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Power 09/10/2024, 18:36
Politics 09/10/2024, 18:29
Cabinet agrees on TEHG amendment
Berlin - The European emissions trading scheme for buildings and transport was supposed to have been finalised by the member states in the middle of the year. Now things are progressing slowly in Germany.
Power 09/10/2024, 18:00
Clear differences in time-variable grid charges
Aachen - From next year, grid operators will have to offer time-variable tariffs for controllable consumers. These are designed very differently, as an exclusive analysis of preliminary price sheets by energate revealed.
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Politics 09/10/2024, 11:26
EU wants more funds for climate financing at COP29
Brussels - At the upcoming climate summit, the EU wants to push for a higher contribution to financing climate damage. EU finance ministers have agreed on this. The ministers see an important role for the private sector.
Politics 08/10/2024, 16:14
Alliance wants affordable energy for the aluminium industry
Düsseldorf - Five German states, together with two trade unions and an industry association, have founded an 'Aluminium Alliance' to promote climate-neutral production and competitiveness. Their aim is not least to achieve affordable electricity prices.
Politics 08/10/2024, 16:00
Bavaria decides on citizen participation
Munich - Bavaria has decided on mandatory financial participation by citizens and municipalities in new wind energy and ground-mounted photovoltaic systems. Various participation options are available.
Politics 08/10/2024, 14:17
BASE recommends new date for repository decision
Berlin - The Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management wants to have a decision on the final disposal site by 2046 at the latest. Various participation approaches have now been developed in order to involve the public as much as possible in this process.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 09/10/2024, 16:11
"We want to simplify energy trading radically"
Frankfurt/Main - The start-up Otark wants to bring together commercial electricity consumers and operators of wind and solar parks via a trading platform. energate spoke to founder and CEO Jan Quecke about the business idea and the current challenges facing industry and commerce when it comes to energy procurement.
Market & Industry 08/10/2024, 15:19
Great Britain initiates billions in funding for CCS
London - The British government plans to invest the equivalent of almost 26 billion euros in the development of CCUS infrastructure over the next 25 years. The government hopes that this will create 50,000 jobs in the long term and incentivise more than 9 billion euros in private sector investment.
Market & Industry 08/10/2024, 13:48
Global decarbonisation stagnates
Düsseldorf - The reduction of global CO2 emissions has come to a standstill. One reason: The expansion of renewable energy capacities is not keeping pace with the increasing global demand for energy. Fossil fuels therefore often remain the fuel of choice. Meanwhile, the 1.5-degree target of the Paris Agreement is receding into the distance.
Market & Industry 08/10/2024, 11:16
Entega equips Merck with onsite solar park
Darmstadt - The Darmstadt-based pharmaceutical company Merck has commissioned a solar park at its Gernsheim site (Hesse) to supply its own power. The plant with an output of 7 MW was built on land belonging to the Merck Industrial Park and will supply the site with electricity in future.Power
Power 09/10/2024, 09:00
Smart meter rollout moving forward but "with the handbrake on"
Berlin - In an interview with energate magazine emw, Ingbert Liebing, managing director of the VKU, warned that the rollout of smart meters would be a loss-making business. So far, the introduction of smart meters has not been financially viable for municipal utilities. To change this, the price caps would have to be raised.
Power 08/10/2024, 15:26
New e-car registrations fall by 32 per cent
Wiesbaden - Electric cars are losing momentum: In the first eight months of 2024, their share of new registrations fell to 12.7 per cent. Nevertheless, the number of cars in Germany reached a record high of 49.1 million vehicles.
Power 08/10/2024, 14:41
Badenova receives approval for Black Forest wind farm
Freiburg - The Freiburg-based energy supplier Badenova has made decisive progress in its plans for a wind farm in the southern Black Forest. The Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district authority has now granted permission for the construction of five wind turbines.
Power 08/10/2024, 13:24
Rheingas and Enviria forge solar partnership
Frankfurt - Rheingas and Enviria are joining forces to make it easier for companies to switch to environmentally friendly solar power. The aim is to reduce CO2 emissions in industry with customised solar solutions.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 09/10/2024, 16:08
Hybit project: Electrolyser reaches Bremen
Bremen - The electrolyser for the 10 MW plant of the Hybit project in Bremen has reached its destination. The plant will supply green hydrogen to the Arcelor Mittal plant.
Gas & Heat 09/10/2024, 11:28
"Insulation has received little attention so far"
Berlin - Renovation rates in Germany remain too low. There is still a lot of room for improvement, particularly when it comes to insulating the building envelope. The Building Energy Act was actually rather counterproductive in this respect, writes Tim Wolf, managing director of WDDH, in a guest comment for energate.
Gas & Heat 09/10/2024, 10:25
VNG Gasspeicher markets Etzel capacity
Leipzig - VNG Gasspeicher is offering working gas capacity for the ESE storage facility in Etzel. The 675 GWh will be available for two years from 1 April 2025.
Gas & Heat 08/10/2024, 17:30