Tag: Energy saving
Energy expert on the costs and pitfalls of renewable energies
Berlin The dispute over the tightening of the “Building Energy Act” by the Ministry of the Environment under Robert Habeck (Greens) has not yet been settled. Anyone who owns an…
With these innovations, companies can save energy and CO2
Festo algae factory In the process, a large amount of carbon dioxide CO2 is bound and algae oil is produced. The oil can be used for cosmetics, food or fertilizers,…
Storage operators consider gas shortages to be possible in cold winters
Scholz and Habeck defend Rügen LNG plans – Mukran in focus The federal government has defended plans for a liquefied natural gas terminal at the Rügen site. One cannot cope…
New subsidy program to help with heating replacement – what homeowners need to know now
Servicing a heat pump The federal government wants to promote the switch to climate-friendly heating systems. (Photo: In Pictures/Getty Images) Berlin The federal government has agreed on a draft law…
5 reasons why Germany may run out of gas next winter
natural gas storage facility Since autumn 2022, Russia has completely stopped supplying gas to Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A few months ago there was great fear that Germany would run…
This reduces the heat loss in your house by 20 percent
insulation Insulating the top floor ceiling can reduce heat loss in a house by up to 20 percent. (Photo: imago images/Westend61) Frankfurt In many cases, it is already mandatory in…
Jens Spahn calls for funding program for heating replacement
Spahn calls for a comprehensive funding program for heating replacement Union parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn (CDU) has called for comprehensive heat pump funding for the federal government’s plans to…
Federal government agrees on energy efficiency law – 26.5 percent less energy consumption by 2030
Power station and street in Stuttgart All sectors will need to save significant amounts of energy to meet the targets. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin For the first time, Germany…
The ministry expects the new heating systems to cost nine billion euros
Gas heater chimney Existing oil and gas heaters can continue to be operated, broken heaters can be repaired. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal government estimates that private households in Germany…
Federal government agrees on heating law – Kazakhstan wants to quintuple oil deliveries to Germany
Energy ministers take a look at hydrogen and industrial electricity The energy ministers of the federal states are pushing for an accelerated development of the hydrogen economy in Germany. At…
EU agrees on more ambitious renewable energy targets
Energy ministers take a look at hydrogen and industrial electricity The energy ministers of the federal states are pushing for an accelerated development of the hydrogen economy in Germany. At…
Habeck’s plan for energy efficiency could shrink the economy
Robert Habeck The Federal Minister of Economics has been fighting with the coalition partners for months over his energy efficiency law. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin Five months, a week…
The state invites you to take advantage of heating subsidies
Ventilation system of a heat pump To what extent subsidies help consumers to buy more heat pumps cannot be said with any certainty. (Photo: dpa) A lot of money helps…
Is a new condensing boiler still worth it? A sample calculation
counter in the basement Gas heating or heat pump? What causes higher costs? Dusseldorf A draft law by the federal government is causing a lot of concern among consumers these…
Tenants and homeowners are burdened by an EU renovation obligation
Insulation for older buildings becomes mandatory Craftsman laid insulating wool in the attic. If the EU has its way, millions of buildings in Europe will have to be better insulated…
Tenants and homeowners are burdened by an EU renovation obligation
Insulation for older buildings becomes mandatory Craftsman laid insulating wool in the attic. If the EU has its way, millions of buildings in Europe will have to be better insulated…
Stay away from oil heating – a comment
Oil heating in the basement The operation of oil and gas heating is likely to become more and more expensive in the coming years. (Photo: IMAGO/Petra Schneider) Now quickly a…
Planned law ensures boom in demand
Gas heater chimney Interest in oil and gas heating systems, which collapsed last year in the course of the gas crisis with Russia, is gradually increasing again. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf…
Producer prices rise again weaker
steel mill If manufacturers raise or lower their prices, this usually has a delayed effect, at least in some cases, in private households. (Photo: dpa) Wiesbaden In Germany, the upward…
Which costs tenants have to bear when modernizing
refurbishment A house from the 1930s is insulated with Styrofoam panels on the outside wall. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt These are investments in the five to six-digit range that many property…