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Gas & Heat 03/04/2025, 11:41
Power 03/04/2025, 09:30
Utrecht gets 500 bidirectional e-cars
Aachen - Grid-connected charging can cushion feed-in peaks. But bidirectional vehicles can do even more - namely supply electricity at times of low power production. The Dutch are quite a bit further ahead than Germany in this respect.
Politics 02/04/2025, 18:08
Christian Democrats bring federal company for nuclear power plants into play
Berlin - The topic of nuclear energy remains under discussion - parts of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group are not letting up. If the operators do not want to, the state should possibly put the decommissioned nuclear power plants back into operation. This is what a circulating plan envisages.
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Politics 02/04/2025, 15:21
German government cancels CO2 certificates
Berlin - The Federal Cabinet has decided to cancel CO2 emission certificates in order to ensure the climate protection effect of the coal phase-out. The background to this is the decommissioning of the Neurath A and Frechen power plant units in 2022.
Politics 02/04/2025, 14:26
EU Commission flexibilises CO2 regulation for cars
Brussels - The car industry is threatening to miss its CO2 targets in the EU for the current year. The EU Commission is now making concessions and relaxing the CO2 emission targets for new cars and light commercial vehicles. The companies are to be given three years' time.
Politics 01/04/2025, 16:47
Much criticism of Regulation 2.0
Berlin - Regulation 2.0 is in the works. Municipal utilities fear a 30 per cent drop in the revenue cap, while the judge of the Third Cartel Senate at the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court has significantly more work to do. Not an easy event for Achim Zerres, who represented the position of the Federal Network Agency at the regulatory conference.
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.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 02/04/2025, 15:52
With gamification towards higher cyber security
Karlsruhe - For operators of critical infrastructure, the topic of cyber security is a constant companion. The Fraunhofer IOSB is now offering a new training model in its learning lab in which specialists can use gamification and simulation to gain practical experience in an emergency…
Market & Industry 02/04/2025, 15:29
Green process heat: industry seeks the ideal solution
Essen - Until now, industry has mainly relied on fossil fuels to generate process heat. This is set to change. But the road to achieving this is rocky, as an event organised by the Essen-based GWI showed. This is also due to the lack of a hydrogen ramp-up. Instead, ammonia could become a beacon of hope.
Market & Industry 02/04/2025, 15:12
Municipal utilities face challenges in the prosumer market
Bielefeld - Dynamic electricity tariffs are now mandatory for all suppliers. However, many municipal utilities are finding it difficult to implement them. There are many reasons for this, and several arguments in favour of entering this business segment, even beyond the threat of penalties. This was demonstrated at a VKU symposium in Bielefeld.
Market & Industry 02/04/2025, 15:09
Banks put together financial package for renewable energies
Hanover/Luxembourg - The banks Nord LB and EIB are joining forces to finance renewable energies in Europe. The financial institutions are providing a total of 165 million euros to finance new projects. The partnership is aimed at accelerating the energy transition.Power
Power 02/04/2025, 14:05
50 Hertz launches reactive power market
Berlin - The transformation of the energy system also requires changes concerning system stability. In the case of reactive power - similar to balancing energy - renewable energy plants should take on more system responsibility. The transmission system operator 50 Hertz has now successfully introduced the market-based procurement of reactive power.
Power 02/04/2025, 13:59
"Special assets: Funds for seaports are needed urgently"
Berlin - Germany is at risk of falling behind in the expansion of offshore wind. In his guest comment, Stefan Thimm from the German offshore wind energy association BWO calls for massive investment in seaports - not only for the energy transition, but also for industrial sovereignty and security.
Power 02/04/2025, 13:54
Flexible charging: Pilot project enters next phase
Stuttgart/Munich - The 'OctoFlexBW' project controls e-car charging processes in a targeted manner to avoid grid bottlenecks. Initial tests have been successful and the technology is now being expanded for more vehicles. A regulatory framework is also required.
Power 01/04/2025, 17:00
Old electricity grid hinders Europe's efforts towards autonomy
Luxembourg - A successful energy transition requires modern electricity grids. After all, the electrification of transport, heating and industry requires huge amounts of electricity. However, the European grid is not prepared for these tasks, warns the European Court of Auditors - and has come up with solutions.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 02/04/2025, 16:30
HydroNet: Sauerland becomes a hydrogen region
Arnsberg - The Arnsberg hydrogen project HydroNet shows how industrial SMEs can make the transition to an H2 economy without any EU funding. While Germany is catching up in the hydrogen market, competition from China remains a constant challenge.
Gas & Heat 02/04/2025, 16:14
Heat from data centre
Berlin - Two data centres will soon be supplying more than 10,000 people in Berlin with waste heat. Engie, Gasag Solution Plus and NTT Data have celebrated the signing of the contract. The project is expected to save 6,000 tonnes of CO2.
Gas & Heat 02/04/2025, 14:10
"Challenges on the customer side persist"
Nordhorn - In Lower Saxony, transmission system operator Nowega is filling a converted natural gas pipeline with hydrogen for the first time. The pipeline is part of the Get-H2 project. energate spoke to Nowega's Managing Director Frank Heunemann about the project.
Gas & Heat 02/04/2025, 13:28