Tag: Energy policy
Hydrogen – time for a new honesty
Anyone who thinks that energy and climate protection policy is only an issue during election campaigns or coalition negotiations is wrong. These two closely related areas will be at the…
Decarbonization through red hydrogen?
Reimund Neugebauer, President of the Fraunhofer Society “As a bridging technology, we need turquoise hydrogen from gas and, in the longer term, also red hydrogen from nuclear fusion.” (Photo: Fraunhofer)…
not an enemy for a cold gas war
The cost of energy is currently increasing sharply. A consumer portal has calculated that the price of natural gas for end customers in Germany has increased by 15 percent compared…
If even companies are calling for more climate protection, all alarm bells should sound
Wind turbines Companies are demanding more climate protection from the future government. (Photo: dpa) At the latest when companies demand stricter measures in terms of climate protection, all alarm bells…
In terms of climate policy, the SPD, Greens and FDP are drifting far apart
Olaf Scholz, Annalena Baerbock, Robert Habeck, Christian Lindner (from left) Large differences in content in the future climate policy orientation. (Photo: imago, dpa, Marco Urban, BrauerPhotos / Neugebauer) Berlin When…
When it comes to hydrogen, the economy wants clarity quickly from the future coalition
Hydrogen pipe The question of what role hydrogen-based fuel should play in the transport sector is a controversial political issue. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The subject of hydrogen has been shaping…
Heat, electricity and energy costs are increasing: it doesn’t get any cheaper
It doesn’t get any cheaper The world economy is suffering an energy shock. (Photo: Smetek) The global economy, which had only just begun to recover from the pandemic, is sliding…
How Russia is taking advantage of the energy crisis
Nord Stream 2 “One has to wonder whether geopolitical considerations are at play in the Kremlin.” (Photo: Paul Langrock / laif) Brussels Gas prices are rising and rising, there is…
Governments can hardly stand the price increase for climate protection
Christoph Herwartz Christoph Herwartz, correspondent in the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because anyone who…
On the energy markets, Russia is the spider in the web
Wladimir Putin The Russian President is the spider in the global energy network. (Photo: dpa) All too often the cartel of the oil exporting countries, the OPEC, has been declared…
It continues to shine in the neighborhood
Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant In Germany, the last reactors will soon go offline, but other European countries continue to rely on the technology. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, London, Istanbul, Madrid, Stockholm,…
France is putting Germany under pressure
Cattenom nuclear power plant near the border with Germany The French have little understanding for the German exit from nuclear power by 2022. (Photo: picture alliance) Paris, Brussels The letter…
France caps price increases for gas and electricity over the winter
Gas landing station for the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline in Lubmin Wholesale prices for natural gas have risen dramatically this year. (Photo: dpa) Paris, Brussels In view of…
Steel industry – climate protection agreements could be the last chance
Berlin Energy-intensive industries such as steel, chemicals or cement will be under immense pressure in the coming years to make their production processes climate-neutral. The steel industry is particularly in…
Heating costs will rise significantly this year
heating costs After years of falling prices, heating is likely to become more expensive again for households in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a forecast, many households in Germany…
Gazprom share: gas crisis in Europe
Gazprom Compressor Station Is the Russian company turning the price screw? There are many indications of this. Because the Kremlin is pursuing political goals with higher prices. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin…
The gas companies gambled away – the consumers pay for it
heater If you want to be warm in winter but have gas heating in the basement, it could be expensive for you. (Photo: obs) Anyone who has gas heating in…
Green hydrogen: location advantages for some federal states
The electricity transmission network operator Tennet and the gas network operators Gasunie and Thyssengas are developing joint plans for the development of a hydrogen infrastructure. The three network operators see…
Green hydrogen: location advantages for some federal states
The electricity transmission network operator Tennet and the gas network operators Gasunie and Thyssengas are developing joint plans for the development of a hydrogen infrastructure. The three network operators see…
The explosion is just a foretaste
Gas station Anyone who drives on petrol or diesel will inevitably have to dig deeper into their pockets. (Photo: dpa) Politicians across Europe register with horror what the market has…