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Market & Industry 21/10/2024, 12:03
Gas & Heat 21/10/2024, 11:58
Serbia and Hungary increase gas supplies from Russia
St. Petersburg - During the Gas Forum in St. Petersburg, Hungary and Serbia held talks with Russian representatives about natural gas supplies. They want to increase supply volumes. The Black Sea pipeline Turk Stream is at the centre of these talks.
Politics 21/10/2024, 11:45
SPD against repeal of the heating law
Berlin - The SPD is accusing the CDU/CSU of lacking a concept for climate protection policy. The reason for this is the announcement by CDU Secretary General Carsten Linnemann that he intends to reverse the Building Energy Act in the event of an election victory.
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Politics 18/10/2024, 15:14
Criticism of biomass plans for electricity tax reform
Berlin - Biomass may no longer be categorised as renewable energy from this evening. The electricity tax reform provides for biomass to be removed from the definition. Essentially, the reform makes tax law adjustments in the area of electromobility and electricity storage.
Politics 18/10/2024, 12:44
District heating ordinance to go to cabinet in early November
Berlin - The AVB District Heating Ordinance was actually supposed to be passed by the Federal Cabinet at the end of August. Since then, new deadlines for the decision have been repeatedly set and cancelled. Now associations are putting the pressure on.
Politics 18/10/2024, 11:37
With SMRs to world domination - a gloss
Berlin - The boom in artificial intelligence is consuming a lot of energy. Now tech giants such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft want to solve the problem with nuclear power. We asked an AI what it would do with unlimited energy from small modular reactors (SMRs). This much we can say: It has plans.
Politics 17/10/2024, 16:47
Country heads worry about energy-intensive production
Berlin - The heads of the federal states are concerned about the competitiveness of energy-intensive production in Germany. This is stated in a draft resolution on energy policy for the annual conference of the federal states from 23 to 25 October in Leipzig, which is available to energate. Energy costs must fall.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 18/10/2024, 16:47
Installation company Wegatech insolvent
Cologne - Another company from the solar industry, the installer Wegatech, has now filed for insolvency. It joins a large number of companies that have fallen into difficulties. One reason for this is the drop in demand.
Market & Industry 18/10/2024, 16:15
Uniper initiates sale of the heating division
Düsseldorf - Uniper is now officially looking for a buyer for its heating division. The Düsseldorf-based group is accepting expressions of interest until the beginning of November. The sale is one of many EU requirements that Uniper has to fulfil following its nationalisation. There is a market for the district heating grid operator, according to financial circles.
Market & Industry 18/10/2024, 13:33
"We need bright minds and new skills"
Stuttgart - Transmission system operator Transnet BW is taking part in an innovation competition for students. Because solving the challenges of the energy transition requires fresh ideas and, above all, completely new skills. Rainer Pflaum, member of the management board of Transnet BW, explained what these are in an interview with energate.
Market & Industry 18/10/2024, 12:22
Stadtwerke Aschaffenburg again with a duo at the helm
Aschaffenburg - Stadtwerke Aschaffenburg is broadening its management team. After seven years with a single plant manager as sole director, the Bavarian municipal utility is returning to dual leadership. Reiner Reisnecker will work alongside Stefan Maunz as the new commercial plant manager.Power
Power 18/10/2024, 09:19
Local signals in the options paper
Aachen - The Federal Ministry of Economics' options paper has more to offer than just the capacity market. It also analyses the extent to which "local signals" can contribute to system stabilisation.
Power 17/10/2024, 16:07
Changeable price with high evening peaks
Berlin - Despite fluctuating prices, expensive evening hours at over 250 /MWh are causing a stir. Experts expect further peaks in winter, which will pose challenges for the market.
Power 17/10/2024, 09:00
High need for explanation with smart meters
Koblenz/Berlin - The mandatory smart meter rollout will start on 1 January 2025. While the topic has been rumoured within the energy industry for years, it is often still uncharted territory for customers. With far-reaching consequences.
Power 16/10/2024, 15:58
Germany pushes ahead with V2G, France hesitates
Berlin/Paris - At a DFBEW conference on e-mobility, it became clear that Germany is focussing more on bidirectional charging of electric cars (V2G) than France, where the grid operator Enedis currently sees no need for the technology.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 18/10/2024, 17:08
Westfalen opens second bio-CNG fuelling station
Herford - Bio-CNG is a fuel that is obtained from biogas after purification. In Herford, a food wholesaler will use it to reach its catering customers without diesel.
Gas & Heat 18/10/2024, 16:21
Daimler focusses on hydrogen trucks
Berlin - Electric lorries will play a major role in the transport revolution. But not the only one, Daimler believes, and is therefore investing in hydrogen drives.
Gas & Heat 18/10/2024, 13:29
Hydrogen bank to open up to low-CO2 hydrogen
Brussels - Low-CO2 hydrogen projects will also be able to take part in the European Hydrogen Bank's calls for tenders next year. A majority of the twenty-seven EU energy ministers have agreed to this.
Gas & Heat 17/10/2024, 17:04