Tag: energy transition
Prices for solar modules fall to record lows
Production by Meyer Burger in Freiberg European companies see themselves under pressure in the fight against Chinese competition. (Photo: IMAGO/Sylvio Dittrich) Dusseldorf The warning is drastic: “If nothing happens now,…
Prices for solar modules fall to record lows
Dusseldorf The warning is drastic: “If nothing happens now, there is a great risk that European solar producers will have massive problems in the next few months, and some will…
Government advisers speak out against industrial electricity prices
Christian Lindner and Robert Habeck The finance minister speaks out against the economy minister’s plan. (Photo: IMAGO/photo booth) Berlin Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is encountering further resistance with his…
Technology race for wind turbines threatens to ruin the industry
wind farm The technical leaps in the development of wind turbines are getting bigger and bigger. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Tack) Munich, Dusseldorf The first wind turbines in the 1990s measured just…
Technology race for wind turbines threatens to ruin the industry
wind farm The technical leaps in the development of wind turbines are getting bigger and bigger. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Tack) Munich, Dusseldorf The first wind turbines in the 1990s measured just…
How stable is our power grid?
Dusseldorf The German power grid was one of the most important topics of all last year. The fear of power outages was great, but in the end, despite the problems…
How you can now easily save again
Dusseldorf After last year’s record prices, prices for new customers are as low as they were before the energy price crisis began. They have fallen by an average of 60…
Electricity from the air, smaller and more efficient than a wind turbine
SkySails There are different approaches to airborne wind power. The company SkySails from Hamburg is entering the race with kite technology. Dusseldorf The red and white kite flies through the…
“Our nuclear fusion reactors will be up and running in the early 2030s”
new York The Californian company TAE Technologies intends to connect the first nuclear fusion reactors to the grid as early as the next decade. “We expect that we will put…
China threatens cold withdrawal of raw materials
mining in China The country wants to restrict the export of certain raw materials. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Brussels, Dusseldorf, Beijing, Stockholm From August, Chinese manufacturers will need a license to export…
Factory for sodium chloride storage is built in Saxony
cerenergy An integrated project with the new salt battery could look like this. Dusseldorf The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) has developed a battery whose most important…
This is how digitization and AI accelerate the installation of solar systems
Roof and facade of a residential building with photovoltaic systems Many owners who want to install a PV system currently have to wait a long time. (Photo: IMAGO/blickwinkel) The expansion…
The first factory for sodium chloride storage is built in Saxony
cerenergy An integrated project with the new salt battery could look like this. Dusseldorf The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) has developed a battery whose most important…
The first factory for sodium chloride storage is built in Saxony
cerenergy This is what it could look like, an integrated project with the new salt battery. Dusseldorf The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) has developed a battery…
Viessmann and Carrier Global: Ministry of Economic Affairs allows sale
Viessmann headquarters in Allendorf, Hesse The headquarters will continue to be in Hesse for at least ten years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to Handelsblatt information, the Federal Ministry of Economics…
The Ministry of Economics wants to promote the construction of solar factories
Robert Habeck The Federal Minister of Economics first wants to find out who would be interested in building a solar factory in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf The Federal Ministry…
Solar world market leader Longi plans first factory in Germany
solar park Longi’s 250-megawatt solar farm in China’s Shaanxi province. Dusseldorf The world’s largest photovoltaic group Longi wants to build a first plant in Europe – in this country. “We…
When will our water run out?
Dusseldorf The lack of water is visible these days: New York is shrouded in yellowish smoke because the forests in nearby Canada are burning. It transforms soils in Spain into…
Photovoltaic on sea, rail or noise barrier
Cologne From a great height they look like fat eyes on a soup, and they are supposed to bring power, the floating solar collectors on the sea – six platforms,…
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…