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Gas & Heat 26/02/2025, 17:07
Ferngas Netzgesellschaft intends to submit a new application for certification as an ITO in the near future.
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Ferngas Netzgesellschaft requires new certification

Schwaig - Ferngas Netzgesellschaft needs a new certificate as an independent transport network operator (ITO). Due to an organisational restructuring, the old certificate has become invalid, according to the Federal Network Agency.
Gas & Heat 26/02/2025, 16:31
The storage level requirements in Germany should be abolished in 2026, according to the consultants' proposal.
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Consultant: THE will have to fill gas storage facilities in 2025

Berlin - In all likelihood, THE will have to ensure that gas storage facilities are filled this year. This is the assessment of Axel Ockenfels from the University of Cologne and Frontier Economics consultants David Bothe and Matthias Janssen.
Politics 26/02/2025, 16:20
The Neckarwestheim 2 nuclear power plant is one of the last three nuclear power plants to be decommissioned in Germany in 2023.
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Merz's plans for nuclear power moratorium rejected

Berlin - Friedrich Merz is once again venturing a push towards a return to nuclear power. The operators concerned are not in favour of stopping the dismantling work and the SPD, as a possible coalition partner in the new German government, also reject plans for a return to nuclear.
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Politics 26/02/2025, 15:11
According to DNV's Energy Transition Outlook, the energy transition will lead to a decline in energy imports.
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Study: Germany misses 2045 climate target

Berlin - Germany will not achieve its goal of climate neutrality by 2045, according to the Energy Transition Outlook Germany published by consultancy firm DNV. However, the study also contains positive messages, in particular a massive reduction in energy imports.
Politics 25/02/2025, 15:48

Bavaria's economy sees regional energy transition under threat

Munich - The energy transition in Bavaria is on red alert. At least that is the conclusion of the head of the Bavarian Business Association, Bertram Brossardt. The biggest construction sites are the expansion of the grid, the expansion of wind power and the permanently high energy prices, he criticised.
Politics 25/02/2025, 14:25

Leag calls for power plant auctions by the end of the year

Cottbus - The energy industry in the east expects the next federal government to quickly implement the Power Plant Safety Act. This became clear at the fourth BDEW Infrastructure Conference for Lusatia and Central Germany. There should be auctions by the end of the year, demands Leag.
Politics 24/02/2025, 16:05

Energy industry calls for compromises instead of polarisation

Berlin - After the election, an alliance between the Christian Democratic CDU and Social Democratic SPD is emerging. According to representatives of the energy sector, cooperation and practical work are now required instead of polarisation. The SPD is also making initial demands aimed at the CDU/CSU and Friedrich Merz.
Politics 24/02/2025, 15:53

Only the remaining 'traffic light coalition' parties win energate election check

Berlin - While German Economics Minister Robert Habeck fears a setback in climate policy after the general election, the participants in the energate's 'Wahlcheck' (election check) do not question Germany's climate targets. Meanwhile, much separates the election winner CDU/CSU from the likely coalition partner SPD in terms of energy policy.
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Market & Industry

Market & Industry 26/02/2025, 15:24
As part of its reorganisation, BP is considering the sale of its oil and lubricants division Castrol.
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BP refocuses on core oil and gas business

London - BP's management is making a significant course correction: with a 20 per cent increase in the budget, the upstream oil and gas business is once again the undisputed focus of the strategy. The British company is investing significantly less money than before in renewables, CCS and hydrogen.
Market & Industry 26/02/2025, 10:41

GHG quota rises to 79 €/t

Gerolsbach - The average trading price for GHG quotas rose again in January. However, after massive price distortions and incidents of fraud last year, trading is still unsettled and market volumes are subdued.
Market & Industry 25/02/2025, 17:46

Flexibilisation of the industry: Opportunity and challenge

Essen - The energy transition requires not only technological innovation, but also new approaches to electricity utilisation. This also means changes for industrial companies. The energate web talk 'Rethinking grid charges: Industry meets energy transition'.
Market & Industry 25/02/2025, 16:53

Uniper prepares for delayed coal phase-out

Düsseldorf - A succession plan for the power plant strategy is currently one of the most important issues in the energy industry for Uniper CEO Michael Lewis. In his opinion, the first tenders for gas-fired power plants are not expected before 2026. Uniper also has an urgent need for talks with the new government regarding reprivatisation.
Market & Industry 25/02/2025, 16:34

Wesseling chemical site joins the core grid

Dortmund - The chemical region in Wesseling is to be connected to the hydrogen grid. The transmission system operator Thyssengas and the chemicals group Lyondellbasell have signed a contract to this effect.
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Power

Power 26/02/2025, 12:32
According to Körnig, the maximum feed-in of non-controllable systems is not enough to destabilise the grid.
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"We currently see no blackout risk from PV systems"

Berlin - The discussion about a possible grid overload due to uncontrolled feed-in from photovoltaic systems is causing uncertainty. Carsten Körnig from the German solar industry association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft explains in an interview why the electricity grid remains stable and which protective mechanisms are effective.
Power 25/02/2025, 16:51

Further section of A-North defined

Bonn - The Federal Network Agency has specified the next section of the A-Nord direct current line in the Münsterland region. The seventy-kilometre section is to be laid as an underground cable and will transport wind power from the north to the west of Germany.
Power 25/02/2025, 16:39

Renewables and storage are pushing nuclear power into the background

Berlin - Contrary to the forecast of the International Energy Agency (IEA), the latest edition of the 'World Nuclear Industry Status Report' sees nuclear power in an unstoppable decline. Its share of the global electricity supply is steadily decreasing worldwide and, apart from China, the downward trend is also evident in the construction of new power plants.
Power 25/02/2025, 15:53

Federal Network Agency pushes for smart meter expansion

Bonn - The smart meter rollout has not got off the ground for years. Now the Federal Network Agency is stepping up the pace. A total of 700 metering point operators received mail from the authority last week.
Power 25/02/2025, 11:00

"There was a contingency plan for every eventuality"

Essen - The Baltic states have been connected to the European electricity grid since the beginning of February. In its role as Coordination Centre North, Amprion has accompanied this process. Hendrik Neumann, CTO at Amprion, explained in an interview how the process went and whether the synchronisation was similar to that in Ukraine.
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Gas & Heat

Gas & Heat 26/02/2025, 12:54
CEZ is successful with its complaint to the International Chamber of Commerce.
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Gazprom to pay CEZ damages

Prague - Because Gazprom failed to deliver gas volumes ordered after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Czech company CEZ had to buy gas on the market at a high price. CEZ has enforced claims for damages before an international court of arbitration.
Gas & Heat 26/02/2025, 10:44

British fuel sector opens up export opportunities

Münster - Since autumn 2024, more evidence of biomethane from residues has been going to the United Kingdom. Fuels from substrates that are categorised as 'advanced' can be credited twice.
Gas & Heat 25/02/2025, 18:13

Gas grid operators lose before the Federal Court of Justice

Karlsruhe - The current equity interest rate will remain in place for gas distribution grid operators. Although the German grid industry feels disadvantaged compared to other countries, the Federal Court of Justice has once again backed the calculations of the Federal Network Agency.
Gas & Heat 25/02/2025, 16:20

Enercity builds large heat pump at sewage treatment plant

Hanover - The expansion of district heating in Hanover is progressing. Enercity is building a large heat pump with a thermal output of 30 MW in the capital of Lower Saxony.
Gas & Heat 25/02/2025, 15:33

Shell raises forecast for global LNG demand

London - Shell forecasts global LNG demand of 700 million tonnes by 2040, driven by Asia's economic growth and technological innovation. The US can significantly expand its export capacity, the report warns of risks.
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