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This is what you need to know about synthetic fuels
Production of e-fuels The hydrogen start-up Sunfire produces synthetic fuels. (Photo: Sunfire) Berlin From 2035 onwards, new cars that run on petrol or diesel will no longer be allowed to…
Olaf Scholz invites the car bosses to the Chancellery
Berlin Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) will receive the automotive industry for the first time on January 10th for a top-level discussion in the Chancellery to discuss the future of…
Emissions in Germany were too high in 2022
Traffic on German roads In 2022, the transport sector emitted 11 million tonnes of CO2 more than required. The industry achieves its goals. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a study,…
The world’s most important climate law is nearing completion
Brussels Energy prices in Europe have never been as high as they are this year. Nevertheless, the EU wants to stick to the core of its climate protection program, which…
Energy storage start-up relies on flexible heat for industry
Dusseldorf Factory towers and ventilation gates throw large amounts of thermal energy into the environment – at the same time, on some good days, solar and wind parks produce excess…
Huge battery storage against power failures is created
Illustration of a large storage This is what the Fluence network booster in southern Germany could look like. Dusseldorf Although Germany is in the middle of the energy crisis, many…
Huge battery storage against power failures is created
Illustration of a large storage This is what the Fluence network booster in southern Germany could look like. Dusseldorf Although Germany is in the middle of the energy crisis, many…
Agora Digital Transformation: Think tank wants to digitize top-level politics
Berlin If you want to understand what Carla Hustedt and Stefan Heumann want to achieve, imagine the following scenario: The international community agrees to take joint action against the power…
Largest network storage system in the world: mega storage facility is being built in southern Germany
Large storage in the USA The provider Fluence has already set up a number of power storage systems internationally. The project in Kupferzell is by far the largest in Germany.…
Despite the energy crisis, the government probably prefers the end of coal
power supply Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and…
Despite the energy crisis, the government probably prefers the end of coal
power supply Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and…
Federal government plans to phase out coal by 2030 despite the energy crisis
power supply Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and…
Steel industry must become climate-neutral in a difficult environment
Berlin The pressure on the European steel industry is growing. Despite difficult framework conditions, companies have to radically change their production processes in order to manage the path to climate…
What is that? Do e-fuels protect the climate?
Berlin In hot July 2022, e-fuels even made it into the political cabaret. The ZDF program “Die Anstalt” reported on Porsche boss Oliver Blume. At the most recent works meeting,…
Energy crisis: As with gas, so with electricity?
After gas, could electricity soon become scarce? Nobody can say for sure. An analysis of the electricity supply published just a few days ago by the Ministry of Economic Affairs…
Is the power supply secured in winter?
Hanover/Dusseldorf A blackout in the middle of winter would be one of the most potentially dangerous consequences to come indirectly from Russia’s war against Ukraine. So far, the power supply…
Price shock – The 30 most important answers
Uncertain future Nobody knows exactly how energy policy will continue. However, some questions can be answered. (Photo: Mona Eing & Michael Meissner) As a result of Vladimir Putin’s war of…
Ukraine war: security of supply more urgent than climate protection?
Uncertain future Nobody knows exactly how energy policy will continue. However, some questions can be answered. (Photo: Mona Eing & Michael Meissner) As a result of Vladimir Putin’s war of…
Conversion to hydrogen: slowed down by EU rules
hydrogen tank Green hydrogen is considered the future of energy production. (Photo: dpa) Brussels Hydrogen is considered the miracle weapon of the energy transition: it can be used wherever gas…
300 billion euros for independence from Russian energy
Photovoltaic assembly If solar panels were installed across the board on European roofs, 25 percent of the electricity requirements of the association of states could be covered. (Photo: imago images/Shotshop)…