Tag: Power generation
That’s what Eon boss Birnbaum says about the energy transition
Berlin The CEO of the energy group Eon, Leonhard Birnbaum, warns of bottlenecks in the German power grids. “I fear that we will lag behind the expansion of renewables in…
That’s what Eon boss Birnbaum says about the energy transition
Berlin The CEO of the energy group Eon, Leonhard Birnbaum, warns of bottlenecks in the German power grids. “I fear that we will lag behind the expansion of renewables in…
EnBW and BP are planning an offshore wind farm off Scotland
offshore wind farm Wind turbines of EnBW’s Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea off the island of Rügen. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The energy company EnBW and the…
Energy company Steag secures high millions for electricity transactions
Steag headquarters The Essen-based group follows competitors and reacts to the price explosion. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The price explosion for electricity and gas is not leaving its mark on the…
Rising energy prices: Steag needs higher credit lines
Steag headquarters The Essen-based group follows competitors and reacts to the price explosion. (Photo: dpa) meal The price explosion for electricity and gas is not leaving its mark on the…
That is why investors are putting pressure on Siemens Energy
Munich A year after the independent IPO, Siemens Energy continues to go up and down. Above all, the problems at the wind power subsidiary Siemens Gamesa keep pushing the course…
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…
Turkey is drastically increasing electricity and gas prices
Symbolic picture: Street in Istanbul Turkey is already plagued by high inflation. (Photo: Bloomberg) Istanbul In Turkey, energy prices will rise dramatically in the new year. The inflation-plagued country is…
How is it going on now?
Dusseldorf The penultimate chapter in the emotional history of German nuclear power ends on December 31, 2021: The Brokdorf, Grohnde and Gundremmingen nuclear power plants, Unit C, will go offline…
Gas power plants as a reserve in the event of electricity bottlenecks
Eon power plant in Irsching The most efficient gas turbine in the world at the time stood idle most of the time. (Photo: press photo E.ON) Ten years ago, Eon…
Siemens, Alstom & Co .: Turbine builders hope for a gas renaissance
Gas power plant in Irsching The operation of gas-fired power plants often does not pay off for the utilities, even when using the most modern technology. (Photo: Reuters) Munich Large…
These are the beneficiaries of the new energy policy
Dusseldorf The announcements of the new federal government regarding the energy transition are big: The traffic lights want to get out of coal by 2030 – eight years earlier than…
“Everything that works has to be built”
RWE boss Markus Krebber at the 2021 Capital Markets Day The head of Germany’s largest electricity producer presented the strategy for the next few years. RWE wants to invest around…
“Everything that works has to be built”
RWE boss Markus Krebber at the 2021 Capital Markets Day The head of Germany’s largest electricity producer presented the strategy for the next few years. RWE wants to invest around…
RWE puts gas storage facilities for sale in the Czech Republic
RWE campus in Essen RWE can use the proceeds from the sale for the planned investments in the new core business of renewable energies. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Düsseldorf According to…
Demand for subsidized green electricity is booming
Offshore Wind power at sea is by far the most powerful of all renewables. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf Amazon, Covestro, Fraport. Three companies that actually have nothing in common. Except that…
A rapid phase-out of coal puts a strain on security of supply
Wind turbines and coal-fired power station An accelerated phase-out of coal poses challenges for network operators. (Photo: action press) Berlin An early phase-out of coal poses challenges for the operators…
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…