Tag: energy
Energy nationalism is a false accusation
Robert Habeck (right), Ambassador Claudius Fischbach (centre) with the Qatari Minister of Economic Affairs The Economics Minister opens doors for gas buyers from Germany. (Photo: dpa) The EU Commission and…
That includes the second relief package
traffic light coalition Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) in exchange with Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP). (Photo: imago images/photothek) Berlin The heads of the traffic…
Energy prices: Traffic light coalition agrees second relief package
power plant Before the meeting, there was agreement that there should be further relief for the prices for fuel, gas and electricity, which had risen sharply again as a result…
Concern about Germany going it alone in energy
Brussels, Berlin Germany aroused the suspicions of its European partners with its offensive global campaign for additional gas supplies. “If the Germans go it alone, that will jeopardize European solidarity,”…
How companies deal with the energy price shock
Dusseldorf Entrepreneur Michael R. wishes he could turn back time. His company in northern Bavaria is part of the energy-intensive industry and needs large quantities of gas for the smelting…
EnBW is looking for new coal and gas suppliers
EnBW is looking for new coal and gas suppliers Dusseldorf, Stuttgart Russia’s attack on Ukraine is causing terrible suffering to millions – in response, Western nations and corporations are severing…
Ampel plans relief due to high energy prices
Christian Lindner (on the left), Robert Habeck (middle) and Olaf Scholz According to the federal government, consumers and companies should be relieved – but in what way is still controversial.…
Joe Biden mobilizes Europe – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Today, Wednesday, the Commander-in-Chief is starting his big trip to Europe. After a real summit marathon in Brussels – NATO, EU, G7 – Joe Biden will then fly to Poland…
Energy companies should not make themselves dependent on autocrats
Coal power plant and refinery near Gelsenkirchen BP expects write-downs of up to $25 billion in view of the end of its business partnership with the Russian oil company Rosneft.…
US Congressman Thinks Bitcoin Mining Will Be Critical to Energy Independence
Congressman Pete Sessions and Senator Cynthia Lummis, Bitcoin miningbelieves that ‘will play a pivotal role in rebuilding energy independence in the United States’. Congressman Pete Sessions, representative of Texas’ 17th…
Investor Enkraft has the split voted on
Garzweiler opencast mine Enkraft calls for more dynamism in the restructuring of the energy company. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Activist investor Enkraft Capital is pushing ahead with its call for RWE…
These are the beneficiaries of the high energy prices
Shell oil tanks in Rotterdam Profits reach new highs. (Photo: IMAGO/ANP) Lausanne, Dusseldorf The energy price rally does not only produce losers. Where some pay more in view of record…
These are the beneficiaries of the high energy prices
Lausanne, Dusseldorf The energy price rally does not only produce losers. Where some pay more in view of record prices for gas, oil and coal, others take in more. Oil…
Does the high fuel price help the climate?
Dusseldorf The 43 million motorists in Germany have to dig deep into their pockets: in mid-March, a liter of premium petrol cost more than 2.20 euros. At the beginning of…
Ceramic manufacturer wants to solve the energy crisis with hydrogen
Fiorano Modenese Anyone who walks through the factory halls of Iris Ceramica near Modena will immediately feel how energy-intensive the production here is: Large grinding drums shake the raw materials,…
early agreement on energy price relief realistic
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance assumes that the coalition will agree on relief this week. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner assumes that the coalition will…
early agreement on energy price relief realistic
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance assumes that the coalition will agree on relief this week. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner assumes that the coalition will…
The ECB has three bad options
ECB President Christine Lagarde With three serious crises at the same time – epidemic, war and climate change – the price structure gets mixed up. (Photo: Bloomberg) German producer prices…
Should we impose an energy embargo?
Berlin Public pressure is increasing, but Berlin is unimpressed: the federal government has so far resisted stopping Russian energy supplies as a sanction against Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression in…
Habeck’s visit to the sheikhs
Robert Habeck in the United Arab Emirates The Federal Minister of Economics in conversation with UAE Energy Minister Suhail al-Masrui (2nd from right). (Photo: dpa) The Greens are slowly approaching…