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Gas & Heat 04/02/2025, 12:44
Power 04/02/2025, 12:12
New portal for comparing variable grid fees
Hückelhoven/Karlsruhe - From 1 April, every distribution network operator is obliged to publish network charges with different tariff levels. Innocharge and Enet have developed a comparison portal to bring transparency to the price structures.
Power 04/02/2025, 11:24
Grid-X and Preisenergie cooperate on dynamic tariffs
Aachen/Munich - Since the beginning of January, energy suppliers have had to offer dynamic tariffs. Grid-X and Preisenergie also want to get involved in this product segment and offer end customers a free choice of tariff.
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Politics 03/02/2025, 15:15
CDU party's immediate action programme: Lower electricity prices, overturn heating law
Berlin – The Christian Democratic CDU party has met for its party conference and adopted an immediate programme for the first 100 days of possible government participation. In addition to a turnaround in migration policy, the focus is on easing the burden on the economy and abolishing a 'traffic light coalition' legacy.
Politics 03/02/2025, 15:13
Homeowners opt for solar systems
Munich - Two thirds of homeowners want to operate a solar energy system by 2029. Political preferences only play a subordinate role. This is the result of a study commissioned by IKND. The survey also asked about plans for heat pumps and electric cars.
Politics 31/01/2025, 15:06
Energy laws pass Bundestag
Berlin - The Bundestag has passed five laws on security of supply and better integration of renewables. The Federal Requirements Plan Act was not included. Overall, the industry is satisfied with the resolutions - at least as an emergency solution until the new legislative period.
Politics 30/01/2025, 16:42
Industry sees biomass package as a good start
Berlin - The biogas industry believes that the biomass package, which is due to be passed by the Bundestag on 31 January, offers a new perspective. At the same time, it is relying heavily on negotiations with a new federal government.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 03/02/2025, 14:36
New CEO at MET Germany
Frankfurt am Main - The Swiss MET Group has found a new CEO for its German business. Sven Wolf will take over the position in July. He comes from the building and cleantech service provider Spie. His predecessor Jörg Selbach-Röntgen left the company at the end of 2024.
Market & Industry 03/02/2025, 13:03
Industry wants certificates for waste heat
Hamburg - Waste heat is an underutilised resource for industrial companies. Aurubis now sells what is actually a waste product as district heating to Hamburger Energiewerke. This results in CO2 savings that are not yet recognised in emissions trading, explained Aurubis CEO Toralf Haag in an interview.
Market & Industry 03/02/2025, 12:50
Encavis: Squeeze-out after IPO
Hamburg - Following the IPO of Encavis, majority shareholder Elbe Bidco is planning a squeeze-out of minority shareholders. This will increase the shareholding of the investment company to over 91 per cent.
Market & Industry 03/02/2025, 09:00
"We can only contribute to flexibilisation to a limited extent"
Hamburg - Waste heat from industrial processes often escapes unused into the air. This has changed at copper manufacturer Aurubis in Hamburg, where the heat is now being utilised in the district heating grid. However, the industrial company is sceptical about making its electricity consumption more flexible, as CEO Toralf Haag explains in an interview.Power
Power 03/02/2025, 14:18
Ikea builds over 1,000 new charging points
Hofheim-Wallau - The furniture group Ikea is stepping up its efforts to develop a charging infrastructure for electromobility. Over 1,000 charging points are to be installed at 54 stores by 2028.
Power 03/02/2025, 14:03
"The tenant electricity market is undergoing profound change"
Stuttgart - The expansion of PV systems on apartment blocks is only making slow progress - at least that is the external perception. Julian Schulz, managing director of the Stuttgart-based tenant electricity start-up Metergrid, contradicts this perception in an interview with energate. He says Metergrid alone receives 300 to 400 project enquiries per month.
Power 31/01/2025, 15:16
Progress with offshore projects
Hamburg/Berlin - German offshore expansion has not yet hit the turbo. However, there is progress to report on two major projects. Progress is being made in both the Baltic Sea and the North Sea.
Power 31/01/2025, 13:07
Federal Network Agency halves offshore tender
Bonn/Hamburg - The Federal Network Agency has announced the tendering of a further offshore wind area that was not analysed. It had to halve the tender volume at short notice. The reason: The BSH's area development plan changed significantly at short notice compared to the drafts.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 04/02/2025, 08:55
Uniper Energy Storage offers Breitbrunn capacity
Düsseldorf - Uniper Energy Storage is offering capacity in the Breitbrunn storage facility. It is available in the amount of 2,000 GWh for the coming storage year.
Gas & Heat 03/02/2025, 16:41
Regas and Gascade in dispute over connection pipeline
Lubmin - Deutsche Regas is to contribute 10 per cent of the costs for the Baltic Sea Pipeline Link (OAL). The OAL connects the LNG terminal in the port of Mukran near Lubmin to the long-distance pipeline network.
Gas & Heat 03/02/2025, 16:06
"The heat pump is the heating technology of the future"
Berlin - The Building Energy Act has caused numerous emotional debates since its presentation. The next federal government must now restore public acceptance of heat pumps, says Markus Meyer, head of policy at Enpal.
Gas & Heat 03/02/2025, 16:00