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Market & Industry 12/03/2025, 17:47
Market & Industry 12/03/2025, 17:12
Northvolt transfers insolvency proceedings to Sweden
Stockholm - The battery manufacturer Northvolt has now run out of steam on the road to reorganisation on its own. As the "only means available", the management has now decided to file for insolvency in its home country of Sweden. However, the battery cell plant in Germany will still be built.
Power 12/03/2025, 16:43
New scenarios for grid planning
Cologne - There are calls in the energy sector for a slower grid expansion and an adjustment of the scenario framework. At least on the latter point, Federal Network Agency Vice-President Barbie Haller signalled concessions at a ZVEI conference.
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Politics 12/03/2025, 14:42
Coalition agreement: What would you write in the energy chapter?
Berlin - In cooperation with energate, the Berlin Energy Days have launched a survey on the upcoming coalition negotiations between the CDU, CSU and SPD. The aim is to stipulate an energy chapter that incorporates the expertise of the entire energy sector.
Politics 12/03/2025, 11:57
CDU, CSU and SPD parties appoint negotiating group on energy
Berlin - The CDU, CSU and SPD want to start coalition negotiations this week. The working group on climate and energy will be led by Andreas Jung (CDU), Andreas Lenz (CSU) and Olaf Lies (SPD). Originally, however, the plans looked different.
Politics 11/03/2025, 17:13
Jung rejects criticism of exploratory talks
Berlin - The energy and climate industry has strongly criticised the exploratory paper from the CDU/CSU and SPD. Too little climate protection and unrealistic targets for the power plant strategy. CDU deputy leader Andreas Jung does not accept this and emphasises the climate course of the exploratory parties.
Politics 11/03/2025, 15:49
Municipal sector doubts the 2045 climate target
Berlin - The majority of municipal utilities believe that the 2045 climate target is unrealistic under the current conditions, according to a survey by the municipal utilities association VKU. At the association's conference in Berlin, the specific sums that the industry will have to pay became clear.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 12/03/2025, 14:57
Edis Netz: Hanjo During becomes new managing director
Fürstenwalde/Spree - The management of grid operator Edis Netz is changing on 15 March. Hanjo During will take over the helm from Andreas John. It is not yet known where he will be moving to.
Market & Industry 12/03/2025, 13:30
"The Clean Industrial Deal is a good start"
Amsterdam - The European Union's Clean Industrial Deal is intended to provide new impetus for the decarbonisation of industry. This also opens up new business opportunities for service providers in the field of CO2-neutral heat. energate asked Denis Schweizer, Commercial Director Europe of the start-up Atmoszero, about the economic opportunities.
Market & Industry 11/03/2025, 17:34
Mercedes-Benz decarbonises supply chain with biokerosene
Stuttgart - A total of 13,000 tonnes of biokerosene are to decarbonise Mercedes-Benz exports to China and Shanghai. The automotive group is being supplied by the logistics subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn.
Market & Industry 11/03/2025, 17:09
New owner for OG Clean Fuels
Heerenveen/Verden - The Dutch fuel supplier OG Clean Fuels has a new owner in the form of investor Pioneer Point Partners. The common goal is to expand the market position in the field of sustainable fuels. To this end, the company intends to expand into other European countries.Power
Power 12/03/2025, 09:00
Domestic battery production: EU targets are likely to be missed
Karlsruhe - By 2030, 85 per cent of Europe's battery production is to take place within the continent. This is what the EU wants in order to become less dependent on Asian production and materials. However, a study by Fraunhofer ISI shows that it will be difficult to achieve this goal. A lot still needs to happen.
Power 11/03/2025, 13:24
Offshore wind: "Expansion does not fall from the sky"
Hamburg - The offshore wind industry could create added value across Germany. However, without stable expansion targets, better financing instruments and more efficient land use planning, the potential threatens to remain unutilised, warns Karina Würtz from the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation.
Power 11/03/2025, 13:23
Acer makes proposal for demand management
Ljubljana - Flexibility is essential in an electricity system based on renewable energies. The European regulatory authority Acer wants to improve demand management with a new network code.
Power 11/03/2025, 12:25
Epex Spot doubles auctions for guarantees of origin
Paris - Guarantees of origin were previously only traded monthly on the Epex Spot. Since February 2025, however, there have been two auctions per month.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 12/03/2025, 16:00
Aachen district heating coal-free from 2029
Aachen - The Aachen-based energy supplier Stawag is planning to switch to green district heating: Following the shutdown of the last lignite-fired unit at RWE's Weisweiler site, the region will receive completely coal-free heat from a waste incineration plant from 2029.
Gas & Heat 12/03/2025, 15:41
Flexibility as a challenge for grid access
Bonn - The industry is continuing to discuss the future regulation of hydrogen grids. The nomination modalities are at the centre of this debate. Market participants such as FNB Gas are critical of purely balance sheet-based processing as the necessary flexibility would initially be lacking and also jeopardise grid stability.
Gas & Heat 12/03/2025, 14:00
RWE concludes H2 offtake agreement with Total
Essen - Total Energies and RWE strengthen the green hydrogen economy with a contract for 30,000 tonnes per year. This partnership saves 300,000 tonnes of CO2 and demonstrates the importance of the German H2 core grid.
Gas & Heat 12/03/2025, 13:16