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Power 24/03/2025, 18:21
The large battery segment is one of the growth drivers in the storage market.
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Shifts in the storage market

Berlin - Households bought significantly less storage last year. Although turnover increased in all other sales segments, in the end there was still a drop in sales.
Market & Industry 24/03/2025, 18:08
Leag's management sees a clear "orientation" in the new ownership structure.
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Czech EPH takes over Leag completely

Cottbus - The Czech energy group EPH is to become the sole owner of Leag. Co-shareholder PPF is selling its 30 per cent stake in the Lusatian energy group to the company owned by billionaire Daniel Ketínský. The group's reorganisation in Brandenburg as part of the coal phase-out is to continue as before.
Gas & Heat 24/03/2025, 17:10
Gasag has lost a lawsuit regarding the tariff split in the basic supply before the Berlin Court of Appeal.
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Gasag loses lawsuit against two-tier pricing system

Berlin - During the gas crisis, some suppliers tried to protect their existing customers by splitting their gas tariff systems. Consumer advocates fought back with lawsuits, and in the case of Berlin-based Gasag, they now appear to have been successful.
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Politics 24/03/2025, 15:41
Carsten Linnemann is the CDU party's secretary general and is involved in negotiating the coalition agreement.
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Coalition negotiations prove tough

Berlin - The working group phase of the coalition negotiations between the CDU/CSU and SPD ends today. It is becoming clear that forming a government by Easter could be ambitious - there are too many sticking points. CDU Secretary General Carsten Linnemann urges diligence rather than speed. There are two major points of contention when it comes to energy.
Politics 24/03/2025, 15:21

Climate protection agreements: EU authorises new aid

Berlin/Brussels - The EU Commission has approved the revised funding principles for the second round of climate protection agreements. CCS projects will also be eligible for funding. A new German government will decide on the launch of a second call for funding.
Politics 24/03/2025, 12:20

What do you expect from the CDU/CSU and SPD coalition, Mr Meyer?

Berlin - In a series, energate asks various stakeholders about their expectations of the energy chapter of the future coalition agreement. Today in a short interview: Markus Meyer, head of policy at solar unicorn Enpal.
Politics 21/03/2025, 16:16

Federal Council approves reform of the debt brake

Berlin - The way is clear for the special fund. The Federal Council has approved the constitutional amendment. The bill even received far more votes than the required two-thirds majority.
Politics 21/03/2025, 15:32

Economic Council calls for abandonment of renewables targets

Berlin - The CDU-affiliated Economic Council of Germany is pushing for the target of 100 per cent renewables to be abandoned. Instead, the association wants to focus on nuclear power and fracking. At the same time, a few CDU politicians are also discussing a return to Russian gas supplies.
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Market & Industry

Market & Industry 24/03/2025, 15:03
A biomass heating plant is to be built on the site of tyre manufacturer Goodyear. It will primarily burn regional waste wood.
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Industry and municipal utilities decarbonise together

Hanau - A biomass heating plant with a thermal output of 16 MW is to be built on the premises of tyre manufacturer Goodyear in Hanau. The company wants to use it to decarbonise its production processes. However, the local municipal utilities, which are also involved in the project, will also benefit.
Market & Industry 24/03/2025, 11:52

Lumenion: Hot steam for industrial transformation

Berlin - The storage of electricity and heat is considered one of the biggest hurdles in the energy transition. The topic has also recently become more relevant in industry - also from an economic perspective.
Market & Industry 21/03/2025, 14:38

High energy costs: Covestro wants to become more efficient

Leverkusen - Plastics manufacturer Covestro is raising its ambitions for energy efficiency in the face of high energy costs. By 2030, the company aims to use 20 per cent less energy in its processes than in 2020.
Market & Industry 21/03/2025, 14:12

Gütersloh municipal utilities discontinue e-car sharing

Gütersloh - Stadtwerke Gütersloh is no longer renting out e-cars with immediate effect. The municipal utility from East Westphalia is pulling the ripcord and giving up its car-sharing service completely because renters have repeatedly damaged the vehicles - sometimes severely.
Market & Industry 21/03/2025, 13:36

"Digitalisation improves profitability in the long term"

Munich - Digitalisation and decarbonisation ensure long-term corporate success. Many companies are aware of this, but still find it difficult to implement. But that doesn't have to be the case.
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Power

Power 24/03/2025, 16:12
When the second boiler house was blown up, the main explosive charge failed to ignite.
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Moorburg: Blasting of a boiler house fails

Hamburg - During the blasting of two boiler houses at the Moorburg power plant site in Hamburg, one of the main explosive charges failed to ignite. However, Hamburger Energiewerke does not see any consequences for the planned construction of an electrolyser.
Power 24/03/2025, 16:00

Solar modules perform worse than stated

Freiburg/Cologne - Manufacturers of solar modules tend to exaggerate the performance promises of their products. This is suggested by two recent studies. According to these studies, the actual performance of solar modules deviates from the manufacturer's specifications more frequently than in the past.
Power 24/03/2025, 10:36

"Smart meter rollout: How the restart can still succeed"

Munich - It is not yet clear what impetus a new German government will provide for the smart meter rollout. But one thing is clear: If we fail to make a fresh start, we will not only jeopardise the digitalisation of the energy system, but also the acceptance of the energy transition, writes Bastian Gierull, CEO of Octopus Energy, in his guest article.
Power 21/03/2025, 15:17

Citizens rely on energy cooperatives

Neu-Isenburg - At EU level, energy cooperatives are seen as important players in the energy transition. In Germany, many energy cooperatives were founded again last year.
Power 21/03/2025, 14:15

Repository search to be accelerated

Peine - Nobody wants a landfill site on their doorstep - especially not for nuclear waste. But where to put the radioactive waste? The Federal Company for Final Disposal is now calling for accelerated procedures so that the search for a site can be completed by the middle of the century.
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Gas & Heat

Gas & Heat 24/03/2025, 14:40
Different prices and opinions, there is disagreement among the gas distribution grid operators.
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Unclear market situation for transition away from gas grid connections

Düsseldorf - The gas distribution grid operators in the federal-state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) handle gas connections that are no longer required in very different ways. A survey by NRW's consumer advice centre revealed different prices, procedures and opinions.
Gas & Heat 21/03/2025, 16:10

EWE awards supply contract for H2 storage project

Oldenburg - EWE plans to store hydrogen in a converted natural gas cavern from 2027. The award of a central contract takes the project one step further.
Gas & Heat 21/03/2025, 15:33

The SEL is fully authorised

Stuttgart - Terranets BW plans to start work on the next sections of the South German Natural Gas Pipeline (SEL) this spring. With the go-ahead from the Karlsruhe Regional Council, all authorisations for construction and operation are now in place.
Gas & Heat 21/03/2025, 14:27

Orlen sells US LNG to Ukraine

Plock - Ukraine receives LNG from the USA via the Polish Orlen Group. Orlen has already agreed two transactions of 100 million cubic metres each with the Ukrainian company Naftogaz.
Gas & Heat 21/03/2025, 12:04

Federal Network Agency examines grid fee discounts for renewable gases

Bonn - A European regulation allows discounts for the transport of biogas and low-CO2 gases. The ball is in the Federal Network Agency's court, as it is authorised to refrain from doing so or to choose lower discounts.
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