Tag: Energy policy
Union sharply criticizes the heating law – committees are now advising on it
Robert Habeck The Bundestag debated the GEG draft on Thursday, some of it heatedly. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Bundestag discussed the controversial heating law of the traffic light coalition for…
Union criticizes heating law in the Bundestag – Habeck defends agreement
Robert Habeck The Bundestag debated the GEG draft on Thursday, some of it heatedly. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Union faction Vice Jens Spahn (CDU) has sharply attacked the traffic light coalition…
Habeck says goodbye to sector targets
Robert Habeck With the amendment to the law, the Economics Minister largely abolishes the sector targets. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) says goodbye to the rigid requirements…
IEA sees slowing growth in oil demand
oil pump Investments in clean energy are growing faster than those in fossil fuels. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects global oil demand to grow more slowly…
Despite the recession, the solar industry expects exponential growth in 2023
Dusseldorf Three million solar systems are connected to the German power grid. Only a few weeks ago, Germany cracked this mark. At the start of Europe’s largest industry meeting, the…
Breakthrough in the heating law – traffic light coalition reaches agreement
Berlin The controversial law on replacing old oil and gas heating systems is to be introduced in the Bundestag on Thursday. The heads of the coalition factions reached a compromise…
These world regions are winners of the boom
Berlin In the coming years and decades, Europe will only be able to partially cover its hydrogen requirements from its own production. For countries like Morocco, Tunisia or Algeria, this…
Breakthrough in the heating law – traffic light coalition reaches agreement
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor is now negotiating with the traffic light groups on the draft law on the GEG. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The controversial law on replacing old oil and…
Bundestag discusses heating law – agreement in sight.
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor is now negotiating with the traffic light groups on the draft law on the GEG. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The heating law could now be passed soon…
Bundestag is not initially advising on the heating law – Scholz, Lindner and Habeck intervene
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor is now negotiating with the traffic light groups on the draft law on the GEG. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The controversial law for replacing old oil and…
Bundestag is not initially discussing the heating law – Dröge expects an agreement before the summer break
Catherine Droge The parliamentary group leader of the Greens expects that the GEG will be passed before the summer break. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The controversial law for replacing old oil…
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…
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…
When district heating makes replacing the heating system superfluous
Berlin The municipal utility is convinced that heating networks can play a key role in heating in the future – and save many owners expensive investments in a heat pump.…
Why Russian gas is still flowing to Europe
LNG terminal in Spain Spain has the largest regasification capacity in Europe. (Photo: dpa) Vienna, Paris, Madrid, Rome Europe likes to vouch for its determination in trying to weaken Russia…
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…
Federal Network Agency grants electricity and gas network operators higher returns – consumers pay more
Electricity Electricity grid fees have risen continuously in recent years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Good news for the more than 800 electricity network operators and around 700 gas network operators in…