Tag: Energy saving
Apparently, applications are being processed
Development area in Kronsrode, Lower Saxony Thousands of builders are affected by the funding freeze. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Many house builders can now apparently count on money for their energy-efficient…
KfW funding freeze: countries call for special construction ministers’ conference
Berlin The Baden-Württemberg housing minister Nicole Razavi (CDU) wants to convene a special meeting of the building ministers’ conference “soon”. “I am also concerned with the topic of the federal…
KfW funding freeze: countries call for special construction ministers’ conference
Berlin The Baden-Württemberg housing minister Nicole Razavi (CDU) wants to convene a special meeting of the building ministers’ conference “soon”. “I am also concerned with the topic of the federal…
KfW funding freeze: countries call for special construction ministers’ conference
NRW Minister of Construction Ina Scharrenbach calls for a special conference to be called “at very short notice”. (Photo: imago images/Political Moments) Berlin, Dusseldorf After the controversial KfW funding freeze…
The halt to KfW construction funding sends the wrong signals
A family home under construction Numerous builders – whether private or institutional – included promotional funds from KfW in their cost calculations. It is unclear whether they will also receive…
Federal government stops subsidies for energy-efficient buildings
Renovation of an old building The Green Economics Ministry accuses the old federal government of massive mismanagement. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal government has temporarily stopped subsidies for energy-efficient buildings.…
Federal government stops subsidies for energy-efficient buildings
Single-family house shell The background to the freeze is an enormous flood of applications in January, especially for new construction subsidies. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of the flood of…
Expensive energy drives producer prices to record levels
Thyssen Krupp employees The high prices put energy-intensive sectors in particular under pressure. (Photo: dpa) Wiesbaden Extremely expensive energy drove producer prices for commercial products in Germany to a post-war…
Climate-friendly buildings: Why the heat transition is difficult
Berlin The transition to climate-friendly living is one of the major challenges for German politics. After all, real estate accounts for around a third of energy consumption in this country.…
Municipalities rely on geothermal energy for heat supply
geothermal Drill head during the construction of the Freiham geothermal plant Cologne The pipes have been laid and the girders are already in place. Stadtwerke Lemgo is building the future…
Handelsblatt Green: What to do with electronic waste?
San Francisco Year after year, the tech industry presents the latest models of smartphones, tablets and computers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Sustainability is becoming more…
Building and living – but climate-friendly
Last year, greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector fell by almost 3.5 million tons, as the German government’s climate protection report shows. Compared to the base year 1990, emissions…
Turkey is drastically increasing electricity and gas prices
Symbolic picture: Street in Istanbul Turkey is already plagued by high inflation. (Photo: Bloomberg) Istanbul In Turkey, energy prices will rise dramatically in the new year. The inflation-plagued country is…
Lower costs, secure subsidies: with state money for an energy-saving house
One reason: Many houses are old, poorly insulated and are mostly heated with gas or oil. The federal government wants to change both of these with the new Climate Protection…
That’s how much it costs to say goodbye to Oil & Gas
Frankfurt The majority of all CO2 emissions in a household are caused by heating. If the heating systems are also outdated, they consume far more energy than modern, ecological alternatives.…
Directive on the overall efficiency of buildings: What the EU Commission is planning
Brussels, Berlin You are one of the greatest culprits in the climate, but also an area with considerable potential for social divide: buildings. There are up to 240 million properties…
Utility increases dividend after record year 2021
MVV Energie CEO Georg Müller The company has hedged itself against price fluctuations on the energy markets. Dusseldorf The listed Mannheim energy company MVV Energie has reason to celebrate these…
Why builders should hurry up now
Solar system Installation of a photovoltaic system on the roof of a residential building. (Photo: imago images / Stephan Görlich) Frankfurt New heating, facade insulation, better windows, LEDs in the…
Residential houses do poorly here
Renovation of an old building In order to achieve the climate targets, existing buildings must also become more environmentally friendly (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt It is now clear how important the…
Interview with Apple sustainability boss Lisa Jackson
The newly acquired suppliers have undertaken to ensure that a total of nine gigawatts of new production capacity for renewable energies is created, according to the group. In an interview…