Tag: power grids
Warsaw plans 79 small nuclear power plants by 2038
Illustration of GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 nuclear power plant Poland wants to use modular reactors as an important part of its energy transition. (Photo: Hitachi) Frankfurt Oder Clean energy, independent of…
“I go to funerals all the time”
Vitaly Klitschko During a visit by the Ukrainian national guard, a soldier shows the mayor of Kiev a damaged helmet. (Photo: dpa) Mr Klitschko, a year ago you described the…
The aim is to make the renewables sector fit for the energy transition
Borkum Riffgrund One offshore wind farm in the North Sea The expansion of renewables is to be massively accelerated in Germany. (Photo: Paul Langrock/Zenit/laif) Berlin, Dusseldorf Subsidies for operating costs,…
How smart meters should reduce the electricity bill of the Germans
Charging with cheap electricity? In the future, e-cars could be charged via smart meters when a particularly large amount of electricity is available and therefore cheap. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Berlin…
How smart meters should reduce the electricity bill of the Germans
Robert Habeck Intelligent electricity meters represent the “core of the digital energy infrastructure”, says the Federal Minister of Economics. (Photo: IMAGO/Mike Schmidt) Brussels, Berlin Wholesale electricity was extremely cheap on…
Municipalities are demanding an emergency power reserve for fear of sabotage
The German Association of Towns and Municipalities sees a need for action, particularly with regard to the supply of electricity and drinking water. “We need a national emergency power reserve…
The big energy transition is currently failing on a small scale
Smart grids A whole series of innovations are necessary, which are repeatedly delayed. Absurd things are happening in connection with the energy transition. More than nine million German households have…
Energy companies criticize the German smart meter strategy
Dusseldorf A long-standing German energy transition plan is getting underway these days: Meter operators want to install intelligent electricity meters in a number of households this year. The energy company…
Energy companies criticize the German smart meter strategy
Dusseldorf A long-standing German energy transition plan is getting underway these days: Meter operators want to install intelligent electricity meters in a number of households this year. The energy company…
Germany’s power grid is about to change – the three largest construction sites
innovations on the web It is not just power generation that needs to become more intelligent, but also power consumption. Dusseldorf Strange terms are used in the new coalition agreement…
German Energy Agency wants to speed up grid expansion
High-voltage pylons in North Rhine-Westphalia The expansion of the energy infrastructure is years behind the plans. (Photo: Photodisc/Getty Images) Berlin The German Energy Agency (Dena) advises a change of course…
The top consumer advocate is to become the new head of the network agency
Klaus Mueller The consumer advocate headed the NRW consumer advice center for eight years before becoming a board member of the federal association in 2014. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The head…