Tag: Power storage
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…
Factory for sodium chloride storage is built in Saxony
cerenergy An integrated project with the new salt battery could look like this. Dusseldorf The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) has developed a battery whose most important…
The first factory for sodium chloride storage is built in Saxony
cerenergy An integrated project with the new salt battery could look like this. Dusseldorf The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) has developed a battery whose most important…
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…
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…
Daylight Eco brings the solar power plant with artificial intelligence
Franco Swarovski, Michael Biberger, Nicolas Erdle (from left) The three founders of Daylight Eco all have industry experience. Munich Germany is hotly debating the benefits of heat pumps, the end…
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…
Are electricity, steel or hydrogen really green? Blockchain should show it
Green hydrogen gas station In the future, companies will have to prove more clearly how their raw materials and products were produced. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich, Salzgitter Whether CO2 balance, green…
Start-up Energize wants to build filling stations for e-cars
electromobility The first quick-charging filling station planned by the start-up Energize opens in Düsseldorf. (Photo: Energize) More and more electric cars are on the roads. On January 1, 2023, more…
Jolt Energy wants to bring charging stations to cities
Munich Sometimes it takes years to lay a high-performance line for a new charging station. The Munich founder Maurice Neligan wants to solve the problem with his start-up Jolt Energy.…
Siemens Energy spins off division with 2500 employees
Coils for transformer works Siemens Energy likely wants to spin off its high-voltage components business. (Photo: dpa) Munich Siemens Energy is preparing its high-voltage components division with around 2,500 employees…
Why flexible tariffs could now be worthwhile
smart meters Flexible tariffs have long been a reality in other countries. In Germany things are just getting started. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf Intelligent electricity meters are becoming mandatory. The Bundestag…
How secure is Germany’s power supply without nuclear power plants?
Dusseldorf On April 15, the last three German nuclear power plants go offline. Then, after around sixty years, nuclear power generation in Germany will finally end. The topic will move…
Tesla builds battery factory in Shanghai
Shanghai The electric car manufacturer Tesla plans to build a battery factory in Shanghai. The manufacturing facility is intended to complement the production of the so-called “megapack” batteries in California,…
Will we soon be storing CO2 underground in Germany?
Dusseldorf When it comes to the energy transition, the majority of Germans officially want more renewable energies – but just not in their own neighborhood. Opencast coal mining is not…
Siemens Energy starts capital increase worth billions
SiemensEnergy Mathematically, the company could collect more than 1.3 billion euros. (Photo: Reuters) Munich Despite the global price slide, Siemens Energy is starting its expected multi-billion dollar capital increase to…
Use hydrogen and solar power for your own home
Production at Home Power Solutions A pilot system was recently installed in Switzerland, and further systems are to follow in the German-speaking region. (Photo: Home Power Solutions) Dusseldorf Energy self-sufficiency…
Use hydrogen and solar power for your own home
Dusseldorf Energy self-sufficiency has been a wish of many homeowners since the outbreak of the energy crisis at the latest. The Berlin start-up Home Power Solutions (HPS) has developed a…
Numbat is planning charging stations with battery storage in supermarkets
Munich For Martin Schall, one of the obstacles to electromobility is the network of fast charging options, which is still poorly developed. “The sheer mass of electric cars will totally…
Numbat is planning charging stations with battery storage in supermarkets
Munich For Martin Schall, one of the obstacles to electromobility is the network of fast charging options, which is still poorly developed. “The sheer mass of electric cars will totally…