Tag: electricity
How dependent is Germany on energy from abroad?
power grid Germany has exported a particularly large amount of electricity in recent months. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In recent months, Germany has imported more electricity than usual from abroad. According…
Coalition removes electricity tax aid for industry
steel worker Energy-intensive companies have so far been able to recoup a large part of the energy taxes. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The coalition surprisingly cancels the peak equalization in the…
Plug Power, Ballard Power, Nel Asa: The hydrogen hype is waning
hydrogen Lots of announcements, few real investment decisions. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf For a year, hydrogen stocks knew only one way: up. Not anymore. In the past six months, the growth…
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…
Boom even before planned simplifications
balcony power plant Many Germans want to generate energy with solar cells on the balcony – and thus save money. (Photo: dpa) Bonn/Berlin More and more citizens in Germany have…
This is how digitization and AI accelerate the installation of solar systems
Roof and facade of a residential building with photovoltaic systems Many owners who want to install a PV system currently have to wait a long time. (Photo: IMAGO/blickwinkel) The expansion…
Investors are losing interest in the Berlin district heating network
Frankfurt, Dusseldorf The supplier Vattenfall is in Berlin in front of a shambles. The Swedish company wanted to sell its district heating company to the highest bidder, with a valuation…
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…
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…
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:…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
Electricity Bills in the USA Will Be Fixed According to Income!
In the US state of California, the regulation that fixes electricity bills according to income level comes into effect. Well, if the same situation was in Turkey, what would the…
Chile is risking its future as a green hydrogen supplier
Renewable Energy in Chile The global energy industry’s hopes for cheap Chilean electricity could be dashed. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Salvador When the Chilean government opened the electricity grid…
Chile is risking its future as a green hydrogen supplier
Renewable Energy in Chile The global energy industry’s hopes for cheap Chilean electricity could be dashed. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Salvador When the Chilean government opened the electricity grid…
Coal-fired power plants as electricity storage – Old kilns help with the energy transition
Storage for renewable energy Coal-fired power plants, which still produce electricity today, could be used as electricity storage in the future. (Photo: IMAGO/imagebroker) Dusseldorf It is the right time for…
When district heating makes replacing the heating system superfluous
heat pump The installation of a heat pump is associated with high costs. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) wants to make progress with the expansion…