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Market & Industry 04/12/2024, 14:26
Gas & Heat 04/12/2024, 13:42
Topping-out ceremony for hydrogen production from waste
Göppingen - Producing hydrogen from waste. The start-up Green Hydrogen Technology has developed a process for this purpose. It is to be implemented for the first time in Göppingen, with the support of Rheinenergie.
Power 04/12/2024, 13:30
Wunsiedel purchases long-term electricity from Ørsted
Wunsiedel - Large industrial groups are increasingly procuring their electricity from offshore wind farms via long-term power purchase agreements. Onshore PPAs are now also often standard for industry. However, it is unusual for municipal utilities to utilise PPAs. Stadtwerke Wunsiedel is therefore going its own way.
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Politics 03/12/2024, 17:00
Power Plant Safety Act: Criticism continues
Berlin - The energy industry, as well as political representatives from the federal states, are slowly realising that the Power Plant Safety Act will only be passed by the new government. The demands are that the content should then be improved once again.
Politics 03/12/2024, 14:52
EU and EIB boost battery industry with billions
Luxembourg - The European Commission and the European Investment Bank want to strengthen Europe's battery industry. A total of 3 billion euros will be used to promote innovation and establish sustainable supply chains.
Politics 02/12/2024, 12:17
Patrick Graichen becomes supervisory board member of Ukrainian grid operator
Berlin/Kiev - Patrick Graichen, the former director of Agora and former state secretary for economic affairs, is to join the supervisory board of Ukrainian energy company Ukrenerho. Graichen is not the only prominent figure to take up a position at Ukrenerho.
Politics 02/12/2024, 11:34
Dispute over 'clean' technologies in EU Competition Council
Brussels - At the meeting of EU industry ministers, Germany and Austria did not ratify the rules on energy technologies. They considered 'clean' technologies to be wrongly defined. Electromobility and European batteries were also discussed at the EU Competition Council.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 03/12/2024, 17:27
Eon completes yen private placement
Essen - Eon is concluding its 2024 financing programme with a private placement in Japan. This strategy not only enables the diversification of financing sources, but also a broader spread of risk.
Market & Industry 03/12/2024, 17:25
Tennet makes German division ready for sale
Arnhem/Bayreuth - Tennet is taking another step towards the sale of its German division. From 2025, the state-owned Dutch transmission system operator will operate with two independent units for Germany and the Netherlands. M&A experts see a number of hurdles for the upcoming sales process.
Market & Industry 03/12/2024, 15:07
IT start-up Carbmee raises 20 million euros
Berlin - The start-up Carbmee has successfully completed its first financing round and raised 20 million euros. The fresh capital will now be used to target international expansion.
Market & Industry 03/12/2024, 14:21
"Public participation is a win-win situation"
Neustadt a. Rübenberge - The municipal utility service provider Pattr has launched 'Crowdwerk', a financing platform for crowdinvesting projects. energate spoke to Steffen Schlakat-Hagemann, CCO of Pattr, about the platform, the appeal of citizen participation models and tokenisation.Power
Power 04/12/2024, 12:05
Stadtwerke Stuttgart and Encavis purchase RE plants
Stuttgart/Hamburg - Stadtwerke Stuttgart and the Hamburg-based renewables project developer Encavis have been on a shopping spree. The municipal utility from Baden-Württemberg purchased a solar park for 17 million euros, while Encavis strengthened its wind portfolio.
Power 03/12/2024, 17:56
Concession dispute in South Baden escalates
Binzen - Who is allowed to operate the electricity grid for ten municipalities in South Baden? Badenova Netze and Naturenergie Netze have been arguing about this question since 2018. Now the dispute has escalated.
Power 03/12/2024, 17:26
Acatech study: Base-load power plants not absolutely necessary
Munich - The Climate Protection Act sets the goal of becoming greenhouse gas neutral by 2045. The energy supply is particularly affected, as is the increasing demand for electricity due to electrification. A flexible and secure supply is needed, but according to an ESYS analysis, base load power plants are not absolutely necessary for this.
Power 03/12/2024, 16:31
Electricity grid: State intervention could save billions
Berlin - According to a study by Dezernat Zukunft, state participation in the transmission grid operators could result in savings of 100 billion euros by 2080. Grid fees would fall by 10 per cent.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 03/12/2024, 16:05
Trier supplies Rhineland-Palatinate with natural gas
Trier - Tenders are the means used by the federal states to find energy suppliers for schools or administrative buildings. In Rhineland-Palatinate, Stadtwerke Trier has now emerged as the winner.
Gas & Heat 03/12/2024, 15:21
District heating ordinance: "Nasty surprise" for the industry
Essen - The Federal Ministry of Economics recently presented a new draft of the AVB District Heating Ordinance. It contains some important changes compared to the previous version. However, this does not bode well for the industry. Legal experts warn of "nasty surprises".
Gas & Heat 03/12/2024, 14:15
Green hydrogen more expensive than conventional hydrogen again
Bonn - Little wind and low temperatures led to price increases on the electricity markets and thus also to higher marginal costs for green hydrogen. On the other hand, there was a slight price reduction on the gas markets.
Gas & Heat 03/12/2024, 13:29