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How to get emergency gas aid in December
gas stove The one-off payment in December is intended to relieve consumers of the gas deduction. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Winter is approaching – and with temperatures below freezing, the effects…
Ex-CDU boss Laschet takes over at RAG-Stiftung – at Habeck’s request
Armin Laschet According to Robert Habeck, the former Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, as the son of a miner, is ideal for the position at the RAG Foundation. Here Laschet…
Promotion of home ownership: New line-up – these are the cornerstones
thermal insulation The federal government had recently decided to change its multi-billion building subsidies. (Photo: imago stock&people) Berlin In the future, only the purchase of energy-efficient new buildings will be…
The federal government declares all jobs in the PCK refinery in Schwedt to be secure in 2023
PCK refinery in Schwedt So far, the PCK has been supplied with Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline. From January 1st, other solutions should be found. (Photo: dpa) Berlin /…
“No room for negotiation” on energy price brakes for industry
Robert Habeck at the Paper Summit 2022 The larger the company, the greater the concerns in Brussels, explained the Federal Minister of Economics. (Photo: IMAGO/Mike Schmidt) Berlin Federal Economics Minister…
How “Transmutation” could change the search for a nuclear waste dump
Berlin For Guido Houben, the matter is clear: the radioactivity of nuclear waste could be “considerably reduced” by means of transmutation, difficult fission products such as iodine 129 or technetium…
Habeck wants to make himself more independent of China
Rare earth mine in Mongolia Germany is too dependent on foreign countries for important raw materials. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is planning far-reaching measures to…
Federal government wants to cut funding for German pavilions
German pavilion at a fashion fair in Tokyo Small and medium-sized companies present themselves under the German flag in a joint stand at foreign trade fairs. Dusseldorf After two years…
Habeck wants to make himself more independent of China
Rare earth mine in Mongolia Germany is too dependent on foreign countries for important raw materials. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is planning far-reaching measures to…
SPD politicians call for defense funds against foreign takeovers
Berlin Leading SPD politicians are calling for state entry to prevent the influence of Chinese investors. “We have to better protect our critical infrastructure and crucial sectors and make them…
This is in the draft of the new German China strategy
German-Chinese Relations With the new China strategy, the federal government wants to set a tougher pace in dealing with China. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal government wants to reorganize Germany’s…
The excess profit skimming becomes a bureaucratic monster
Wind turbines in Lower Saxony The revenue cap should be defined separately for each individual system. (Photo: dpa) The planned skimming off of excess profits does not end well. The…
Ministry of Economics presents draft law for gas price brake
gas storage From March 2023, household and commercial customers are to receive 80 percent of their annual consumption from their natural gas supplier at a price of twelve cents per…
Green hydrogen: KfW pushes strategy
hydrogen filling station So far, green hydrogen has only been produced in small quantities using electricity from renewable energies using electrolysis. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The state development bank KfW is…
Energy industry considers earlier start impossible
Stuttgart at night Under pressure from the federal states, the federal government is now planning to introduce the electricity and gas price brake earlier – but the energy companies are…
Energy industry considers earlier start impossible
Stuttgart at night Under pressure from the federal states, the federal government is now planning to introduce the price brakes earlier – but the energy companies are refusing. (Photo: dpa)…
Excess profit tax alarms the electricity industry
Robert Habeck The plans from his economics ministry are met with harsh criticism in the energy industry. (Photo: AP/dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf The federal government’s plans to skim off chance profits…
Germany needs to focus on old strengths
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, investment-seeking capital from Germany and Europe has increasingly flowed into the USA, which is considered a safe haven. This and the US Federal Reserve’s…
Federal government wants to cut business investments in China
Production by Siemens in China China is an important location for Siemens. But if the economic areas of Europe/USA and China drift apart, China will increasingly become a risk for…
Biogas plants are designed to produce hydrogen from liquid manure
Dusseldorf Starting this Friday, a plant will be built in Krefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia that will produce green hydrogen. What makes the pilot plant, which fits into a large blue…