Tag: energy efficiency
Revolution in the energy world! New material discovered…
RIKEN, one of Japan’s leading scientific institutions, is working on a groundbreaking project in the world of energy. The team of researchers working within the organization discovered a new material…
This is how the chocolate manufacturer saves energy
Dusseldorf When you reach the village of Waldenbuch in the district of Böblingen, the smell of chocolate fills your nostrils. The chocolate manufacturer Ritter Sport employs 1,000 of its 1,900…
Great Britain is in danger of failing in the energy transition
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak The government in Great Britain has set itself ambitious goals for the energy transition. (Photo: via REUTERS) London In Great Britain there is no heating…
Energy efficiency is increasing all over the world
Heat pump production at Bosch More than half of the investments last year were in the building sector. (Photo: Getty Images) Paris The International Energy Agency (IEA) sees heat pumps…
Energy efficiency is increasing all over the world
Heat pump production at Bosch More than half of the investments last year were in the building sector. (Photo: Getty Images) Paris The International Energy Agency (IEA) sees heat pumps…
Europe is a pioneer when it comes to energy efficiency
Heat pump production at Bosch More than half of the investments last year were in the building sector. (Photo: Getty Images) Paris The International Energy Agency (IEA) sees heat pumps…
Efficient cooling – Plastics specialist Rehau saves huge amounts of electricity
Dusseldorf For many industrial companies, the energy-intensive part of their production involves heat. They have to generate so-called process heat, for example in order to be able to melt and…
How high investments in energy efficiency saved the Westerkamp wood mill
Berlin “If we had worked with gas in the energy crisis year 2022, our company would probably not have survived economically,” says Ute Goossens. Goossens is the energy and environmental…
CO2 price or heating law? These solutions are possible
Berlin The dispute over the draft of the Building Energy Act (GEG) takes a surprising turn: while the traffic light coalition partners are bickering about the design of the heating…
“I don’t see how that can work” – Minister of Construction Geywitz against stricter energy standards
Klara Geywitz (SPD) The Minister of Construction advocates carefully considering how a building can become more environmentally friendly. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Building Minister Klara Geywitz (SPD) has expressed skepticism about…
With these innovations, companies can save energy and CO2
Festo algae factory In the process, a large amount of carbon dioxide CO2 is bound and algae oil is produced. The oil can be used for cosmetics, food or fertilizers,…
What Japan wants to learn from Germany
Asia Technonomics In the weekly column we take turns writing about innovation and economic trends in Asia. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) Tokyo Japanese industry is considered to be very energy efficient.…
Why consumption has hardly decreased for years
Limburg (Lahn) The man steering an orange forklift past pallets and industrial robots is lucky that his boss doesn’t see him. Because the vehicles otherwise glide autonomously through the Blechwarenfabrik…
As of today, new KfW funding 2023 applies to new buildings
Construction site in Potsdam From March there will be new KfW funding for energy-efficient buildings. (Photo: dpa) Berlin From March 1st, the state development bank KfW will be accepting applications…
From March 1, KfW will be promoting energy-efficient new buildings
Construction site in Potsdam From March there will be new KfW funding for energy-efficient buildings. (Photo: dpa) Berlin From March 1st, the state development bank KfW will be accepting applications…
These properties are the losers of the energy crisis
thermal insulation A worker attaches a styrofoam plate for thermal insulation to a house facade in Lower Bavaria. But many houses in Germany have so far been poorly renovated in…
Economy calls for stable funding for energy-related refurbishments
Renovation of a house facade Since April 21st, money has only flowed for new buildings according to the efficiency house standard 40 (EH40) plus the quality seal for sustainable building…
The federal government creates incentives for the construction of heating networks
District heating line With the new funding program, the federal government wants to advance the construction and conversion of heating networks. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Choosing the right heating variant presented…
Federal government postpones law on energy efficiency
Berlin Not even a day had passed before the other departments had received mail from the Federal Ministry of Economics. Last week, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) ordered the continued operation…
We need an investment offensive in energy efficiency
The economic war in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed energy prices to levels unimaginable not long ago. The federal government is trying to cushion the painful…