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Power 18/11/2024, 17:07
Politics 18/11/2024, 16:06
Funding for international hydrogen projects
Berlin - The German government wants to promote the import of hydrogen. To this end, the Federal Ministry of Economics and the Federal Ministry of Research have now announced the second funding guideline for international hydrogen projects.
Market & Industry 18/11/2024, 16:00
Price ticker: Stadtwerke from Schwerin and Dinslaken reduce prices
Essen - The energate news ticker on the development of energy prices for end customers provides a quick and comprehensive overview of current price changes from electricity, gas and heat suppliers. Today: Stadtwerke Dinslaken is reducing its electricity and gas prices at the turn of the year.
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Politics 18/11/2024, 11:34
Climate conference: Countries insist on their positions
Baku - The climate conference in Baku was seen as the most difficult since Paris in 2015, but now the negotiations on climate finance have been made even more difficult: first by the election of climate sceptic Donald Trump, and then by the president of Azerbaijan.
Politics 15/11/2024, 17:23
Union rejects power plant safety law
Berlin - The Christian Democratic CDU/CSU parliamentary group has definitively rejected the implementation of the power plant strategy. For the energy industry, this means that the coal phase-out could be delayed.
Politics 15/11/2024, 16:47
German Chancellor wants rapid reduction in grid fees
Berlin - At a meeting with industry representatives, Olaf Scholz has spoken out in favour of a reduction in electricity grid charges "before the end of the year". Industry representatives had repeatedly pressed for this step.
Politics 15/11/2024, 14:51
State secretary of German Economics Ministry criticises expensive charging current in the EU
Berlin - State Secretary Sven Giegold has complained to the European Commission about high prices at charging points. He argues that the term "price appropriateness" is not defined clearly enough in the AFIR regulation, according to a letter from the Ministry of Economics. This also jeopardises the growth of e-mobility.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 15/11/2024, 17:25
Struggling PV manufacturer Meyer Burger stumbles
Zug/Thalheim - The withdrawal of a major US customer is putting the hard-hit solar technology manufacturer under additional pressure. The management fears for the success of the "far advanced" restructuring efforts.
Market & Industry 15/11/2024, 17:13
Decentralised systems harbour unregulated cyber risk
Essen - The energy sector is actively addressing the threat of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure. Small, decentralised plants are particularly at risk, as was made clear in the energate talk 'The Cybersecurity Challenge'.
Market & Industry 15/11/2024, 13:47
Edible oil producer bets on process steam from biomass
Hamm - The edible oil manufacturer Ölmühle Brökelmann is taking a big step towards climate neutrality. A biomass cogeneration plant from project planner Getec is decarbonising almost all of the company's edible oil production.
Market & Industry 15/11/2024, 13:20
"Every weather forecast error is extremely penalised"
Essen - Wind and weather are becoming increasingly important in the energy industry. When and where the sun shines and how strong the wind blows can determine whether renewable energy plants are successful or not. Precise data is provided by weather providers such as Meteomatics. energate spoke to CEO and founder Martin Fengler.Power
Power 18/11/2024, 10:00
"High initial investments are key hurdles for solar projects"
Regensburg - High initial investments are the decisive reason for many end customers to decide against photovoltaic systems. The company Enerix wants to change this and is cooperating with a bank to do so. energate spoke to Managing Director Peter Knuth.
Power 15/11/2024, 15:36
EIB and Enpal launch Europe's first solar securitisation
Berlin - The European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund are supporting the Berlin-based company Enpal with 100 million euros. The aim is to facilitate access to renewable energies for private households and to establish a new form of financing on the market.
Power 15/11/2024, 12:27
Iqony realises four-hour storage system
Essen - The fluctuating feed-in of renewables requires large electricity storage systems. Until now, however, these have often only been able to store electricity for a relatively short time. Iqony is now realising a four-hour storage system. In addition to the dimensions, the marketing of the storage system is innovative, too.
Power 15/11/2024, 11:02
"Degradation is a technical challenge"
Vienna - The market for large-scale battery storage is currently experiencing a real boom. However, there are still uncertainties when it comes to the mass use of battery technologies - for example with regard to ageing effects. energate spoke to Jürgen Mayerhofer, managing director of the trading service provider Enspired, about the challenges posed by ageing effects.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 18/11/2024, 15:32
H2 partnership between OGE and Stadtwerke Essen
Essen - Now that the hydrogen core network has been approved, the cities and distribution network operators are also seeing things more clearly. Together with OGE, Stadtwerke Essen is examining the potential for the industrial location.
Gas & Heat 18/11/2024, 12:00
Green hydrogen production for Stade
Stade - The group produces large quantities of grey hydrogen in Stade. From 2028, green production is also to be established on site. A consortium consisting of a port company and two North German energy suppliers has joined forces for this purpose.
Gas & Heat 18/11/2024, 11:30
"We can tick many boxes for the H2 project in Stade"
Stade - A large electrolyser with a capacity of 100 MW for the production of green hydrogen is to be built in Stade. Sonja Leykam, Director Business Development at Hanseatic Hydrogen, explains in an interview with energate why the site in Lower Saxony was chosen and for whom the fuel is intended.
Gas & Heat 16/11/2024, 16:43