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Gas & Heat 13/12/2024, 17:17
Politics 13/12/2024, 16:46
Amendment to the District Heating Ordinance on the brink of cancellation
Berlin - The planned amendment to the District Heating Ordinance joins the list of failed government projects. The resistance of numerous interest groups was apparently too great.
Politics 13/12/2024, 16:43
Habeck casts doubt on 2030 coal phase-out
Berlin - Federal economics minister and Green politician Robert Habeck has expressed doubts about the coal phase-out in 2030. At the 'Industry Summit' organised by Handelsblatt, he said that if the Power Plant Safety Act is not passed, the phase-out could be delayed. Energy security has priority.
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Politics 13/12/2024, 14:11
"New government must take on large energy suppliers"
Berlin - In the debate on how to reduce energy costs, members of parliament from the CDU/CSU and the Greens have brought the reduction of subsidies and monopoly profits for energy suppliers into play. To achieve this, as stated, the energy industry must be confronted if necessary.
Politics 13/12/2024, 13:47
NRW and the federal government promote series production for electrolysers
Düsseldorf - The company Neuman & Esser wants to establish series production for hydrogen electrolysers in the Rhenish mining area. The federal and state governments are subsidising the IPCEI project with 26 million euros.
Politics 12/12/2024, 15:15
Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy plans charging current credit for e-cars
Berlin - In a concept paper on the 'Renewal of the car industry', the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy proposes a charging credit for e-car buyers. It also includes proposals to boost the second-hand market. Meanwhile, the car associations emphasise that long-term incentives are important.
Politics 12/12/2024, 12:08
Bavaria reduces PV area requirements
Munich - The Bavarian state government is largely abolishing the additional compensation requirement for ground-mounted PV systems. In many cases, this means that no measures are necessary to compensate for the solar area built.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 13/12/2024, 13:53
Calor Energy buys PV tenant electricity portfolio
Hamburg/Rangsdorf - Consolidation on the PV market continues. The purchase of Solaritec's insolvency assets puts tenant electricity on the agenda of cleantech project developer Calor Energy. The deal involves 15 MW of rooftop systems in Berlin, which the company is realising for three housing cooperatives. This is the second major transaction for Calor in a short space of time.
Market & Industry 13/12/2024, 11:26
"Electrophobia in Germany has tended to grow"
Düsseldorf - The expansion of charging infrastructure is seen as a key factor in increasing consumer acceptance of electromobility. However, many energy suppliers are still hesitant. energate spoke to Philipp Ehlert, manager at PWC Germany, about the challenges involved in setting up charging infrastructure and possible approaches.
Market & Industry 12/12/2024, 17:16
Rosen takes a step back at BET
Aachen - There has been a change in the management of the digitalisation partner division at energy consultant BET. Ulrich Rose is handing over his position to Sören Patzack.
Market & Industry 12/12/2024, 16:40
CO2 certificate trading fluctuates below the 70 euro mark
Willich - Trading in CO2 certificates remains volatile. One driver of the fluctuations was the expiry of the EUA options for December. Despite all the fluctuations, trading did not crack the 70 /tonne mark either last week or this week.Power
Power 13/12/2024, 15:55
Stadtwerke Münster and Verbund build storage facility
Münster - The increasing proportion of fluctuating energy increases volatility. The construction of battery storage systems can relieve the strain on the grids. A corresponding project is now underway in Münster, Westphalia.
Power 13/12/2024, 15:10
Electricity price remains high in the long term
Erlangen/Nuremberg - Until around 2020, electricity prices were significantly below the current level. Anyone longing for a return to these times is likely to be disappointed. But high electricity prices also have their upside.
Power 13/12/2024, 13:42
Iberdrola brings new investor into German offshore business
Berlin - The Spanish energy group Iberdrola has sold 49 per cent of its shares in the Windanker offshore wind farm. The buyer is the Japanese energy company Kansai.
Power 13/12/2024, 10:00
"As a logistics company, we are taking a very high risk"
Berlin - From congestion at ports to over-regulated transport requirements: In an interview with energate, Holger Dechant from Gruber Logistics sheds light on how obstacles in logistics are slowing down the expansion of wind power - and what solutions are needed.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 13/12/2024, 15:35
Sefe marketing for Jemgum largely unsuccessful
Berlin - Sefe Storage has only marketed a fraction of the capacity offered for the Jemgum storage facility. Nevertheless, the company speaks of successful marketing. This is because the negative summer-winter spread is currently making the market environment difficult overall.
Gas & Heat 13/12/2024, 15:26
Arcelor Mittal supplies waste heat to Hamburger Energiewerke
Hamburg - In order to be able to take the Wedel coal-fired power plant off the grid in 2025, Hamburger Energiewerke needs a replacement for its heat supply. Steel producer Arcelor Mittal is securing industrial waste heat from the production process for the utility.
Gas & Heat 13/12/2024, 15:00
Wendlingen gets a heating grid
Esslingen - Wendlingen am Neckar is to get a modern heating grid. The town has joined forces with the neighbouring Esslingen municipal utilities and Tilia Q GmbH from Leipzig to achieve this.
Gas & Heat 13/12/2024, 13:34