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Market & Industry 23/10/2024, 16:52
Tough negotiations: The Berlin plans for the Gasag takeover are in danger of failing due to resistance from shareholders.
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Berlin Senate's takeover of Gasag in jeopardy

Berlin - The Berlin Senate is facing a major setback in its planned takeover of energy supplier Gasag. According to media reports, negotiations with the owners of Gasag are on the brink of collapse. They apparently do not want to grant the state of Berlin a majority stake.
Power 23/10/2024, 16:51
The waste recycling plant in Premnitz is to become more flexible.
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EEW plans storage facility for thermal waste utilisation plant

Premnitz - EEW Energy from Waste is planning a 14 MW storage facility for its thermal waste utilisation plant in Premnitz. The storage facility is intended to make the plant more resilient to the volatility of the energy markets.
Politics 23/10/2024, 16:07
V2G applications for electric cars are still a dream of the future, but the first commercial products are expected to be available from next year.
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Robert Habeck: Bidirectional charging coming in 2025

Berlin - German Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) assumes that e-mobilists will be able to use the first commercial products for so-called Vehicle-2-Grid (V2G) applications from next year. Representatives from the energy and automotive industries assured him of this at a summit meeting at the ministry.
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Politics 23/10/2024, 14:34
Habeck's modernisation proposals for the German economy could once again lead to disputes within the governing coalition over financial viability.
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Modernisation agenda for the economy: Next coalition clash looms

Berlin - German Economics Minister Robert Habeck has presented a modernisation agenda for the German economy - more investment, less tax burden and less bureaucracy. This also applies to the energy industry. However, the FDP (Liberal Democratic Party) promptly rejected the concept.
Politics 23/10/2024, 11:56

Bioenergy association wants to increase the GHG quota

Berlin - In a position paper, the German bioenergy association Bundesverband Bioenergie has spoken out in favour of raising the GHG quota. The association also warned of a further drop in the price of the quota from 2027.
Politics 22/10/2024, 18:20

Hydrogen core grid will be shorter than expected

Berlin - The Federal Network Agency has approved the hydrogen core grid and it will be shorter than initially applied for. The Federal Network Agency removed around 800 kilometres from the transmission system operators' draft. However, adjustments can be made every two years as part of the grid development planning for gas and hydrogen.
Politics 22/10/2024, 17:42

Hydrogen core grid: What the grid operators say

Bonn/Berlin - The grid operators involved welcome the Federal Network Agency's approval of the hydrogen core grid. At the same time, they note what must now follow. Some federal states are also setting priorities. Here are their statements.
Politics 22/10/2024, 14:40

Bavaria wants to abolish heating law and preserve gas grids

Munich - The Bavarian state government made no secret of its opposition to the Heating Act during the legislative process. Now this position has been manifested in the state's official heating strategy. The signs are in favour of bioenergy and geothermal energy.
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Market & Industry

Market & Industry 23/10/2024, 14:14
The energate price ticker provides a quick overview of current tariff changes.
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Price ticker: First municipal utilities announce price reductions

Essen - The energate news ticker on the development of energy prices for end customers provides a quick and comprehensive overview of current price changes from electricity, gas and heat suppliers. Today: Both the municipal utilities in Hameln and Ratingen are offering their customers the prospect of price reductions.
Market & Industry 23/10/2024, 13:48

Badenova relies on the power of data for the heat transition

Freiburg - Badenova is getting serious about the heating transition. The Freiburg-based utility wants to generate 1 TWh of green heat by 2035. This requires new plants, but also intelligent control of them. In an interview, Badenova CEO Hans-Martin Hellebrand explains how this works and what role data plays in the process.
Market & Industry 23/10/2024, 08:00

"It doesn't always have to be a thicker cable"

Freiburg - Freiburg-based Badenova recently joined the platform provider Mondas. The utility wants to be much more than just a financial provider. We spoke to CEO Hans-Martin Hellebrand about Badenova's plans with the IT specialists and the role that data plays in the energy transition.
Market & Industry 22/10/2024, 14:25

End of energy supply for Titisee-Neustadt

Titisee-Neustadt - After fourteen years, Energieversorgung Titisee-Neustadt is on the brink of collapse. In addition to a difficult market environment for the operation of the electricity grid and the development of a heating supply, there were apparently also serious management errors and unfortunate personnel decisions.
Market & Industry 22/10/2024, 12:22

Next cement manufacturer relies on Orcan Energy

Munich/Ulm - The plant manufacturer Orcan Energy has been able to convince another cement producer of its technology. Schwenk, a medium-sized company based in Ulm, will be using Orcan's ORC systems at its production site in Allmendingen (Baden-Württemberg) in future.
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Power

Power 23/10/2024, 13:33
Andreas Jahn: "A levy will lead to less efficient use of the scarce resource of the grid."
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"The rise in grid costs is continuing"

Berlin - In an interview with energate, Andreas Jahn from the Regulatory Assistance Project sheds light on the consequences of the planned redistribution of grid costs from 2025. He warns that the chosen approach could lead to a more inefficient use of the grid - despite short-term relief for rural areas.
Power 23/10/2024, 10:45

Heimladen electrifies parking spaces for construction companies

Würzburg/Cologne - The charging infrastructure service provider Heimladen is electrifying over 2,100 car parking spaces for the construction company Pandion. The Cologne-based construction company is planning to make the electrification of car parking spaces in its residential neighbourhoods a standard through the cooperation.
Power 22/10/2024, 17:17

Ise opens new centre for battery research

Freiburg - The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Ise) has inaugurated a new centre for battery research. Batteries for various applications are being researched and tested on an area of over 3,700 square metres. The project was financed with 18 million euros from the federal government and the state of Baden-Württemberg.
Power 22/10/2024, 14:43

Sunrock equips BMW plants with PV systems

Düsseldorf - BMW is having its plants in Dingolfing and Regensburg equipped with photovoltaic systems from Sunrock. The systems will supply green electricity from 2025 and help to reduce CO2 emissions at the production sites.
Power 22/10/2024, 14:32

Renault brings V2G to France - Germany has to wait

Munich - The car manufacturer Renault is launching its first electricity product based on Vehicle-2-Grid (V2G). As part of the market launch of a new electric model, the company is offering a service for integrating vehicle batteries into the grid. Renault does not yet believe that the conditions are in place for a market launch in Germany.
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Gas & Heat

Gas & Heat 23/10/2024, 14:20
Sefe has booked long-term import capacity at the Stade LNG terminal.
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Sefe concludes supply agreement with Conoco Phillips

Berlin - The state-owned gas company Sefe purchases LNG from the US company Conoco Phillips. The first deliveries under a long-term contract have already taken place.
Gas & Heat 23/10/2024, 10:31

"EU criteria drive up PPA costs for electrolysers"

Oldenburg - Strict rules apply to the purchase of electricity from electrolysis plants: first and foremost additionality and simultaneity. Eva Stede, hydrogen expert at EWE, explains in an interview what exactly these conditions mean and why they make H2 ramp-up much more expensive and hinder it.
Gas & Heat 23/10/2024, 10:00

Thermal waste utilisation: Industry sentiment brightens

Cologne - Despite the weak overall economy, the mood among European operators of thermal waste utilisation plants has recently improved. This is shown by a survey on the business climate conducted by the consulting firm Ecoprog.
Gas & Heat 22/10/2024, 14:17

EEX launches auctions for French biogas guarantees of origin

Leipzig - EEX is organising auctions for biogas guarantees of origin on behalf of the French Ministry of Energy. The first award will take place on 4 December 2024.
Gas & Heat 22/10/2024, 13:57

Marginal costs of green hydrogen rise slightly

Bonn - Low solar feed-in caused the marginal costs for green hydrogen to rise. For conventional hydrogen, they remained virtually unchanged thanks to full gas storage facilities and mild temperatures.
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