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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 network 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.
Power 09/09/2024, 14:55
RWE is also building large storage facilities in Germany, for example in Herdecke.
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Ultra-fast battery storage as an instantaneous 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 represents an instantaneous reserve and is intended to ensure grid stability.
Gas & Heat 09/09/2024, 12:15
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern wants a total of four large hydrogen pipelines in the state.
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Schwerin demands changes to the core network

Schwerin - The state government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is calling for changes to the hydrogen core network. "We would like to see at least two more projects," State Secretary for Economic Affairs Ines Jesse told energate. There are enough reasons for this.
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Politics 06/09/2024, 16:59
In the 'Berlin week'gloss, our capital city editorial team looks back on the latest developments in energy policy.
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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.
Politics 05/09/2024, 15:30

Amendment to repowering raises questions

Berlin - The Federal Cabinet adopted an amendment to the Building Code on 4 September. It provides for simplifications for geothermal energy. However, there is also a second planned amendment to the law. It is intended to implement the European RED III directive - and is causing project developer Juwi to frown.
Politics 05/09/2024, 11:41

EU Commission authorises aid for Cuxhaven port

Brussels - The harbour in Cuxhaven is to be expanded. The federal government and the state of Lower Saxony want to invest hundreds of millions of euros in the project. The EU has now given the green light for this, as the expansion could also boost wind power.
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Market & Industry

Market & Industry 09/09/2024, 11:01
Alberti: "The so-called 7000-hour rule is a very effective use case for battery storage in energy-intensive industries"
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"Flexibility in the industry is difficult to realise"

Aachen - The potential for flexibility in industry is huge. However, production processes are often rigid in practice, which makes targeted load shifting a challenge. In this interview, Roman Alberti, founder and CEO of large-scale storage system manufacturer Voltfang, talks about solutions and strategies that can help.
Market & Industry 06/09/2024, 16:52

Stadtwerke Velbert completes dual leadership team

Velbert - Stadtwerke Velbert has filled the vacant position on the management board. Sasa Vaskovic is to take up his position as technical managing director at the North Rhine-Westphalian utility on 1 January 2025.
Market & Industry 06/09/2024, 15:59

IT start-up Reonic raises 13 million euros from investors

Augsburg - Cleantech start-up Reonic wants to conquer Europe with software for solar installers, heating engineers and municipal utilities. This is to be made possible by a financial injection in the double-digit million range.
Market & Industry 06/09/2024, 15:33

Federal Network Agency wants to "expect more" from smaller grid operators

Bonn - In view of the serious changes in the energy market, grid operators also need to move: Speed is of the essence when it comes to grid connections and digitalisation. The Federal Network Agency wants to take a closer look here - even at grid operators that are undergoing the simplified procedure.
Market & Industry 06/09/2024, 13:59

VZBV fights for more clarity in price adjustment letters

Berlin/Gera - Insufficiently clearly worded letters in customer communications can violate the German Energy Industry Act. This is shown by a recent judgement obtained by the VZBV against Stadtwerke Jena-Pößneck. The municipal supplier has since rectified the criticised shortcomings.
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Power

Power 09/09/2024, 09:00
Jan-Eric Kunze: "XEEny can be seamlessly integrated into existing OMS infrastructures."
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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.
Power 06/09/2024, 14:38

Enercity and EnBW expand fast-charging grid

Hanover/Karlsruhe - The energy suppliers Enercity and EnBW are continuing to expand the charging infrastructure in Germany. Enercity has put a fast-charging park into operation at Hannover Airport and EnBW has announced another milestone in the hyper-grid.
Power 06/09/2024, 14:00

High welfare effects through electricity exchange

Berlin - Germany will become an electricity exporter in 2023. But nobody needs to worry about this, according to the tenor of an expert discussion. On the contrary.
Power 06/09/2024, 10:20

"Extreme shortages are imminent"

Berlin - BP, Total, EnBW, RWE, Luxcara - recently only very large, financially strong companies have been able to bid in the offshore auctions. The offshore association BWO is in favour of a different tender design so that smaller players do not miss out. At the same time, it is concerned about a foreseeable expansion peak in 2030.
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Gas & Heat

Gas & Heat 09/09/2024, 12:11
State Secretary Jesse is pushing for changes to the core network.
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"This is not what a future network looks like"

Schwerin - The state government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern sees a large blank spot in the hydrogen core network 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 - The recent fraud scandals have massively damaged the reputation of trading with GHG quotas. Against this backdrop, a new concept for greenhouse gas reduction quotas is needed to restore confidence in the instrument. Initial 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.
Gas & Heat 06/09/2024, 10:21

Industry discusses hydrogen balancing and grid access

Bonn - A future hydrogen market also needs a suitable regulatory framework. The Federal Network Agency is currently consulting on its proposals for grid access and a balancing system. The feedback from the industry is mixed.
Gas & Heat 05/09/2024, 16:38

Gas trading prices on the decline

Berlin - The gas market is in a state of boredom. Prices are pointing downwards. There are no signs of a solution to the biggest fundamental problem, the possible end of the Ukraine transit.
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