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Market & Industry 21/01/2025, 18:15
Market & Industry 21/01/2025, 17:51
Trianel criticises lack of flexibility
Berlin - Trianel CEO Sven Becker warns: The expansion of batteries and hydrogen is stuck, while the energy transition is facing major challenges. Calls for a Power Plant Safety Act 2.0 are growing louder in order to find urgently needed solutions.
Politics 21/01/2025, 17:15
Countries push for southern hydrogen corridor
Rome - A declaration of intent was signed in Rome by Germany, Algeria, Italy, Austria and Tunisia as part of the first ministerial conference for the southern hydrogen corridor. The next step is to concretise the hydrogen pipeline to North Africa, according to the Federal Ministry of Economics.
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Politics 21/01/2025, 13:28
Federal Ministry for Economics and Energy sees no acute safety problem with inverters
Berlin - The Federal Ministry for Economics and Energy does not recognise any immediate increased risk of Chinese manipulation of the German electricity system as a result of the planned amendment to the Renewable Energy Sources Act. This was announced by the ministry in response to an enquiry from energate. The BSI had previously warned of a power shutdown by inverter manufacturers.
Politics 20/01/2025, 15:54
BSI warns of power shutdown by China
Berlin - China could cut off Germany's electricity supply via inverters. The Federal Office for Information Security has warned of this. The reason for the discussion is a planned amendment to the Renewable Energy Sources Act.
Politics 17/01/2025, 15:50
Nuclear dispute: Few new insights, lots of party politics
Berlin - Was the nuclear phase-out during the energy crisis examined with an open mind? A Bundestag committee of enquiry has been looking into this question since the end of 2023. The Federal Chancellor and economics minister have now been heard as witnesses. The fronts were hardened and external observers speak of "party political calculations".
Politics 17/01/2025, 13:07
Association demands to the next federal government
Berlin - The municipal utilities association VKU and the German Association of the New Energy Economy BNE have presented their energy policy wish lists to the next German government. While the VKU is hoping for funding for power plants and heating grids, the BNE is pushing for rapid digitalisation.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 21/01/2025, 16:02
Kuhn strengthens Rabot Energy
Hamburg/Berlin - The green energy provider Rabot Energy (formerly Rabot Charge) is bringing in new management personnel in the form of Sascha Kuhn. The 50-year-old business economist is to "take Rabot Energy's B2B business to the next level" in the newly created position of vice president B2B Sales.
Market & Industry 21/01/2025, 14:28
Urban Keussen joins Nextwind
Berlin - Urban Keussen, former chief technology officer at EWE, is taking over the position of chief operating officer at wind energy start-up Nextwind. He will use his expertise to drive forward the expansion of the portfolio and process optimisation. Nextwind plans to reach a total capacity of 3 GW by 2028.
Market & Industry 21/01/2025, 09:44
Growth spurt for Ecoplanet
Munich - The start-up Ecoplanet has raised 16 million euros in growth capital from investors in a financing round. The company is now planning the next step and wants to further expand its own energy management solution for industry and commerce.
Market & Industry 20/01/2025, 13:07
Bees & Bears secures 500 million euros in financing
Berlin - The provider of renewable energy solutions for the private sector Bees & Bears has received a financing commitment totalling 500 million euros. The fintech company offers an instalment financing model for photovoltaic systems and heat pumps in Germany.Power
Power 21/01/2025, 16:46
Electricity demand rising more slowly than previously assumed
Düsseldorf - The electrification of transport and the heating transition are progressing more slowly than previously forecast. Net electricity consumption is therefore increasing more slowly than expected. The consulting firm McKinsey is now calling for more needs-based planning. This could save several hundred billion euros.
Power 21/01/2025, 11:00
"Iron supplements hydrogen as an energy store"
Darmstadt - A team at TU Darmstadt is researching how iron can be used to store energy as part of the 'Clean Circles' project. Michèle Knodt, a member of the project team, explained in an interview how this works and where the technology could be used.
Power 21/01/2025, 10:33
No room for wind turbines in the spa town?
Bad Orb - Wind turbines are still causing heated debates in some of the municipalities affected. The small Hessian town of Bad Orb is now also resisting a wind energy project from Ørsted. What at first glance looks like David versus Goliath turns out to be a skilful staging on closer inspection.
Power 20/01/2025, 17:00
The Baltic region is breaking away from the Russian electricity system
Tallinn/Riga/Wilna - It is not only the gas sector that is increasingly decoupling from Russia, but also the electricity sector. The three Baltic states are now cutting their electricity connections to the post-Soviet system.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 21/01/2025, 16:13
IEA predicts fragile gas markets worldwide in 2025
Paris - Every year, the industry looks at the IEA's gas market report with interest. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the risks have increased, according to this edition. At the same time, global demand for gas is growing.
Gas & Heat 21/01/2025, 15:20
Green hydrogen significantly more expensive
Bonn - The cold weather dominated events this week. Electricity prices rose sharply with low wind feed-in. Prices also rose on the gas markets.
Gas & Heat 21/01/2025, 14:02
Only 193,000 new heat pumps despite lockdown panic
Berlin - In 2024, sales of heat pumps fell below the 200,000 mark. Recently, demand for such appliances has started to rise again. However, this is not an all-clear for the industry, the German Heat Pump Association has now emphasised. There are various reasons for this.
Gas & Heat 21/01/2025, 12:50