Tag: energy transition
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…
Confederation creates space for more offshore wind power
Offshore wind turbines off Amrum With the new plan, a total of 36.5 gigawatts of wind power capacity can be created. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The federal government wants to promote…
German ports are to become Europe’s leading energy and raw materials hubs
Port of Hamburg There were heated debates just last year when the state-owned Chinese shipping company Cosco wanted to acquire shares in a terminal in the port of Hamburg. (Photo:…
Electricity 4.0 accelerates the energy transition
Barbara Free Barbara Frei is a Swiss manager and board member. She has been Head of Europe at Schneider Electric since the beginning of 2019. (Photo: dpa, Handelsblatt Montage) Liberation…
Commodities: Outlook for 2023
Commodity Outlook The past year has been a turbulent one for base metals. (Photo: IMAGO) Frankfurt The year 2022 was not only a difficult year for the stock markets. It…
Berlin can hardly escape the pressure of the allies
Good morning dear readers, The events remind him a little of the US film comedy “Groundhog Day”, says Handelsblatt aviation reporter Jens Koenen: For days Italian newspapers have been reporting…
Will Lufthansa finally take over ITA?
Good morning dear readers, The events remind him a little of the US film comedy “Groundhog Day”, says Handelsblatt aviation reporter Jens Koenen: For days Italian newspapers have been reporting…
Emissions in Germany were too high in 2022
Traffic on German roads In 2022, the transport sector emitted 11 million tonnes of CO2 more than required. The industry achieves its goals. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a study,…
What good are more sanctions against Iran?
Good morning dear readers, Anyone looking for reasons to impose tougher sanctions on Iran these days has a free choice: The United States in particular suspects the regime in Tehran…
What good are more sanctions against Iran?
Good morning dear readers, Anyone looking for reasons to impose tougher sanctions on Iran these days has a free choice: The United States in particular suspects the regime in Tehran…
When war divides the family
Good morning dear readers, it is the unofficial motto of dawdlers and daydreamers of all ages: “If I hurry up really hard now, I can still almost make it on…
The best anti-corruption program is to move away from oil and gas
Europe column Every week, Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU, alternating…
Europe: Brussels wants to tighten emissions trading
Good morning dear readers, economics has truly produced many beautiful neologisms. One of them is the so-called present-time preference. A concept that summarizes that today is more important to us…
Endgame for German industry
Good morning dear readers, some readers have asked me, like my esteemed predecessor, to include occasional quotations from great poets and thinkers in the morning briefing. A reader even sent…
The green revolution in the US is Biden’s legacy
Joe Biden The US President launched the green transformation by agreeing on the huge subsidy packages. (Photo: IMAGO/Xinhua) Washington In a few weeks, the American President’s power to act will…
Financially weak municipalities are considering higher taxes and fees
Berlin Citizens have to adjust to higher municipal fees and cuts in municipal services. The general manager of the Association of Towns and Municipalities, Gerd Landsberg, justified this with the…
Turkey wants to build the world’s largest wave power plant
Wave power plant by Eco Wave Power So far, the systems have been more of an experiment than a contribution to a stable energy supply. (Photo: Eco Wave Power) Istanbul…
Frank Mastiaux becomes chairman of the advisory board at hydrogen specialist
Frank Mastiaux The manager headed the energy company EnBW for ten years. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf After ten years of coal, natural gas and renewable energies, former EnBW boss Frank Mastiaux…
Federal Ministry of Economics wants to accelerate the installation of intelligent electricity meters
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck With intelligent electricity meters, the grid operator can regulate online who feeds electricity into the grid or draws it from the grid and when.…
What is wrong with German energy policy
Katharina natural gas storage facility in Bernburg Germany will be dependent on natural gas for many years to come. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to calculations by the consulting firm McKinsey,…