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Power 05/11/2024, 17:36
Gas & Heat 05/11/2024, 17:30
Heat pump summit launches new participation process
Berlin - The fourth heat pump summit focussed in particular on technical and regulatory problems. It is rather unusual that it took place at all at a time when energy laws are being scrutinised and the government is considering whether it wants to continue at all.
Market & Industry 05/11/2024, 17:21
Uniper readjusts decarbonisation strategy
Düsseldorf - The impasse over power plant strategy has direct consequences for Uniper. The group is extending large parts of its multi-billion euro decarbonisation strategy by five years. The Düsseldorf-based company is also postponing the corresponding investments - a budget of 8 billion euros after all.
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Politics 05/11/2024, 13:36
Christian Democrats are not planning an energy policy revolution
Berlin - The Christian Democratic CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German parliament has drawn up an 'energy agenda', presumably in preparation for a possible change of government. The distinction from the energy policy of the traffic light coalition is manageable - some things are closer to the Greens than to the FDP (Liberal Democrats).
Politics 04/11/2024, 17:25
Habeck redirects billions initially earmarked for Intel to federal budget
Berlin - The German chancellor, economics ministers and finance ministers have met for a crisis meeting. Afterwards, Robert Habeck said that the billions initially earmarked for Intel could be used for the budget.
Politics 04/11/2024, 16:47
German economics ministry concretises energy sharing
Berlin - The planned amendment to the Energy Industry Act (EnWG) includes regulations for energy sharing. A current draft, which is available to energate, contains specific details on this. Changes to the Metering Point Operation Act are also planned.
Politics 04/11/2024, 15:03
Possible sites for nuclear waste repository further narrowed down
Berlin - In the search for final storage sites for radioactive waste, the German company for final storage, Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung, has further narrowed down the potential area. On an interactive map, it presents the areas it has narrowed down so far.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 05/11/2024, 15:43
Price ticker: Stadtwerke Bremen reduces electricity price
Essen - The energate news ticker on the development of energy prices for end customers provides a quick and comprehensive overview of current price changes from electricity, gas and heat suppliers. Today: Stadtwerke Bremen is lowering its electricity prices "noticeably".
Market & Industry 05/11/2024, 13:58
More effective CO2 conversion into ethanol developed
Mainz - A research team from Mainz has developed a method that effectively converts CO2 into ethanol. A high yield is not the only advantage of the process. It also uses comparatively inexpensive materials.
Market & Industry 04/11/2024, 15:21
Bad Sachsa municipal utilities hand over electricity grid
Osterode am Harz - Harz Energie, a utility based in Lower Saxony, Germany, is taking over the electricity grid of Stadtwerke Bad Sachsa at the end of the year. Stadtwerke Bad Sachsa said it could no longer meet the regulatory and legal requirements and the high level of investment in infrastructure and grid expansion.
Market & Industry 04/11/2024, 13:49
Stadtwerke Burg back online after cyberattack
Burg - Stadtwerke Burg's online communication is back to normal. The municipal utility has largely overcome the serious consequences of a hacker attack in late summer.Power
Power 05/11/2024, 12:19
Enpal launches AI-based virtual power plant
Berlin - Enpal is launching an AI-supported energy grid with its new joint venture Flexa. The company claims that intelligent real-time trading will save connected households up to twice as much on electricity costs as other virtual power plants.
Power 05/11/2024, 10:50
Power Plant Safety Act: No guarantee for the expansion of controllable capacities
Aachen - Germany's new power plant safety law is supposed to speed up the construction of controllable capacity, but is falling short of expectations, says Sven Becker of Trianel GmbH. In his guest article, he points out where there is still urgent need for action.
Power 04/11/2024, 17:53
Utilisation instead of curtailment 2.0: Focus on cost regulation
Bonn - The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) is currently reviewing the cost regulations for the 'utilisation instead of curtailment 2.0' instrument, which aims to promote the consumption of surplus green electricity in bottleneck regions. The four transmission system operators have submitted an implementation concept.
Power 04/11/2024, 17:46
Day-Ahead rises to second-highest value of the year
Essen - Next Tuesday, 5 November, the day-ahead electricity price will reach its second-highest level of 2024 at 164.79 /MWh.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 05/11/2024, 11:51
"The core grid places too much emphasis on H2 imports"
Berlin - Hydrogen imports are unlikely before the 1930s, but the first pipelines in the core grid need to be filled as early as next year. It is time to boost domestic production, writes Florian Widdel of the German renewable energy federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energie in a guest comment.
Gas & Heat 04/11/2024, 17:36
Plenty to talk about at the heat pump summit
Berlin -The fourth heat pump summit on 5 November will take place under difficult circumstances. The latest proposals from the ranks of the FDP and CDU regarding the Heating Act are irritating the heat pump industry, as they actually want to talk about something completely different.
Gas & Heat 04/11/2024, 16:59
Controversy over geothermal facilitation
Berlin - The Committee on Climate Protection and Energy has heard various experts on the Geothermal Energy Acceleration Act. The conclusion: The planned simplifications are welcome, but geothermal energy should not be treated in a too laissez-faire manner. After all, there are also risks and conflicts of use.
Gas & Heat 04/11/2024, 16:16