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Power 12/02/2025, 14:05
Politics 12/02/2025, 13:20
Trianel wants a quick decision on the EEG reform
Essen - After the elections, the new German government must quickly turn its attention to refinancing renewables. This is the view of the municipal utility co-operation Trianel. There is not much time left before the EEG subsidisation expires.
Gas & Heat 12/02/2025, 13:18
Green hydrogen slightly cheaper again
Bonn - Conventional hydrogen has recently become more expensive. However, the production costs for green hydrogen are falling slightly. This is according to the Hydex index published by management consultancy E-Bridge.
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Politics 10/02/2025, 15:33
Election check: Need for grid fee reform undisputed
Berlin - Just under two weeks before the general election, almost 4,300 participants have completed the energate election check. Among them, the demand for a reform of grid fees is undisputed. There is less unanimity on the issue of an electricity price zone split.
Politics 10/02/2025, 14:10
Little support for climate money among voters and associations
Berlin - If you believe Friedrich Merz in the TV debate for the upcoming general election in Germany, he is not averse to 'climate money'. This has little to do with the election programme of the Christian Democratic CDU/CSU party group. The energy industry and voters are also sceptical about the lump-sum repayment.
Politics 10/02/2025, 13:15
Baltic region integrated into the European electricity system
Berlin - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have separated their electricity grids from the Russian and Belarusian grids. The Baltic states are now integrated into the European electricity system. The step had been planned for years, but the break with Russia came sooner than expected.
Politics 07/02/2025, 15:40
Only three election programmes address the energy transition sufficiently
Berlin - The energy transition is only sufficiently addressed in three election programmes. This is the result of an analysis by the Reiner Lemoine Kolleg. The programme of the CDU/CSU (Christian Democrats), which is leading in the polls, received a "satisfactory" rating.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 12/02/2025, 11:15
E-world-Ticker 2025
Essen - Every year at the E-world trade fair, energy suppliers, energy service providers and IT companies announce new co-operations or products. Our ticker provides an overview of the trade fair news.
Market & Industry 11/02/2025, 16:55
BP announces "fundamental" course correction
London - The British oil company BP has had an eventful 2024 financial year with a significant drop in profits. CEO Murray Auchincloss is using the presentation of the latest consolidated financial statements to announce a "fundamental" change of course. The top priority: Economic performance in the interests of shareholders.
Market & Industry 11/02/2025, 15:00
No reduction in installed renewables expected
Essen - At the opening of E-world, BDEW, the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Amprion and Westenergie made it clear that the capacity already installed from renewables would hardly dwindle even with a change of government. There were also calls for a reserve strategy.
Market & Industry 11/02/2025, 11:45
"The energy transition fund is a promising approach"
Gelsenkirchen - The energy industry is facing a Herculean task when it comes to financing the energy and heating transition. Established methods of project financing will not be sufficient in many areas. energate spoke to Dennis Niederhagen, senior vice president of the Horizonte Group consultancy, about the challenge and solutions.Power
Power 11/02/2025, 10:00
Amprion CEO: Redistribute grid investment costs "fairly"
Dortmund - Christoph Müller is the new CEO of Amprion. To mark his start at the helm of Germany's second-largest transmission system operator, he is joining the debate on the grid fee reform. His plea: There needs to be more fairness in the distribution of grid investment costs for the energy transition.
Power 11/02/2025, 09:40
Electricity laws - what's coming, what's still missing
Berlin - After the elections, the new government and the new Bundestag will still have to deal with a number of electricity laws. An amendment to the Energy Industry Act still made it through the Bundestag, but various decisions in the electricity sector are still pending.
Power 10/02/2025, 18:20
Federal Network Agency sees high potential for and through overhead lines
Essen - The Federal Network Agency is insisting on the cheapest possible expansion of the electricity grid. In view of the forthcoming German government, the head of the agency, Klaus Müller, pleaded in favour of more overhead lines at the Energy Leadership Meeting in the run-up to E-world. The power plant operators also unpacked their catalogue of wishes.
Power 10/02/2025, 16:46
Octopus becomes a metering service provider
Munich - The energy provider Octopus Energy has founded a subsidiary for metering point operation. The company Octopus Energy Metering is intended to position itself as a full-service provider for the smart meter rollout for energy suppliers and installation companies.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 11/02/2025, 16:00
Kassel wants to significantly expand district heating
Kassel - Kassel is planning a massive expansion of its district heating grid: Up to 45,000 households are to benefit from a decarbonised heat supply in future. The city is investing almost 1 billion euros in climate-neutral energy from waste and wood incineration.
Gas & Heat 11/02/2025, 12:39
Industry relies on gas-fired power plants and long-term imports
Essen - The gas and hydrogen industry sees three key tasks for a new German government following the election. Although the gas market stabilised in 2024, this is not enough to ensure security of supply and competitive prices.
Gas & Heat 11/02/2025, 09:00
District heating technology manufacturer relies on welding robots
Sondershausen - Skilled labour shortage in Germany: District heating technology manufacturer Isoplus has found five new colleagues - all of them robots. energate spoke to managing director Axel Kirstein about why this makes sense for welding technology and how the district heating boom in Germany is affecting the manufacturer.
Gas & Heat 10/02/2025, 16:00