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Market & Industry 31/03/2025, 17:47
Power 31/03/2025, 17:46
Saving through variable grid charges
Berlin - With the introduction of time-variable grid charges, consumers should benefit if they use electricity outside of peak times. Electric car drivers, for example, can save money by charging cleverly, especially in combination with dynamic electricity tariffs.
Power 31/03/2025, 17:35
Milestones for Suedost-Link
Bonn/Wolmirstedt - The Federal Network Agency has approved the penultimate section of the Southeast Link. This means that 488 of a total of 540 kilometres of the important power line have been approved. Meanwhile, the commissioning of the converter in Wolmirstedt is progressing. energate was on site.
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Politics 31/03/2025, 15:22
What do you expect from the CDU/CSU-SPD coalition, Mr Bolay?
Berlin - In a series, energate asks various stakeholders about their expectations of the energy chapter of the future coalition agreement. Today, Sebastian Bolay, head of Energy at the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, answers. He has a clear opinion on the planned power plant strategy.
Politics 28/03/2025, 16:08
Ukraine receives 7 million euros for energy infrastructure
Berlin - Germany is providing Ukraine with a further 7.27 million euros to rebuild its energy infrastructure. The funds from the Federal Ministry of Economics are being channelled into the 'Ukraine Energy Support Fund'. Germany remains the largest donor to this fund.
Politics 28/03/2025, 16:00
Clear majority against nuclear power revival
Berlin - Together with energate, the Berlin Energy Days asked energy experts about their expectations of the future coalition agreement. For the most part, the answers are clear: The industry wants to stick to an ambitious energy transition path.
Politics 28/03/2025, 15:20
Energy sector misses details in coalition negotiations
Berlin - Although energy associations see positive aspects in the paper from the coalition working group on climate and energy, there is a lack of clear definitions on some topics. The CDU/CSU and SPD would also be breaking their election promises to reduce bureaucracy.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 31/03/2025, 14:57
Industry associations demand predictability for energy supply
Hanover - German industry is struggling with high energy prices. Representatives from the VDMA, BDI and ZVEI associations emphasise at Hannover Messe 2025: without a reliable energy policy and reforms, competitiveness is at stake.
Market & Industry 31/03/2025, 12:50
Stadtwerke Lingen gets new managing director
Lingen - The current Technical Managing Director of the public utility Stadtwerke Lingen, Hans-Martin Gall, will be leaving the company in the middle of the year. His successor, Hermann Cordes, will start on 1 October at the latest.
Market & Industry 31/03/2025, 12:08
"The energy transition leads to many legal conflicts"
Frankfurt/Main - Legal disputes in the energy sector have increased as a result of the energy transition. This is suggested by a study by the law firm Burford Capital. energate spoke to Luca Weskott, Vice President and in-house lawyer at Burford Capital, about the causes and background.
Market & Industry 31/03/2025, 11:00
Change in Süwag's management board
Frankfurt - There has been a change of personnel at Süwag AG: Marcus Coenen is leaving the company after ten years. The group has found an internal solution for his successor.Power
Power 31/03/2025, 14:00
Redispatch with a difference
Bayreuth/Amprion - Redispatch is expensive. In retrospect, it often turns out to be unnecessary. Two transmission system operators want to find out in a test pilot whether there is another way:
Power 31/03/2025, 12:27
"Our success was based on fixed feed-in tariffs"
Berlin/Hammelburg - The Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) came into force on 1 April 2000. Former member of the Bundestag (the lower house of German parliament) Hans-Josef Fell is regarded as one of the originators. energate spoke with Fell about the history of the EEG, the development of renewables and the future of subsidies.
Power 28/03/2025, 17:30
Rollout master against knowledge
Aachen - Small eastern German companies are among the most advanced in the smart meter rollout. However, some large metering point operators can already boast considerable successes. energate spoke to some of them.
Power 28/03/2025, 16:41
MVV and Ostrom cooperate on dynamic tariffs
Berlin/Mannheim - In future, MVV customers will receive more intensive advice on dynamic tariffs. The reason: the Mannheim-based energy supplier is cooperating with Ostrom, an expert in dynamic tariffs.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 31/03/2025, 16:08
Gasunie announces billion-euro investments
Groningen - Dutch company Gasunie plans to invest 12 billion euros in transformation and security of supply. The Netherlands is at a turning point as to whether the country will become sustainable with or without industry, said Gasunie CEO Willemien Terpstra.
Gas & Heat 31/03/2025, 15:24
Cologne Airport also heats with wood
Cologne - Rheinenergie already supplies natural gas, electricity and cooling to the airport. Now it will realise a self-supply solution on behalf of the airport. The airport's own wood-fired combined heat and power plant will generate some of the heat and cold.
Gas & Heat 31/03/2025, 12:35
"Many companies need a parallel supply"
Koblenz - Energienetze Mittelrhein is planning how to get hydrogen from the core grid to the customer in northern Rhineland-Palatinate. Marcelo Peerenboom, spokesman for the EVM Group, spoke to energate about the current status and an initial pilot project.
Gas & Heat 28/03/2025, 16:31