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Gas & Heat 19/03/2025, 17:59
The first filling of a core grid section has begun; time will tell how much will actually be built or reallocated.
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H2 core grid faces reality check

Cologne - Will the hydrogen core grid meet actual demand or will adjustments be necessary? Regulatory representatives and grid operators discussed these questions at an event organised by the law firm Rödl & Partner in Cologne. Tasks for the new German government and the energy chapter of the coalition agreement were also discussed.
Gas & Heat 19/03/2025, 17:30
From 2030, Hy2gen plans to produce 230,000 tonnes of renewable ammonia per year in Quebec.
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Hy2gen plans ammonia production in Canada

Wiesbaden - The Wiesbaden-based company Hy2gen is planning to invest in the production of green ammonia in Quebec, Canada. The project is intended to benefit the local mining industry, but will also become part of an international logistics chain.
Market & Industry 19/03/2025, 17:30
Stadtwerke Weimar's district heating supply is to be virtually climate-neutral by 2040.
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Weimar: City increases its stake in municipal utilities

Weimar - The heating and energy transition requires Germany's municipal utilities to make massive investments in the modernisation of their infrastructure. In order to better realise this, the city of Weimar is increasing its stake in the local utility. In future, the municipality will be the majority shareholder of Stadtwerke Weimar.
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Politics 19/03/2025, 12:55
With this plan, the EU Commission wants to strengthen the European steel industry.
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EU wants to help the steel industry with an action plan

Brussels - The EU Commission wants to make the steel industry competitive again with an action plan. The measures include a reform of the CO2 border adjustment mechanism CBAM.
Politics 19/03/2025, 09:07

What do you expect from the CDU/CSU-SPD coalition, Mr Busch?

Berlin - In a series, energate asks various stakeholders about their expectations of the energy chapter of the future coalition agreement. Today, Robert Busch, managing director of the Bundesverband Neue Energiewirtschaft (Federal Association of the New Energy Industry), who is in favour of a new approach to digitalisation, answers our questions in an interview.
Politics 18/03/2025, 16:46

Bundestag adopts reform of the debt brake

Berlin - After hours of debate, the outgoing Bundestag has adopted the CDU/CSU and SPD financial package. CDU leader Friedrich Merz also justified the future inclusion of the goal of climate neutrality by 2045 in the Basic Law. Others spoke of "unrestrained debt creation" or "war loans with a climate label".
Politics 18/03/2025, 16:00

What do you expect from the black-red coalition, Mr Mercer?

Berlin - In a series, energate asks various stakeholders from the energy sector about their energy policy expectations of the next German government. Daniel Mercer, managing director of gas storage operator Storengy, kicks off the series.
Politics 18/03/2025, 15:00

Left-wing opposition plans are unlikely to appeal to the energy industry

Berlin - The Left Party was the surprise party in the federal elections. In opposition, it now wants to campaign for socially just climate protection. Lorenz Gösta Beutin, deputy leader of the Left Party, explained to us how this is to be achieved. Much of this is likely to be criticised by parts of the energy industry.
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Market & Industry

Market & Industry 19/03/2025, 15:28
The steel industry needs hydrogen for decarbonisation, the colour is not important for the companies for the time being.
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Steel industry demands access to blue hydrogen

Essen - Industry, and the steel sector in particular, welcomes the special fund for infrastructure and climate protection. However, companies are concerned as to whether the money will reach the right places. The industry is also calling for the 'colour theory' of hydrogen for the decarbonisation of industry to be abandoned for the time being.
Market & Industry 19/03/2025, 14:46

Entega Sales Director Thomas Schmidt succeeds Marie-Luise Wolff as CEO

Darmstadt - Entega is facing a change in management. Marie-Luise Wolff will be leaving the Darmstadt-based supplier at the end of the year. Her successor will be the current Chief Sales Officer Thomas Schmidt. He will take over from January 2026.
Market & Industry 19/03/2025, 11:00

"We need to avoid rebound effects when using AI"

Hamburg - Netzgesellschaft Hamburger Energienetze is part of the Responsible AI Alliance. In an interview with energate, Peter Wolffram from Hamburger Energienetze explains that the consortium initiated by the Hamburg Economic Authority advises on the possibility of using AI safely and sensibly in companies.
Market & Industry 18/03/2025, 17:35

Siemens cuts jobs in e-mobility division

Munich - Siemens is facing a challenge in the field of e-mobility: 250 jobs are being cut in Germany in order to increase competitiveness. The focus of the business area is also shifting towards fast-charging infrastructure.
Market & Industry 18/03/2025, 17:18

Demand for reliable GHG certificates has grown

Gerolsbach - Despite the ongoing regulatory uncertainties, stabilised demand is keeping the GHG quota above the 100 euro mark. In February, however, the average price of the GHG quota for 2025 fell slightly and reached 124 €/t CO2eq. The price for the commitment year 2024 remained stable compared to the previous month.
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Power

Power 19/03/2025, 15:51
Jochen Schwill, managing director of Spotmyenergy (left) and Emil Bruusgaard, managing director of Horizon Energy Germany, seal the partnership.
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Meter asset providing - catalyst for the rollout?

Munich/Essen - The smart meter rollout, which has been slow to date, could soon gain new momentum. The British service provider Horizon Energy Infrastructure is bringing so-called Meter Asset Providing (MAP) to Germany as a service. The leasing model is intended in particular to facilitate the financing of the rollout.
Power 19/03/2025, 15:30

Stromio confronted with another lawsuit

Frankfurt am Main - The Hesse-based Consumer Advice Centre (Verbraucherzentrale Hessen) is taking further action against the energy discounter Stromio. A class action lawsuit against the company already exists. Now the lawsuit has been extended to include the managing director.
Power 19/03/2025, 12:00

Automation increasingly characterises electricity trading

Essen - Electricity trading has become increasingly digitalised in recent years. Renewable energies are demanding ever faster time contracts. This is changing the market and creating new challenges and opportunities. Artificial intelligence is also gaining in importance.
Power 19/03/2025, 10:32

"The time of manual trading is over"

Essen - Electricity trading is changing. Renewables are changing the business. energate spoke with Domenico De Luca, head of Trading & Sales, and Andy Sommer, head of Fundamental Analysis & Modelling at the Swiss company Axpo, about the consequences.
Power 18/03/2025, 16:48

Sections of Suedost-Link and Südharz line approved

Berlin - The Federal Network Agency has approved two sections of power line. The Suedost-Link will transport wind power from the north to Bavaria, while the Südharz grid connection will strengthen transmission capacity in central Germany.
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Gas & Heat

Gas & Heat 19/03/2025, 16:02
In order to achieve the heating transition, more renovation work needs to be carried out in the building sector.
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Building refurbishment essential for the heating transition

Munich - New findings on the heating transition: Which buildings in Germany are the biggest energy consumers and how targeted measures can help. This is shown by recent studies by the academy initiative "Energy Systems of the Future" (ESYS).
Gas & Heat 19/03/2025, 14:41

Ibbenbüren presents municipal heat planning

Ibbenbüren - The city of Ibbenbüren has already finalised its municipal heat planning. It is one of the first towns in North Rhine-Westphalia to do so. It was drawn up by Stadtwerke Tecklenburger Land and BET.
Gas & Heat 18/03/2025, 17:07

Germany consumes more gas again

Berlin - At the height of the energy crisis, the main focus was on saving natural gas. Now, energy-intensive industry in particular is consuming more gas again. This is despite high wholesale prices. In contrast, consumption in German households has fallen due to the weather.
Gas & Heat 18/03/2025, 16:16

Hydrogen marginal costs are rising

Bonn - Lower solar feed-in and cooler temperatures led to slight price increases last week. This also increased the marginal costs of green hydrogen. There were also price increases on the gas markets.
Gas & Heat 18/03/2025, 15:03

Frontier Economics in favour of 2 per cent green gas quota as a start

Cologne - The term has also made it into the CDU/CSU (Christian Democrats) and SPD's (Social Democrats) exploratory paper: Green gas quota. The gas and hydrogen industry has commissioned a paper on the subject, with Frontier Economics proposing a sustainable start of 2 per cent from 2027.
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