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Politics 25/03/2025, 11:54
Gas & Heat 25/03/2025, 11:26
First hydrogen flows into the core network
Kassel - The German hydrogen core network is taking shape: The transport network operator Gascade has started filling the first pipeline sections. "A huge challenge", as Dennis Wehmeyer, Head of Business Development and Sustainability at Gascade, reported in an interview with energate.
Power 25/03/2025, 11:12
"PPAs require a lot of trading expertise"
Frankfurt/Main - The Swiss energy company MET, previously primarily active in trading, is expanding its generation business with renewable energies. energate spoke to Christian Hürlimann, CEO Renewables Development at MET Group, about its ambitions in the German market, PPAs and the opportunities in the storage market.
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Politics 24/03/2025, 15:41
Coalition negotiations prove tough
Berlin - The working group phase of the coalition negotiations between the CDU/CSU and SPD ends today. It is becoming clear that forming a government by Easter could be ambitious - there are too many sticking points. CDU Secretary General Carsten Linnemann urges diligence rather than speed. There are two major points of contention when it comes to energy.
Politics 24/03/2025, 15:21
Climate protection agreements: EU authorises new aid
Berlin/Brussels - The EU Commission has approved the revised funding principles for the second round of climate protection agreements. CCS projects will also be eligible for funding. A new German government will decide on the launch of a second call for funding.
Politics 24/03/2025, 12:20
What do you expect from the CDU/CSU and SPD coalition, Mr Meyer?
Berlin - In a series, energate asks various stakeholders about their expectations of the energy chapter of the future coalition agreement. Today in a short interview: Markus Meyer, head of policy at solar unicorn Enpal.
Politics 21/03/2025, 16:16
Federal Council approves reform of the debt brake
Berlin - The way is clear for the special fund. The Federal Council has approved the constitutional amendment. The bill even received far more votes than the required two-thirds majority.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 24/03/2025, 15:03
Industry and municipal utilities decarbonise together
Hanau - A biomass heating plant with a thermal output of 16 MW is to be built on the premises of tyre manufacturer Goodyear in Hanau. The company wants to use it to decarbonise its production processes. However, the local municipal utilities, which are also involved in the project, will also benefit.
Market & Industry 24/03/2025, 11:52
Lumenion: Hot steam for industrial transformation
Berlin - The storage of electricity and heat is considered one of the biggest hurdles in the energy transition. The topic has also recently become more relevant in industry - also from an economic perspective.
Market & Industry 21/03/2025, 14:38
High energy costs: Covestro wants to become more efficient
Leverkusen - Plastics manufacturer Covestro is raising its ambitions for energy efficiency in the face of high energy costs. By 2030, the company aims to use 20 per cent less energy in its processes than in 2020.
Market & Industry 21/03/2025, 14:12
Gütersloh municipal utilities discontinue e-car sharing
Gütersloh - Stadtwerke Gütersloh is no longer renting out e-cars with immediate effect. The municipal utility from East Westphalia is pulling the ripcord and giving up its car-sharing service completely because renters have repeatedly damaged the vehicles - sometimes severely.Power
Power 24/03/2025, 16:12
Moorburg: Blasting of a boiler house fails
Hamburg - During the blasting of two boiler houses at the Moorburg power plant site in Hamburg, one of the main explosive charges failed to ignite. However, Hamburger Energiewerke does not see any consequences for the planned construction of an electrolyser.
Power 24/03/2025, 16:00
Solar modules perform worse than stated
Freiburg/Cologne - Manufacturers of solar modules tend to exaggerate the performance promises of their products. This is suggested by two recent studies. According to these studies, the actual performance of solar modules deviates from the manufacturer's specifications more frequently than in the past.
Power 24/03/2025, 10:36
"Smart meter rollout: How the restart can still succeed"
Munich - It is not yet clear what impetus a new German government will provide for the smart meter rollout. But one thing is clear: If we fail to make a fresh start, we will not only jeopardise the digitalisation of the energy system, but also the acceptance of the energy transition, writes Bastian Gierull, CEO of Octopus Energy, in his guest article.
Power 21/03/2025, 15:17
Citizens rely on energy cooperatives
Neu-Isenburg - At EU level, energy cooperatives are seen as important players in the energy transition. In Germany, many energy cooperatives were founded again last year.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 24/03/2025, 17:00
"We only offer in areas with high heat density"
Ditzingen - Stadtwerke Ditzingen in Baden-Württemberg has put its first heating grid into operation. Planning began in the run-up to the municipal heating planning, as Managing Director Frank Feil explains to energate.
Gas & Heat 24/03/2025, 14:40
Unclear market situation for transition away from gas grid connections
Düsseldorf - The gas distribution grid operators in the federal-state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) handle gas connections that are no longer required in very different ways. A survey by NRW's consumer advice centre revealed different prices, procedures and opinions.
Gas & Heat 21/03/2025, 16:10
EWE awards supply contract for H2 storage project
Oldenburg - EWE plans to store hydrogen in a converted natural gas cavern from 2027. The award of a central contract takes the project one step further.
Gas & Heat 21/03/2025, 15:33