Tag: Raw materials policy
How the EU wants to boost the production of lithium & co
lithium source According to a study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), the import quota is 100 percent for 14 of the 27 critical raw materials. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty…
How the West Secures Critical Minerals
Ursula von der Leyen and Justin Trudeau During her trip to the USA and Canada, the security of raw materials is high on the agenda for the EU Commission President.…
Electricity customers could get the right to long-term contracts
Habeck: Heating must not become a social issue Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck has promised state support for households to bid farewell to oil and gas heating. The heat…
From 2024, 500,000 heat pumps will be installed each year
Habeck: Heating must not become a social issue Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck has promised state support for households to bid farewell to oil and gas heating. The heat…
USA reject the allegations of sabotage – they had other plans
Brussels A short, sharp denial, that’s it. The US government has so far been taciturn about the Nord Stream report by investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. Hersh blames the US for…
Dependence on China – diversification is not a panacea
With a view to the federal government’s raw materials strategy, the BDI recently called for Germany and Europe to “diversify and become more independent”. The reason for this demand can…
Is the federal government exaggerating on LNG?
Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) defends himself against public criticism, including from his own ranks, for overdoing it with the gas. “We price in risks, plan with…
Cooperation instead of development aid – How Europe and Africa could benefit from the energy transition
Berlin They are the ingredients of the energy transition: lithium, cobalt, manganese. Cell phones won’t work and electric cars won’t drive without these minerals. A large part of these mineral…
Cooperation instead of development aid – How Europe and Africa could benefit from the energy transition
Berlin They are the ingredients of the energy transition: lithium, cobalt, manganese. Cell phones won’t work and electric cars won’t drive without these minerals. A large part of these mineral…
Europe needs new rules if Russia offers gas again
the authors Axel Ockenfels (right) is an economist at the University of Cologne. Georg Zachmann is a senior fellow at the Bruegel think tank in Brussels. (Photo: Mauritius, private) Russia…
Oil from Kazakhstan flows to Schwedt
Refinery PCK in Schwedt Until the turn of the year, the refinery was almost exclusively supplied with oil from Russia via the “Druzhba” pipeline. (Photo: dpa) The Kazakh oil export…
Wintershall posts billions in losses due to Russia’s exit
Wintershall oil field in Emlichheim The company is the largest German gas and oil producer. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The Kassel-based company Wintershall Dea reports a successful financial year in operational…
EU saves billions by avoiding gas imports – Habeck wants to subsidize wind turbine production
The Czech Republic is making itself independent of Russian natural gas The Czech Republic has radically reduced its originally high dependence on Russian natural gas. In January, imports of Russian…
Mineral oil company Hoyer is considering investing in the PCK Schwedt refinery
Berlin The group of potential buyers for the PCK Schwedt refinery is growing. According to information from industry circles in the Handelsblatt, the Lower Saxony mineral oil company Hoyer is…
Gas storage fill level drops only slightly: Systems are well filled
EU supports Serbia in energy supply The European Union (EU) is supporting the Balkan country of Serbia in overcoming the energy crisis with aid totaling 165 million euros. An agreement…
How NATO wants to better protect pipelines after the Nord Stream attack
Gas bubbles rose to the sea surface from the ruptured tube of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in September Russia blames the US for the attacks. (Photo: via REUTERS) Brussels…
How NATO wants to better protect pipelines after the Nord Stream attack
Gas bubbles rose to the sea surface from the ruptured tube of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in September Russia blames the US for the attacks. (Photo: via REUTERS) Brussels…
No all-clear for the industry
mine in South Africa A boom in demand meets a limited supply – this drives up commodity prices. (Photo: mauritius images / Sunshine Seeds / Alamy) Zurich, Dusseldorf High prices…
Examiner’s Column: Tin of Life
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. I read in the “Welt als Sonntag” that a new mining era is dawning in Germany: digging for…
Exxon, Shell & Co. are holding back on green investments
Dusseldorf Never in their history have the big oil companies made as much money as they did last year: Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, Equinor and Total Energies made a…