Tag: energy supply crisis
Germany’s most important supplier does not consider the gas supply crisis to be over yet
Christian Vestre Norway’s economy minister contradicted representations that his country could further increase exports. (Photo: IMAGO/NTB) Berlin Norway’s Economics Minister Jan Christian Vestre sees considerable imponderables with regard to the…
Söder demands a “Bavarian solution” for the continued operation of the nuclear power plants
Markus Soder The Prime Minister of Bavaria visits the Isar 2 nuclear power plant shortly before it is shut down. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Markus Söder is fighting to enable the…
Next winter will be a stress test for the gas supply
Floating LNG terminal “Neptune” in the port of Lubmin Pipeline gas from Russia must be replaced by liquefied natural gas ((LNG). (Photo: Paul-Langrock.de) Berlin The winter may not be over…
FDP and SPD reject state hydrogen society
Berlin The plans to set up a state hydrogen network company have met with criticism within the traffic light coalition. FDP parliamentary group leader Lukas Köhler told the Handelsblatt that…
This could be the future of energy companies
Gas storage in Saxony-Anhalt The gas importers Uniper and Sefe are now set to become important players in the hydrogen market. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Ministry of Economics and…
Germany’s energy transition continues to fall short of targets
Electricity pylon in the evening light The expansion of the power grid is lagging behind the targets. This puts a strain on the energy transition. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The progress…
Union calls for improvements to energy price brakes
bioenergy These plans have been sharply criticized, particularly with regard to bioenergy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin From the point of view of the Union faction, the planned price brakes for electricity…
RWE boss Markus Krebber: “EU regulation chokes off hydrogen ramp-up”
RWE boss Markus Krebber The manager is consistently aligning the energy company with renewable energies. (Photo: dpa) Berlin RWE boss Markus Krebber accuses the EU Commission of blocking entry into…
Is your electricity price going up? What experts are now advising consumers to do
electricity meter Part of the electricity consumption will in future be offered at a capped tariff. (Photo: IMAGO/aal.photo) Berlin, Dusseldorf Electricity and gas suppliers are increasing their prices across the…
“No room for negotiation” on energy price brakes for industry
Robert Habeck at the Paper Summit 2022 The larger the company, the greater the concerns in Brussels, explained the Federal Minister of Economics. (Photo: IMAGO/Mike Schmidt) Berlin Federal Economics Minister…
FDP wants to skim profits from wind and solar park operators – but with one exception
Wind turbines in Rhineland-Palatinate The renewables industry warns of an investment freeze if new plants are also affected by the excess profit tax. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The FDP parliamentary group…
FDP wants to limit profit skimming from renewables
Wind turbines in Rhineland-Palatinate The renewables industry warns of an investment freeze if new plants are also affected by the excess profit tax. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The FDP parliamentary group…
The excess profit skimming becomes a bureaucratic monster
Wind turbines in Lower Saxony The revenue cap should be defined separately for each individual system. (Photo: dpa) The planned skimming off of excess profits does not end well. The…
This is how the construction of the floating LNG terminals is progressing
Floating LNG terminal in Helsinki Comparable systems could go into operation in Germany this year. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Berlin This Tuesday is a special day for Wilhelmshaven, for Lower Saxony…
Bund nationalizes Sefe, formerly Gazprom Germania
gas storage Since the Russian gas deliveries fail, Sefe and Uniper have to replace the missing gas from Russia with gas purchased at a significantly higher price in order to…
Energy crisis: The fallacy of the economists
Trimet aluminum smelter The energy-intensive industry is facing major challenges. The high level of energy prices in Germany cannot be offset by increasing efficiency alone. (Photo: ddp images/dapd/David Hecker) The…
Gas shortage would trigger a domino effect in industry
copper manufacture Without natural gas, copper production in Germany comes to a standstill. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A survey of hot-dip galvanizers in Germany sums up the entire drama of the…
Gas shortage would trigger a domino effect in industry
copper manufacture Without natural gas, copper production in Germany comes to a standstill. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A survey of hot-dip galvanizers in Germany sums up the entire drama of the…
Collecting random prizes is right – and incredibly complicated
Economics Minister Robert Habeck His ministry is pushing ahead with plans for an electricity price brake. (Photo: dpa) The gas price brake follows a concept for an electricity price brake,…
Without quick help, many municipal utilities are threatened with collapse – feared a domino effect
Employees of Stadtwerke Munich Municipalities and the energy industry are demanding state aid for municipal utilities. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The financial situation of many municipal utilities and regional suppliers has…