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Market & Industry 29/10/2024, 17:26
The planning software from Enersis is used by numerous local authorities. As an EnBW subsidiary, the IT service provider is set to grow further.
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After the takeover: EnBW and Enersis have big plans

Karlsruhe - The acquisition of Swiss IT service provider Enersis is of great strategic importance to EnBW. The Karlsruhe-based company wants to develop the new subsidiary into a "very strong player" in the smart grid segment. At the same time, Enersis will play an important role in ensuring that EnBW as a whole remains competitive in the future.
Market & Industry 29/10/2024, 17:05
Thomas Koller from Enersis (left) and Nils Blume from EnBW Innovation have identified numerous potential synergies between the parent company and the new subsidiary.
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"Enersis is set to become a very strong smart grid player"

Karlsruhe/Bern - With the takeover of big data specialist Enersis by EnBW, both companies have high hopes for synergy, growth and market potential. In an interview, Nils Blume and Thomas Koller reveal how EnBW and its new subsidiary are looking at the constellation and what plans are already in place.
Gas & Heat 29/10/2024, 16:51
Biomethane producer Biocycling, pictured here at the Bardowick site in Lower Saxony, receives support from BS Energy for balancing group management.
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BS Energy is taking over balancing group management for biocycling

Berlin - The Veolia subsidiary Biocycling had to look for a new balancing group manager after the contracts of Landwärme Service GmbH were terminated. The company found what it was looking for within its own group of companies.
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Politics 29/10/2024, 14:50
Battery storage systems bring flexibility to the electricity market - their role in the capacity market is still open.
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Study: Capacity reserve as an alternative to the capacity market

Berlin - The German Institute for Economic Research considers all the options under discussion for a capacity mechanism to be critical for the development of flexibility in the electricity market. A further development of the capacity reserve would be an alternative.
Politics 29/10/2024, 11:12

Law on Real Labs to come soon

Berlin - Scientists test innovative technologies under real-life conditions in so-called Real Labs. The German government is planning to pass a law on such test rooms before the next elections.
Politics 28/10/2024, 16:45

Industry summit: Focus on grid fees

Berlin - Ahead of the summit meeting at the German Chancellery, industry and business associations have called on the German government to take action on high energy costs. For example, they see a government subsidy for grid fees as an "unbureaucratic and quick" solution.
Politics 28/10/2024, 15:36

Associations: German Energy Industry Act complicates energy sharing

Berlin - Although the amendment to the Energy Industry Act promises to make things easier for energy communities, it also imposes new obligations. Industry associations see a clear need for improvement, both in the use of storage systems and in the bureaucratic requirements.
Politics 28/10/2024, 14:08

Germany wants green hydrogen from India

Berlin - Germany continues to search for import sources for green hydrogen. Germany has now agreed a corresponding roadmap with India.
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Market & Industry

Market & Industry 29/10/2024, 14:29
Bad for the economy, good for the climate: Germany's energy consumption has reached a new low this year.
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Recession: Energy consumption marks new low

Berlin - Energy consumption in Germany is expected to fall to an all-time low this year. The Working Group on Energy Balances (Ageb) is forecasting a fall of just under two per cent compared to the previous year. The statisticians see the main reason for this in the weak economy.
Market & Industry 29/10/2024, 13:25

Thermondo hires former Paypal manager as CFO

Berlin - Thermondo is getting a new CFO. Just under six months after Thermondo founder Philipp Pausder stepped down as CEO, Josef Gatzek has joined the Berlin-based heating technology provider as CFO. He is succeeding Ildiko Witte, who joined Thermondo in February 2023.
Market & Industry 28/10/2024, 17:50

Prices for GHG quotas continue to fall

Gerolsbach - The GHG trading fraud scandal surrounding imports from China is still having an impact. The willingness to pay remains restrained and prices are continuing to fall, albeit slowly. Nevertheless, the political reappraisal is also gradually having an effect.
Market & Industry 28/10/2024, 17:17

New SME initiative for cleantech start-ups

Memmingen - Four medium-sized industrial and commercial companies are setting up a start-up incubator for cleantech innovations. From the middle of next year, the newly founded Greentech (GT) Hub in Bavaria is set to produce 30 young companies whose business models will drive forward the decarbonisation of SMEs in the region.
Market & Industry 28/10/2024, 17:05

Ex-Wintershall manager joins TES

Brussels - Former Wintershall top manager Hugo Dijkgraaf has a new job. He has been appointed COO of Tree Energy Solutions (TES).
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Power

Power 29/10/2024, 16:27
A new online portal aims to accelerate the expansion of wind power in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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Rhineland-Palatinate federal state launches land portal for wind expansion

Mainz - From 1 November, local authorities, planners and interested parties in Rhineland-Palatinate will have access to an online tool designed to simplify the planning of wind turbines.
Power 29/10/2024, 13:28

Octopus and Myenergi bring charging tariff to Germany

Munich - The companies Octopus Energy and Myenergi are now offering what they claim is a cost-saving charging solution for electric cars in Germany. The 'Intelligent Octopus Go' tariff is designed to reduce charging costs by up to 20 cents per kWh.
Power 29/10/2024, 12:13

"Many measuring point operators are still flying blind"

Munich - The start-up Spine uses a digital platform to optimise the control of wallboxes, heat pumps and battery storage systems using smart meter gateways. energate spoke to founder and CEO Ron Melz about the potential applications and the pitfalls of the smart meter rollout.
Power 29/10/2024, 12:11

Cheapest wallbox scores

Berlin - The ADAC has tested ten wallboxes in the price segment up to 500 euros - with astonishing results. Drivers of electric cars should pay particular attention to a few points.
Power 28/10/2024, 17:00

Howoge and Berliner Stadtwerke plan solar offensive

Berlin - The housing association Howoge and the public utility Berliner Stadtwerke are joining forces to install solar panels on residential buildings. The companies are planning for huge dimensions.
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Gas & Heat

Gas & Heat 29/10/2024, 14:23
Ukraine offers traders from the EU its gas storage facilities as additional capacity.
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Ukraine and Slovakia form energy hub for Eastern Europe

Uzhhorod - Slovakia and Ukraine want to work together on energy security. This involves nuclear energy and natural gas storage facilities. In order to keep its own facilities in operation, Ukraine wants to maintain a form of transit when Russian gas stops flowing from 2025.
Gas & Heat 29/10/2024, 14:14

Marginal costs of green hydrogen rise significantly

Bonn - Green and conventional hydrogen have become significantly more expensive this week, according to the Hydex hydrogen index, described by E-Bridge Consulting in its latest weekly report.
Gas & Heat 29/10/2024, 10:34

Stuttgart presents heat plan

Stuttgart - In many places, municipal heat planning is only just beginning. Thanks to the Climate Protection Act, the federal state of Baden-Württemberg is already further along, with the state capital presenting detailed profiles and setting itself ambitious targets for the refurbishment of buildings.
Gas & Heat 28/10/2024, 17:20

Current gas contracts

Hanover - The German Association of Energy Purchasers (VEA - Bundesverband der Energieabnehmer) regularly reports on current gas contracts. In view of the continuing lack of transparency regarding the price level for industrial customers, the data can provide an initial indicator of achievable prices.
Gas & Heat 28/10/2024, 16:20

Natural gas is becoming more expensive for industrial customers

Hanover - Industrial and commercial customers are paying more for natural gas. Over the past six months, prices have risen by 24 per cent, according to a survey by the German association of energy purchasers, VEA.
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