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Gas & Heat 04/02/2025, 17:00
The connection of the biogas treatment plant cost around 5 million euros.
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Mitnetz Gas connects next biogas plant

Kabelsketal - It is plant number 17: Mitnetz Gas is commissioning another biogas feed-in plant in Neichen near Leipzig. The biogas comes from the Kupfer farm.
Power 04/02/2025, 16:44
The Eon subsidiary Drive is authorised to install 7,000 charging points.
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Eon installs 7,000 new charging points for the federal government

Eon is expanding the charging infrastructure in Germany with 7,000 new charging points for the Federal Real Estate Agency. Customised charging facilities for electric vehicles are being installed at several hundred locations on federal properties.
Politics 04/02/2025, 16:38
Whether in industry or transport - the demand for hydrogen will increase. However, the supply of H2 leaves a lot to be desired.
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Alliance of associations demands relief for H2 production

Berlin - The EU wants to achieve its hydrogen targets by 2030. However, seventeen associations from the hydrogen and e-fuel industry still see a clear need for action to achieve this goal.
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Politics 04/02/2025, 10:53
The BDI is calling for a reliable energy policy and lower grid fees for industry.
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BDI wants reliable energy policy from new government

Berlin - In a catalogue of demands, the Federation of German Industries has listed what it expects from a new government. The catalogue includes demands for the rapid development of infrastructure for hydrogen and CO2 storage. Above all, the association wants reliability.
Politics 03/02/2025, 15:45

Biogas package inspires Flexperten

Berlin - The German parliament's biogas package is generating enthusiasm: industry experts are euphoric about the unexpectedly positive changes in favour of making biogas plants more flexible. But despite improved subsidy conditions, challenges remain.
Politics 03/02/2025, 15:15

CDU party's immediate action programme: Lower electricity prices, overturn heating law

Berlin – The Christian Democratic CDU party has met for its party conference and adopted an immediate programme for the first 100 days of possible government participation. In addition to a turnaround in migration policy, the focus is on easing the burden on the economy and abolishing a 'traffic light coalition' legacy.
Politics 03/02/2025, 15:13

Homeowners opt for solar systems

Munich - Two thirds of homeowners want to operate a solar energy system by 2029. Political preferences only play a subordinate role. This is the result of a study commissioned by IKND. The survey also asked about plans for heat pumps and electric cars.
Politics 31/01/2025, 15:06

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.
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Market & Industry

Market & Industry 04/02/2025, 14:07
Oliver Sauer: "The transformation of the energy supply will not be possible without the activation of private capital."
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"Investments in energy infrastructure remain very attractive"

Frankfurt/Main - The energy industry has always been very popular with infrastructure investors. The current market environment in particular, with an increasing need for investment, can offer opportunities for private investors. energate spoke to Oliver Sauer, managing director of Palladio Partners, about the appeal of the infrastructure asset class.
Market & Industry 03/02/2025, 15:57

New CEO at Compleo

Dortmund - Dortmund-based charging technology manufacturer Compleo has a new CEO. The long-standing Kostal manager Björn Dietrich succeeds Jörg Lohr, who is leaving the company at his own request.
Market & Industry 03/02/2025, 14:36

New CEO at MET Germany

Frankfurt am Main - The Swiss MET Group has found a new CEO for its German business. Sven Wolf will take over the position in July. He comes from the building and cleantech service provider Spie. His predecessor Jörg Selbach-Röntgen left the company at the end of 2024.
Market & Industry 03/02/2025, 13:03

Industry wants certificates for waste heat

Hamburg - Waste heat is an underutilised resource for industrial companies. Aurubis now sells what is actually a waste product as district heating to Hamburger Energiewerke. This results in CO2 savings that are not yet recognised in emissions trading, explained Aurubis CEO Toralf Haag in an interview.
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.
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Power

Power 04/02/2025, 15:35
The lack of a grid connection for Riffgrund 3 is delaying commissioning by several months.
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Offshore grid connections are becoming a problem

Berlin - Germany's offshore expansion has still not kicked into high gear. It is now becoming clear that the expansion targets for 2030 will probably be missed by at least one year. One major problem: The grid connections for the wind farms.
Power 04/02/2025, 14:45

Study identifies problems in the offshore supply chain

Berlin - Many governments are in favour of more offshore wind farms. However, in order for more wind turbines to be installed, a number of obstacles need to be overcome, write the authors of a paper on problems in the offshore supply chain. These include the fact that wind turbines are getting bigger and bigger.
Power 04/02/2025, 12:12

New portal for comparing variable grid fees

Hückelhoven/Karlsruhe - From 1 April, every distribution network operator is obliged to publish network charges with different tariff levels. Innocharge and Enet have developed a comparison portal to bring transparency to the price structures.
Power 04/02/2025, 11:24

Grid-X and Preisenergie cooperate on dynamic tariffs

Aachen/Munich - Since the beginning of January, energy suppliers have had to offer dynamic tariffs. Grid-X and Preisenergie also want to get involved in this product segment and offer end customers a free choice of tariff.
Power 03/02/2025, 16:13

Bornholm energy hub awaits amendment to the law

Copenhagen - From 2030, the Bornholm Energy Hub is to supply green electricity and green hydrogen to Europe. However, the Danish government has pressed the stop button. The reason for this is the political standstill in Germany.
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Gas & Heat

Gas & Heat 04/02/2025, 15:14
Spot prices for green hydrogen were around 34 per cent higher on average over the week.
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Green hydrogen significantly more expensive

Bonn - Prices for green hydrogen are on the rise. This is according to the Hydex index published by management consultants E-Bridge. The trend for grey hydrogen is also pointing upwards.
Gas & Heat 04/02/2025, 12:44

"Why heat detection devices should be modernised now"

Rudolstadt - The countdown is on: All heat metering devices must be remotely readable by the end of 2026, which poses major challenges for property owners. Early action not only brings planning security, wrote Hartmut Michels, CEO of Deumess, an association of medium-sized metering and energy service providers.
Gas & Heat 04/02/2025, 09:06

Augsburg to be connected to the hydrogen core grid

Augsburg - The Augsburg region is to be connected to the hydrogen core grid. Schwaben Netz and the Bavarian transmission system operator Bayernets have agreed on this.
Gas & Heat 04/02/2025, 08:55

Uniper Energy Storage offers Breitbrunn capacity

Düsseldorf - Uniper Energy Storage is offering capacity in the Breitbrunn storage facility. It is available in the amount of 2,000 GWh for the coming storage year.
Gas & Heat 03/02/2025, 16:41

Regas and Gascade in dispute over connection pipeline

Lubmin - Deutsche Regas is to contribute 10 per cent of the costs for the Baltic Sea Pipeline Link (OAL). The OAL connects the LNG terminal in the port of Mukran near Lubmin to the long-distance pipeline network.
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