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Politics 10/04/2025, 11:06
Power 10/04/2025, 08:32
Offshore connection becomes a joint project
Copenhagen - The transmission system operators of the countries bordering the North Sea have joined forces. Their goal: a joint approach for power grid connections in the sea.
Politics 09/04/2025, 17:45
Heading for the CDU/CSU and SPD coalition: Initial reactions
Berlin - The CDU, CSU and SPD have agreed on a coalition agreement. At a joint press conference, CDU leader Friedrich Merz tried to spread a spirit of optimism. One of his confidants will probably take care of energy policy in future.
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Politics 09/04/2025, 12:58
Think tank argues in favour of special purpose vehicles for the energy transition
Berlin - The energy transition needs investment. In a strategy paper, the think tank Epico, the German Economic Institute (IW) and the environmental organisation Bellona Deutschland have set out how more private capital could flow into energy infrastructure, industrial plants and technology.
Politics 08/04/2025, 17:22
Smart meter rollout: Question of costs and simplification
Berlin/Essen - The smart meter rollout in Germany is facing controversial challenges, as became clear at the energate talk: Some experts are in favour of simplified technology, others warn of new complications. At the same time, the debate about costs and the role of competitive metering point operators is becoming increasingly intense.
Politics 08/04/2025, 16:45
LNG could become a pawn in the customs dispute with the USA
Luxembourg - The US tariffs are driving the EU Trade Council: more LNG import commitments could be one way to bring the US government back to the negotiating table, at least if EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic has his way.
Politics 07/04/2025, 17:23
Saxony shakes up the area target for wind energy
Dresden - Saxony's Minister of State for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Regina Kraushaar (CDU), is causing concern in the wind energy sector. She described the two per cent target for wind energy areas as "difficult to implement" for Saxony.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 09/04/2025, 13:57
Concerns about the "energy transition in the hands of citizens"
Berlin - Calls from the energy industry for the cancellation of EEG subsidies are provoking a backlash from grassroots associations. One initiative sees the "citizen-led energy transition" in danger and is now calling for the EEG fixed tariffs to be maintained.
Market & Industry 09/04/2025, 12:57
"The energy transition will not fail because of money"
Leipzig - Converting the infrastructure for the energy transition is a multi-billion euro project. Small municipal utilities in particular sometimes find it difficult to find urgently needed additional sources of funding. The newly founded joint venture Finance Connect aims to remedy this situation. Co-initiator Tobias Frevel explains how this will work in an energate interview.
Market & Industry 09/04/2025, 12:26
The difficult path to financing the energy transition
Leipzig - Germany's utilities are relying on the climate protection billions from the government's latest special fund to expand the energy infrastructure. At the same time, grid expansion is attracting interest from investors. Smaller municipal utilities are nevertheless finding it difficult to tap into additional sources of funding. A financial services provider wants to help.
Market & Industry 09/04/2025, 12:22
Enercity recruits head of Human Resources from Mercedes
Hanover - The Hanover-based regional utility company Enercity has appointed a new Chief Human Resources Officer. Eefje Pompen, a Dutch national, is moving from Mercedes-Benz to Lower Saxony.Power
Power 09/04/2025, 15:00
No-regret measures for more demand flexibility
Llubjana - Making electricity demand more flexible is one of the key factors for a successful energy transition. The European Agency of Regulatory Authorities Acer is now coming up with a catalogue of measures.
Power 09/04/2025, 14:04
Stromnetz Berlin launches new allocation procedure
Berlin - Stromnetz Berlin is launching a new allocation procedure for grid connection requests from major customers. The procedure is intended to create transparency and treat all customers equally. Nevertheless, there are also complaints against the new capacity allocation in the Berlin electricity grid.
Power 09/04/2025, 10:44
Lithuania and the Czech Republic cut back on renewables
Vilnius/Prague - The political debate has shifted. Climate policy and the energy transition have slipped down the rankings - this also applies to the Eastern European countries of Lithuania and the Czech Republic.
Power 08/04/2025, 17:37
Security of supply: Market instead of subsidies
Berlin - Electricity suppliers are to hedge their demand in advance in future - this is the central idea of a study. The mechanism is supposed to work without subsidies, build on existing market processes and make the energy transition more efficient.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 09/04/2025, 15:30
Air Liquide receives RFNBO certification in Oberhausen
Oberhausen - The hydrogen produced by Air Liquide in Oberhausen is now recognised as a renewable fuel of non-biological origin. With the help of Dekra Certification, the company has successfully completed the recognition process in accordance with EU regulations.
Gas & Heat 09/04/2025, 14:52
Berlin in search of waste heat
Berlin - How can Berlin's heating supply become greener in future? This was a recent topic at the Berlin Economic Talks. Waste heat could play a key role. But there will probably also be molecules in Berlin's heating market in the future.
Gas & Heat 09/04/2025, 10:00
Badenova joins Smart Geomatics
Freiburg - Freiburg-based utility Badenova wants to professionalise municipal heating planning and has joined Karlsruhe-based software provider Smart Geomatics for this purpose. The aim is to have at least 170 heating plans ready by 2028. energate spoke to the two managing directors Manuel Baur and Thomas Beck about the joint path towards this goal.
Gas & Heat 09/04/2025, 09:00