Tag: Renewable energy
Why electricity consumers in the north pay more than 300 euros more
power pole In regions where many wind farms or large open-space photovoltaic systems are connected to the grid, electricity consumers pay correspondingly high grid fees. (Photo: IMAGO/Action Pictures) Berlin The…
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…
How the air heat pump can be installed unobtrusively
home Air source heat pumps can be disguised in such a way that they are hardly noticeable. (Photo: German Heat Pump Association) Dusseldorf Air source heat pumps are popular with…
Germany and Denmark share lines for offshore wind power
Wind farm in Denmark Close cooperation between the North Sea and Baltic Sea countries is one of the basic requirements for achieving the EU’s ambitious goals for the expansion of…
How high investments in energy efficiency saved the Westerkamp wood mill
Berlin “If we had worked with gas in the energy crisis year 2022, our company would probably not have survived economically,” says Ute Goossens. Goossens is the energy and environmental…
Controversy over the role of nuclear power
Brussels, Paris Actually, the EU states and the European Parliament had already agreed on the new guideline for the expansion of renewable energies at the end of March. The adoption…
Controversy over the role of nuclear power
Brussels, Paris Actually, the EU states and the European Parliament had already agreed on the new guideline for the expansion of renewable energies at the end of March. The adoption…
Thyssen-Krupp Nucera supplies electrolysers to Sweden
Thyssen Krupp Nucera H2 Green Steel is the first company to have secured production capacity at the Ruhr Group’s hydrogen subsidiary. (Photo: Thyssen-Krupp Nucera) Dusseldorf Thyssen-Krupp’s hydrogen subsidiary Nucera is…
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…
Heat pumps push power grids to their limits
Transformer station in Rhineland-Palatinate The demand for electricity will increase significantly with the heat transition – a stress test for the grids. (Photo: imago images/UJ Alexander) Berlin, Dusseldorf The federal…
Heat pumps push power grids to their limits
Transformer station in Rhineland-Palatinate The demand for electricity will increase significantly with the heat transition – a stress test for the grids. (Photo: imago images/UJ Alexander) The federal government’s heat…
Siemens Energy now expects increasing losses for the current fiscal year
Munich The energy technology specialist Siemens Energy is still not getting the problems in the wind power business under control even after the complete takeover of the crisis subsidiary Siemens…
Siemens Energy now expects increasing losses for the current fiscal year
Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbine The business with renewable energies continues to pull down the entire Siemens Energy Group. (Photo: Reuters) Munich The energy technology specialist Siemens Energy is now…
How the law on heating replacement could be improved
Berlin On Friday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) was undeterred with regard to the Building Energy Act (GEG): There may still be one or the other smaller question, “but I think…
Interview with the Minister of Energy of Ukraine: “In the future 50 percent nuclear energy”
Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (before the start of the war) The nuclear power plant is occupied by Russian troops, which is why the International Atomic Energy Agency is warning of…
Bayer closes mega energy deal in the US
Wind Turbines in Idaho Cat Creek Energy will invest around $1.5 billion in the US state. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Dusseldorf Bayer AG gains access to a mega-project for renewable energies…
Baywa wants to separate from the solar trading business
Solar field Neufahrn by Baywa Baywa wants to sell the solar module trade. Frankfurt The solar and wind power provider Baywa wants to part with its solar trading business and…
820 billion euros – that’s how much climate-neutral flying costs
An airplane is refueled with sustainable fuel Aviation will be the largest customer for the so-called e-fuel in the future. (Photo: imago images/Joerg Boethling) Frankfurt Visibly proud, Tim Böltken broke…
Gas pipeline operators are committed to building a hydrogen network
Wind farm in the North Sea The gas network operators are now demanding that the North Sea countries provide the appropriate legal and regulatory framework. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The North…
Söder demands a “Bavarian solution” for the continued operation of the nuclear power plants
Markus Soder The Prime Minister of Bavaria visits the Isar 2 nuclear power plant shortly before it is shut down. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Markus Söder is fighting to enable the…