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Market & Industry 10/09/2024, 13:07
Mecke: "We are examining the economic viability of generating our own renewable electricity at our locations."
(Image: Salzgitter AG)

"The factory premises change every day"

Salzgitter - Steel giant Salzgitter has been pursuing its decarbonisation strategy for a good eight years. "SALCOS". In an interview with energate, project spokesperson Stefan Mecke explains the background and objectives, summarises the interim results and talks about the importance of the hydrogen core network and PPAs for the strategy.
Power 10/09/2024, 13:03
Photovoltaic systems on the roof of an Edeka logistics centre: The solar panels will supply the site with green electricity in future.
(Image: Edeka/Julian Rausch)

Edeka builds PV systems without an energy supplier

Rottendorf - Edeka Nordbayern-Sachsen-Thüringen is focussing on climate-friendly self-supply of electricity: Huge photovoltaic systems are being built at five logistics sites. The contract was awarded to a regional company and will not only supply green electricity, but also secure local jobs.
Gas & Heat 10/09/2024, 11:23
The Federal Network Agency is working on two specifications to organise the first hydrogen transports between island grids.
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Efet warns of fragmented hydrogen market areas

Berlin - Regulation for the first hydrogen sub-grids is becoming complicated. The Federal Network Agency's proposals are meeting with resistance, with energy traders fearing similar chaotic conditions as in the early phase of gas market liberalisation.
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Politics 09/09/2024, 17:03
Mona Neubaur (Greens), North Rhine-Westphalia's state minister for economics, believes that her state is "on the right track" when it comes to expanding renewable energies.
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North Rhine-Westphalia wants to double renewables by 2030

Düsseldorf - The federal-state government of North Rhine-Westphalia has presented a concept paper for the energy and heat transition in Germany's most populous state. The energy and heat strategy lists almost 100 state policy measures.
Politics 09/09/2024, 16:10

Social Democrats once again push for an industrial electricity price brake

Berlin - The Social Democratic parliamentary group in Germany has once again spoken out in favour of a lower industrial electricity price. Economic policy spokesman Bernd Westphal suggests that the aid should be structured like a contract for difference.
Politics 06/09/2024, 16:59

The coalition is dead, long live the coalition - a gloss

Berlin - The elections in Saxony and Thuringia have finally broken the dam to the right. The AFD's participation in government was only prevented by the other parties' collective refusal to form a coalition. This leads to curious consequences in the further exploratory talks.
Politics 06/09/2024, 16:45

Capacity auctions between delay and complexity

Berlin - There are still many unanswered questions regarding the power plant strategy. This became clear at the energate digital talk on the topic. The participants were unanimous in their desire for rapid clarity. However, there are different ideas on how to organise the tenders and the capacity market.
Politics 06/09/2024, 15:41

UBA does not release certificates for UER projects from China

Berlin - The Federal Environment Agency is continuing to work on clearing up the fraud scandals surrounding the Upstream Emission Reductions (UER). The authority will now not release certificates from eight Chinese projects due to irregularities. There will now also be stricter on-site inspections. The UBA has sought external help for this.
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Market & Industry

Market & Industry 10/09/2024, 10:26
Varta is now in dialogue with the opponents of the restructuring in the so-called Starug proceedings.
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Struggle to save Varta gets tougher

Ellwangen - The resistance from the circle of Varta shareholders against the rescue plan is apparently unbroken. The alliance of opponents has started talks with the company and announced legal action.
Market & Industry 09/09/2024, 16:22

Wiesbaden remains with ESWE

Wiesbaden - Wiesbaden, the capital of the German federal state of Hesse, is sticking with its local supplier. Following a Europe-wide tender, ESWE will continue to supply green electricity and natural gas to the city's properties.
Market & Industry 09/09/2024, 16:21

Public utility Stadtwerke Gütersloh: Municipality considers sole ownership

Gütersloh - After more than 20 years, the city of Gütersloh could once again become the sole shareholder of its municipal utility. The city administration is currently investigating whether and how to buy back all outstanding shares in Stadtwerke Gütersloh.
Market & Industry 09/09/2024, 13:37

New boss for municipal utility subsidiary Morgen Energie

Nettetal - Barely five months after its foundation, the municipal energy provider Morgen Energie from Nettetal in the Lower Rhine region is under new management. Siegfried Ferling, long-time head of the public utility Stadtwerke Kempen, has joined the company as managing director.
Market & Industry 09/09/2024, 11:01

"Flexibility in the industry is difficult to achieve"

Aachen - The potential for flexibility in industry is huge. But in practice, production processes are often rigid, making targeted load shifting a challenge. In this interview, Roman Alberti, founder and CEO of Voltfang, a manufacturer of large-scale storage systems, talks about solutions and strategies that can help.
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Power

Power 10/09/2024, 10:00
"A split would have the potential to weaken Germany as a business location overall," said Werner Götz.
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"Changing the market segmentation is risky"

Essen - There is a lot of commotion in the industry about a possible splitting of the bidding zone in the electricity market. Werner Götz, Chairman of the Management Board of Transnet BW, warns against losing time and money.
Power 09/09/2024, 14:55

Ultra-fast battery storage as an instant reserve

Essen/Geertruidenberg - RWE is starting construction of an ultra-fast battery storage facility in Moerdijk that can absorb and release electricity in milliseconds. The storage facility will provide an instantaneous reserve to ensure grid stability.
Power 09/09/2024, 12:14

Renewable fund expands solar portfolio

Grünwald - The KGAL ESPF 5 fund is expanding its portfolio with two new solar parks in Saxony-Anhalt, where it will reach a total capacity of 120 MW. Further investments in photovoltaic storage combined cycle power plants are also planned.
Power 09/09/2024, 09:00

XEEny: Precise recording and billing of electricity consumption

Muldenhammer - XEE Technology wants to use the XEEny wireless communication adapter to automate the reading of electricity meters and offer submetering service providers and investors in the photovoltaic sector a simple solution. Managing Director Jan-Erik Kunze explains in an interview how the system works and what advantages it offers.
Power 06/09/2024, 15:54

Oberhausen relies on real-time data for grid planning

Oberhausen/Karlsruhe - The Oberhausen grid company is focussing on real-time data for a smarter electricity grid. By the end of 2024, fifty grid stations are to be equipped with sensors in order to increase grid transparency and speed up the approval process for connection requests.
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Gas & Heat

Gas & Heat 09/09/2024, 15:16
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has also visited Siemens' electrolyser production facility in Berlin.
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Siemens builds Hamburg electrolyser

Hamburg - The hydrogen grid including electrolyser in the Hanseatic city of Hamburg is one step further. Siemens will build the 100 MW plant and take over maintenance for ten years.
Gas & Heat 09/09/2024, 12:15

Schwerin calls for changes to nuclear grid

Schwerin - The state government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is calling for changes to the hydrogen core grid. "We would like to see at least two more projects," State Secretary for Economic Affairs Ines Jesse told energate, adding that she believes there are enough reasons for this.
Gas & Heat 09/09/2024, 12:11

"This is not what a future grid looks like"

Schwerin - The federal-state government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania sees a large blank spot in the hydrogen core grid in the north-east. State Secretary for Economic Affairs Ines Jesse is therefore calling for two additional lines. In return, she has indicated a willingness to engage in dialogue on another controversial energy policy issue.
Gas & Heat 09/09/2024, 11:26

GHG quota needs a new concept

Essen - Recent fraud scandals have severely damaged the reputation of greenhouse gas quota trading. Against this background, a new approach to greenhouse gas reduction quotas is needed to restore confidence in the instrument. The first proposals are now on the table.
Gas & Heat 06/09/2024, 16:57

Natural gas dominates contracting contracts

Berlin - The contracting industry recorded an increase in turnover in 2023, although natural gas remains dominant with a share of 66 per cent. Despite a slight increase in renewable energies to 27 per cent, the industry association Vedec sees the unclear legal situation as a brake.
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