Tag: Power generation
Europe needs a strong wind power industry
Wind turbines in Baden-Württemberg The expansion of wind power in Germany is progressing – albeit not as quickly as planned by the federal government. But the manufacturers of the wind…
Technology race for wind turbines threatens to ruin the industry
wind farm The technical leaps in the development of wind turbines are getting bigger and bigger. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Tack) Munich, Dusseldorf The first wind turbines in the 1990s measured just…
Europe needs a strong wind power industry
Wind turbines in Baden-Württemberg The expansion of wind power in Germany is progressing – albeit not as quickly as planned by the federal government. But the manufacturers of the wind…
Technology race for wind turbines threatens to ruin the industry
wind farm The technical leaps in the development of wind turbines are getting bigger and bigger. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Tack) Munich, Dusseldorf The first wind turbines in the 1990s measured just…
Photovoltaic developer Maxsolar secures money for expansion
Christopher Strasser Maxsolar develops, builds and operates systems for itself and for third parties. (Photo: MaxSolar) Frankfurt The Upper Bavarian photovoltaic developer Maxsolar has received 410 million euros from the…
Turbine manufacturers want to combine gas power plants with CO2 storage
Construction site for a gas power plant Industry does not want to wait for hydrogen to become available and is proposing other approaches. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The manufacturers of gas…
BP and Total pay 12.6 billion for offshore wind farms
Offshore wind farm in the North Sea Wind power on the water is to be greatly expanded as part of the energy transition. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The world’s largest tender…
Electricity from the air, smaller and more efficient than a wind turbine
SkySails There are different approaches to airborne wind power. The company SkySails from Hamburg is entering the race with kite technology. Dusseldorf The red and white kite flies through the…
External experts are also supposed to clarify debacles worth billions
Siemens Gamesa windmill on Gran Canaria The Spanish-German provider is struggling with serious quality problems. (Photo: Reuters) Munich Siemens Energy also wants to use external help to clear up the…
Siemens Energy sets up special committee on wind power subsidiary Gamesa
Plant of Siemens Energy in Dresden The successes in other divisions are regularly wiped out by high losses at Siemens Gamesa. (Photo: dpa) Munich In view of the quality problems…
How dependent is Germany on energy from abroad?
power grid Germany has exported a particularly large amount of electricity in recent months. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In recent months, Germany has imported more electricity than usual from abroad. According…
Boom even before planned simplifications
balcony power plant Many Germans want to generate energy with solar cells on the balcony – and thus save money. (Photo: dpa) Bonn/Berlin More and more citizens in Germany have…
Chile is risking its future as a green hydrogen supplier
Renewable Energy in Chile The global energy industry’s hopes for cheap Chilean electricity could be dashed. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Salvador When the Chilean government opened the electricity grid…
Chile is risking its future as a green hydrogen supplier
Renewable Energy in Chile The global energy industry’s hopes for cheap Chilean electricity could be dashed. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Salvador When the Chilean government opened the electricity grid…
Coal-fired power plants as electricity storage – Old kilns help with the energy transition
Storage for renewable energy Coal-fired power plants, which still produce electricity today, could be used as electricity storage in the future. (Photo: IMAGO/imagebroker) Dusseldorf It is the right time for…
Germany and Denmark share lines for offshore wind power
Wind farm in Denmark Close cooperation between the North Sea and Baltic Sea countries is one of the basic requirements for achieving the EU’s ambitious goals for the expansion of…
Energy industry calls for incentives for new power plants
Berlin By 2030, dozens of new gas-fired power plants will have to go into operation. They are to be used as back-up capacities when wind and sun are not delivering…
Energy storage company Energy Vault finds success against short sellers
Energy storage from Energy Vault Energy Vault wants to use gravity to store energy. (Photo: PR) Zurich The Swiss energy storage developer Energy Vault has won a dispute with an…
EU court rejects lawsuits against RWE-Eon-Deal
RWE Campus Essen The European Commission has approved the purchase of Eon generation by RWE 2019. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf An important decision has been made regarding lawsuits by several energy…
Siemens Energy now expects increasing losses for the current fiscal year
Munich The energy technology specialist Siemens Energy is still not getting the problems in the wind power business under control even after the complete takeover of the crisis subsidiary Siemens…