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Market & Industry 05/02/2025, 17:19
Equinor's oil and gas business is expected to grow in the coming years.
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Equinor dampens decarbonisation ambitions

Stavanger - Equinor is putting the brakes on decarbonisation. The Norwegian state-owned company wants to produce more oil and gas in the short term and invest less in renewable generation over the next five years than previously planned. However, this division is currently a major loss-maker for the company.
Gas & Heat 05/02/2025, 17:00
There is currently a lot of movement in the biomethane market, partly due to new players from abroad.
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Anew Climate takes over Landwärme contracts

Munich - There is news in the Landwärme case. The insolvent biomethane trader has found a strategic partner in the US company Anew Climate. However, this is not a takeover, emphasises a Landwärme spokesperson. However, the industry is taking a critical view of the deal.
Gas & Heat 05/02/2025, 16:42
There are considerations to make Nord Stream 2 part of a Baltic hydrogen corridor.
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Deadline extension fuels speculation about Nord Stream 2

Berlin - Is there still a future for the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline? The competent court has now postponed the decision on the pipeline company's bankruptcy.
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Politics 05/02/2025, 16:06
In future, climate protection should be more closely coordinated with other political departments in order to avoid conflicts.
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Expert advice: Climate protection must be coordinated more closely

Berlin - An overall strategy for climate protection and better coordination with other policy departments - this is what the Expert Council for Climate Issues calls for from the future German government in its two-year report.
Politics 05/02/2025, 16:00

Economic Council of the CDU party calls for an end to EEG subsidisation

Berlin - In a working paper, the Economic Council close to the Christian Democratic CDU party is campaigning for the abolition of the EEG feed-in tariff and is questioning the climate target for 2045. It also proposes a return to nuclear power and a simplified capacity market.
Politics 05/02/2025, 13:23

EU consults on energy projects

Brussels - The EU is consulting on cross-border energy infrastructure. The focus is on electricity grids and hydrogen. There is time to comment on the list of 166 projects until 25 April.
Politics 05/02/2025, 13:00

Cash injection for hydrogen corridor

Brussels - From Finland to Germany: a cross-border H2 project called the Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor is taking shape. The EU has approved funding for feasibility studies, an important signal, says German grid operator Ontras.
Politics 04/02/2025, 16:38

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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Market & Industry

Market & Industry 05/02/2025, 15:45
Johannes Huber (left) and Katharina Großmann signed the letters of intent at the power plant.
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Bavarian industrial power plant replaces natural gas

Obernburg/Erlenbach - The Obernburg industrial power plant is on course for hydrogen: in a new partnership, power plant and grid operators are preparing for a climate-neutral future. From 2026, one third of natural gas is to be replaced by climate-neutral biogas to pave the way for hydrogen.
Market & Industry 05/02/2025, 15:32

Stefan Dohler warns of US-fuelled natural gas renaissance

Berlin/Oldenburg - Stefan Dohler, CEO of Oldenburg-based energy supplier EWE, has concerns about higher LNG imports from the USA. He told energate in an interview which alternative he favours.
Market & Industry 05/02/2025, 11:50

"Dependence on fossil fuels is still too high"

Oldenburg/Berlin - Following the end of the coalition government in Berlin, the energy industry is awaiting the outcome of the new elections and the initial course set by a new government. In an interview with energate, Stefan Dohler, CEO of EWE AG and president of the industry association BDEW, spoke about the future government's to-do list.
Market & Industry 05/02/2025, 09:30

Storage manufacturer Tesvolt founds trading subsidiary

Berlin/Wittenberg - Tesvolt is founding a subsidiary for energy trading in battery storage systems. Tesvolt Energy networks large storage systems from 100 kWh upwards to form a virtual power plant. The electricity is then marketed via competing traders.
Market & Industry 04/02/2025, 16:28

Employer image with supra-regional providers could be improved

Hamburg/Munich - The latest IMWF reputation ranking shows differences between regional and supra-regional energy suppliers: While regional suppliers score points for employer attractiveness, supra-regional suppliers focus on sustainability and management performance.
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Power

Power 05/02/2025, 15:11
A capacity of 8,000 megawatts is to be achieved with the nuclear power plants.
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U-turn: Belgium expands nuclear power

Brussels - In his government statement, the new Belgian prime minister announced the extension of the operating life of several nuclear power plants. The country's offshore plans are also affected by the new energy plans.
Power 05/02/2025, 12:30

1Komma5 may advertise with "cheapest electricity"

Hamburg - The start-up 1Komma5 advertises with slogans such as "Always the cheapest and cleanest electricity". The advertising was a thorn in the side of a competitor. However, their application for a temporary injunction before the Hamburg Regional Court came to nothing.
Power 05/02/2025, 09:55

"Energy policy continuity in a political storm"

Berlin - Shortly before the election, the German parliament passed various changes to German energy law. Robert Busch, managing director of the German association of the new energy economy (BNE), sees both light and shade in the resolutions. A guest commentary.
Power 04/02/2025, 16:44

Eon installs 7,000 new charging points for the federal government

Essen - 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.
Power 04/02/2025, 15:35

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.
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Gas & Heat

Gas & Heat 05/02/2025, 15:39
Get H2 also includes electrolysis at the Lingen site.
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GTC for balancing in the Get-H2 grid published

Düsseldorf - Anyone wishing to transport hydrogen through the Get-H2 grid in the federal states Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalis needs contracts for grid access and the balancing group. The general terms and conditions are now available.
Gas & Heat 05/02/2025, 15:24

Natural gas for Transnistria now flows via Moldova

Poznan - Russia turned off the gas tap to the Republic of Moldova at the beginning of January by stopping the transit of Ukrainian gas. This primarily affected supplies to the pro-Russian region of Transnistria.
Gas & Heat 04/02/2025, 17:00

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.
Gas & Heat 04/02/2025, 15:14

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.
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