The effects of the climate crisis are worsening water shortages, not only in the Global South but also in Europe, for example in the Berlin-Brandenburg region. Due to inadequate pricing of surface and groundwater abstraction and a lack of regulatory instruments, water overuse is occurring in some regions of Germany. Overuse is especially an issue for industry, which has contractually secured high volumes ...
Globale Herausforderungen wie Wasserknappheit und Wasserverschmutzung werden auch in Deutschland vermehrt sichtbar. Trinkwasser wird teurer, weil die Bereinigung von zunehmender Verschmutzung auf die Verbraucher*innen umgelegt wird, obwohl sie durch Industrie und Landwirtschaft verursacht werden. Gleichzeitig zahlen die für ihren Wasserverbrauch oft sehr wenig. Wie können Industrie und...
The massive expansion of wind power and solar PV is the primary strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in many countries. Due to their variable generation profiles, power sector flexibility needs to increase. Geographical balancing enabled by electricity grids and temporal flexibility enabled by electricity storage are important options for flexibility. As they interact with each other, we investigate ...
