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Power 12/02/2025, 16:16
Market & Industry 12/02/2025, 16:10
Energy traders: filling level specifications have had their day
Essen - Germany's energy traders believe the energy crisis is over. For the industry association Energy Traders Germany, the time has come to abolish the filling level requirements to protect against a gas shortage. On the electricity side, traders are continuing to drum up opposition to an electricity price zone split and are hoping for speed in the power plant strategy.
Power 12/02/2025, 15:51
15-minute trading: opportunity and challenge
Essen - From next June, the Epex Spot will be traded every 15 minutes on the day-ahead market. This is the exchange's response to the increasingly volatile feed-in from renewables. There is approval from the industry, but certain concerns can also be heard at E-world.
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Politics 12/02/2025, 13:20
Trianel wants a quick decision on the EEG reform
Essen - After the elections, the new German government must quickly turn its attention to refinancing renewables. This is the view of the municipal utility co-operation Trianel. There is not much time left before the EEG subsidisation expires.
Politics 11/02/2025, 11:01
Danish-German hydrogen pipeline coming after all
Berlin - The future of the hydrogen pipeline from Jutland in Denmark to Germany was uncertain for a long time. The responsible transmission system operator Energinet announced massive delays and a reassessment last autumn. Now the project is to be realised after all.
Politics 10/02/2025, 15:33
Election check: Need for grid fee reform undisputed
Berlin - Just under two weeks before the general election, almost 4,300 participants have completed the energate election check. Among them, the demand for a reform of grid fees is undisputed. There is less unanimity on the issue of an electricity price zone split.
Politics 10/02/2025, 14:10
Little support for climate money among voters and associations
Berlin - If you believe Friedrich Merz in the TV debate for the upcoming general election in Germany, he is not averse to 'climate money'. This has little to do with the election programme of the Christian Democratic CDU/CSU party group. The energy industry and voters are also sceptical about the lump-sum repayment.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 12/02/2025, 14:38
E-world-Ticker 2025
Essen - Every year at the E-world trade fair, energy suppliers, energy service providers and IT companies announce new co-operations or products. Our ticker provides an overview of the trade fair news.
Market & Industry 12/02/2025, 12:42
"CCS at gas-fired power plants may be a storm in a teacup"
Berlin - The decarbonisation of the industry is threatening to stall - important laws such as the so-called CCS Act have been delayed. energate spoke to Frauke Eustermann and Luisa Keßler from the environmental organisation Bellona Deutschland about the prospects for CCS/CCU, hydrogen and green lead markets.
Market & Industry 11/02/2025, 16:55
BP announces "fundamental" course correction
London - The British oil company BP has had an eventful 2024 financial year with a significant drop in profits. CEO Murray Auchincloss is using the presentation of the latest consolidated financial statements to announce a "fundamental" change of course. The top priority: Economic performance in the interests of shareholders.
Market & Industry 11/02/2025, 15:00
No reduction in installed renewables expected
Essen - At the opening of E-world, BDEW, the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Amprion and Westenergie made it clear that the capacity already installed from renewables would hardly dwindle even with a change of government. There were also calls for a reserve strategy.Power
Power 12/02/2025, 13:11
Axpo and RWZ develop solar parks in Germany
Baden (Switzerland) - The Swiss company Axpo and Raiffeisen Waren-Zentrale Rhein-Main AG (RWZ) want to jointly develop solar parks in Germany. While RWZ will approach landowners and negotiate contracts, Axpo will take over the planning, construction and operation of the plants.
Power 11/02/2025, 14:55
Eon and PSI want to modernise network control
Berlin - The energy group Eon and the software manufacturer PSI are planning a comprehensive modernisation of the grid control system in Germany. The aim is to create a standardised control system by 2029 that will increase efficiency and facilitate the integration of renewable energies.
Power 11/02/2025, 10:00
Amprion CEO: Redistribute grid investment costs "fairly"
Dortmund - Christoph Müller is the new CEO of Amprion. To mark his start at the helm of Germany's second-largest transmission system operator, he is joining the debate on the grid fee reform. His plea: There needs to be more fairness in the distribution of grid investment costs for the energy transition.
Power 11/02/2025, 09:40
Electricity laws - what's coming, what's still missing
Berlin - After the elections, the new government and the new Bundestag will still have to deal with a number of electricity laws. An amendment to the Energy Industry Act still made it through the Bundestag, but various decisions in the electricity sector are still pending.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 12/02/2025, 13:18
Green hydrogen slightly cheaper again
Bonn - Conventional hydrogen has recently become more expensive. However, the production costs for green hydrogen are falling slightly. This is according to the Hydex index published by management consultancy E-Bridge.
Gas & Heat 12/02/2025, 10:03
Natural gas grid: New ways of separating hydrogen
Haßfurt - The public utility Stadtwerk Haßfurt is working on being able to utilise the natural gas grid as a hydrogen storage facility. In order to subsequently utilise the hydrogen in fuel cells, it must be as pure as possible. A special process is used for this in Haßfurt, about which energate spoke to Norbert Zösch, managing director of Stadtwerks Haßfurt.
Gas & Heat 11/02/2025, 16:00
Kassel wants to significantly expand district heating
Kassel - Kassel is planning a massive expansion of its district heating grid: Up to 45,000 households are to benefit from a decarbonised heat supply in future. The city is investing almost 1 billion euros in climate-neutral energy from waste and wood incineration.
Gas & Heat 11/02/2025, 12:39