Tag: subsidy
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…
Habeck announces industrial electricity price of six cents
Robert Habeck (Greens) Initial reactions from the affected sectors to the Ministry’s proposal for a bridge electricity price were positive. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens)…
Why Biden is so much more successful with his industrial policy than the Europeans
Bidenomics The Biden program is putting pressure on other economic powerhouses. Joe Biden’s strategy is working: A few months after billion-dollar subsidy programs were approved, massive investments are flowing into…
TSMC may want to build with Bosch, NXP and Infineon
TSMC Politicians have high hopes that the chip contract manufacturer will settle there. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Munich, Tokyo The plans of the Taiwanese group TSMC for a plant in Germany…
TSMC may want to build with Bosch, NXP and Infineon
TSMC Politicians have high hopes that the chip contract manufacturer will settle there. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Munich, Tokyo The plans of the Taiwanese group TSMC for a plant in Germany…
TSMC may want to build with Bosch, NXP and Infineon
TSMC Politicians have high hopes that the chip contract manufacturer will settle there. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Munich, Tokyo The plans of the Taiwanese group TSMC for a plant in Germany…
EU Commission increases pressure on European armaments companies
Shells at an exercise in Britain Ukraine urgently needs 155mm ammunition for western weapons such as howitzers to be able to defend itself against the Russian attack. (Photo: AP) Brussels…
Habeck wants additional money for the price of industrial electricity – but Lindner refuses
Christian Lindner (FDP) and Robert Habeck (Greens) A new dispute breaks out between the two ministers over the industrial electricity price. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin A new dispute over the federal…
Intel posts biggest quarterly loss in company history
intel The chip manufacturer records a loss of billions. (Photo: dpa) san francisco The US chip group Intel has recorded the largest quarterly loss in the company’s history. In the…
A big step for Infineon, a small one for Europe
Dresden The marquee is already up: On Tuesday, Infineon boss Jochen Hanebeck invites you to the ground-breaking ceremony for the chip manufacturer’s latest plant. The Dax group puts five billion…
Intel posts biggest quarterly loss in company history
san francisco The US chip group Intel has recorded the largest quarterly loss in the company’s history. In the first three months of this year, the company made a minus…
This is what an industrial electricity price could look like
Aluminum production in Essen The cost of electricity in Germany is far higher than in other industrialized countries. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels The high electricity prices in Germany are a…
Volkswagen ID.4 is now being promoted in the USA
Volkswagen ID.4 The electric SUV from VW is now being subsidized with funds from the US government’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) new York The US government on…
Europe wants to become a leader again in semiconductors
Brussels, Munich The conclusion of the industry representatives is devastating: The intended race to catch up will not succeed with the European Chips Act, said Iris Plöger, member of the…
New subsidy program to help with heating replacement – what homeowners need to know now
Servicing a heat pump The federal government wants to promote the switch to climate-friendly heating systems. (Photo: In Pictures/Getty Images) Berlin The federal government has agreed on a draft law…
The more the US subsidizes, the more restrained Europe should be
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden Europe shouldn’t try to do what the US did with theirs “Inflation Reduction Act” to subsidize green technologies…
US Treasury Department scraps tax breaks for automakers
Volkswagen The ID.4 EV did not initially qualify for tax rebates. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) new York According to the US Treasury Department, electric models from German automakers Volkswagen, BMW and…
Why Taiwan’s TSMC is struggling with a Europe factory
Taipei, Tokyo Germany will probably have to be patient when it comes to choosing the location for the new European plant of the Taiwanese chip giant TSMC. Taiwanese media are…
German models lack range
BMW plug-in hybrid Sales of the Munich-based carmaker’s partially electric vehicles have plummeted in China in recent years. (Photo: dpa) For years, German automakers have been aggressively promoting their plug-in…
Why German construction suppliers are drawn to the USA
Cranes at a construction site Relocating production to the USA could currently be worthwhile for construction companies. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf A shortage of skilled workers, delivery problems, strict bureaucratic rules…