Tag: Energy policy
Does Habeck do the Lindner now?
Economics and Climate Minister Robert Habeck The economics minister said on Thursday in the Bundestag that the negative trend in inflation was over. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Robert Habeck probably hangs…
Habeck announces another package to accelerate wind and solar expansion
Robert Habeck In his 20-minute government statement on the annual economic report, Habeck added that the figures in it were not good, but significantly better than expected a few months…
Nationalized gas company wants to build German hydrogen network
gas pipeline A concept of nationalized Sefe snubs the private gas network operators (Photo: dpa) Berlin When it transpired at the beginning of December last year that Federal Minister of…
Nationalized gas company wants to build German hydrogen network
gas pipeline A concept of nationalized Sefe snubs the private gas network operators (Photo: dpa) Berlin When it transpired at the beginning of December last year that Federal Minister of…
In Africa, it takes more than a kneel
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) There is great potential for renewable energies in southern Africa. (Photo: dpa) Robert Habeck probably never dreamed how intensively he would deal with…
How Bulgaria could become independent of Russian oil
Oil transfer from Greece The task now is to bring oil to Alexandroupoli in Greece in tankers and pump it from there to Bulgaria. (Photo: IMAGO/SNA) Athens Greece and Bulgaria…
EU Commission starts reform of the electricity market – and angers the eco-industry
Brussels, Berlin In the future, electricity customers should no longer be exposed to such high price increases as they were last year. There should also be more incentives to expand…
“I’m worried about next winter”
Fatih Birol “Germany and the rest of Europe are paying the price for decades of dependence on a single supplier.” (Photo: AP) davos European gas storage facilities are full, prices…
Climate saver or environmental sin? This is how LNG affects the German CO2 balance
Dusseldorf Germany is increasingly covering its natural gas needs with liquefied natural gas. According to the market research company Icis, Germany imported around 485,000 gigawatt hours of natural gas from…
Russia is trying to take control of gas exports to China
Gas production in Turkmenistan In some cases, Turkmenistan was no longer able to bring gas to Uzbekistan because the sub-zero temperatures made production impossible. (Photo: picture alliance/dpa) Berlin Parts of…
Wind power: offshore boom in the USA: huge opportunity for German companies
Offshore wind farm in the USA The USA had long slept on the subject of wind power on the high seas, while the Europeans were pushing ahead with wind farms…
Spain and France are putting pressure on the EU
Brussels, Madrid There is not much time left: In March, the EU Commission wants to present a reform of the electricity market. It shouldn’t be much later, because decisions in…
Greens urge caution when it comes to storing CO2
Construction of the CCS infrastructure in Kollsnes, Norway Norway creates the possibility for foreign companies to store CO2. (Photo: Klaus Stratmann, Handelsblatt) Berlin The Greens have considerable reservations about the…
Baden-Württemberg’s consumer protection minister calls for price increases to be reviewed
gas meter Falling gas prices are not yet reaching consumers, as many suppliers have stocked up on long-term contracts. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The chairman of the conference of consumer protection…
Baden-Württemberg’s consumer protection minister calls for price increases to be reviewed
gas meter Falling gas prices are not yet reaching consumers, as many suppliers have stocked up on long-term contracts. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The chairman of the conference of consumer protection…
The best years are behind us
components for wind turbines There are warnings of de-industrialization in Germany if an economic turning point does not occur soon. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Not so long ago, Germany was considered…
Germany’s energy transition continues to fall short of targets
Electricity pylon in the evening light The expansion of the power grid is lagging behind the targets. This puts a strain on the energy transition. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The progress…
Confederation creates space for more offshore wind power
Offshore wind turbines off Amrum With the new plan, a total of 36.5 gigawatts of wind power capacity can be created. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The federal government wants to promote…
Higher energy efficiency is the key
“Ten percent is always possible” – with this appeal, Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) urged Germans to save energy last spring. Apparently this request worked. According to initial estimates, energy…
When will gas and electricity finally be cheaper again?
live podcast Handelsblatt editor Michael Scheppe (left) in conversation with EWE boss Stefan Dohler. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger for Handelsblatt) The energy exchange prices are currently well below the highs of…