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Market & Industry 31/01/2025, 17:37
The direct reduction plant at the Duisburg site is definitely coming, said CEO Lopez.
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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
Baywa is striving for a so-called Starug procedure.
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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.
Gas & Heat 31/01/2025, 17:02
There has been a slight improvement in the GHG quota market, but politicians should take action, according to the energate talk.
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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.
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Politics 31/01/2025, 15:06
The Bundestag has passed various energy laws, including new regulations for solar systems, biomass and CHP.
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Energy laws pass Bundestag

Berlin - The Bundestag has passed five laws on security of supply and better integration of renewables. The Federal Requirements Plan Act was not included. Overall, the industry is satisfied with the resolutions - at least as an emergency solution until the new legislative period.
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.
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Market & Industry

Market & Industry 31/01/2025, 16:11
Envitec Biogas is the new sole owner of the Essen-based LNG fuelling station operator Envitec Biogas.
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Uniper sells LNG fuelling station division to Envitec

Düsseldorf - Uniper is turning its back on the operation of LNG fuelling stations. The subsidiary Liqvis, which specialises in this business, is changing hands. The new owner is the largest organic LNG producer in the country, according to its own information: Envitec Biogas. For the latter, the transaction also means a change of role.
Market & Industry 31/01/2025, 16:06

"Okka offers immediate participation in the energy transition"

Stuttgart - EnBW's innovation subsidiary Enpulse is launching a new start-up: Okka Energy aims to offer end consumers opportunities to participate in renewable energies in combination with an electricity tariff. energate spoke to the founding team Jelena Mrvelj and Simon Vogt about the business model and the market potential.
Market & Industry 31/01/2025, 10:59

Change in the energate management board

Essen/Frankfurt - The energate management team will in future consist of Marc Hüther and Thomas Berner. Berner succeeds Christoph Krug, who accompanied the integration of energate into the dfv media group and is now taking on a new management position within dfv…
Market & Industry 30/01/2025, 18:22

CO2 trading fluctuates close to the 85 euro mark at times

Willich - The strong buying interest in CO2 certificates was once again a price driver in EU ETS trading. At times, the price curve fluctuated well above 80 euros. Meanwhile, five years after Brexit, the UK is endeavouring to join the EU certificate trade.
Market & Industry 30/01/2025, 17:49

Study: CBAM bureaucracy puts industry under pressure

Düsseldorf - Many companies in heavy industry feel overwhelmed by the reporting obligations surrounding the European carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). At the same time, there is great concern about competitive disadvantages. At least that is the conclusion of a recent Deloitte study.
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Power

Power 31/01/2025, 15:16
The projects have a total output of more than 1,900 MW.
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Progress with offshore projects

Hamburg/Berlin - German offshore expansion has not yet hit the turbo. However, there is progress to report on two major projects. Progress is being made in both the Baltic Sea and the North Sea.
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.
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Gas & Heat

Gas & Heat 31/01/2025, 16:00
A large proportion of the heat in Karlsruhe comes from industrial waste heat, such as here from the Stora Enso Maxau paper mill.
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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

Regas cannot stop its competitor's capacity marketing

Bonn - Deutsche Regas has failed in summary proceedings with its complaint against DET's capacity marketing for the Brunsbüttel and Wilhelmshaven 1 LNG terminals. Regas considers the auction conditions to be a distortion of competition.
Gas & Heat 31/01/2025, 12:11

"Why price supervision harms the heating transition"

Berlin - The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (VZBV) recently presented a concept for district heating regulation. The district heating supplier sector has taken a very critical view of this and of possible price supervision. It fears that a huge bureaucratic monster will be created.
Gas & Heat 31/01/2025, 11:40

VNG can only sell a small part of the storage capacity

Leipzig - VNG Gasspeicher has offered capacities for the coming storage year on Easystore - with little success. Only "a small part" of the 500 GWh of working capacity found a buyer.
Gas & Heat 30/01/2025, 17:38

SWU abandon electrolysis project

Ulm - Electrolysis projects are currently having a hard time. In Ulm, one project has been buried: hydrogen production for the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research.
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