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Politics 15/10/2024, 17:53
Market & Industry 15/10/2024, 17:41
Stadtwerke joint venture builds data centre in Greven
Greven - Construction work on a new data centre at Münster-Osnabrück Airport in North Rhine-Westphalia is set to begin this year. The project is backed by the public utility Stadtwerke Emsdetten, which recently founded a joint venture with IT service provider Items.
Power 15/10/2024, 17:27
Electricity grid fees surprise, gas grid fees explode
Hückelhoven - Surprise in 2025 grid fees: there are unexpected reductions for electricity and drastic increases for gas, although the figures should still be treated with caution.
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Politics 15/10/2024, 16:10
Habeck sticks to green steel in Germany
Berlin - Despite the problems at Thyssenkrupp, German Economics Minister Robert Habeck is sticking to his plans for the production of green steel in Germany. This became clear at the BDI industry association's climate congress. Habeck is also sticking to the expansion of the grid with underground cables - for fear of the undecided states.
Politics 15/10/2024, 10:00
Agora study: Climate protection investments are necessary anyway
Berlin - Germany has pledged to become climate-neutral by 2045. A new study by the Agora Energiewende think tank aims to show how this can be realised. The total investment required is huge. However, according to the study, most of these would be needed anyway.
Politics 14/10/2024, 16:11
Social Democrats want to ease the burden on industry and society
Berlin - In addition to reducing electricity prices for industry, the SPD (Social Democratic Party) wants to increase the social compatibility of the energy transition. The 'climate money' and subsidies are intended to relieve the burden on low-income citizens in particular. The SPD believes the highest-income groups should take on more responsibility for this.
Politics 14/10/2024, 15:31
Local authorities want more freedom in the energy transition
Berlin - At the regional conference at the German Ministry of Economics, the tenor among local authority representatives was clear: Policy should not get bogged down in regulatory frenzy. Over-regulation makes the expansion of renewables on site unnecessarily complicated and weakens acceptance.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 15/10/2024, 13:49
Robert Habeck hands over 15 climate protection contracts
Berlin - German industry must become greener, and climate protection agreements are intended to support this transformation. Economics Minister Robert Habeck has now signed the first 15 of these. More are to follow. The vice-chancellor is also hoping for imitators across the EU.
Market & Industry 15/10/2024, 11:08
"The definition of a risk strategy is now mandatory"
Frankfurt/Main - The topic of risk management has become increasingly important for many utilities since the energy price crisis. energate spoke to Norman Nehls, partner at Severn, a consultancy specialising in risk management, about the appropriate level of risk provisioning and the practical value of risk strategies.
Market & Industry 14/10/2024, 15:59
After Adler insolvency: Confidence in ACE unbroken
Hamburg - Cleantech project developer Advanced Clean Energy Group (ACE) has received backing from its most important investor Emeram Capital following the insolvency of its subsidiary Adler Smart Solutions. The latter assures the ACE companies not affected by the insolvency of "continued active support".
Market & Industry 14/10/2024, 15:54
EV-Box ceases operation
Courbevoie - The charging infrastructure provider EV-Box is largely ceasing operations. According to Engie, the French parent company, the sites in Germany, the Netherlands and the USA are to be wound up.Power
Power 15/10/2024, 15:43
Power outage time of 13.7 minutes in Germany
Berlin/Frankfurt a.M. - Germany's power supply remains one of the most stable in the world, despite a slight increase in outage times to 13.7 minutes in 2023. According to the VDE FNN association, the main causes of power cuts are storms, construction work and planned shutdowns.
Power 15/10/2024, 14:48
PV storage combinations dominate
Bonn - The Federal Network Agency's most recent innovation tender was heavily oversubscribed. With a tender volume of 583 MW, 154 bids were received, of which 50 projects were awarded contracts. All of the awards went to combinations of PV systems and storage systems.
Power 15/10/2024, 11:41
"Pass-through model ensures price transparency for the first time"
Berlin - With the tender for the e-fast charging network for trucks, the so-called pass-through model is becoming mandatory for the first time. In an interview with energate, Knut Hechtfischer, CEO of the start-up Decarbon1ze, describes how the technology strengthens competition and reduces bureaucracy.
Power 14/10/2024, 11:18
"Let it go to Berlin": Campaign for biogas launched
Freising - The biogas industry is mobilising and campaigning for biogas to be included in the power plant strategy. With the "Let it go" campaign, it wants to highlight the advantages of the energy source, such as flexibility and low costs.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 15/10/2024, 15:12
Regional impetus for the European Hydrogen Backbone
Essen - Hydrogen plays a crucial role not only in the Ruhr region, but in many other regions across Germany and Europe. An alliance initiated by the Hydrogen Metropole Ruhr is formulating what is needed for the European Hydrogen Backbone to succeed.
Gas & Heat 15/10/2024, 14:51
New biomethane platform proves extremely popular
Unna - Four weeks after its launch, Green Navigation's online marketplace has already sold 250 GWh of biomethane. Due to the provisional insolvency of Landwärme, many affected buyers and producers are likely to be looking for an alternative.
Gas & Heat 15/10/2024, 13:54
Marginal costs of green hydrogen fall
Bonn - Last week was windy. This led to price reductions in the short-term electricity markets. As a result, the marginal cost of producing green hydrogen fell. This made it more competitive with fossil fuels.
Gas & Heat 15/10/2024, 09:54