Tag: Alternative energy solar energy
Heating with a heat pump, district heating or wood pellets
Screws on the gas heater Because the price of gas is so high, more and more people are thinking about heating with a heat pump, pellet heating or with the…
Power grids: Cross-border lines connect countries
substation The transmission of electricity across national borders is gaining in importance worldwide. (Photo: imago images/UJ Alexander) Power markets around the world are growing together as power lines connect countries.…
Solar park operator Blue Elephant gains investor from France
Solar park near Lichtenau Blue Elephant operates solar and onshore wind farms in eight countries with a focus on Western and Central Europe. (Photo: imago images/Olaf Döring) Dusseldorf The Hamburg…
Solar park operator Blue Elephant gains investor from France
Solar park near Lichtenau Blue Elephant operates solar and onshore wind farms in eight countries with a focus on Western and Central Europe. (Photo: imago images/Olaf Döring) Dusseldorf The Hamburg…
Europe needs independent solar energy – but is doing too little
While the vulnerabilities of global supply chains have made themselves felt during the years of the pandemic, all alarm bells have been ringing in the democratic world since the start…
The energy transition needs radical acceleration
We are currently living through a turning point, ushered in by the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. This war costs many human lives and has led to deep political,…
Bundestag passes laws to accelerate the expansion of green electricity
wind farm Over the next few years, two percent of the country’s area will be reserved for wind energy alone. (Photo: IMAGO/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin The Bundestag has paved the way…
Coalition agrees on massive expansion of green energies
green electricity Compared to the same period last year, the proportion of green electricity increased by six percent. (Photo: imago images/Shotshop) Berlin The factions of the traffic light coalition have…
Coalition agrees on massive expansion of green energies
green electricity Compared to the same period last year, the proportion of green electricity increased by six percent. (Photo: imago images/Shotshop) Berlin The coalition factions in the Bundestag have agreed…
Rising energy costs: Retailers experience an electricity price shock
Dusseldorf Michael Radau, CEO of the supermarket chain Superbiomarkt, paid 4.7 cents per kilowatt hour for the electricity in his branches until the end of 2021. But the supply contract…
How good are start-up offers for saving energy really?
Dress warmly to save energy? A number of young companies promise consumers better solutions. Dusseldorf The demand for renewable energy solutions for your own four walls is currently growing rapidly.…
Swiss start-up Energy Vault is shaking up the battery storage market
Zurich The fact that a new era is beginning at Energy Vault after the IPO is not hidden to anyone at the company’s location in Arbedo-Castione in Ticino. Company boss…
Europe is at risk of becoming energy dependent on China
Europe column Every week, Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because…
In these cases, a fuel cell system is worthwhile
New construction of a single family house With fuel cell heating systems, a normal gas heating system usually has to step in and heat the house on colder days. (Photo:…
Founder builds wind and solar power empire
Wind farm in Poland Pacifico buys and operates wind and solar farms across Europe. Munich Rocket Internet founder Alexander Samwer is in the process of building a renewable energy company.…
Start-up collects over 200 million euros
Philip Schroeder The entrepreneur wants to accelerate the energy transition. (Photo:فComma5) Stuttgart, Dusseldorf The Hamburg start-up 1Komma5 Grad has gained new prominent investors and is increasing its forecast. The platform,…
Utilize the opportunities offered by competition in the electricity market
The starting point for the financing discussion was initially the sluggish expansion of renewables. Some did not want to believe that the obstacles to approval and construction of the plants…
Electricity and heating: This is how homeowners achieve energy self-sufficiency
Solar system on the roof On balance, a family can produce as much electricity as it consumes in a year – but in winter it usually still has to draw…
Habeck brings the first package for the expansion of renewable energies into the cabinet
Berlin It is a central goal of the governing coalition: more speed in the expansion of renewable energies. To this end, on Wednesday morning, a good 100 days after the…
Habeck brings the first package for the expansion of renewable energies into the cabinet
Installation of a solar system on a roof The federal government wants to massively accelerate the expansion of renewable energies. According to government circles, Economics and Climate Protection Minister Robert…