Tag: Kerstin Andreae
Federal government stops subsidies for gas heating
High cost of gas Not only the gas itself, but also new gas heaters will be significantly more expensive for homeowners in the future. (Photo: imago images/Shotshop) Dusseldorf The state…
Industry wants to shut down gas-fired power plants immediately
Measuring instruments at a gas storage facility The risk of an acute gas shortage continues to escalate. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Berlin The industry is convinced that the massive decline in…
Relief package from the Federal Environment Agency: This is how the affected sectors are reacting
The authority’s president, Dirk Messner, justified the tax relief package with climate protection. What is environmentally friendly should become cheaper, what is environmentally harmful should no longer be subsidized by…
Gas suppliers are allowed to raise prices – criticism from consumer advocates
Berlin Consumer advocates criticize the amendment to the Energy Security Act (EnSiG) passed by the Bundestag. They are calling for the so-called price adjustment clause to be adjusted and are…
Europe and USA forge LNG pact
Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz The agreement is expected to be announced on Friday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Rome Historic summit day in Brussels: First, the heads of state…
Energy Association calls for an early warning level in the gas emergency plan
Berlin, Dusseldorf The Federal Association of Energy and Water Industries is calling on the federal government to declare the early warning level in the national gas emergency plan. BDEW boss…
Government to announce early warning level in gas emergency plan
Gas storage in Saxony-Anhalt The German energy industry fears for security of supply. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf The Federal Association of Energy and Water Industries is calling on the federal…
Government to announce early warning level in gas emergency plan
fuel prices There are concrete and serious indications that Germany’s gas supply situation is deteriorating. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Dusseldorf The Federal Association of Energy and Water Industries is calling on…
War in Ukraine prompts search for coal compromise
Berlin In view of growing doubts about the reliability of Russian gas supplies, coal-fired power plants are taking on a new significance. The prime ministers of the eastern German states…
The president has the choice between “appeasement and attack”
BDI President Siegfried Russwurm The President is looking for a new CEO. (Photo: imago images/Jürgen Heinrich) Berlin The news of Joachim Lang’s departure was only a few hours old when…
Nuclear power as “green energy” – applause from business
“Natural gas is an essential bridging technology for the basic supply of the industrial nation Germany,” said Wolfgang Große Entrup, General Manager of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI). “If…
Why the coalition’s climate goals can hardly be met
Berlin, Düsseldorf The numbers are impressive: 80 percent of the electricity consumed in Germany should come from renewable sources by 2030 and 15 million e-cars will be registered. At the…
Why there is a risk of a power shortage in the coming years
Berlin, Düsseldorf The numbers are impressive: 80 percent of the electricity consumed in Germany should come from renewable sources by 2030 and 15 million e-cars will be registered. At the…
Why there is a risk of a power shortage in the coming years
Berlin, Düsseldorf The numbers are impressive: 80 percent of the electricity consumed in Germany should come from renewable sources by 2030 and 15 million e-cars will be registered. At the…
“Anyone who wants to phase out coal must not oppose new gas-fired power plants”
BDEW managing director Kerstin Andreae warns against a hasty exit from the use of natural gas. The politically defined goal of climate neutrality by 2045 is “extremely ambitious,” said Andreae…