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Market & Industry 04/12/2024, 17:22
Politics 04/12/2024, 16:20
Passsing of the German Power Plant Safety Act is becoming increasingly unlikely
Berlin - The Power Plant Safety Act was not on the German Federal Cabinet's agenda. With the Christmas break approaching, time is pressing. In any case, it is unlikely that a majority will be found in favour of the law in the Bundestag.
Market & Industry 04/12/2024, 16:01
Total Energies takes over VSB Group
Dresden/Zug/Paris - Total Energies continues its shopping spree by acquiring the German VSB Group, a renewable energy developer with a pipeline of over 18,000 MW. The acquisition is intended to support the group's goal of achieving 100 GW of renewable energy capacity worldwide by 2030.
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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 04/12/2024, 13:28
Greenakku gets new owner
Nettetal - Following the insolvency of the solar system and home storage vendor Bosswerk, the online shop Greenakku has been sold. The new owner is Nice Valley Energy.
Market & Industry 04/12/2024, 12:12
Eon manager Clemens becomes MVV boss
Mannheim - The search for a successor to the CEO of utility company MVV Energie, Georg Müller, is over. Gabriel Clemens, who is currently in charge of the Eon Group's hydrogen business, is to take over as CEO in Mannheim.
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.Power
Power 04/12/2024, 12:25
"Only those who master dynamic tariffs will prevail"
Hamburg - Ulrich Meyer of Enytime Green is convinced that dynamic tariffs offer municipal utilities and energy suppliers new opportunities to attract customers and increase margins. In this interview, he explains how his company is helping utilities do just that.
Power 04/12/2024, 12:05
Public utiltiy Stadtwerke Stuttgart and Encavis purchase RE plants
Stuttgart/Hamburg - The public utility 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.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 04/12/2024, 15:43
"There is concern about rising grid fees and levies"
Hanover - Germany is under pressure as a business location. Rising energy costs and a lack of decarbonisation options are jeopardising many industries. SMEs are particularly affected. This is also due to rising grid charges and levies for natural gas, writes Volker Stuke, managing director of the VEA, in his guest comment.
Gas & Heat 04/12/2024, 15:04
Change at the top of GRT Gaz Germany
Berlin - Nicolas Delaporte was managing director of GRT Gaz Deutschland for 15 years. He is now retiring. His successor has many years of international experience in the gas infrastructure sector.
Gas & Heat 04/12/2024, 13:42
Topping-out ceremony for hydrogen production from waste
Göppingen - The start-up Green Hydrogen Technology has developed a process to produce hydrogen from waste. It is set to be implemented for the first time in Göppingen, with support from Rheinenergie.
Gas & Heat 04/12/2024, 11:57