Tag: Energy policy
How Habeck tries to get back on his feet
Cologne, Mönchengladbach, Stuttgart Robert Habeck is in the basement. This time really and not in any polls. In a boiler room in a Cologne clinic, he stands next to the…
BP and Total pay 12.6 billion for offshore wind farms
Offshore wind farm in the North Sea Wind power on the water is to be greatly expanded as part of the energy transition. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The world’s largest tender…
This is what the German hydrogen network should look like
Construction of a gas pipeline From 2032, a hydrogen core network is to transport the gas through the country. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The operators of the long-distance gas pipelines in…
Federal government wants to use hydrogen in all areas
hydrogen line The federal government wants to advance the development of a hydrogen economy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal cabinet is to decide on the update of the national hydrogen…
Electricity from the air, smaller and more efficient than a wind turbine
SkySails There are different approaches to airborne wind power. The company SkySails from Hamburg is entering the race with kite technology. Dusseldorf The red and white kite flies through the…
How renewable energies are saving the oil state of Texas in the record heat
new York In Austin, temperatures recently climbed to more than 42 degrees Celsius, and in Corpus Christi even to 50 degrees Celsius. In the US state of Texas, one heat…
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…
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…
Maritime economy: Traffic light coalition wants to stop the downward trend
Berlin With a 66-point package of measures, the traffic light coalition wants to counter the concern that the increasing dominance of Asian countries in shipbuilding, waterway infrastructure and energy transport…
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…
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…
Dependent on Putin – Austria is caught in an energy trap
Vienna Whenever new figures on Russian gas imports circulate, excitement breaks out in the Vienna government headquarters: After all, the partially state-owned company Gazprom supplies the energy source to Austria,…
The GEG is being finalized – this is how it will continue
Heat pump in the front yard of a terraced house in Langenfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia In addition to heat pumps, the heating law now also allows hybrid or pellet heating systems.…
“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…
What Germany can learn from the heat transition in other EU countries
Installation of a heat pump Heat pumps are also heavily subsidized by the state in other European countries. (Photo: In Pictures/Getty Images) Düsseldorf, Vienna, Paris, Rome Germany is fighting for…
EU should significantly reduce emissions by 2040
Dust rises from a dry field into the sky According to the scientists, the EU should reduce its emissions by 90 to 95 percent by 2040 compared to 1990. (Photo:…
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…