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Gas & Heat 22/08/2024, 17:24
Russian volumes continue to flow through Ukraine despite the occupation of the Kursk region.
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Gas trading prices on the decline again

Berlin - This week, gas trading prices fell significantly again in the short term. Traders and analysts were unable to give any really convincing reasons for the fall in prices. Read more in our weekly report.
Power 22/08/2024, 17:12
Prices on the electricity market have fallen significantly in some cases.
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Summer relaxation thanks to high feed-in

Berlin - The latest price movements on the electricity market show a significant decline, particularly due to high feed-ins from wind and PV systems. Further negative electricity prices are expected in the coming days.
Market & Industry 22/08/2024, 17:00
The lower price of coal compared to gas makes coal more competitive in electricity generation.
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CO2 prices break out above the 72 euro mark

Willich - Falling coal prices initially caused CO2 prices to rise in the past trading week. On Tuesday, the stock exchange recorded a two-month high. However, the CO2 price trend subsequently reversed.
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Politics 22/08/2024, 16:26
The bucket wheel excavators are digging huge holes in the landscape.
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Exemption rule for RWE?

Essen - Coal mining is associated with massive interventions in the landscape. In the Rhenish mining area, open-cast mines are to be turned into huge lakes in the future. The only question is whether RWE will have to pay for the water required for this.
Politics 22/08/2024, 12:15

Bavaria breaks new ground with solar areas

Munich - The Free State of Bavaria is the nationwide leader in PV expansion. This is likely to remain the case, at least if the new plans of the Ministry of Construction go ahead: Several tens of thousands of areas along roads are to receive solar installations.
Politics 21/08/2024, 16:05

Strong response to district heat plans

Berlin - The draft bill for the District Heat Ordinance continues to stir significant debate. Consumer advocates are calling for stricter rules on cost identity and the weighting of market elements, while energy providers fear a bureaucratic maze and investment uncertainties.
Politics 21/08/2024, 13:26

Ministry of Economic Affairs defends itself against DUH accusations

Berlin - The Federal Ministry of Economics has rejected accusations of the German environmental organisation Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) regarding the withholding of study results. The study in question on climate-damaging subsidies was still being finalised by experts.
Politics 21/08/2024, 13:02

Lower Saxony enables photovoltaics for hens

Hanover - It will be easier for hens in Lower Saxony to have a solar roof on their outdoor runs. The rules for combining free-range laying hens and photovoltaics have been simplified in Lower Saxony.
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Market & Industry

Market & Industry 22/08/2024, 16:11
The installation of PV systems on private homes is no longer the Berlin start-up's only area of business.
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Enpal struggles with market conditions despite record sales

Berlin - The greentech company Enpal struggled with declining PV installations last year. In response, the group diversified its business and now also offers heat pumps. The ambitious goals remain - an IPO could also be imminent.
Market & Industry 22/08/2024, 13:36

Stadtwerke Gießen finds new Commercial Director

Giessen - Stadtwerke Giessen has found what it was looking for in its search for a new commercial director. Andreas Hergaß comes from the Cologne-based start-up Wegatech Greenergy.
Market & Industry 21/08/2024, 16:49

Westfalenwind separates from founder Lackmann in dispute

Paderborn - Paderborn-based project developer Westfalenwind has parted company with its founding member and former managing director Johannes Lackmann. The parting of the ways has been accompanied by harsh words.
Market & Industry 21/08/2024, 16:16

More insolvencies in the first half of 2024

Berlin/Wiesbaden - Many sectors are still struggling with the consequences of the multiple crises of the recent past. This is shown by the Destatis statistics on the number of insolvencies in Germany this year. It has risen steadily, and in some cases sharply. In the energy sector, however, the trend is the opposite.
Market & Industry 21/08/2024, 09:19

Ramboll buys renewable energy consultant

Copenhagen/Hamburg - Ramboll is preparing for a strong and rapidly growing wind power market. To meet this challenge, the Danes are acquiring K2 Management, a consultancy firm for project developers and operators of wind farms, PV systems and wave power plants. Wind power is just one of many fields in which the Danes want to invest.
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Power

Power 22/08/2024, 16:00
The next step for the Fulda-Main pipeline is the planning approval procedure.
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Federal Network Agency decides on second A-North section

Bonn - The Federal Network Agency has finalised the planning approval procedure for the second section of the A-North line. It also determined the route corridor for the Fulda-Main line in section B between Dipperz and Bergrheinfeld West.
Power 22/08/2024, 16:00

Meppen plans huge battery storage facility

Meppen - The British renewable energy project developer Harmony Energy is building a battery storage facility in Meppen, Lower Saxony. This has a capacity of 300 MWh.
Power 22/08/2024, 15:11

BVB stadium gets new PV system

Essen/Dortmund - BVB's stadium roof is to receive around 9,500 new solar modules as part of a sustainability partnership with energy supplier RWE. The PV system is scheduled to go into operation in 2025.
Power 21/08/2024, 17:14

Energy supplier Allgäuer Überlandwerk doubles battery storage capacity

Immenstadt - The existing battery storage facilities in Immenstadt are being expanded with an additional storage facility with a capacity of 35 MWh. The joint project between Allgäuer Überlandwerk (AÜW) and Green Flexibility is intended to relieve the load on the grid.
Power 21/08/2024, 17:07

Enova secures financing for wind farms

Hamburg - Signal Iduna and its subsidiary Hansainvest Real Assets are financing further Enova projects. This will enable the developer to build wind farms with a capacity of 250 MW.
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Gas & Heat

Gas & Heat 22/08/2024, 16:46
Alex Voigt (right) presented the agreement on hydrogen blending in the Eugal at the beginning of the year.
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HH2E presses ahead with electrolyser project in Lubmin

Lubmin - HH2E has awarded the construction contract for an electrolyser in Lubmin. However, this does not yet equate to a final investment decision for the 100 MW plant.
Gas & Heat 22/08/2024, 14:57

EU achieves 90 per cent target for gas storage

Brussels - The EU has reached its storage target for gas for the coming winter. Ten weeks before the deadline, storage facilities are already 90 per cent full on average.
Gas & Heat 22/08/2024, 11:52

NRW continues measurement campaign for geothermal energy

Düsseldorf - The NRW Geological Survey will be sending vibrotrucks to the East Westphalia-Lippe region from the end of August. This is not the first time that the measuring vehicles have been on the road on behalf of the state.
Gas & Heat 21/08/2024, 16:25

EWE Gasspeicher markets L-gas capacity

Oldenburg - EWE Gasspeicher wants to market L-gas capacity. On 3 September, the storage operator will offer 1,000 GWh of working gas capacity for the next storage year on its own platform. Meanwhile, VGS has completed the marketing for this storage year.
Gas & Heat 21/08/2024, 16:08

50 MW electrolysis planned near Coesfeld

Coesfeld - Emergy, Stadtwerke Münster, Gelsenwasser and Trianel want to start producing green hydrogen together near Coesfeld. A 50 MW plant is to go into operation by 2028 at the latest and feed into the hydrogen core grid.
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