Nuclear power plant demolition in Hamm puts utilities under pressure

Düsseldorf/Hamm - The THTR-300 research reactor in Hamm has been shut down for thirty-five years. Nevertheless, dismantling the nuclear power plant could be very expensive for RWE, Eon and several municipal utilities. The operating company HKG is currently in dispute with the public sector over responsibility for the costs. An initial judgement has now been made.

"The uncontrolled expansion is pushing the system to its limits"

Essen - During his visit to energate, the president of the Federal Network Agency, Klaus Müller, answered questions from the editorial team on all topics relating to the regulation of the energy market. For example, the head of the authority commented on the progress made with the hydrogen core grid, but also called for countermeasures with regard to solar peaks.

Federal Network Agency president warns against uncontrolled solar peaks

Essen - The president of the Federal Network Agency, Klaus Müller, is concerned about grid stability in view of the ever steeper feed-in peaks of photovoltaics at midday. The rapid expansion of uncontrolled and demand-independent subsidised energy is taking the market system "to its limits".

Public utility Stadtwerke Tecklenburger Land exits energy sales

Ibbenbüren - Stadtwerke Tecklenburger Land (STWL) is selling its shares in its own sales company. The utility in the northern Münsterland region plans to sell the majority of its shares to Stadtwerke Osnabrück due to "massive changes in the energy market".