Tag: power grid
How stable is our power grid?
Dusseldorf The German power grid was one of the most important topics of all last year. The fear of power outages was great, but in the end, despite the problems…
Federal Network Agency grants network operators higher returns
Electricity Electricity grid fees have risen continuously in recent years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Good news for the more than 800 electricity network operators and around 700 gas network operators in…
Federal Network Agency grants electricity and gas network operators higher returns – consumers pay more
Electricity Electricity grid fees have risen continuously in recent years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Good news for the more than 800 electricity network operators and around 700 gas network operators in…
Federal Network Agency grants electricity and gas network operators higher returns – consumers pay more
Electricity Electricity grid fees have risen continuously in recent years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Good news for the more than 800 electricity network operators and around 700 gas network operators in…
Electricity for industry and households should become cheaper
Dusseldorf When it is particularly sunny or windy in Germany, there is sometimes more electricity from renewable energies in the grid than is necessary. This puts a strain on the…
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…
With these innovations, companies can save energy and CO2
Festo algae factory In the process, a large amount of carbon dioxide CO2 is bound and algae oil is produced. The oil can be used for cosmetics, food or fertilizers,…
Despite the nuclear phase-out, Amprion sees no blackout risk
high voltage pylon The energy transition requires massive investments in the German power grid. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Ohde) Dusseldorf The transmission system operator Amprion is once again giving the all-clear for…
Tennet sees an investment requirement of 111 billion euros due to the energy transition
Berlin The electricity network operator Tennet wants to massively increase its investments in the expansion of the networks. “We invested 4.5 billion euros last year. We want to increase this…
How consumers save money with power outages
Dusseldorf Every day at 10.45 a.m. the power goes out at Julian Affeldt’s. The teacher from Brandenburg cannot charge his electric car for an hour and a half. And the…
Can the network operator pull the plug on the e-car? Electricity industry accuses carmakers of scaremongering
E-car at a private charging station There is a heated debate about the conditions under which the network operator can intervene in the charging process. (Photo: dpa) For months, the…
Tennet wants to sell the German subsidiary completely to the federal government
Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) is making progress with the entry into the electricity transmission system operator Tennet. According to Friday, the Dutch state-owned company is ready…
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…
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…
Why reservoirs are becoming increasingly important
energy Storing electricity is one of the most important challenges for the energy transition. Dusseldorf The Nant de Drance pumped storage power plant is located high in the Swiss Alps…
Eon completely takes over start-up GridX
Old and new management of GridX David Balensiefen (left) and Andreas Booke (right) hand over the management to Tim Steinmetz (centre right) and Tobias Mitter (centre left) on April 1,…
This is to prevent power outages in winter
Control center for the power grid Nationwide, crisis teams are preparing themselves with emergency plans. (Photo: Amprion) Dusseldorf Whether in Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich or Cologne – representatives from politics, fire…
This is to prevent power outages in winter
Control center for the power grid Nationwide, crisis teams are preparing themselves with emergency plans. (Photo: Amprion) Dusseldorf Whether in Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich or Cologne – representatives from politics, fire…
The federal government lowers the electricity price with a billion-dollar subsidy
extra high voltage line Part of the electricity price goes to the transmission system operators, who transport electricity over long distances. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The federal government has curbed a…
These are the strategies for the energy transition
Energy crisis in Germany Germany not only has to become independent of high-emission raw materials such as coal, but also of Russian natural gas. (Photo: Reuters, Thomas Berger (M)) Dusseldorf…