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Gas & Heat 20/08/2024, 18:12
The information provided by the VEA can serve as an indicator of achievable prices for industrial customers.
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Current gas contracts

Hanover - The German Association of Energy Consumers VEA (Bundesverband der Energieabnehmer e.V.) regularly reports on current gas contract agreements. In view of the continuing lack of transparency regarding the price level for industrial customers, the information can provide an initial indicator of achievable prices.
Market & Industry 20/08/2024, 17:32
The Federation of German Consumer Organisations received a mid-three-figure number of complaints about the electricity supply company in Berlin.
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Federal Network Agency investigates green electricity provider

Bonn/Berlin - The Federal Network Agency is investigating the green electricity provider Elektrizitätsversorgung Berlin in supervisory proceedings. The company is being scrutinised by the agency for its handling of consumption estimates and invoicing, among other things.
Power 20/08/2024, 17:15
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Lichtblick and Sunnic Lighthouse extend PPA

Hamburg - The electricity trader Sunnic Lighthouse and the energy supplier Lichtblick are extending their direct supply contract by two years. Lichtblick will thus receive around 38,000 MWh of electricity per year from the Hamburg-based trader.
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Politics 20/08/2024, 15:11
Manufacturers and suppliers of heat pumps are taking a relaxed view of the new KTF draft.
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KTF cut causes mixed feelings in the heating sector

Berlin - The draft business plan of the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF) harbours both light and shade. Despite cuts, the heat pump industry is optimistic about the future, while the financing of heating grids remains questionable despite the increase.
Politics 20/08/2024, 15:07

EU slightly lowers punitive tariffs on Chinese e-cars

Brussels - The EU has been imposing punitive tariffs on electric vehicles from China since July 2024. However, the process is not yet over. Following initial consultations, the Commission has slightly lowered the punitive tariffs.
Politics 20/08/2024, 12:36

Thuringia secures millions in funding for municipalities

Erfurt - Local authorities throughout Germany are grappling with the question of how to finance heating planning. Thuringia is now creating financial security for cities and municipalities with a new regulation.
Politics 19/08/2024, 17:03

German economics ministry plans reform of biomass subsidies

Berlin - The German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action wants to specifically promote biomass in order to use it as a flexible back-up for wind and solar energy. Economics Minister Robert Habeck announced a "comprehensive biomass package". The industry has welcomed the plans.
Politics 19/08/2024, 16:44

Study on climate-damaging subsidies causes a stir

Berlin - The environmental organisation Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has accused the German Ministry of Economics of cheating and secrecy when it comes to climate-damaging subsidies. The ministry is said to have kept a completed study on the "quantification of the greenhouse gas impact of state subsidies" under wraps for months.
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Market & Industry

Market & Industry 20/08/2024, 17:09
The new plant in Hamburg is scheduled to go into operation at the end of September.
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H-Tec to conquer the hydrogen market as Quest One

Augsburg/Hamburg - H-Tec Systems will soon be taking the step towards series production of electrolysis stacks for hydrogen production. Parallel to the opening of the new plant in Hamburg, christened 'Gigahub', in a few weeks' time, the Augsburg-based company will be given a new name: Quest One.
Market & Industry 20/08/2024, 14:37

Green light for hydrogen production in Stuttgart

Stuttgart - Stadtwerke Stuttgart is pushing ahead with its plans for hydrogen production at Stuttgart harbour. The utility's supervisory board has now given the green light for the 'Green Hydrogen Hub Stuttgart' (GH2S) project. The planned electrolysers are part of an H2 model region that is to be created in the Stuttgart area.
Market & Industry 20/08/2024, 11:18

Decarbonisation of the steel industry on the rise

Covina - The transformation of global steel production in the wake of the energy transition is gaining significant momentum. The majority of all newly planned steel plants are geared towards climate-friendly production. According to a recent study, the growing demand for green steel is also driving this trend.
Market & Industry 19/08/2024, 17:13

Mandy Pastohr starts as new Bafa president

Berlin/Eschborn - Change of leadership at the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control in Germany: Mandy Pastohr is the first woman to take over as president of the authority.
Market & Industry 19/08/2024, 16:51

Enercity takes over grids of Stadtwerke Garbsen

Garbsen/Hanover - The energy transition requires large investments in grid expansion. The public utility company Stadtwerke Garbsen has now reached its financial limit and is selling its electricity and gas grid to Enercity.
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Power

Power 20/08/2024, 16:18
EnBW is building four new fast-charging parks. All locations are covered, like here in Bad Kissingen.
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EnBW builds eighty new fast-charging points

Karlsruhe - The energy supplier EnBW is building four new charging parks for its hypergrid in Lower Saxony. These consist of a total of eighty fast-charging stations and are to be covered with solar panels.
Power 20/08/2024, 09:35

"Control power market correlates more strongly with wholesale"

Berlin - The market for balancing power is facing upheaval: While more and more large thermal power plants are being taken off the grid, large-scale battery storage systems are also entering the market. energate spoke to Philipp Hesel, senior analyst at the consultancy Aurora Energy Research, about the effects on pricing.
Power 19/08/2024, 16:18

N-Ergie takes over power supply in Wilhermsdorf

Wilhermsdorf - The energy supplier Gemeindewerke Wilhermsdorf will cease operation of the electricity grid at the end of the year. N-Ergie from Nuremberg will then take over the regional electricity supply from 2025.
Power 19/08/2024, 13:17

Line from Grafenrheinfeld to Großgartach approved

Grafenrheinfeld - Following the publication of the planning approval decision in September, Tennet is now allowed to begin construction of the extra-high voltage line near Grafenrheinfeld. The Federal Network Agency has now approved the final section.
Power 19/08/2024, 10:28

"Sodium-ion batteries are an alternative"

Essen - In order to better understand the ageing process of sodium-ion batteries, the company Twaice has developed a simulation model for these processes. In an interview with energate, Jonas Keil, technical director of Battery Technology at Twaice, explains the procedure.
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Gas & Heat

Gas & Heat 20/08/2024, 16:54
This is what the storage tank looked like during construction work before filling.
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Germany's first underground reservoir has a hard time

Meldorf - Producing heat in summer and only using it in winter? Unlike in Denmark, this is still uncharted territory in Germany. The municipality of Meldorf in Schleswig-Holstein was the first to attempt a major project and has to learn the hard way.
Gas & Heat 20/08/2024, 16:29

RWE plans much larger Epe hydrogen storage facility

Essen - RWE wants to build a hydrogen storage facility in Gronau-Epe. The group has now adjusted these plans again. Instead of 66 million cubic metres, the volume could be more than twice as large.
Gas & Heat 20/08/2024, 14:00

"Several municipalities are thinking about ground source heat storage"

Meldorf - The commissioning of Germany's first underground heat storage facility in Meldorf, Schleswig-Holstein, has been delayed. energate spoke to Annalena Warburg, head of Department Energy Systems DE at Ramboll, the engineering consultancy involved in the project, about the economic and technical challenges.
Gas & Heat 20/08/2024, 12:11

DUH takes legal action against aid for Brunsbüttel LNG terminal

Berlin - Environmental organisation Deutsche Umwelthilfe has lodged a complaint with the EU Commission against the EU subsidy for the LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel. The project violates the climate targets and is therefore not eligible for funding. The operator could not prove that the terminal would be converted to green gases.
Gas & Heat 20/08/2024, 12:04

Marginal costs of green hydrogen are rising again

Bonn - While the marginal costs of green hydrogen are rising, the price of grey hydrogen is changing little. This is shown by the Hydex hydrogen index, which the consultancy firm E-Bridge Consulting describes in its latest weekly report.
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