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20/09/2024, 16:41
Politics
20/09/2024, 16:16
Of combustion engines and nationalisation - a commentary
Berlin - The automotive industry is in crisis. E-mobility is making no progress. The CDU/CSU is calling on the Federal Minister of Economics to save combustion engine technology. This raises the question: should Germany bury combustion engines?
Gas & Heat
20/09/2024, 15:54
EWE Gasspeicher successfully markets Jemgum capacity
Oldenburg - The storage facility operator EWE Gasspeicher has successfully marketed working gas capacity for the Jemgum storage facility in Lower Saxony. The capacity was almost nine times oversubscribed.
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Politics
20/09/2024, 14:25
Habeck calls for the electricity criteria for hydrogen to be tightened
Brussels - The EU provides for clear electricity criteria for H2 production - industry representatives fear strong cost drivers here. The Federal Minister for Economic Affairs is now campaigning in Brussels for relief.
Politics
20/09/2024, 11:41
EU increases aid for Ukraine's power grid
Brussels - The European Union is helping Ukraine with millions more to repair its power plants. In addition, more electricity is to flow from the EU to Ukraine in winter. This was announced by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. However, some of Ukraine's neighbouring countries are protesting against this.
Politics
19/09/2024, 10:58
Energy Union remains a construction site
Strasbourg - Much still needs to be done to integrate the internal energy market. The outgoing EU energy minister Kadri Simson agrees with many MEPs on this. That said, opinions differed during the debate on the status report on the Energy Union in the EU Parliament.
Politics
18/09/2024, 16:48
"Acceleration also helps combat anxiety"
Leipzig - Speaking at the East German Energy Forum in Leipzig, Christian Pegel, construction minister for the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, called for the courage to make mistakes in the administration. He said that without this, it would not be possible to speed up the expansion of the grids. A panel discussion also highlighted the progress that has been made.Market & Industry
Market & Industry
20/09/2024, 14:54
Flexibilisation of the industry: feasible, but expensive
Karlsruhe - As part of the switch to volatile generators in the energy market, industry is discussing making its electricity demand more flexible. A potential study has now come to a mixed conclusion on the subject: from a technical point of view, a switch to more flexible processes is possible in many cases, but is associated with additional costs.
Market & Industry
20/09/2024, 14:06
German government favours Uniper exit via the stock exchange
Düsseldorf/Berlin - The federal government must have sold most of its shares in Uniper by 2028. The German government is currently considering selling the shares on the stock exchange. Whether and when exactly this will happen remains to be seen. Nevertheless, the Uniper headquarters in Düsseldorf are happy to hear these signals from Berlin.
Market & Industry
19/09/2024, 17:28
RWE manager moves up to Enertrag's executive board
Dauerthal - The management team at Enertrag is becoming more female. Anne Bendzulla is moving from RWE to the renewable energy project developer in Brandenburg, where she will be in charge of a newly created department: Generation.
Market & Industry
19/09/2024, 17:24
CO2 trading volatile in the downward trend
Willich - Prices for CO2 certificates fluctuated strongly last week and closed at 62.88 /t CO2 on Thursday. Market participants are particularly observing the increased net short position. The option expiry on 25 September could lead to further volatility.Power
Power
20/09/2024, 12:20
Mundt: Combined capacity market would be a nightmare
Mülheim - The president of the German Federal Cartel Office, Andreas Mundt, is known to be no friend of capacity markets. He also considers the Ministry of Economic Affairs' approach to a hybrid model to be unsuitable.
Power
19/09/2024, 16:38
Autumn weather causes prices to fluctuate
Essen - The spot market was subject to major fluctuations. At the weekend, wind and solar ensured high feed-ins. However, they then failed to materialise at the start of the week. This led to price ranges between 53 and 98 /MWh.
Power
19/09/2024, 16:27
EnBW plans subordinated loan for PV park in Schwaigern
Schwaigern - The energy supplier EnBW is launching a participation model for the citizens of Schwaigern in Baden-Württemberg. The local population can participate in a solar park via a subordinated loan.
Power
19/09/2024, 14:32
Personnel and materials critical factors in grid expansion
Aachen - The energy transition requires an expansion of the grids. This requires a lot of money - but also personnel and materials. Some of the grid operators revealed how they are dealing with this at the FGE conference in Aachen.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat
20/09/2024, 14:46
Green gas quota becomes more likely
Berlin - The introduction of a green gas quota is becoming more likely. A CDU/CSU-led federal government could put such a quota on the energy policy agenda. Who is in favour and where the challenges lie.
Gas & Heat
20/09/2024, 14:00
"Capex costs for electrolysers are a hurdle"
Ratingen - There are not yet many electrolyser projects ready to go ahead. energate spoke to Oliver Niklas Hegen, head of hydrogen at Capgemini Engineering in Germany, about the bottlenecks and the operational work involved.
Gas & Heat
20/09/2024, 12:44
Core grid jeopardises use of the Katharina storage facility
Bonn - The core grid application has been delayed by a few weeks. A gas storage facility in Saxony-Anhalt could be the main reason for this, but other minor changes are also likely to be necessary.
Gas & Heat
19/09/2024, 16:00