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Market & Industry 03/02/2025, 14:36
Power 03/02/2025, 14:18
Ikea builds over 1,000 new charging points
Hofheim-Wallau - The furniture group Ikea is stepping up its efforts to develop a charging infrastructure for electromobility. Over 1,000 charging points are to be installed at 54 stores by 2028.
Power 03/02/2025, 14:03
"The tenant electricity market is undergoing profound change"
Stuttgart - The expansion of PV systems on apartment blocks is only making slow progress - at least that is the external perception. Julian Schulz, managing director of the Stuttgart-based tenant electricity start-up Metergrid, contradicts this perception in an interview with energate. Metergrid alone receives 300 to 400 project enquiries per month.
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Politics 30/01/2025, 16:42
Industry sees biomass package as a good start
Berlin - The biogas industry believes that the biomass package, which is due to be passed by the Bundestag on 31 January, offers a new perspective. At the same time, it is relying heavily on negotiations with a new federal government.
Politics 30/01/2025, 16:00
Environmental organisations: Stay on course for climate neutrality
Berlin - Stay the course towards climate neutrality, demand seven environmental organisations in a joint paper. Even after the general election, politicians must not let up on this. The organisations have five specific recommendations.
Politics 29/01/2025, 17:12
EU Commission presents new competition strategy
Brussels - The EU Commission wants the European economy and industry to become stronger in international comparison. To this end, it has presented a strategy paper. The climate targets are still in place, but the aim is now to take a pragmatic and less bureaucratic approach.
Politics 29/01/2025, 14:55
Economy continues to slide
Berlin - The German government expects gross domestic product to grow by just 0.3 per cent in 2025, according to the Annual Economic Report 2025, which was approved by the Federal Cabinet. However, Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck says progress has been made in energy policy.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 03/02/2025, 12:50
Encavis: Squeeze-out after IPO
Hamburg - Following the IPO of Encavis, majority shareholder Elbe Bidco is planning a squeeze-out of minority shareholders. This will increase the shareholding of the investment company to over 91 per cent.
Market & Industry 03/02/2025, 09:00
"We can only contribute to flexibilisation to a limited extent"
Hamburg - Waste heat from industrial processes often escapes unused into the air. This has changed at copper manufacturer Aurubis in Hamburg, where the heat is now being utilised in the district heating grid. However, the industrial company is sceptical about making its electricity consumption more flexible, as CEO Toralf Haag explains in an interview.
Market & Industry 31/01/2025, 17:37
Shareholders give Thyssenkrupp a headwind
Essen - Thyssenkrupp is still trying to get its steel production on a green track and keep it there. This will probably also involve transferring the division into a 50/50 joint venture with EPH. Discussions are currently underway.
Market & Industry 31/01/2025, 17:14
Turnaround in the battle to save Baywa
Munich - The ailing Baywa AG is finding it difficult to convince all of its lenders of its rescue plan until 2027. The management is therefore now looking for a way out and wants to apply for a so-called Starug procedure.Power
Power 31/01/2025, 13:07
Federal Network Agency halves offshore tender
Bonn/Hamburg - The Federal Network Agency has announced the tendering of a further offshore wind area that was not analysed. It had to halve the tender volume at short notice. The reason: The BSH's area development plan changed significantly at short notice compared to the drafts.
Power 31/01/2025, 12:50
Storage expansion continues to boom
Berlin - Solar systems often produce much more electricity than can be consumed, especially at midday in summer. Storage systems can help here. Current figures show this: Expansion continues to boom, but changes are on the horizon.
Power 31/01/2025, 09:22
Industry initiative compares options for 24/7 PPAs
Berlin - Many industrial companies are already relying on power purchase agreements to cover their balance sheets with green electricity. An alliance of market participants has now analysed how 24/7 PPAs can be structured.
Power 30/01/2025, 17:40
Lack of LNG drives up electricity prices
Essen - The short-term market is recovering after an expensive high of over 200 /MWh. However, the shortage of LNG continues to cause tensions in the long-term market.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 03/02/2025, 11:44
MARGIT 2026 leaves multipliers and discounts unchanged
Bonn - The Federal Network Agency has updated the multipliers for capacity products during the year and the discounts at the LNG entry points for the coming year in its MARGIT 2026 determination.
Gas & Heat 31/01/2025, 17:02
No real recovery of the GHG quota in sight
Essen - As a result of a fraud scandal, the prices for greenhouse gas reduction quotas have lapsed. The industry is under pressure and is insisting on a political reappraisal and new regulations. But Berlin seems to be putting the brakes on. The consequences of this were the subject of the latest energate web talk.
Gas & Heat 31/01/2025, 16:00
Savers in Karlsruhe invest in district heating expansion
Karlsruhe - Sparkasse Karlsruhe is offering a fixed-term deposit with an annual interest rate of 2.5 per cent. The money will be used to support Stadtwerke Karlsruhe with a loan for the expansion of district heating.
Gas & Heat 31/01/2025, 15:49