Tag: Energy crisis
Nuclear power: EU energy ministers want to reduce dependency
nuclear power plant Europe needs to address its future energy security. (Photo: imago images/Westend61) Today, boosting our ambition to fight climate change must be part of Europe’s quest for strategic…
Saudi Aramco ahead of Apple most valuable listed companies in the world
Saudi Aramco IPO According to current evaluations, the state-owned company is the most valuable company in the world. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The price drop on the stock markets since the…
The mission of Olaf Scholz in Kyiv
just before the holiday comes to mind that there will be a lot of “photo ops” on this occasion – those at home want to be served. The word “photo…
How geothermal energy can reduce dependency on Russian gas
geothermal plant Stadtwerke München wants to become climate-neutral by 2040 – with the help of geothermal energy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The consulting firm DWR eco comes to very clear conclusions:…
The mineral oil industry must become more transparent
Industrial plants at the Shell Rheinland refinery in Godorf In the 1970s, data was collected from all refinery companies operating in the Federal Republic of Germany. (Photo: imago images/Future Image)…
Europe’s largest plant goes into operation in Spain
Puertollano The Spaniards call it the village of two lies: Puertollano, which translates as “flat port”, has neither a port nor is the region 250 kilometers south of Madrid flat,…
Europe’s largest plant goes into operation in Spain
The Spaniards call it the village of two lies: Puertollano, which translates as “flat port”, has neither a port nor is the region 250 kilometers south of Madrid flat, but…
Want to help Germany with the energy crisis
Francois Philippe Champagne The Canadian minister emphasizes the opportunities for cooperation between Germany and his country. (Photo: Gints Ivuskans, AFP) London Whenever one looks for like-minded allies in political Berlin…
Germany needs a debate about where growth should come from
Author of the editorial Sebastian Matthes is Editor-in-Chief of the Handelsblatt. The German economy is currently experiencing several crises at once. There is the war in Ukraine, which overshadows everything,…
Germany needs a debate about where growth should come from
Author of the editorial Sebastian Matthes is Editor-in-Chief of the Handelsblatt. The German economy is currently experiencing several crises at once. There is the war in Ukraine, which overshadows everything,…
Heating manufacturers on the energy transition and the Ukraine war
Dusseldorf Mr. Viessmann, war has been raging in Europe for a month. Your company is also directly affected, one of your locations in the Ukraine was bombed. How do you…
No one can immediately replace Russian oil and gas
Saad al-Kaabi Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy and CEO of Qatar Energy is dampening expectations of gas supplies from the desert state. (Photo: REUTERS (M)) Doha, Berlin The internationally…
Summit ends – Southern states want market intervention
EU summit in Brussels Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (left) in particular is pushing for extensive rights to intervene in the electricity market. (Photo: dpa) Brussels After hours of arguments…
Climate protests against gas & oil from Russia
Berlin Green, blue, yellow: With every new crisis, the posters of the Fridays for Future activists become more colorful and the demands more diverse. “Speed limit immediately”, “No oil and…
A destructive subsidy race is looming when it comes to aid for energy consumers
natural gas production The author believes that if all EU countries gradually lower energy taxes or if energy subsidies are sufficient, the demand for energy will increase. (Photo: dpa) Many…
Southern Europe calls for joint management of the energy market
Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi (2nd from left) with his colleagues in Rome With the expansion of renewable energies, the states in the south want to be “a win for…
Public companies should become more crisis-proof
The Duisburg municipal works tower The Stadtwerke der Ruhrgebiet city illuminated its tower, which can be seen from afar, in the colors of the Ukraine. The new D-PCGM should now…
Is the energy price crisis now threatening to worsen?
Dusseldorf Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has stopped the approval process for the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline. It was in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s breach of international law,…
Freight railways suffer from high electricity costs
Frankfurt Rail freight transport has a growing problem: Electricity prices have risen significantly, but freight railways cannot pass the additional costs on to their customers. “The impact is massive, we…
How Europe wants to close the gas gap with the help of the USA and Qatar
LPG tankers Europe is increasingly relying on the supply of liquid gas. A second terminal is now to be built in Greece. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Brussels, Tokyo In the midst…