals, there is concern that current waste…
Tracking and processing the state of the art in science and technology for alternative disposal options for highly radioactive waste (altEr)
As a basis for its recommendation, the German Final Repository Commission presented and evaluated different disposal options and committed itself to deep geological disposal in the Site Selection Act. On behalf of BASE, the project…
Research & stakeholder engagement for improved management of used batteries in Africa
Access to clean, reliable electricity is one of the greatest challenges to sustainable development in Africa. Energy storage, particularly batteries, will be critical to supporting Africa’s progress to full energy access by 2030,…
Study to assess requests for a renewal of nine (-9-) exemptions 6(a), 6(a)-I, 6(b), 6(b)-I, 6(b)-II, 6(c), 7(a), 7(c)-I and 7 (c)-11 of Annex III of Directive 2011/65/EU - Specific Contract n° 070201/2020/835848/ENV.B.3, implementing Framework Contract n
The RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU) on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment requires“that EEE placed on the market, including cables and spare parts for its repair, its reuse,…
Environmentally sound disposal and recycling of e-waste: Capacity Development and operation of the Technical Training Centre at the Old Fadama Scrap Yard
The project is part of the ongoing Technical Cooperation programme between Ghana and Germany on the sound management of e-waste. The project encompasses three elements, namely 1) support of municipal and district assemblies in Ghana;…
Sustainable management: socio-ecological transformation of the food system. Shaping the future by involving pioneers of change and economically relevant actors
The aim of the project is to develop a political roadmap for the socio-ecological transformation of the food system in Germany. The roadmap identifies short-, medium- and long-term starting points, instruments and measures to support…
Impact of COVID-19 on single-use plastics and the environment in Europe
The objective of this project is to assess the impact on the consumption, production and environmental challenges of single-use plastics in Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus is on single-use face masks, gloves and plastic…
Design options for economically sustainable biodiversity-enhancing milk production systems in the model organic regions of Freiburg and Ravensburg
The importance of species-rich grassland for the biodiversity of flora and fauna in Germany has been described many times. At the same time, the conservation of existing grassland throughout Germany is threatened. The decline in dairy…
Advice to the Entsorgungsbetriebe Lübeck in connection with the disposal of clearance waste from the Brunsbüttel NPP at the Niemark landfill site
Clearance waste from the Brunsbüttel NPP is to be deposited at the Niemark landfill of the city of Lübeck at the request of the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of the Environment. The Öko-Institut provides technical advice to the landfill…
Implementation of international regulations in the German regulation system for nuclear waste management facilities
The Western European Nuclear Regulator Association (WENRA), an organisation of European regulating agencies, strives to harmonise the regulatory framework. Germany has committed themselve to improve and implement the regulatory…
Further development of the state of the art in science and technology in the safety of the treatment of irradiated fuel elements, heat-generating radioactive waste and radioactive waste with negligible heat generation
Development of a methodological assessment approach to analyze the influencing factors and the significance of an interim storage facility for spent fuel elements for a region
Previous projects have shown that an extension of interim storage beyond the licensed 40 years has on the one hand effects on the operation of a storage facility, both in technical and in organisational terms, and on the other hand…
How additional emission abatement can be achieved from coal-fired power generation after 2021
Support for an impact assessment on measures to address the risk of carbon leakage in the light of any increase in carbon ambition
Study on the review of the Market Stability Reserve
Preparation of a Technical Paper to support the Group of Least Developed Countries in the Article 6 Negotiations: Implication of Options on Transition, Share of Proceeds and Overall Mitigation in Global Emissions and their Intersection
Technical support for RES policy development and implementation - Simplification of permission and administrative procedures for RES installations
Development and revision of criteria for the Blue Angel for textiles
The aim of the research project is "to revise the Blue Angel criteria for textiles (DE-UZ 154) and, based on this, to derive tender recommendations for public procurement. In view of the current activities in the field of research and…
Social Aspects of Environmental Policy - Subproject 1: Analysis and Environmental Policy Implications
Environmental, social and societal policies are closely interlinked. On the one hand, environmental policy measures not infrequently meet with resistance because they may entail or exacerbate actual or presumed social hardships. On the…
Transforming production and consumption patterns by strengthening eco-labelling and green public procurement in five Asian countries
The overall objective of the Öko-Institut's activities in Asia is to help promote sustainable consumption and production patterns (SCPs) in five Asian countries. This will be achieved by strengthening Type I eco-labels and green public…
Using emerging data streams for monitoring the uptake of Circular Economy in Europe
Measuring and monitoring the achievement of Circular Economy goals requires a continuous and systematic collection of data on how far a state, a region, a municipality, an economic sector, specific companies or organisations are on the…