Manuel Frondel

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Manuel Frondel is Head of Environment and Resources at RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, one of Germany’s leading economic think tanks. He is an economist specializing in energy, climate policy, and environmental economics, with a strong focus on empirical analysis. Manuel has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on renewable energy, emissions trading, and the economic impacts of climate policies.

Manuel Frondel

Apr 25 2026

Massive expansion of photovoltaics in Germany: Sunshine is costing us more and more money

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Solar · Renewables

Germany’s surge in solar power is driving record negative electricity prices, revealing systemic inefficiencies in renewable incentives and underscoring the urgent need for large-scale energy storage

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