Tag: alternative energy
The first factory for sodium chloride storage is built in Saxony
cerenergy An integrated project with the new salt battery could look like this. Dusseldorf The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) has developed a battery whose most important…
Nucera IPO: Uncertain hydrogen market slows down investments
Dusseldorf Over 300 billion US dollars are to flow into green hydrogen worldwide by 2030. The problem: So far, it has mainly been with announcements. Just 29 billion dollars are…
Why consumers could make money on weekends
electricity prices Last Sunday, consumers could even earn money by consuming electricity. (Photo: IMAGO/Kosecki) Dusseldorf The price of electricity fell to an all-time low last Sunday. On the Epex Spot,…
Why consumers could make money on weekends
electricity prices Last Sunday, consumers could even earn money by consuming electricity. (Photo: IMAGO/Kosecki) Dusseldorf The price of electricity fell to an all-time low last Sunday. At 2 p.m. on…
Thyssen Krupp subsidiary Nucera wants to issue shares at 20 euros
Thyssen Krupp Nucera in Dortmund Thyssen-Krupp plans to list its hydrogen subsidiary Nucera on July 7th. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The hydrogen subsidiary of Thyssen-Krupp wants to issue its shares for…
What owners should pay attention to when buying a photovoltaic system
electricity from the roof Since January, 11,000 solar systems with an output of up to 30 kilowatts have been put into operation on average per week on German roofs. (Photo:…
The GEG is being finalized – this is how it will continue
Heat pump in the front yard of a terraced house in Langenfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia In addition to heat pumps, the heating law now also allows hybrid or pellet heating systems.…
“Energy demand in Europe must fall by 34 percent by 2050”
Engie boss Catherine MacGregor The engineer has been general director of the French energy group since 2021. (Photo: BDEW) Berlin The general director of the French energy group Engie sees…
Jobs for executives in the hydrogen industry
hydrogen industry Specialists and executives are needed to develop the industry. (Photo: Getty Images/Westend61 (M)) Dusseldorf The job market for hydrogen experts offers lucrative opportunities for specialists and executives. Labor…
When will our water run out?
Dusseldorf The lack of water is visible these days: New York is shrouded in yellowish smoke because the forests in nearby Canada are burning. It transforms soils in Spain into…
“Europe is currently not a good place to invest in the solar industry”
Gunter Erfurt (right) with Robert Habeck The Meyer Burger boss during a factory tour of the Federal Minister of Economics in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. The entrepreneur is quite satisfied with Habeck, but…
What Germany can learn from the heat transition in other EU countries
Installation of a heat pump Heat pumps are also heavily subsidized by the state in other European countries. (Photo: In Pictures/Getty Images) Düsseldorf, Vienna, Paris, Rome Germany is fighting for…
EU should significantly reduce emissions by 2040
Dust rises from a dry field into the sky According to the scientists, the EU should reduce its emissions by 90 to 95 percent by 2040 compared to 1990. (Photo:…
Why electricity consumers in the north pay more than 300 euros more
power pole In regions where many wind farms or large open-space photovoltaic systems are connected to the grid, electricity consumers pay correspondingly high grid fees. (Photo: IMAGO/Action Pictures) Berlin The…
Economy welcomes the compromise on the heating law
heat pump Property owners only have to convert their heating system once their municipality has completed a heat plan. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf The sectors involved in the heat transition…
Photovoltaic on sea, rail or noise barrier
Cologne From a great height they look like fat eyes on a soup, and they are supposed to bring power, the floating solar collectors on the sea – six platforms,…
Despite the recession, the solar industry expects exponential growth in 2023
Dusseldorf Three million solar systems are connected to the German power grid. Only a few weeks ago, Germany cracked this mark. At the start of Europe’s largest industry meeting, the…
State funding for hydrogen project is approaching
Workers at the blast furnace of the Thyssen Krupp steelworks in Duisburg The steelworkers will demonstrate on Wednesday for the funding decision. (Photo: imago images/simme) Berlin, Dusseldorf Progress in the…
These world regions are winners of the boom
Berlin In the coming years and decades, Europe will only be able to partially cover its hydrogen requirements from its own production. For countries like Morocco, Tunisia or Algeria, this…
What electric utility stocks are offering
Power plants and the Westereems and Growind wind farms According to the World Energy Council, electricity is increasingly being used as a means of decarbonization in the transport and heating…