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Power 25/11/2024, 11:23
Schall: "My forecast is that in just a few years' time, electric cars will no longer be charged via fixed electricity tariffs and uncontrolled charging."
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"A dynamic tariff needs optimisation"

Hamburg - The Hamburg-based cleantech company 1Komma5 Grad has recently started offering end customers a price guarantee of 10 cents/kWh. energate spoke to CPO and co-founder Jannik Schall about the potential of dynamic tariffs, the requirements for the ramp-up and the new offer from the Hamburg-based company.
Politics 22/11/2024, 17:08
The Ministry of Economic Affairs is still hoping for the first power plant auctions in 2025.
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Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy does not abandon the Power Plant Act

Berlin - The Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy is introducing the power plant strategy into the legislative process. Despite negative comments from the CDU/CSU and FDP, the ministry has initiated the departmental coordination process. Now we have to wait and see.
Power 22/11/2024, 17:00
The status of smart meter expansion varies greatly from company to company (symbolic image).
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Lack of wireless connections hinders rollout

Fulda - The smart meter rollout has made varying degrees of progress. While some smaller suppliers have not even started yet, others have already fulfilled their target. What all metering point operators need to bear in mind during installation: There is a high failure rate.
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Politics 22/11/2024, 16:37
A new state government is forming in Thuringia, which continues to assign an important role to natural gas as an energy source.
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Thuringian coalition favours natural gas as a "bridging technology"

Erfurt - In Thuringia, the SPD, CDU and the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance have presented their coalition agreement. They are focussing on different sources in their energy policy. The parties want to preserve the gas grid.
Politics 22/11/2024, 13:59

Heating law as kingmaker - a gloss

Berlin - Some people seem to have forgotten during the election campaign that a coalition is likely to govern again in the future - everyone against everyone else seems to be the order of the day. The Heating Act is once again being stylised as a political pawn. Yet the law offers so much potential for reconciliation.
Politics 22/11/2024, 13:29

Local communities benefit from electricity storage

Berlin - What has proved successful for wind and solar parks will now also apply to large storage facilities: In future, local communities will receive a larger share of the business tax. The regulation is intended to create greater local acceptance, and the storage industry is delighted.
Politics 21/11/2024, 16:39

SPD at odds over heating law

Berlin - After Federal Building Minister Klara Geywitz (SPD) called for a fundamental reform of the Building Energy Act, her party colleague Nina Scheer disagrees. According to the SPD's energy policy spokesperson, the heating transition needs reliable framework conditions and there should be no question mark over this.
Politics 21/11/2024, 15:51

FDP in Baden-Württemberg presents energy paper

Stuttgart - The FDP/DVP parliamentary group in the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg has presented a position paper on energy policy. Among other things, it calls for a halt to the promotion of renewables and the unrestricted use of CCS and CCU. It also takes up a demand made by Transnet BW.
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Market & Industry

Market & Industry 22/11/2024, 15:05
Northvolt co-founder Peter Carlsson has resigned as CEO of the battery manufacturer.
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Northvolt crisis: CEO leaves - federal government stands by its funding commitments

Stockholm/Heide - Turbulent times at Northvolt: Co-founder Peter Carlsson is stepping down as CEO of the struggling battery cell manufacturer with immediate effect. In the meantime, the German government has committed to providing funding for the Swedes' major plans for Germany.
Market & Industry 22/11/2024, 15:03

Baden-Württemberg launches CCU funding programme

Stuttgart - Baden-Württemberg is investing 7 million euros in CO2 recovery technologies. The funding is primarily intended for pilot plants for the sustainable utilisation of raw materials and carbon dioxide.
Market & Industry 22/11/2024, 12:39

"We face great competition in the 'war for talent'"

Bochum - A series of mockumentary clips in TV comedy style are designed to inspire young talent in the Ruhr region to train at Stadtwerke Bochum. In an interview, managing director Frank Thiel explains the strategy behind the tongue-in-cheek recruiting videos and why the municipal utility is taking this approach.
Market & Industry 21/11/2024, 18:56

Restructuring expert to alleviate Northvolt crisis

Stockholm/Heide - A restructuring expert is to help Northvolt out of the crisis. In view of the ongoing construction of the Swedish company's plant in Heide, the federal and state governments are keeping a very close eye on the battery cell manufacturer's situation these days. If things go too badly for the company, this would have consequences for the millions in subsidy commitments.
Market & Industry 21/11/2024, 16:48

Energy prices on the move

Munich - Check 24 warns of additional costs for consumers. Although many suppliers are currently reducing their prices for electricity and gas, there is also the opposite trend.
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Power

Power 22/11/2024, 15:55
The storage sector has been complaining about construction cost subsidies for months.
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Storage industry raises accusations against grid agency

Berlin - On Wednesday, the Federal Network Agency published a position paper on construction cost subsidies in the transmission grid. The storage industry has now levelled serious accusations. The Federal Network Agency is exceeding its competences, according to the BVES, for example.
Power 22/11/2024, 15:26

Nest process: Network agency open to interim solution

Bonn - The Federal Network Agency is working on a reform of the regulatory framework for energy networks. A key proposal is to shorten the regulatory period to three years. However, industry representatives have criticised the practical implementation. In an interview with energate, Klaus Müller suggests transitional solutions.
Power 22/11/2024, 09:32

"No dramatic increase in operating costs recognisable"

Bonn - The Federal Network Agency is currently working on a new regulatory framework for energy grids in the so-called Nest process. In a brief interview with energate, Klaus Müller, president of the Agency, commented on the status of the process and the particularly controversial points of discussion.
Power 21/11/2024, 16:49

Electricity prices fluctuate due to wind energy and cold snap

Berlin - High wind energy feed-ins caused prices to fall on the electricity market at the weekend. However, prices rose again at the beginning of the week, influenced by colder weather and increased demand for gas.
Power 21/11/2024, 15:33

EnBW expands fast-charging grid at supermarkets

Karlsruhe/Cologne - EnBW and Rewe are intensifying their partnership and are planning fast-charging infrastructure at up to 1,000 supermarket locations in Germany by 2030. Fast-charging points are also to be added in Austria.
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Gas & Heat

Gas & Heat 22/11/2024, 13:22
Stadtwerke Bamberg wants to utilise the river heat of the Regnitz for its energy supply.
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Stadtwerke Bamberg install river heat pumps

Bamberg - Stadtwerke Bamberg is building a new heating plant in the south of the Upper Franconian city. It will house two large heat pumps that extract river heat from the Regnitz. The project also serves as a model to speed up approval procedures.
Gas & Heat 22/11/2024, 12:35

Remondis runs on bio-CNG in Münster

Münster - Heavy goods transport must also become more sustainable. The waste disposal company Remondis is now focussing on bio-CNG. However, this first required the necessary infrastructure.
Gas & Heat 22/11/2024, 09:51

"The energy supply is not a real laboratory"

Essen - During his visit to the energate editorial team, Carsten Liedtke, CEO of SWK AG and vice president of the VKU, answered questions from the editorial team on topics relating to the energy industry. He commented on the current political situation and the practical challenges of the heating transition.
Gas & Heat 21/11/2024, 17:12

Day-ahead price approaching 50 €/MWh

Berlin - The day-ahead price is scratching the 50 €/MWh mark. There is actually no reason for such a significant price increase, said traders. Others would find it surprising if the price had not risen.
Gas & Heat 21/11/2024, 15:04

Frontier recommends sparing use of 'AggregateEU'

London - With the 'AggregateEU' platform, the EU Commission has bundled gas demand and brought trading partners together during the crisis. Frontier Economics has evaluated the platform and made suggestions for its further development.
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