Tag: Renewable energy
“Not out of the woods yet”
Gita Gopinath “I think we’re not out of the woods yet and that energy prices could go up again.” (Photo: Bloomberg) Washington The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting a…
“Only green investments are not enough”
Gita Gopinath “I think we’re not out of the woods yet and that energy prices could go up again.” (Photo: Bloomberg) Washington The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting a…
Is the shutdown of the nuclear reactors premature?
Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant nuclear power? No, thank you: the mood regarding the shutdown of nuclear power plants is not that clear at the moment. The issue remains controversial in…
The EU needs hydrogen “Made in Europe” – also with the help of nuclear energy
hydrogen Transportation is expensive. Guest authors Joseph Delatte and Georgina Wright call for the EU to produce more hydrogen. The EU needs more decarbonised hydrogen in order to achieve the…
Federal government underestimates the need for gas-fired power plants
Berlin An additional 25 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in gas-fired power plants: Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) expects this to be the case by 2030. According to this, 50…
France fails with nuclear power push in the EU
French nuclear power station Saint-Laurent-Nouan For Paris, the agreement is a setback in the attempt to advance nuclear power as an alternative to renewable energies in Europe. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels…
Which hurdles threaten to fail the rapid expansion
wind turbines The pace of expansion would have to be significantly higher if the federal government wants to achieve its goals. (Photo: IMAGO/Westend61) Berlin The expansion of wind energy on…
“We plan to phase out coal by 2028”
Cooling towers of the Lippendorf coal-fired power plant south of Leipzig EnBW wants to take the last coal-fired power plants off the grid in 2028. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf On April…
“We plan to phase out coal by 2028”
Cooling towers of the Lippendorf coal-fired power plant south of Leipzig EnBW wants to take the last coal-fired power plants off the grid in 2028. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf On April…
Heat transition: heating industry warns of scrapping bonus
Fuel oil and oil heating From 2024, the GEG is to stipulate a share of renewable energies of at least 65 percent for the operation of new heating systems, which…
How to eliminate the risk of electric shock
Balcony power plant in Düsseldorf A new plug is intended to make it easier for consumers to commission the mini power plants. (Photo: IMAGO/Robert Poorten) Berlin In the recently presented…
How to eliminate the risk of electric shock
Balcony power plant in Düsseldorf A new plug is intended to make it easier for consumers to commission the mini power plants. (Photo: IMAGO/Robert Poorten) Berlin In the recently presented…
Industry still doesn’t feel anything from the Easter package
Berlin Just a few days ago, Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) made it clear what he believes is crucial for a faster expansion of renewable energies: “It is…
How the blockchain is revolutionizing the energy market
Dusseldorf More and more people are getting their electricity from suppliers with sustainability promises. However, this is not automatically green. For a long time it was impossible for consumers to…
This is how Chinese companies benefit from US taxpayers’ money
>>iOS Republican Senator Marco Rubio demanded that the US government committee Cifus, which has blocked many foreign investments, investigate the deal immediately. Rubio warned that the Ford-CATL deal would make…
“Soon we will know if Europe can exist without Russian natural gas”
Enel solar farm in Mexico The Italian energy giant is once again focusing on the production of solar cells in Europe. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) Dusseldorf, Rome Europe is “almost there,”…
Siemens Energy wants to benefit from the boom in the USA
Munich Siemens Energy wants to benefit greatly from the expected hydrogen boom in the USA. “The market is attractive and it may well be that we will build a factory…
How Habeck wants to revive the photovoltaic industry
Photovoltaic free-field system in Werneuchen, Brandenburg China dominates the market for the manufacture of photovoltaic systems by a large margin. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Ender) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck…
Electricity from the neighboring country? That’s why it could be tight
Berlin The report on the status of electricity supply security in Germany, which the Federal Cabinet approved at the beginning of February, paints a optimistic picture. It states that the…
Presidents call for less regulation and more speed in Europe
BDI President Siegfried Russwurm Russwurm criticizes the Europeans’ focus on money and subsidies. (Photo: dpa) Berlin If Siegfried Russwurm, President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), and Fredrik Persson,…