Tag: Federal Network Agency
Timotheus Höttges promises investors new records
Hamburg Deutsche Telekom has had a record year. Sales increased by 6.1 percent to around 114 billion euros in 2022, the company announced on Thursday. Adjusted profit (EBIT) rose by…
Mobile phone companies have lost credibility in infrastructure expansion
holes in the radio network Despite the high prices, the product is not right for Germany’s mobile phone providers. (Photo: imago images / photothek) Switzerland is a beautiful country with…
Mobile phone companies have lost credibility in infrastructure expansion
holes in the radio network Despite the high prices, the product is not right for Germany’s mobile phone providers. (Photo: imago images / photothek) Switzerland is a beautiful country with…
More cell phone masts, fewer competitors – How the telecom industry ripped off the federal government
Andreas Scheuer and the mobile phone companies Internal documents show that the federal government, in the person of the then Transport and Digital Minister, deliberately sacrificed tougher regulation. (Photo: Imago,…
Electricity from the neighboring country? That’s why it could be tight
Berlin The report on the status of electricity supply security in Germany, which the Federal Cabinet approved at the beginning of February, paints a optimistic picture. It states that the…
Mineral oil company Hoyer is considering investing in the PCK Schwedt refinery
Berlin The group of potential buyers for the PCK Schwedt refinery is growing. According to information from industry circles in the Handelsblatt, the Lower Saxony mineral oil company Hoyer is…
Former Tui boss Friedrich Joussen is helping Ralph Dommermuth to set up the network
Friedrich Joussen, former CEO of Tui AG The mobile veteran helps with a tricky project. (Photo: imago images/localpic) Hamburg After his resignation as CEO of Tui AG in September, Friedrich…
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…
Climate scientists call for further pressure on the economy
Pipeline in a chemical plant The economy should be stopped with additional measures to save energy, says the EU climate council. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Brussels, Berlin During the energy crisis,…
Numbat is planning charging stations with battery storage in supermarkets
Munich For Martin Schall, one of the obstacles to electromobility is the network of fast charging options, which is still poorly developed. “The sheer mass of electric cars will totally…
Numbat is planning charging stations with battery storage in supermarkets
Munich For Martin Schall, one of the obstacles to electromobility is the network of fast charging options, which is still poorly developed. “The sheer mass of electric cars will totally…
How much purchasing power will be lost this year?
pedestrian zone According to the barometer, consumers’ propensity to buy has increased. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Germany’s consumers seem to be gradually coming to terms with the crisis, inflation and rising…
The Struggle for European Industry – The Editor-in-Chief’s Review
At first the Europeans didn’t understand then they had a long debate about the consequences, and now there is a dispute about how to deal with it. You guessed it:…
According to the Federal Network Agency, electricity supply is secure even if coal is phased out earlier
coal mining Even without coal from 2030, the power supply is secured. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Network Agency has come to the conclusion that the power supply will be…
Electricity rationing for e-cars and heat pumps must be possible
power grid The network of the future must be flexible. (Photo: dpa) Should the network operator be able to control the charging process of my electric car remotely? Yes. Because…
Federal government not very transparent about state gas deals
Berlin The federal government withholds a large part of the information about gas storage filling from the public and is often ignorant or reserved when it comes to LNG purchases.…
When the public utility company pulls the plug on the e-car
electric car Under what conditions are grid operators allowed to control charging processes for e-cars? The Federal Network Agency is currently working on the corresponding regulation. (Photo: imago images/teamwork) Berlin…
“The Ukraine war will accelerate the energy transition”
LNG Terminal German Baltic Sea In record time, the federal government had three floating landing sites for liquefied natural gas from countries such as the USA, Qatar and other countries…
The dark side of the solar boom – the grid is at its breaking point
solar system Solar modules of a photovoltaic system are on the roof in Frankfurt. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Many Germans fear the high electricity prices and therefore rely on their own…
Economics Ministry wants to reform the mail market
post man Deutsche Post is by far the leading mail carrier in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) wants to make the specifications for the…