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Gas & Heat 06/01/2025, 16:11
Construction of the joint power plant began some time ago and trial operations are now underway.
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Stadtwerke Hanau benefits from Staudinger replacement

Hanau - Due to the discontinuation of heat supplies from the coal-fired power plant, district heating prices at Stadtwerke Hanau are initially going down instead of up. The neighbouring municipality of Großkrotzenburg is less fortunate. After a clear "no" four years ago, they now want to sit down together again.
Gas & Heat 06/01/2025, 16:07
The first LNG exports from the West African GTA project are approaching.
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LNG exports from Senegal and Mauritania are getting closer

London - The first gas volumes from the GTA offshore project on the maritime border between Senegal and Mauritania have flowed into the floating storage and offloading unit. An important milestone in the commissioning phase, according to project leader BP.
Gas & Heat 06/01/2025, 16:00
The VEA reports regularly on current gas contract agreements.
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Current gas contracts

Hanover - The German Association of Energy Buyers regularly reports on current gas contracts. 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.
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Politics 03/01/2025, 14:33
"Important levers" for the transformation of the steel industry lie in Brussels, wrote Scholz.
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Scholz promotes e-car purchase premium with the EU

Berlin - In a letter to the President of the European Commission, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for European industry to be strengthened quickly. Among other things, he proposes a purchase incentive for electric cars and measures to strengthen the steel industry.
Politics 03/01/2025, 12:30

Of good intentions and fitness contracts - a gloss

Berlin - Last year's good intentions are still there in the new year. This also applies to energy policy. However, the gloomy outlook for 2025 suggests that many good New Year's resolutions are likely to quickly become a waste of time.
Politics 02/01/2025, 13:10

Owners want more reliability for refurbishments

Munich/Berlin - Almost all homeowners want the German government to provide more planning security when it comes to home ownership. This is the result of a survey on energy-efficient refurbishment commissioned by the Initiative Klimaneutrales Deutschland and the Repräsentanz Transparente Gebäudehülle. The study also asked about the Heating Act.
Politics 02/01/2025, 12:00

KFW promotes hydrogen economy in Chile

Frankfurt am Main - The state development bank KFW is granting a loan totalling 100 million euros to establish a green hydrogen economy in Chile. In the long term, this will also involve the sale of green hydrogen to European customers.
Politics 30/12/2024, 11:36

Suspicion of sabotage at Estlink 2 confirmed

Helsinki - The Finnish-Estonian interconnector Estlink 2 failed on 25 December. The suspicion of a Russian act of sabotage quickly arose. The evidence is now growing stronger as the investigation progresses.
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Market & Industry

Market & Industry 06/01/2025, 11:00
The new management of EMH Metering (from left to right): Christian Verrieth, Oliver Lütker, Peter Heuell, Björn Gogolla and Christopher Kämpf.
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EMH: Peter Heuell becomes sole managing director

Gallin - The measurement technology manufacturer EMH Metering is reorganising its management team. Following the retirement of Managing Director Norbert Malek at the end of last year, the company has decided not to appoint a successor. Instead, an expanded management team will support Peter Heuell as sole Managing Director in future.
Market & Industry 03/01/2025, 16:26

Eon: Billion-euro sale of shareholding in Hungary

Budapest - The exit from the Budapest municipal company Budapesti Közművek, or BKM for short, will bring Eon 1 billion euros. The Essen-based company has sold its stake in the operator of Budapest's street lighting to the city's municipal utility. The latter has officially been the sole owner of BKM since January.
Market & Industry 03/01/2025, 16:22

Study: Hurdles remain in CO2 utilisation

Berlin - The Esys initiative is investigating the possibilities of carbon utilisation. This technology could help the chemical industry to replace fossil raw materials and keep carbon in a closed cycle in order to reduce emissions.
Market & Industry 03/01/2025, 15:00

Federal government extends employment guarantee for PCK Schwedt

Schwedt - The 1,200 employees of the PCK Schwedt refinery have their jobs safe until the end of June. The federal government has extended the recently expired employment guarantee for the company, which is currently administered by a trustee. However, further question marks hang over the future prospects of one of the country's largest crude oil processors.
Market & Industry 02/01/2025, 15:24

Change of ownership at PV supplier Schletter

Kirchdorf/Haag - A lot has happened on the M&A market in the energy industry in 2024. The recent takeover of technology supplier Schletter is evidence of this. The specialist for PV mounting systems is now officially part of Dutch competitor Enstall.
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Power

Power 06/01/2025, 14:20
Enpal sold around 31,000 solar energy systems in 2023 - mainly in Germany.
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European solar market on the brink of consolidation

Berlin - The production of photovoltaic modules has long been predominantly in China. Nevertheless, there are large solar companies in Europe - Germany is the leader here.
Power 03/01/2025, 16:29

Electricity saving warning in 'Stromgedacht' still without much effect

Stuttgart - On Friday morning, the transmission system operator Transnet BW called on consumers to save electricity. Washing machines and laptops should ideally not be left running between 8 and 11 am. The whole thing was communicated via the 'Stromgedacht' app. However, it had little effect on grid utilisation.
Power 03/01/2025, 15:00

Industry gains initial experience with overbuilding

Essen - Renewable energy project developers often have to wait a long time for a grid connection or travel long distances. They see a way out of this in so-called overbuilding - i.e. sharing grid connections. Although this is not yet regulated by law, the industry has already gained initial experience with the topic, as energate learnt.
Power 03/01/2025, 11:58

Trade with France soon every quarter of an hour

Dortmund/Stuttgart/Paris - Since 2015, there have been pan-European requirements for coupling the European electricity markets in day-ahead and intraday trading. The Franco-German border is to be switched to the fifteen-minute interval in mid-January. A corresponding methodology consultation has been launched.
Power 03/01/2025, 11:00

"We need clear rules on dynamic charging prices"

Essen - Charging station operators are stuck in a rigid system, believes Sören Ziems, chief product officer and managing director of charging service provider Elvah. In a guest comment, he argues in favour of dynamic charging tariffs.
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Gas & Heat

Gas & Heat 06/01/2025, 13:31
"Decarbonisation is to be achieved through the use of waste heat from data centres," says Managing Director Martina Butz, looking ahead.
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"We want to finalise waste heat utilisation this year"

Hanau - In the past, the Staudinger coal-fired power plant provided cheap heat supplies. The public utility company Stadtwerke Hanau has been working on a replacement solution for years. Managing Director Martina Butz reported in an interview on the progress of the project and possible neighbourhood assistance for Großkrotzenburg.
Gas & Heat 03/01/2025, 15:54

Schwandorf expands district heating

Schwandorf - The demand for district heating is also growing in Bavaria, where oil-fired heating systems are traditionally widespread. In Schwandorf, the municipal district heating supplier is using the Combined Heat and Power Act to make grid connections more attractive.
Gas & Heat 03/01/2025, 12:16

Why we need to think about district heating across borders

Berlin - Cross-border heating projects are complicated. What legal and administrative requirements do the partners have to fulfil? A suitable framework is needed for this, as well as for the higher costs resulting from the involvement of several countries, explained two experts from Dena.
Gas & Heat 03/01/2025, 11:45

New management at Sefe Storage

Kassel - The storage operator Sefe Storage has a new management team. The two successors to sole managing director Eduard Schmitke bring experience from Wintershall.
Gas & Heat 02/01/2025, 16:20

Funding approval for heat transition in Potsdam

Potsdam - Renewable energies are to supply heat in Potsdam in the future and make the gas-fuelled Süd CHP plant redundant. However, financing the heating transition is a challenge. This makes federal funding all the more important.
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