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Power 02/04/2025, 13:54
Gas & Heat 02/04/2025, 13:28
Earthquake registered near Oldenburg
Hanover - In the district of Oldenburg, the Lower Saxony Earthquake Service has registered another earthquake that is probably connected with natural gas extraction.
Gas & Heat 01/04/2025, 17:26
Legally compliant mapping of costs for H2-ready investments
Essen - The law firm Rosin Büdenbender, which specialises in energy law, has presented a legal opinion on gas grid transformation. It addresses questions regarding the refinancing of costs for H2-ready measures and new H2 construction measures via the natural gas regulatory regime.
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Politics 01/04/2025, 12:08
The Renewable Energy Sources Act is 25 years old
Essen - On 1 April 2000, one of Germany's most influential and controversial laws came into force. energate looks back on the 25-year history of the Renewable Energy Sources Act.
Politics 01/04/2025, 09:00
What do you expect from the black-red coalition, Mr Reitz?
Berlin- The CDU, CSU and SPD are negotiating the formation of a government in Berlin. energate is asking various stakeholders about their expectations for the energy chapter of the future coalition agreement. Today, Peter Reitz, CEO of the EEX energy exchange, answered.
Politics 31/03/2025, 17:15
EEG author Fell: Investment promotion would be a mistake
Berlin/Hammelburg - The Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) celebrates its 25th birthday on 1 April. One of its authors, Hans-Josef Fell, criticises past mistakes and warns of the next ones. He believes Germany could have had 100 per cent green electricity by 2018.
Politics 31/03/2025, 15:22
What do you expect from the CDU/CSU-SPD coalition, Mr Bolay?
Berlin - In a series, energate asks various stakeholders about their expectations of the energy chapter of the future coalition agreement. Today, Sebastian Bolay, head of Energy at the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, answers. He has a clear opinion on the planned power plant strategy.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 01/04/2025, 16:00
Agricultural trader RWZ is working on a smaller CO2 footprint
Cologne - Raiffeisen Waren-Zentrale Rhein-Main AG is one of a total of five main agricultural co-operatives, making it one of the largest agricultural trading companies in Germany. Green electricity and low-CO2 products remain important, even if farmers have not really "played along" so far.
Market & Industry 01/04/2025, 15:47
Quantron founder buys up insolvency assets
Augsburg - Hydrogen mobility for buses and other commercial vehicles - the cleantech start-up Quantron was supposed to establish itself on the market with this business model. Four months after insolvency proceedings were opened, the founder and CEO took over the insolvency assets into a new holding company in order to make a fresh start.
Market & Industry 01/04/2025, 12:50
Wind power upswing boosts Abo Energy
Wiesbaden - The renewable energy project developer Abo Energy is expecting a significant upturn in business due to a flood of approvals in the wind power sector. In view of a further strengthened pipeline with numerous projects at an advanced stage, the management expects a significant increase in profits in the coming years.
Market & Industry 01/04/2025, 11:34
Small suppliers are falling behind digitally
Saarbrücken - The digitalisation of the energy industry is progressing at different speeds. Many small energy suppliers are struggling due to scarce resources and are investing little. The pioneers are often larger corporations. This is the picture painted by a recent industry survey. According to the survey, the gap is growing.Power
Power 01/04/2025, 13:35
Northvolt: Insolvency administrator cuts thousands of jobs
Stockholm - Radical job cuts at Northvolt in Sweden are intended to keep the insolvent battery manufacturer attractive to potential buyers. A total of 1,700 of the more than 4,000 employees are to go. Foreign companies, such as the German division, are not affected by the measure.
Power 01/04/2025, 11:46
"Twenty-five years of the Renewable Energy Sources Act is a storm-tested success story"
Berlin - The Renewable Energy Sources Act will be twenty-five years old on 1 April. This is more than just an anniversary, said Nina Scheer, energy policy spokesperson for the SPD parliamentary group in the German Bundestag. It is a success story with a global impact. And the more successful the Renewable Energy Sources Act has been, the stronger the "headwind" has become.
Power 31/03/2025, 17:46
Saving through variable grid charges
Berlin - With the introduction of time-variable grid charges, consumers should benefit if they use electricity outside of peak times. Electric car drivers, for example, can save money by charging cleverly, especially in combination with dynamic electricity tariffs.
Power 31/03/2025, 17:35
Milestones for Suedost-Link
Bonn/Wolmirstedt - The Federal Network Agency has approved the penultimate section of the Southeast Link. This means that 488 of a total of 540 kilometres of the important power line have been approved. Meanwhile, the commissioning of the converter in Wolmirstedt is progressing. energate was on site.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 01/04/2025, 15:27
Karlsruhe citizens participate in district heating expansion
Karlsruhe - Together with the local savings bank, Stadtwerke Karlsruhe has raised money for the expansion of district heating. This was made possible by a fixed-term deposit.
Gas & Heat 01/04/2025, 15:09
Norway promises higher gas supplies in summer
Kopervik - With less maintenance work due, Norway can keep natural gas supplies high in the summer. The record year of 2024 could therefore perhaps be surpassed this year.
Gas & Heat 01/04/2025, 14:17
Marginal costs for green hydrogen unchanged
Bonn - Stable electricity prices and falling gas prices have made green hydrogen less competitive than conventional hydrogen this week.
Gas & Heat 01/04/2025, 09:00