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Market & Industry 31/01/2025, 17:37
Gas & Heat 31/01/2025, 17:02
No real recovery of the GHG quota in sight
Essen - As a result of a fraud scandal, the prices for greenhouse gas reduction quotas have lapsed. The industry is under pressure and is insisting on a political reappraisal and new regulations. But Berlin seems to be putting the brakes on. The consequences of this were the subject of the latest energate web talk.
Market & Industry 31/01/2025, 16:24
GRT Gaz becomes Natran
Bois-Colombes - The French gas transmission system operator GRT Gaz has changed its name. The company has announced that it will operate under the name Natran in future.
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Politics 30/01/2025, 16:42
Industry sees biomass package as a good start
Berlin - The biogas industry believes that the biomass package, which is due to be passed by the Bundestag on 31 January, offers a new perspective. At the same time, it is relying heavily on negotiations with a new federal government.
Politics 30/01/2025, 16:00
Environmental organisations: Stay on course for climate neutrality
Berlin - Stay the course towards climate neutrality, demand seven environmental organisations in a joint paper. Even after the general election, politicians must not let up on this. The organisations have five specific recommendations.
Politics 29/01/2025, 17:12
EU Commission presents new competition strategy
Brussels - The EU Commission wants the European economy and industry to become stronger in international comparison. To this end, it has presented a strategy paper. The climate targets are still in place, but the aim is now to take a pragmatic and less bureaucratic approach.
Politics 29/01/2025, 14:55
Economy continues to slide
Berlin - The German government expects gross domestic product to grow by just 0.3 per cent in 2025, according to the Annual Economic Report 2025, which was approved by the Federal Cabinet. However, Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck says progress has been made in energy policy.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 31/01/2025, 10:59
Change in the energate management board
Essen/Frankfurt - The energate management team will in future consist of Marc Hüther and Thomas Berner. Berner succeeds Christoph Krug, who accompanied the integration of energate into the dfv media group and is now taking on a new management position within dfv…
Market & Industry 30/01/2025, 18:22
CO2 trading fluctuates close to the 85 euro mark at times
Willich - The strong buying interest in CO2 certificates was once again a price driver in EU ETS trading. At times, the price curve fluctuated well above 80 euros. Meanwhile, five years after Brexit, the UK is endeavouring to join the EU certificate trade.
Market & Industry 30/01/2025, 17:49
Study: CBAM bureaucracy puts industry under pressure
Düsseldorf - Many companies in heavy industry feel overwhelmed by the reporting obligations surrounding the European carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). At the same time, there is great concern about competitive disadvantages. At least that is the conclusion of a recent Deloitte study.
Market & Industry 30/01/2025, 17:13
Green hydrogen for Dutch Evonik plant
Delfzijl - The chemicals group Evonik is equipping its production site in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, with a large electrolyser. The company has concluded an agreement with the project developer Volt H2, which provides for the construction of a 50 MW electrolyser.Power
Power 31/01/2025, 13:07
Federal Network Agency halves offshore tender
Bonn/Hamburg - The Federal Network Agency has announced the tendering of a further offshore wind area that was not analysed. It had to halve the tender volume at short notice. The reason: The BSH's area development plan changed significantly at short notice compared to the drafts.
Power 31/01/2025, 12:50
Storage expansion continues to boom
Berlin - Solar systems often produce much more electricity than can be consumed, especially at midday in summer. Storage systems can help here. Current figures show this: Expansion continues to boom, but changes are on the horizon.
Power 31/01/2025, 09:22
Industry initiative compares options for 24/7 PPAs
Berlin - Many industrial companies are already relying on power purchase agreements to cover their balance sheets with green electricity. An alliance of market participants has now analysed how 24/7 PPAs can be structured.
Power 30/01/2025, 17:40
Lack of LNG drives up electricity prices
Essen - The short-term market is recovering after an expensive high of over 200 /MWh. However, the shortage of LNG continues to cause tensions in the long-term market.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 31/01/2025, 15:49
Regas cannot stop its competitor's capacity marketing
Bonn - Deutsche Regas has failed in summary proceedings with its complaint against DET's capacity marketing for the Brunsbüttel and Wilhelmshaven 1 LNG terminals. Regas considers the auction conditions to be a distortion of competition.
Gas & Heat 31/01/2025, 12:11
"Why price supervision harms the heating transition"
Berlin - The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (VZBV) recently presented a concept for district heating regulation. The district heating supplier sector has taken a very critical view of this and of possible price supervision. It fears that a huge bureaucratic monster will be created.
Gas & Heat 31/01/2025, 11:40
VNG can only sell a small part of the storage capacity
Leipzig - VNG Gasspeicher has offered capacities for the coming storage year on Easystore - with little success. Only "a small part" of the 500 GWh of working capacity found a buyer.
Gas & Heat 30/01/2025, 17:38