Politics
16/09/2024, 09:13
Energy transition in Brandenburg threatens to come to a standstill
Berlin - After Saxony and Thuringia, Brandenburg will soon be electing a new state parliament. Regardless of what the future governing coalition will look like, one thing is already certain: the brakes will probably be put on the energy transition.
Politics
13/09/2024, 14:43
Federal government wants 4,500 kilometres of CO2 pipeline in Germany
Berlin - The plans for a CO2 pipeline in Germany are becoming more concrete. A pipeline with a total length of 4,500 kilometres for the transport of CO2 could be built by 2045. This is part of the German government's draft carbon management strategy. The paper is available to energate and contains a total of 41 measures.
Politics
13/09/2024, 13:23
Storage industry doubts capacity market
Berlin - There is a controversial debate within the German Energy Storage Systems Association as to whether a capacity market, as roughly envisaged by the Federal Ministry of Economics, makes sense for storage systems. In an interview with energate, the head of the association, Urban Windelen, favours flexibility markets.
Politics
13/09/2024, 12:00
The alarm clocks never ring louder - a gloss
Berlin - "Germany is not competitive enough" is currently being heard from all directions. Wake-up calls are coming from the opposition, the business community and Brussels. A wake-up call regarding the ailing infrastructure also came from Dresden.