Tag: Decarbonization
Energy price brakes will not stop Germany’s de-industrialization
container port Germany’s industry and the high energy costs. (Photo: dpa) With its cabinet decision on Friday, the federal government has improved its plans for curbing electricity and gas prices…
Energy crisis: The fallacy of the economists
Trimet aluminum smelter The energy-intensive industry is facing major challenges. The high level of energy prices in Germany cannot be offset by increasing efficiency alone. (Photo: ddp images/dapd/David Hecker) The…
Olaf Scholz on a state visit to China
Good morning dear readers, what would happen if, starting tomorrow, only journalists sat in German authorities? Three forecasts, fed from 25 years of professional experience: In official documents, numbers only…
Decarbonization of the German economy – the billion dollar business of consultants
business consulting The billion dollar business with sustainability is changing the industry. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Dusseldorf For many years, the management consultants have made good money, especially from the trend…
Industry wants to promote climate protection even in the energy crisis
Katja Wodjereck The Germany boss of the US manufacturer Dow would like to see more cooperation between companies in the green conversion. (Photo: Marc-André Hergenröder) Dusseldorf Global warming is often…
Withdrawal from Germany continues
Lichtenfelde thermal power station The natural gas-based combined heat and power plant supplies around 100,000 households with electricity and district heating. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The energy supplier Vattenfall wants to…
How do you get green hydrogen to Germany?
Green Hydrogen The transport of climate-neutral hydrogen is a major technical challenge – but important for industrialized countries such as Germany or Japan. (Photo: Klawe Rzezcy) Berlin The “Suiso Frontier”…
“Distortions in Industry and Society”
Gunnar Groebler In July 2021, the qualified engineer moved from the energy supplier Vattenfall to the head of the Salzgitter Group. (Photo: Salzgitter AG) Salzgitter The metal industry is one…
The energy transition is beyond all realities – a comment
Wind turbines on Rügen Taken by themselves, wind and sun do not provide a reliable supply for an industrialized country. (Photo: imago/Frank Sorge) Undeterred, the SPD and the Greens are…
The energy transition is beyond all realities
Wind turbines on Rügen Taken by themselves, wind and sun do not provide a reliable supply for an industrialized country. (Photo: imago/Frank Sorge) Undeterred, the SPD and the Greens are…
The energy transition is beyond all realities
Wind turbines on Rügen Taken by themselves, wind and sun do not provide a reliable supply for an industrialized country. (Photo: imago/Frank Sorge) Undeterred, the SPD and the Greens are…
Steel industry must become climate-neutral in a difficult environment
Berlin The pressure on the European steel industry is growing. Despite difficult framework conditions, companies have to radically change their production processes in order to manage the path to climate…
How the expansion can succeed
hydrogen filling station Hydrogen at the fuel pump of a hydrogen fueling station that has not yet gone into operation. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Future technology without tailwind: There have been…
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.…
Decarbonization of shipping: Shipowners are looking for alternatives
Container ship MOL Triumph The Japanese company wants to win the international competition for climate-neutral ocean shipping. (Photo: dpa) Tokyo The climate-friendly freighter of the future is behind glass in…
How the new Swiss Steel boss wants to create decarbonization
Dusseldorf Frank Koch, who has been the new CEO of the steelmaker Swiss Steel since the beginning of the year, is still surrounded by evidence of the past and the…
The EU Commission is thwarting the development of a hydrogen value chain
Lines for liquid hydrogen in the Leuna chemical park Without climate-neutral hydrogen, Europe will hardly be able to achieve its ambitious goals. (Photo: dpa) If you charge the battery of…
This is how your company becomes climate-neutral
Wind turbines in front of the Jänschwalde power plant The federal government aims to make Germany climate-neutral by 2045. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The climate protection organization WWF and the consulting…
We must now spend money on the climate-neutral economy
Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine has shown more clearly than ever that Europe has become too dependent on other regions – both economically and militarily. For too long…
War in Ukraine: Shortage of natural gas endangers green steel industry
Dusseldorf Martin Lindqvist is optimistic, which is unusual for a steel manager in the current situation. The energy-intensive industry is suffering from high prices for electricity and, above all, gas,…