Tag: Industrial policy
Do more with fewer resources
Anyone who still dismisses human-caused climate change as “scare tactics” is turning a blind eye to reality. Climate protection is the topic of our time. As the largest economy in…
Industry avoided billions in EEG levy payments
Chemical park in Krefeld The companies are said to have used exemption rules for electricity generated with their own power plants. (Photo: Dirk Kruell / laif) Hamburg, Berlin According to…
Strict rules for electricity imports from renewables
Solar power plant in Spain In the hydrogen age, Germany has to import electricity from renewable energies, especially from the sunny south. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The National Hydrogen Council (NWR)…
Unions want to protest nationwide on Friday
Berlin ZF Friedrichshafen looks back on more than a hundred years of history and has reinvented itself over and over again. Initially a manufacturer of gears, the Swabian company developed…
Opel works council criticizes the end of toolmaking
Opel in Rüsselsheim The planned closure of the tool shop will cause the next conflict between management and the works council. (Photo: dpa) Munich In addition to the forge and…
The economy demands a remedy from politics
Berlin For weeks, companies have been struggling with the persistently high electricity and gas prices. When looking for solutions, they rely on rapid political support. The “dramatic rise” in prices…
Green bonds decide on the transformation of Daimler and Co.
Electric vehicle from Mercedes The current billion-dollar profits come exclusively from the combustion engine business. (Photo: Reuters) The maneuver was a success: The first green bonds from Daimler were well…
IG-BCE boss Michael Vassiliadis takes over the task of the transformer
Berlin A transformer is an electronic component that can be used to convert high voltage into less dangerous lower voltage. In the climate protection and energy transition debate, Michael Vassiliadis…
Semiconductor production: Europe wants to fight the chip shortage – and is blocking itself
A new EU law is supposed to strengthen the chip industry, but there is a dispute over the strategy. France relies on more state, the Netherlands smells a planned economy.…
The state is only partially operational
Jänschwalde lignite power station Schularick’s central thesis is that the state is ill-equipped for its role as a crisis manager. That has to change in the face of threats like…
“In Brandenburg the auto industry is being reinvented”
Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide The first vehicles should roll off the assembly line here from the end of 2021. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Brandenburg is becoming the new location for popular…
Why Brandenburg is becoming the new center of electromobility
Tesla boss Elon Musk on stage at the open day in the Gigafactory Grünheide The US company plans to build around 500,000 Model Ys here every year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
Decarbonization through red hydrogen?
Reimund Neugebauer, President of the Fraunhofer Society “As a bridging technology, we need turquoise hydrogen from gas and, in the longer term, also red hydrogen from nuclear fusion.” (Photo: Fraunhofer)…
If even companies are calling for more climate protection, all alarm bells should sound
Wind turbines Companies are demanding more climate protection from the future government. (Photo: dpa) At the latest when companies demand stricter measures in terms of climate protection, all alarm bells…
How Greece wants to encourage mergers
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis “We know that our companies have to become more competitive.” (Photo: Reuters) Athens The Greek government wants to encourage small and medium-sized companies to cooperate…
Digitization of the administration: BDI calls for the digital ministry
After the general election, the German economy now sees the opportunity to overcome the digitization gap. “The new federal government must modernize the public administration at full speed,” said the…
British industry warns of factory closures
British steel mill The steel industry is particularly suffering from the persistently high gas prices. (Photo: dpa) London British industry is sounding the alarm in the face of soaring gas…
Car manufacturer: “Escape from co-determination” – Planned Opel dismemberment causes severe criticism
The announced outsourcing of the plants jeopardizes the brand, locations and jobs at Opel, the union and works council rage. The first protests are planned. .source site
When it comes to hydrogen, the economy wants clarity quickly from the future coalition
Hydrogen pipe The question of what role hydrogen-based fuel should play in the transport sector is a controversial political issue. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The subject of hydrogen has been shaping…
Economy makes friends with traffic light
Berlin The SPD general secretary Lars Klingbeil had to announce a result of the first exploratory talks for a traffic light government. “It will continue from Monday,” said Klingbeil on…