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  • 02 May 2025 |

    Germany's incoming coalition plans massive infrastructure boost via debt rule overhaul

    Building Germany's new leadership in the midst of a stagnating economy and geopolitical challenges 02 May 2025, 12:00 Germany is on course to get a coalition government composed of the conservative CDU/CSU alliance under chancellor candidate ...
  • 31 Jul 2025 |

    Frontier climate technologies: Telling real solutions apart from wishful thinking

    Novel approaches will be key for solving the climate crisis 31 Jul 2025, 15:48 As the impacts of rising temperatures become increasingly acute around the world, the fight against climate change is entering a new phase. Society and the economy have largely ...
  • 01 Jul 2015 |

    Technology to transform the energy sector- made in Germany

    New technologies for the Energiewende 01 Jul 2015, 00:00 Germany鈥檚 energy transition anticipates a vastly more efficient and interconnected energy system in the future. It also poses huge technological challenges 鈥 and challenges for legislation and ...
  • Green pioneer Germany struggles to make climate protection a reality

    The energy transition and climate change 16 Dec 2016, 00:00 As the home country of the Energiewende, Germany is considered a pioneer in the fight against man-made climate change. But despite a spectacular rise in power generation from renewables, the ...
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  • 08 Jul 2024 |

    Europeans over 30 understand climate change causes better than youngsters 鈥 survey

    08 Jul 2024, 13:36 Jennifer Collins Society 麻豆无码版 Europeans aged over 30 show a better grasp of the causes and consequences of climate change than younger generations- but awareness of solutions is lacking across age groups, found a聽 survey by ...
  • 24 Jan 2025 |

    Dispatch from Germany | January '25

    24 Jan 2025, 15:30 Germany has fully switched into election campaign mode ahead of the national vote on 23 February. Parties have presented their manifestos, with key energy transition issues including the future of industry, boosting investments, energy ...
  • 31 Jul 2018 |

    Dip in energy use, rise in renewables lowers German CO2 emissions

    31 Jul 2018, 14:06 Germany鈥檚 energy consumption fell by one percent in the first half of 2018 as warm weather in the spring reduced the need for heating. A rise in renewable energy generation that pushed out coal in the power sector also helped to cut ...
  • 17 Mar 2025

    In brief | 17 March '25

    17 Mar 2025, 13:00 麻豆无码版 Team FT: Green energy stocks fall back to levels last seen 5 years ago聽 Uncertainty over political support for clean transition depresses market. Reuters: Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in landmark climate ...
  • 25 Feb 2020 |

    Major eastern German lignite mine resumes operation

    25 Feb 2020, 13:47 Rachel Waldholz Coal Energiewende dpa / Focus Online A major eastern German lignite (brown coal) mine is resuming operations this week, six months after work was halted by an environmental lawsuit,聽 newswire dpa reports in an article ...
  • 01 Aug 2022 |

    First hard coal 鈥渕arket returnee鈥 power plant ready to replace gas in supply crisis

    01 Aug 2022, 13:23 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Security dpa / Zeit Online The first retired hard coal ...
  • 03 Mar 2022 |

    Consumers can do more to reduce dependence on Russian gas 鈥 NGO

    03 Mar 2022, 12:42 Edgar Meza Gas Heating 麻豆无码版 German households can help reduce gas consumption by up to 75 percent, according to non-profit consulting company co2online, which campaigns for the reduction of CO2 emissions. By reducing their ...
  • 06 Dec 2024 |

    Average price of new electric cars rises by 鈧4,000 to almost 鈧57,000 in Germany

    06 Dec 2024, 12:50 S枚ren Amelang Cars Electrive The average price of newly registered electric cars rose by around 4,000 euros to 56,669 euros in Germany this year, slowing the transition to climate-friendly mobility, according to the Center of Automotive ...
  • 07 Jul 2025 |

    Green hydrogen from Oman could power European industry- but at what cost?

    07 Jul 2025, 10:08 As Europe鈥檚 industries struggle to source the cheap green hydrogen they need to become climate-friendly, a group of companies believes the answer is to ship it from Oman. Tata Steel is convinced, but analysts have serious doubts whether ...
  • 鈥淕reta effect鈥- Demand for 100% renewable electricity contracts rises sharply

    08 Jul 2019, 13:33 Freja Eriksen Electricity market Renewables 麻豆无码版 Demand for green electricity contracts in Germany is on the rise again after several years of shrinking interest, according to the price comparison website Verivox. In June ...
  • German grid agency to modify fees to incentivise flexible industrial electricity consumption

    24 Jul 2024, 13:27 Carolina Kyllmann Grid Industry Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Germany's grid agency BNetzA is set to adapt grid fees for industrial electricity consumers in a bid to incentivise flexible power consumption. In an impulse paper ...
  • 18 Jul 2022 |

    Quest for energy independence set to boost Germany鈥檚 energy transition 鈥 report

    18 Jul 2022, 13:33 S枚ren Amelang Fossil fuels Renewables 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 push for energy independence triggered by the Ukraine war could boost the country鈥檚 emission reduction efforts in the medium term, as well as economic growth and ...
  • Economy minister proposes retiring 5 GW of lignite power capacity 鈥 sources

    Economy and energy minister Peter Altmaier has proposed quickly retiring five gigawatts of lignite power generation capacity with a view to the country鈥檚 ongoing talks about a coal phase-out, sources told the Rheinische Post. In addition, he suggested ...
  • 30 Nov 2017 |

    German wind power manufacturers lay off workers despite booming industry

    More and more electricity around the world will be generated with wind power turbines but Germany鈥檚 large manufacturers continue to lay off workers at home and abroad, Dow Jones Newswires reports. Senvion, Nordex, Enercon, and Siemens-Gamesa are among the ...
  • East German business leaders positive about region's green energy potential 鈥 survey

    16 May 2025, 13:12 Jennifer Collins Renewables Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 More than half of business leaders in eastern Germany rate the region's economic potential as "high" or "very high", with renewable energy seen ...
  • 17 Jun 2019 |

    German energy use falls in first quarter of 2019

    17 Jun 2019, 12:52 Expert AGEB- AG Energiebilanzen e.V. Climate & CO2 Electricity market Energiewende Utilities Julian Wettengel Coal Renewables 麻豆无码版 German energy consumption has decreased three percent in the first three months of 2019, ...
  • 01 Aug 2023 |

    EU sets state support conditions for German gas and hydrogen power plants 鈥 econ min

    01 Aug 2023, 12:47 Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 The European Commission has set important framework conditions for planned German state support to build and operate about 24 gigawatts (GW) hydrogen power plants and fossil gas units ...
  • Renewables produce more power than fossil fuels in Germany for first time

    04 Jan 2021, 12:52 Wind, solar PV and other renewable sources overtook fossil fuels in German power production last year, according to preliminary data by the federal network agency (BNetzA) and think tank Agora Energiewende. Together with record-low ...
  • Coal exit proposal reveals faultlines in energy debate

    13 Jan 2016, 00:00 A think tank proposal on how Germany should exit coal has pushed the debate on the Energiewende's future into full swing, exposing deep fault lines. The environment ministry and Greens backed the plan for a phase-out of coal power ...
  • 12 Nov 2020 |
    Gas

    Demand for gas to rise as Germany exits nuclear, coal 鈥 analysts

    12 Nov 2020, 14:26 Julian Wettengel Gas 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 gas demand is set to increase significantly from 90 billion cubic metres (Bcm) today to 110 Bcm by 2034 as the country exits both nuclear and coal, said the energy research company and ...
  • North Sea CO2 storage should be confined to unavoidable emissions due to limited capacity, environmental risks 鈥 report

    04 Apr 2025, 12:01 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Carbon removal 麻豆无码版 Limited capacity and environmental risks mean that carbon storage in the German North Sea should only be used for residual emissions that remain unavoidable, said ...
  • 28 Feb 2025 |

    Chemical company BASF begins geothermal tests in bid to reduce gas consumption

    28 Feb 2025, 13:09 Carolina Kyllmann Industry Heating Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 Chemicals company BASF has started tests in the depths of the Upper Rhine Plain to explore the potential of using geothermal energy, business daily Handelsblatt ...
  • 09 May 2019 |

    EnBW to spend 12 bln euros by 2025, renewables are strategic priority

    09 May 2019, 14:08 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Utilities Rechargenews / Reuters German utility EnBW plans to spend 12 billion euros by 2025 in generation and infrastructure, with renewable expansion being a strategic priority, reports Bernd Radowitz for ...
  • 11 Oct 2024 |

    Dispatch from Italy | October '24

    11 Oct 2024, 16:39 In Italian, the expression 鈥渉ot autumn鈥 describes what happens when, after the long summer lull, political and social conflict cyclically rises again. For the energy transition, this is going to be a hot autumn indeed. Three of Italy鈥檚 ...
  • 13 Jul 2021 |

    German engineers' association urges quick boost of heating sector transition

    13 Jul 2021, 12:22 Edgar Meza Heating 麻豆无码版 The Association of German Engineers (VDI) calls for legal, regulatory and economic framework conditions to accelerate the expansion of renewable energy sources in the heating sector. These could ...
  • 17 Dec 2024 |

    Germany鈥檚 Green Party adopts draft election programme with focus on climate neutral economy

    17 Dec 2024, 13:42 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 The Green Party is calling for major investments in Germany鈥檚 infrastructure, energy system, industry and administration to use decarbonisation and the energy transition as an ...
  • 08 Apr 2019 |

    Fridays For Future Germany presents set of climate action demands

    08 Apr 2019, 12:48 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Organisers of the German section of the 鈥淔ridays For Future鈥 student climate protests have called for net zero emissions by 2035, a coal exit in 2030 and 100 percent renewables by ...
  • 11 Apr 2025

    In brief | 11 April '25

    11 Apr 2025, 12:00 麻豆无码版 Team Politico: Friedrich Merz鈥檚 cabinet: Who will lead Germany鈥檚 key ministries? Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives and their Social Democratic Party (SPD) counterparts have struck a coalition deal, but party ...
  • 06 Mar 2025

    In brief | 6 March '25

    06 Mar 2025, 11:29 麻豆无码版 Team Reuters: Germany's nuclear lobby says up to six reactors could restart Germany's nuclear engineering lobby said up to half a dozen nuclear power stations could, in theory, be reopened despite closing in 2023 as a ...
  • Renewables hit record as concerns over German govt quarrels grow

    02 Jul 2018, 15:13 The production of renewable energy in Germany dashes to a new record output, providing more than 40 percent of the country's power supply in the first half of 2018. Yet, the good news for proponents of Germany's trademark ...
  • Roads, railway system to be priorities in Germany鈥檚 special fund investments 鈥 Merz

    14 Apr 2025, 13:03 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics Government Handelsblatt / ARD Railway and road infrastructure are priority areas for Germany鈥檚 major investment package for infrastructure and climate neutrality, the country鈥檚 chancellor-in ...
  • 24 Mar 2025

    In brief | 24 March '25

    24 Mar 2025, 12:30 麻豆无码版 Team IEA: Growth in global energy demand surged in 2024 to almost twice its recent average IEA鈥檚 Global 麻豆无码版 Review is the first global assessment of 2024 trends across the energy sector. Based on the most recent data, it covers ...
  • 08 Oct 2020 |

    German state of Lower Saxony against nuclear power plant in bordering Netherlands

    08 Oct 2020, 14:10 Kerstine Appunn Nuclear phase-out NWZ Online The northern German state of Lower Saxony has been rattled by Dutch plans to assess the construction of聽up to聽 10 new 聽nuclear power plants, one of which could be聽 located near 聽the German ...
  • 11 Sep 2024

    In brief | 11 September '24

    11 Sep 2024, 11:18 Julian Wettengel EU Commission: State of the 麻豆无码版 Union Report 2024 shows EU progress The EU has managed to withstand critical risks to its security of energy supply, regain control over the energy market and prices, and accelerate ...
  • 12 Mar 2025 |

    Grid expansion and flexibility could reduce European electricity prices 鈥 report

    12 Mar 2025, 13:25 Edgar Meza Grid Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 The expansion of European electricity grid infrastructure and measures to increase demand flexibility could lead to a significant reduction in power prices, according to a report by ...
  • 18 Dec 2014

    In the media: Debate over EU nuclear investment, coal abroad, last legs for lignite?

    18 Dec 2014, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 taz 鈥淎 dangerous thought鈥 The minister-president of Lower Saxony, Stephan Weil, told the taz he was worried German tax money would be used to fund nuclear energy projects in other European ...
  • 29 Jul 2024 |

    Importance of sustainability gains ground for German businesses

    29 Jul 2024, 13:27 Edgar Meza Business 麻豆无码版 Sustainability in Germany is now firmly mainstreamed in the business sector, according to a survey by state investment and development bank KfW. Over half (53%) of German businesses consider ...
  • Nuclear extension plea and strict wind turbine rules in Bavaria鈥檚 energy plan irk opposition

    01 Jun 2022, 13:51 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Renewables S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Bavaria鈥檚 economy minister Hubert Aiwanger鈥檚 presentation of the southern German state鈥檚 energy policy strategy has angered opposition politicians due to the government ...
  • 07 Feb 2019 |

    German coal exit may slow Fortum plan for Uniper takeover 鈥 analysts

    07 Feb 2019, 13:37 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Utilities Bloomberg The push to scrap the use of coal as a power generation fuel by Germany and other European countries could make Finnish energy company Fortum think twice before launching a bid ...
  • 30 May 2025 |

    麻豆无码版 infrastructure investments, faster permitting priorities for new German government

    30 May 2025, 12:37 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices Government 麻豆无码版 The new German coalition government has agreed which measures and policies to tackle as priorities in the coming months, including an act to unlock hundreds of billions of ...
  • 10 May 2021 |

    German utility RWE aims for market leadership in green energy

    10 May 2021, 14:32 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Renewables Utilities Die Welt Germany's largest electricity producer RWE has set its sights on becoming the leading provider of renewable energy in numerous industrialised countries. In an ...
  • 12 Jan 2021 |

    European power grid disturbance has German energy intensive industry worried

    12 Jan 2021, 14:28 Expert Amprion Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Kerstine Appunn Grid 麻豆无码版 A disturbance in the synchronised European high-voltage power grid on Friday, 8 January 2021, which resulted in a separation of ...
  • Deep lithium deposits in Germany could cover country's demand for decades- report

    06 Mar 2025, 13:20 Jack McGovan Storage Resources & Recycling 麻豆无码版 Deep bodies of water in northern Germany have been found to contain large amounts of lithium that could be used to help produce batteries for the energy transition, ...
  • 26 Apr 2021 |

    German car supplier ZF says e-car orders can 'overcompensate' combustion engine losses

    26 Apr 2021, 13:32 S枚ren Amelang Mobility Handelsblatt Germany's third largest car parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen believes new orders for electric cars will more than make up for losses sustained by the shift away from combustion engines. " ...
  • 10 Jul 2020 |
    Gas

    German NGOs call for European gas infrastructure moratorium- media report

    10 Jul 2020, 12:41 Expert BUND- Friends of the Earth Germany Bund f眉r Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland Climate & CO2 Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Expert E3G Third Generation Environmentalism ...
  • 04 Mar 2025

    In brief | 4 March '25

    04 Mar 2025, 11:39 麻豆无码版 Team Euractiv: Von der Leyen proposes more relaxed CO2 target compliance for new cars European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has announced she will propose a more relaxed three-year timeframe for the automotive industry ...
  • Global demand growth could trigger lasting higher prices for energy transition minerals 鈥 BlackRock

    19 Feb 2024, 13:31 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Resources & Recycling Handelsblatt Growing demand for minerals needed in renewable power installations, electric vehicles and other green technologies could trigger a lasting price increase for ...
  • 08 Nov 2021 |

    German energy consumption up 3 percent in 2021 as renewables share declines

    08 Nov 2021, 14:02 Expert AGEB- AG Energiebilanzen e.V. Climate & CO2 Electricity market Energiewende Utilities Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business ...
  • Climate policy eases pressure on EU defence spending by lowering Russian oil revenues 鈥 research report

    02 Apr 2025, 13:15 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 Europe could reduce its spending on security and defence by cutting its reliance on fossil fuels 鈥 thereby starving Russia of funds from oil exports which are critical ...
  • 11 Mar 2025

    In brief | 11 March '25

    11 Mar 2025, 12:00 麻豆无码版 Team Reuters: Clock ticks for German fiscal bonanza but Merz ally optimistic A senior ally of Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday (11 March) was optimistic about securing support for a massive increase ...
  • Likely next German govt parties agree debt rules bypass for defence and infrastructure, climate focus unclear

    05 Mar 2025, 17:07 Germany鈥檚 likely next government coalition parties have proposed an overhaul of state debt rules to make hundreds of billions of euros available for defence and infrastructure investments. The agreement, which faces a big hurdle in the ...
  • Germany's electricity export surplus decreases significantly in first half of 2023

    07 Sep 2023, 13:23 Carolina Kyllmann Aniket Narawad Electricity Nuclear phase-out Renewables 麻豆无码版 / dpa Germany's net exports of electricity in the first half of this year were significantly lower than in the same period in 2022. The ...
  • 30 Sep 2024 |

    NGOs urge strict limits on Germany鈥檚 CCS use, criticise law reform

    30 Sep 2024, 13:46 S枚ren Amelang Carbon removal 麻豆无码版 The German government's current plan for allowing carbon capture and storage (CCS) is far too permissive and set to delay the phase-out of fossil fuels, said environmental NGOs. They ...
  • 25 Apr 2025 |

    Local pricing could bring electricity costs down, increase supply security in Germany 鈥 think tank

    25 Apr 2025, 13:28 Carolina Kyllmann Electricity market 麻豆无码版 Setting up multiple local pricing zones instead of having one big market area could help bring electricity prices down in Germany and increase supply security, according to a report ...
  • 25 Feb 2025 |

    Electricians, engineers most needed professions for German energy transition workforce- analysis

    25 Feb 2025, 13:40 Edgar Meza Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 The biggest bottleneck in skilled labour supply affecting Germany's energy transition is in electrical construction, according to a report by the German Economic Institute鈥檚 (IW) ...
  • 19 Nov 2019 |

    Green hydrogen is 'European project' 鈥 German utility association head

    19 Nov 2019, 13:39 Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Gas Renewables Hydrogen Handelsblatt ...
  • 04 Aug 2022 |

    Wind power industry appeals to Bavaria to 鈥渃hange course鈥 and embrace new turbines

    04 Aug 2022, 13:55 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 The expansion of onshore wind power in ...
  • 29 Nov 2024 |

    Dispatch from Poland | November '24

    29 Nov 2024, 11:00 Military and energy security are key priorities for Poland as it prepares to assume the EU鈥檚 rotating presidency in January 2025. The country plans to achieve these targets by pushing for nuclear energy, sanctions on Russia, and EU ...
  • 21 Jun 2024 |

    Dispatch from Poland

    21 Jun 2024, 11:59 Poland is emerging from a long election cycle- from parliamentary elections last October that brought a change of government to local ballots in April, and finally the European Parliament elections earlier this month. All these bring ...
  • 13 May 2020 |

    German grid agency increases incentive for market players to balance power grid

    13 May 2020, 13:21 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Freja Eriksen Electricity market Grid 麻豆无码版 Following severe ...
  • 16 Mar 2022 |

    German environmental taxes hit record low and don't do enough for climate 鈥 report

    16 Mar 2022, 13:35 Expert F脰S- Green Budget Germany Forum 脰kologisch-Soziale Marktwirtschaft Energiewende Cost & Prices S枚ren Amelang Cost & Prices Policy 麻豆无码版 The share of environmental taxes in Germany's public revenues fell to ...
  • Climate change effects in sports go much beyond athletes' heat stress 鈥 experts

    16 May 2025, 13:20 Expert BMUKN- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Bundesminister f眉r Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Nuclear phase-out Policy Government ...
  • 17 Dec 2020 |

    German energy use hits 'historic low' in pandemic, renewables share keeps rising

    17 Dec 2020, 13:51 German energy consumption was at a 鈥渉istoric low鈥 in 2020, largely due to the effects of the Covid19 pandemic, said energy market research group AG Energiebilanzen (AGEB) based on preliminary data. The researchers also said energy ...
  • 08 Aug 2024

    In brief | 8 August '24

    08 Aug 2024, 15:22 麻豆无码版 Team NewClimate Institute: Unpacking Germany鈥檚 hydrogen import strategy: 3 considerations for Global South partners Expectation that lower production costs can partially offset high conversion losses & transport costs may not ...
  • 25 Mar 2025 |

    German aid organisations demand better civil protection amid increased threat from natural disasters

    25 Mar 2025, 13:30 Edgar Meza Adaptation Society 麻豆无码版 Germany's major aid organisations are urging the future government to increase civil protections in light of " the disasters resulting from rapidly increasing global warming and ...
  • 28 May 2025 |

    German homeowners still opt for gas boilers over heat pumps when changing heating systems

    28 May 2025, 13:27 Carolina Kyllmann Heating 麻豆无码版 Homeowners in Germany installed more gas boilers than climate-friendly heat pumps when replacing their heating systems in 2024, though the gap is closing, found a report by the government ...
  • 07 Apr 2025 |

    Number of PV arrays in Germany passes 5 million 鈥渕ilestone鈥

    07 Apr 2025, 13:13 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Solar 麻豆无码版 Following a rapid rise in household solar panel installations, Germany鈥檚 total number of PV arrays has passed the five million 鈥渕ilestone,鈥 according to industry association BSW-Solar. ...
  • 08 Oct 2024

    In brief | 8 October '24

    08 Oct 2024, 10:30 麻豆无码版 Team Reuters: EU backing for China EV tariffs shows Berlin's waning influence Germany was one of only five EU members to reject tariffs after months of pressure from its carmakers, which rely on China for almost a third of ...
  • 25 Mar 2025 |

    New wastewater treatment plant uses sewage to produce climate-friendly shipping fuel

    25 Mar 2025, 13:21 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 Freight 麻豆无码版 A consortium linked to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has built a plant at the Mannheim wastewater treatment plant that cleans generated biogas and uses the resulting ...
  • 08 Apr 2025 |

    Sustainable domestic energy essential for European supply security 鈥 report

    08 Apr 2025, 13:06 Julian Wettengel Security 麻豆无码版 Accelerating the transition to largely domestically produced sustainable energy such as wind and solar electricity is the only way to really ensure energy security in Europe, said the European ...
  • 03 Sep 2020 |

    Global aviation accounts for 3.5 percent of human climate impact- aeronautics researchers

    03 Sep 2020, 13:50 Expert DLR- German Aerospace Center Deutsches Zentrum f眉r Luft- und Raumfahrt Transport Technology S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Transport 麻豆无码版 Global aviation is responsible for 3.5 percent of human-made climate ...
  • 11 Feb 2025

    In brief | 11 February '25

    11 Feb 2025, 11:00 麻豆无码版 Team PIK: Research institute compiles 85,000 individual studies about climate policy, offering "wealth of evidence" Over a quarter of studies reviewed from 2020 or later; Potsdam Institute for Cliamte Impact Research ...
  • Bavaria premier wants coal exit, rejects mining state demands

    12 Dec 2018, 14:11 Bavarian state premier Markus S枚der called for a national exit from coal-fired power generation but rejected the current financial demands from coal-mining states to cushion the phase-out. In a speech on his new government鈥檚 priorities, ...
  • 11 Feb 2020 |

    Solar and offshore wind are Germans' favourites for future power production

    11 Feb 2020, 13:33 Expert LichtBlick Green power provider Electricity market Renewables Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Solar Wind 麻豆无码版 Rooftop solar and offshore wind power are the most popular technologies for Germany's future power mix, ...
  • 07 Aug 2024 |

    Electricity from large solar arrays with batteries now cheaper than from fossil plants in Germany 鈥 report

    07 Aug 2024, 13:34 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Electricity from large ground-mounted solar PV systems combined with batteries has become cheaper than that generated from fossil power sources in Germany, researchers from ...
  • 13 Mar 2024 |

    Offshore wind power generation could require use of up to one quarter of Germany鈥檚 maritime zone

    13 Mar 2024, 13:29 Benjamin Wehrmann Adaptation Wind dpa / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / 麻豆无码版 The planned offshore wind power expansion could affect up to one quarter of Germany鈥檚 exclusive economic zone in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, said the ...
  • 11 Mar 2020 |

    City of Berlin adopts plan to reach 25 percent solar power by 2050

    11 Mar 2020, 13:33 Rachel Waldholz Solar Cities pv magazine / 麻豆无码版 The city of Berlin has adopted a plan to vastly expand the deployment of solar panels across the city鈥檚 rooftops, with the goal of supplying some 25 percent of the city鈥檚 ...
  • 16 Aug 2016 |

    Weather forecasts aim to make renewable power predictable

    16 Aug 2016, 00:00 The rise of volatile wind and solar power in the share of Germany鈥檚 electricity generation means that keeping the grid stable becomes an ever more complex 鈥 and potentially costly 鈥 task. Predicting how many renewable megawatts will be ...
  • 21 Oct 2024 |

    Solar PV on the rise on German cities' rooftops 鈥 report

    21 Oct 2024, 14:18 Jennifer Collins Solar 麻豆无码版 Solar energy expansion in major German cities is picking up speed, according to a report by renewable electricity provider LichtBlick, which looks at growth in installed roof-mounted solar ...
  • 14 Apr 2023 |

    Q&A: Why is Germany phasing out nuclear power- and why now?

    14 Apr 2023, 10:18 Nuclear power production in Germany comes to an end on 15 April 2023, marking a milestone in the long and controversial process of the technology's phase-out in the country. Europe鈥檚 energy crisis, fuelled by the fallout of Russia ...
  • 07 Jan 2025 |

    Cleaner electricity mix helps to cut German emissions by 3% in 2024 鈥 think tank

    07 Jan 2025, 13:30 Burning less coal and an increase in renewable electricity has helped cause a drop in greenhouse gas emissions of three percent in Germany last year, said think tank Agora Energiewende. Preliminary calculations show that real ...
  • French TotalEnergies lauds German coalition treaty, vows 'green' expansion in neighbour market

    15 Apr 2025, 13:13 Jennifer Collins Business & Jobs Government Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung French energy company TotalEnergies says it plans to stay on its expansion course in Germany, welcoming the CDU/CSU and SDP coalition deal that will continue ...
  • 12 Aug 2024 |

    Rising temperatures transform Wadden Sea at record speed 鈥 researchers

    12 Aug 2024, 13:19 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 Adaptation 麻豆无码版 The聽 Wadden Sea, the world鈥檚 largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the southern North Sea, is changing at an unprecedented rate due to climate change, ...
  • Ahead of EU vote, French and Danish citizens see climate as most transformative crisis of last decade 鈥 survey

    17 Jan 2024, 13:33 Julian Wettengel Society Elections & Politics EU 麻豆无码版 For people in France, Denmark and Switzerland, climate change is the most important of five major crises which Europeans say have changed the way they look at the ...
  • Bavaria's government insists on takeover of state-owned Uniper's hydroelectric plants

    31 Jul 2024, 13:46 Edgar Meza Renewables Business & Jobs Handelsblatt Bavarian state premier Markus S枚der has reaffirmed his government鈥檚 intention to take over more than 80 power plants on the southern German state's rivers from energy company ...
  • 26 May 2025 |

    German hydrogen market ramp-up plagued by uncertainties, cooperation with France promising 鈥 industry

    26 May 2025, 12:04 Germany鈥檚 plans for the ramp-up of a green hydrogen economy has run into significant uncertainties, including over the fuel鈥檚 future price, regulation, and the necessary infrastructure development, said an energy industry report. ...
  • 28 Mar 2025

    In brief | 28 March '25

    28 Mar 2025, 11:48 麻豆无码版 Team Bloomberg: Porsche has nowhere to hide as Trump unleashes next tariff wave While Mercedes and BMW have some flexibility due to factories in the US, Porsche has no plants in North America. Bloomberg: German minister says Trump ...
  • 08 Jul 2021 |

    Shutdown complete: Moorburg power plant stops burning coal for good

    08 Jul 2021, 13:32 Expert Vattenfall 麻豆无码版 company Electricity market Utilities Kerstine Appunn Coal 麻豆无码版 / Tagesschau The hard coal power station Moorburg in Hamburg was closed down for good on 7 July, reported public broadcaster Tagesschau ...
  • 02 Jun 2022 |

    Favourable weather and savings lower Germany鈥檚 energy consumption by 2% in first quarter 2022

    02 Jun 2022, 13:27 Expert AGEB- AG Energiebilanzen e.V. Climate & CO2 Electricity market Energiewende Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Fossil fuels Renewables 麻豆无码版 Warm weather and energy saving measures in the context of rising prices ...
  • Nuclear plant operator rejects ideas to restart Germany鈥檚 reactors on economical grounds

    15 Nov 2024, 12:49 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Elections & Politics Handelsblatt / Die Welt / Deutsche Welle Restarting Germany鈥檚 decommissioned nuclear power plants is not a viable option, former plant operator E.ON has said. The company ...
  • 27 Oct 2020 |

    Hamburg decides to reduce coal usage in heating plant for climate action

    27 Oct 2020, 13:47 Coal Hamburger Abendblatt Hamburg鈥檚 Wedel coal-fired district heating plant is lowering its coal combustion, which will lead to lower CO2 emissions in the years until its planned shutdown in 2025, Jens Meyer-Wellmann writes in the ...
  • 18 Jun 2021 |

    German government looking to boost offshore wind sector

    18 Jun 2021, 13:05 Edgar Meza Wind Tagesspiegel Background The German government is examining how it can support the domestic offshore wind sector, which is suffering from a slowdown in activity, Steven Hanke writes in Tagesspiegel Background, citing a ...
  • Deep divisions persist over German climate plan, coal exit

    26 Oct 2016, 00:00 The rifts over the German Climate Action Plan 2050 and an exit from coal-fired power generation were highlighted at a string of events on Wednesday. Federal and regional environment ministry officials stressed the need for a framework ...
  • Share of job offers in renewable sector increased despite economic crises 鈥 report

    06 Mar 2025, 13:12 Jack McGovan Renewables Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 The proportion of advertised jobs related to the energy transition rose from 1.8 to 3.8 percent between 2019 and 2024 in Germany despite multiple economic crises during that ...
  • 14 Jan 2025

    In brief | 14 January '25

    14 Jan 2025, 11:26 麻豆无码版 Team Reuters: German premium carmakers' sales battered in China and Germany amid slowdown Germany's top-end carmakers took a battering at home and in China in 2024, sales volume data showed, as wealthier consumers held ...
  • Next German govt must continue decarbonisation of heating 鈥 industry alliance

    04 Mar 2025, 13:31 Julian Wettengel Heating Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 next coalition government should push to decarbonise the country鈥檚 heating systems, said a wide alliance of sector associations in a joint appeal. The ...
  • 23 Aug 2024

    In brief | 23 August '24

    23 Aug 2024, 10:50 Carolina Kyllmann Fortune: Greenpeace files supreme court case accusing Finland of climate inaction A group of environmental and rights organisations said Thursday (22 August) that they were suing the Finnish government for violating ...
  • 11 Oct 2019 |

    Average power outage time in Germany in decline as renewables' share grows

    11 Oct 2019, 14:13 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Renewables 麻豆无码版 The average duration of ...
  • Germany may depend on neighbours for power during coal and nuclear phase-out

    25 Feb 2019, 13:54 Rachel Waldholz Coal International Security Bloomberg A senior German government official says the country may have to rely on electricity imports from neighbouring countries to avoid blackouts as it simultaneously phases out both coal ...
  • 10 Jan 2025

    In brief | 10 January '25

    10 Jan 2025, 10:21 麻豆无码版 Team Copernicus Climate Change Service: 2024 鈥 a second record-breaking year, following the exceptional 2023 Multiple global records were broken, for greenhouse gas levels, and for both air temperature and sea surface temperature, ...
  • 29 Apr 2025

    In brief | 29 April '25

    29 Apr 2025, 13:45 麻豆无码版 Team Bloomberg: Spain slowly returning to normal after crippling blackout Spain and Portugal were returning to some semblance of normality early on 29 April, with many questions remaining about what caused one of Europe鈥檚 worst ...
  • 21 Aug 2024

    In brief | 21 August '24

    21 Aug 2024, 11:01 Carolina Kyllmann Politico: Germany ties itself to Taiwan on chips. It comes with risks. A new microchips plant by world leader TSMC is a boon for Dresden, but Berlin wants to avoid alienating its major trade partner Beijing. Bloomberg: ...
  • France, Germany at odds over role of nuclear in EU sustainable taxonomy

    27 Apr 2021, 13:45 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Charlotte Nijhuis Nuclear phase-out Finance ...
  • 03 Feb 2023 |

    Climate debates and war in Ukraine on citizens鈥 minds as city of Berlin votes again

    03 Feb 2023, 12:05 After election day irregularities caused Berlin鈥檚 2021 election results to be declared invalid, the city will head to the polls for a repeat vote on 12 February. The campaign has focused largely on perceived dysfunction of public ...
  • Younger generations drive German companies' sustainability efforts 鈥 report

    01 Feb 2024, 13:24 Carolina Kyllmann Finance Company climate claims 麻豆无码版 German companies are being driven to increase their commitment to sustainability by the younger generation and the competition for future employees, according to the ...
  • Significant drop in energy use pushes down German emissions in 2018

    19 Dec 2018, 14:21 Germany鈥檚 energy-related CO鈧 emissions dropped by more than six percent year-on-year as the country consumed 鈥渟ignificantly鈥 less energy in 2018, but with a greater share of renewables than last year, said energy market research group ...
  • 03 Aug 2020 |

    There will be no big comeback for the German solar industry- opinion

    03 Aug 2020, 13:52 Edgar Meza Solar Business & Jobs Handelsblatt Despite plans by a major solar energy company from Switzerland to revive solar pv manufacturing in Germany, there is no chance that a large-scale industry will return under current ...
  • Germany must buy 22 mio CO2 allocations following EU climate target miss

    28 Oct 2021, 13:40 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 / Reuters Germany will have to buy 22 million emissions allocations after failing its 2020 climate targets under the EU's effort sharing scheme, ...
  • 18 Jan 2019 |

    RWE sets aside 1.5 billion euros per year for renewables investments

    18 Jan 2019, 13:37 S枚ren Amelang Utilities 麻豆无码版 German utility RWE wants to invest about 1.5 billion euros net per year in renewables after a complex transaction that will combine the green energy activities of E.ON and Innogy under the roof ...
  • 28 Jul 2020 |

    TenneT records offshore wind power growth of more than 20 percent in North Sea

    28 Jul 2020, 12:23 Expert TenneT Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Edgar Meza Wind 麻豆无码版 Dutch transmission grid operator聽TenneT recorded a more than 21 percent increase in offshore wind energy transmission from the North Sea to ...
  • Waste incineration has no place in Germany鈥檚 renewable heating plans 鈥 NGOs

    14 Nov 2023, 13:49 Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Expert NABU- Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union Der Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU) e.V. Climate & CO2 Jack McGovan Resources & ...
  • 12 Jul 2024 |

    German carmakers welcome new EV support via tax write-offs- minister

    12 Jul 2024, 13:38 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Policy n-tv / Die Welt The new support mechanism for accelerating the roll-out of electric vehicles in Germany through increased tax write-offs for company cars has been received well by the automotive industry, ...
  • 09 Oct 2024 |

    German finance minister proposes tax exemption for combustion engine 'e-fuel-only' cars

    09 Oct 2024, 13:23 Julian Wettengel Cars Hydrogen FAZ / 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 finance minister Christian Lindner, a Free Democrat (FDP), has proposed several tax exemptions for combustion engine cars that run exclusively on renewables-based ...
  • 08 Apr 2025 |

    First materials register for entire German building stock lays foundation for circular construction

    08 Apr 2025, 13:04 Carolina Kyllmann Construction 麻豆无码版 Germany's first database of materials for the country's entire building stock could provide an important foundation for increasing the rate of reuse and recycling of ...
  • 08 Nov 2016 |

    Germany seeks to prove climate credentials with last-minute plan

    08 Nov 2016, 00:00 After months of dispute, the German government has reached a tentative agreement on a roadmap to wean the world鈥檚 fourth largest economy from fossil fuels almost entirely by 2050, according to press reports. A last-minute Climate Action ...
  • 28 Nov 2024 |

    Germany's use of renewables windfall profits to lower power prices was constitutional 鈥 court

    28 Nov 2024, 13:07 Julian Wettengel Renewables Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 / Handelsblatt Germany鈥檚 constitutional court has ruled that the government鈥檚 use of renewable energy operators' windfall profits to co-finance electricity price ...
  • Germany holds climate summit to increase momentum ahead of COP26

    05 May 2021, 10:03 The latest pledges for greenhouse gas reductions by large emitters like the EU and the U.S. are making a difference in predicted global temperature rise and 鈥渟how progress and a great need for action,鈥 Germany鈥檚 environment minister ...
  • 28 Sep 2021 |

    Renewables cover 43% of German electricity consumption in first three quarters of 2021

    28 Sep 2021, 13:34 Charlotte Nijhuis Renewables 麻豆无码版 Power generated from renewable sources covered around 43 percent of total electricity consumption in Germany in the first three quarters of 2021, down from 48 percent in the same period ...
  • 31 Oct 2024

    In brief | 31 October '24

    31 Oct 2024, 10:27 麻豆无码版 Team The Guardian: Record levels of heat-related deaths in 2023 due to climate crisis, report finds Almost half of global land area saw extreme drought for at least one month, according to Lancet Countdown. EEA: EU greenhouse gas ...
  • 16 Dec 2024

    In brief | 16 December '24

    16 Dec 2024, 10:45 麻豆无码版 Team The Guardian: Germany: parliament to declare no confidence in chancellor Olaf Scholz Chancellor triggered path to elections, due to take place on 23 February, by firing finance minister Christian Lindner last month. DeSmog: ...
  • The race is on to climate-proof Europe鈥檚 water resources

    31 Aug 2023, 10:00 Climate change is putting Europe鈥檚 water resources under immense pressure. Scientists expect heavy rain and dry periods to happen more often, be more severe, and last longer, leading to floods and droughts. Without swift mitigation and ...
  • 07 Mar 2025 |

    Germany affirms resilience of energy transition partnerships after U.S. withdrawal

    07 Mar 2025, 13:23 Julian Wettengel International 麻豆无码版 / Reuters The German state secretary Jochen Flasbarth has said the government regretted the U.S. withdrawal from international partnerships to support major global polluters鈥 socially ...
  • 16 Dec 2024 |

    German economy minister questions feasibility of earlier coal exit by 2030

    16 Dec 2024, 13:39 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Government Tagesspiegel / 麻豆无码版 An earlier phase-out of coal-fired power production in Germany by 2030 is unlikely if the country does not manage to install sufficient alternative backup capacity to ...
  • 04 Apr 2024 |

    Southwestern German states concerned they will be left out in the cold on electrolyser support

    04 Apr 2024, 13:13 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Cost & Prices Tagesspiegel Background Several southern German states have called on the federal government to design state support rules for electrolysers in a way that includes their regions, reported ...
  • 16 Apr 2024 |

    German government MPs agree climate law reform that weakens sector targets

    16 Apr 2024, 13:27 After months of delay, lawmakers from Germany's coalition government have agreed to a reform of the country's climate action law, which would weaken the responsibility of ministries to ensure targets in their sectors are met. ...
  • 04 Mar 2025 |

    Germany far from 2030 electric vehicle target as registered fleet hits 1.65 million

    04 Mar 2025, 13:28 Julian Wettengel Cars 麻豆无码版 Following a 27 percent reduction in sales of new battery electric cars (BEV) in Germany in 2024, a total of 1.65 million BEVs were registered in the country by 1 January 2025, showed existing ...
  • 06 Nov 2024 |

    Germany鈥檚 grid agency receives extra powers to improve security of energy infrastructure

    06 Nov 2024, 12:25 S枚ren Amelang Policy Security Tagesspiegel Background The German government has agreed to hand extra power to the country鈥檚 grid agency to improve the protection of critical energy infrastructure. The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) is ...
  • Exchange of experiences necessary for successful global energy transition 鈥 report

    03 Apr 2019, 12:25 Expert dena- German 麻豆无码版 Agency Deutsche Energie-Agentur Grid Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Technology Efficiency Julian Wettengel Energiewende International German 麻豆无码版 Agency (dena) An international exchange of experiences ...
  • 29 Nov 2024 |

    Industry alliance calls for strategy to decarbonise process heat in Germany

    29 Nov 2024, 12:22 Julian Wettengel Industry 麻豆无码版 Ahead of the German snap election, an alliance of industry associations has called on political parties to push for a government strategy to decarbonise heat that businesses use in their ...
  • 17 Jan 2025 |

    Dispatch from Italy | January 鈥25

    17 Jan 2025, 15:00 麻豆无码版 prices are becoming increasingly expensive for Italian businesses and households due to delays in the development of renewables and increases in the cost of gas on international markets. The rise in energy costs will be, along ...
  • 26 Nov 2024 |

    麻豆无码版 company RWE remains dominant in German electricity market 鈥 competition authority

    26 Nov 2024, 13:21 Jack McGovan Electricity market 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 company RWE has been found for the fifth time in a row to be in a dominant position in the German electricity market, according to a report by the Federal Cartel Office. Although ...
  • New SPD leaders call for 'massive investments' in new energy system, say climate package needs revamp

    06 Dec 2019, 14:56 Expert SPD- Social Democratic Party Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics Government 麻豆无码版 The new leaders of Germany's Social ...
  • 23 Mar 2020 |

    Power lines for trucks could save a fifth of German road freight emissions 鈥 study

    23 Mar 2020, 14:06 Expert ifeu- Institute for 麻豆无码版 and Environmental Research Climate & CO2 Renewables Transport Freja Eriksen Cars Freight 麻豆无码版 A 3,200-kilometre network of overhead power lines (catenary) for hybrid trucks would cut ...
  • 09 Jul 2015

    In the media: German minister- Coal exit by 2040 "realistic"

    09 Jul 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Die Zeit 鈥淲e have to exit within 25 or 30 years鈥 German environment minister Barbara Hendricks expects coal to be phased out in Germany by 2045 at the very latest. 鈥淲e have to exit the burning of coal step by step ...
  • 10 Feb 2025 |

    First German solar PV tender in 2025 more than twice oversubscribed

    10 Feb 2025, 12:22 Julian Wettengel Solar 麻豆无码版 Bids for Germany鈥檚 latest solar photovoltaics (PV) support tender exceeded the auctioned total capacity by more than twice, said the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) in a press release. Projects ...
  • 18 Mar 2020 |

    Investors urge Finnish utility to drop support for new German coal plant

    18 Mar 2020, 13:45 Freja Eriksen Utilities 麻豆无码版 / taz Eight European financial institutions have criticised the Finnish state-owned utility Fortum for聽endorsing the opening of the German coal-fired Datteln 4 power plant, set to be the last ...
  • 22 Feb 2024 |

    Wind farms boost local economies and municipal budgets 鈥 analysis

    22 Feb 2024, 14:09 Ruby Russel Wind Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 / Die Welt New wind farms greatly benefit the local economy and municipal budgets, says a case study by industry consultancy Deutsche WindGuard. Building and operating several wind ...
  • 22 Nov 2024

    In brief | 22 November '24

    22 Nov 2024, 10:56 麻豆无码版 Team Bloomberg: VW union calls for December walkouts in dispute over cuts Labour leaders and management are struggling to agree on how to cope with a drop in demand for electric vehicles, higher operation costs and increasing ...
  • 24 Oct 2023 |

    Half of Germany's population rejects heating less in winter, says saving potential exhausted last year 鈥 survey

    24 Oct 2023, 13:25 Jack McGovan Cost & Prices Heating dpa Half of those living in Germany don鈥檛 want to use less energy to heat their homes than they did last year, with most arguing that they've already made all of the cuts they can, reports ...
  • EU, UK vow energy security cooperation with home-grown clean sources at the heart

    25 Apr 2025, 09:00 European and UK leaders have pledged to cooperate closely to strengthen energy supply security, and said bringing down fossil fuel imports and ramping up domestic clean sources is the only way to do so. At an energy security summit in ...
  • 27 Feb 2024 |

    Germany鈥檚 aim for 80 percent renewables in electricity by 2030 well within reach 鈥 minister

    27 Feb 2024, 13:42 The German government鈥檚 target of sourcing 80 percent of the country鈥檚 electricity from renewable sources by 2030 is very much achievable for Germany if current positive trends persist, economy minister Robert Habeck has said at a ...
  • 07 Jan 2025

    In brief | 7 January '25

    07 Jan 2025, 10:12 麻豆无码版 Team E3G: Four tests driving EU politics in 2025 鈥 and what they mean for climate action Think tank E3G's 2025 EU climate policy briefing, includes timeline of events and developments. ICIS: Net imports of LNG from Russia into ...
  • 06 Feb 2025 |

    State support for energy transition in German homes on the rise 鈥 state-owned KfW bank

    06 Feb 2025, 13:22 Julian Wettengel Efficiency Heating 麻豆无码版 State support granted for energy efficiency and renewable energy measures in private households increased to 14.4 billion euros in 2024, up from 12.3 billion euros in 2023, said ...
  • 18 Nov 2024

    In brief | 18 November '24

    18 Nov 2024, 13:20 麻豆无码版 Team Bloomberg: Germany鈥檚 would-be leader touts his recipe for a growth miracle Merz wants voters to back a distinctly pro-business agenda Political compromises may water down what he can achieve DW: Germany approves more ...
  • 17 Jan 2025

    In brief | 17 January '25

    17 Jan 2025, 11:35 麻豆无码版 Team Reuters: Chinese buyers interested in unwanted German Volkswagen factories, source says Buying a factory would allow China to build influence in Germany's prized auto industry, home to some of the oldest and most ...
  • 27 Jan 2015

    In the media: Problems nag at Germany's biggest offshore windpark

    27 Jan 2015, 00:00 Die Welt 鈥淪tandstill; Little movement in Germany鈥檚 largest offshore wind park鈥 Germany's largest offshore windpark, the 3-billion-euro 鈥淏ard Offshore 1鈥 in the North Sea, remains beset with problems, costing as much as 2 million ...
  • 20 Jan 2020 |

    Decarbonisation not possible "with German wind and solar energy alone"- econ min

    20 Jan 2020, 13:34 Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 (until 2021) Bundesministerium f眉r Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Freja Eriksen Coal Handelsblatt Germany ...
  • 21 Jan 2025 |

    Cold storage facilities could become energy flexibility option with AI energy management

    21 Jan 2025, 12:45 Edgar Meza Storage Start-ups 麻豆无码版 Industrial cold storage facilities could become more efficient and be transformed into cost-saving energy storage facilities that contribute to grid stability,聽 the German Federal ...
  • Lower renewables, hydrogen buildout could greatly reduce Germany's energy transition costs- energy company

    03 Apr 2025, 11:30 Benjamin Wehrmann Energiewende Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Germany could achieve climate neutrality by 2045 at a much lower cost through a combination of energy efficiency measures and a slower expansion of power generation and ...
  • 20 Sep 2024 |

    Dispatch from Poland | September '24

    20 Sep 2024, 15:02 The worst floods in at least a decade hit southern Poland and neigbouring regions in mid-September due to extreme rainfall, which scientists said was likely more intense due to climate change. The situation has received wide political ...
  • 06 Feb 2024 |

    Germany to lead EU solar PV expansion in 2024 鈥 consultancy

    06 Feb 2024, 13:22 Jack McGovan Solar 麻豆无码版 / Handelsblatt Solar power is set to lead renewable power expansion both in terms of capacity and generation in Europe in 2024, with Germany set to install more solar capacity than any other country, ...
  • 31 Jul 2024

    In brief | 31 July '24

    31 Jul 2024, 14:15 Benjamin Wehrmann International 麻豆无码版 Agency: World adding 510 GW renewable capacity in 2023 means 50%-increase from a year before Under current policies & market trends, global renewable capacity is set to be 2.5 times higher by ...
  • 12 Nov 2015

    RWE reports profit drop / Which target date for 100% renewables?

    12 Nov 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Reuters/RWE RWE says it will 鈥榦nly just鈥 meet 2015 earnings forecast German utility RWE on Thursday said it would just manage to meet its 1.1-1.3 billion-euro adjusted net income forecast for 2015, after a 29 ...
  • 09 Oct 2023 |

    Private households in Germany barely saved any heating energy last year- analysis

    09 Oct 2023, 14:22 S枚ren Amelang Gas Heating 麻豆无码版 Few households in Germany turned down their heating last year to save energy, despite warnings of a supply crisis and sharply rising prices, according to an聽 analysis 聽by non-profit ...
  • 18 Dec 2024

    In brief | 18 December '24

    18 Dec 2024, 11:15 麻豆无码版 Team Bertelsmann Stiftung: Climate neutrality: The OECD and EU countries best equipped to lead the way The analysis compares the effectiveness of national policies in climate protection, energy transition and circular economy ...
  • 17 Jan 2018 |

    German offshore wind power expands 鈥渁ccording to plan鈥, industry wants more ambitious goals

    The expansion of Germany鈥檚 offshore wind power capacity is progressing 鈥渁ccording to plan,鈥 but industry representatives still urge the government to do away with caps and significantly ramp up goals for capacity growth. According to the German Wind ...
  • 18 Jan 2023 |

    Germany auctions record onshore wind capacity to compensate slow 2022 rollout

    18 Jan 2023, 13:07 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind Policy 麻豆无码版 The expansion of onshore wind power capacity in Germany in 2022 again remained below the level required for reaching the country鈥檚 renewable power targets, a shortcoming that ...
  • 02 Feb 2016

    E-car incentives: 'Subsidy trap' or 'healthy shock'?

    02 Feb 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淭he government, the e-car and the subsidy trap鈥 Chancellor Angela Merkel would be well advised not to adopt a buyer鈥檚 premium for electric cars after her meeting with industry ...
  • Drop in economic output and warm weather cut German energy use 3% in first half of 2022

    03 Aug 2022, 13:59 Hannah Naylor Climate & CO2 Electricity Fossil fuels Renewables 麻豆无码版 Lower economic growth and favourable weather have reduced Germany鈥檚 energy consumption by 3.5 percent in the first six months of the year, compared to ...
  • 13 Feb 2025 |

    Northern states say German autobahn exits must be enlarged for wind turbine blade transport

    13 Feb 2025, 13:36 Bennet Ribbeck Renewables Wind Focus Online Many autobahn exits in northern Germany are too small to handle the transportation of modern wind turbine rotor blades and should be enlarged, according to several German states,聽Focus Online ...
  • 19 Sep 2024 |

    Solar companies in Germany cut jobs amid weakening demand by homeowners

    19 Sep 2024, 11:34 Edgar Meza Solar Handelsblatt / Tagesspiegel Despite a strong performance聽over the past two years, Germany鈥檚 solar sector is facing declining demand and a weakening market, leading to major cutbacks among photovoltaic (PV) companies. ...
  • German opposition MPs propose checking feasibility of restarting nuclear plants

    05 Nov 2024, 13:19 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 / dpa / Zeit Online Lawmakers of Germany鈥檚 largest opposition party alliance have called for an expert assessment of whether recently decommissioned nuclear ...
  • 28 Feb 2025 |

    European wind power capacity grows but expansion rate slightly down in 2024

    28 Feb 2025, 13:07 Carolina Kyllmann Wind EU 麻豆无码版 Europe installed a total 16.4 gigawatt (GW) of new wind power capacity in 2024, down from 18.4 GW achieved in the previous year, according to data by industry association WindEurope. " ...
  • 01 Oct 2024

    In brief | 1 October '24

    01 Oct 2024, 10:44 麻豆无码版 Team dpa: Renewables cover 56% of Germany's electricity in first three quarters This represents an increase from 52% in the same period last year. 麻豆无码版transition.org: Germany's mixed record disappoints the climate ...
  • 02 Nov 2023 |

    German energy use forecast to be lowest since reunification in 2023 as economic output shrinks

    02 Nov 2023, 13:39 Carolina Kyllmann Efficiency 麻豆无码版 Primary energy consumption is likely to hit a record low this year as Germany鈥檚 economy remains weak, according to a forecast by energy data service AG Energiebilanzen (AGEB). 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 05 Sep 2019 |

    Germany set to miss key energy transition targets 鈥 McKinsey

    05 Sep 2019, 12:27 Julian Wettengel Energiewende 麻豆无码版 Germany is set to miss several key energy transition targets for the year 2020, and the country's high power supply security is at risk unless new generation capacity and grid ...
  • 01 Aug 2024

    In brief | 1 August '24

    01 Aug 2024, 11:00 麻豆无码版 Team Footprint Network: August 1st marks Earth Overshoot Day With the beginning of August, humanity鈥檚 demand on nature鈥檚 resources this year surpasses Earth鈥檚 capacity to regenerate them, the international sustainability ...
  • 08 Apr 2024 |

    Germany spent only ten percent of funds earmarked for electric mobility charging in 2023

    08 Apr 2024, 13:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Cost & Prices Deutsche Verkehrszeitung Germany has only spent about ten percent of the 1.8 billion euros earmarked for the expansion of electric mobility charging infrastructure in its Climate and ...
  • 10 Jul 2024 |

    Heat pump sales in Germany drop more than half in first months of 2024

    10 Jul 2024, 13:30 S枚ren Amelang Heating 麻豆无码版 Public uncertainty about the government鈥檚 new policies to decarbonise heating have led to a collapse in heat pump sales in Germany, according to the country鈥檚 heating industry association BDH. ...
  • 31 Mar 2017 |

    New owner scraps plans to expand east German lignite mine

    31 Mar 2017, 00:00 LEAG, the owner of one of Germany鈥檚 largest lignite-mining operations, has scrapped plans by former owner Vattenfall to expand one of its lignite mines. The company is also downsizing or putting on hold development of two other mines. ...
  • 16 Sep 2024

    In brief | 16 September '24

    16 Sep 2024, 12:13 麻豆无码版 Team Bloomberg: Travel chaotic, damage mounts after Central European floods Widespread flooding in central and eastern Europe from days of unrelenting rain is playing havoc with rail transportation and causing more evacuations of ...
  • 12 Jun 2020 |

    麻豆无码版 markets recovering from corona shock, but coal faces 'toxic mix' 鈥 experts

    12 Jun 2020, 13:31 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal Electricity market Tagesspiegel Background 麻豆无码版 markets have largely recovered from the聽 upheaval caused by the coronavirus, and most experts expect few lasting consequences except that coal ...
  • 16 Jan 2023 |

    Q&A: Why are police and climate activists clashing in German village near coal mine?

    16 Jan 2023, 13:30 The small western German village of L眉tzerath has become the latest battle ground for climate activists, as it is being demolished to expand a neighbouring lignite mine. Given Germany鈥檚 aims to quit coal 鈥榠deally鈥 by 2030 and to reach ...
  • 13 Dec 2024 |

    Germany on course for 54 percent renewable power production share in 2024 鈥 UBA

    13 Dec 2024, 13:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Electricity Renewables 麻豆无码版 About 54 percent of gross power production in Germany is set to come from renewables in 2024, figures published 聽by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) have shown. With an ...
  • 25 Apr 2024 |

    German climate reform under legal attack from NGOs, opposition ahead of parliament vote

    25 Apr 2024, 13:47 Controversial plans by the German government to reform the country鈥檚 key legislation for reaching climate targets faces legal challenges by NGOs and an opposition lawmaker ahead of a parliamentary vote scheduled for Friday. ...
  • 03 Jun 2020 |

    Pandemic fails to slow Germany's rollout of solar PV- report

    03 Jun 2020, 13:23 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Solar pv magazine The coronavirus crisis ...
  • 18 Feb 2025 |

    Solar power poses no risk to German grid stability even at peak feed-in times 鈥 industry

    18 Feb 2025, 12:25 Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Business & Jobs Jack McGovan Grid Solar 麻豆无码版 Necessary regulatory and technical precautions ...
  • 10 Feb 2021 |

    Germany's green recovery efforts fail to reach EU minimum share 鈥 analysis

    10 Feb 2021, 13:00 Expert E3G Third Generation Environmentalism Non-profit organisation for policy transformation Climate & CO2 Finance Policy Expert Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and 麻豆无码版 Wuppertal Institut Citizens' energy ...
  • 04 Jul 2019 |

    Local utilities call for mandatory share of renewable gases

    04 Jul 2019, 12:43 Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 More than 60 local German utilities have called for the introduction of a mandatory share of renewables-based gases to be added to the country鈥檚 natural gas supply for sectors not covered ...
  • As renewables grow, Germany must jumpstart flexible electricity consumption 鈥 start-up unicorn

    28 Nov 2024, 11:05 The cheapest way to make the most of a growing renewable electricity supply is to ensure demand follows power generation, and not the other way around 鈥 which is still the case today. Dynamic electricity tariffs, which reward households ...
  • 13 Jan 2025 |

    Uncertainty abounds over German government鈥檚 backtracking on EU鈥檚 sustainability reporting rules

    13 Jan 2025, 10:15 A last-minute move by Germany鈥檚 government to call for a delay to key EU sustainable finance legislation has caused dismay among observers from the finance industry and beyond. At a time when economic and political uncertainty is ...
  • 12 Aug 2021 |

    Coal power could use up almost half of Germany鈥檚 remaining CO2 budget by 2038 鈥 report

    12 Aug 2021, 13:25 Expert 麻豆无码版 Brainpool 麻豆无码版 consultancy Climate & CO2 Electricity market Expert Greenpeace 麻豆无码版 (now Green Planet 麻豆无码版) Green energy provider Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy Renewables Utilities Kerstine Appunn Coal ...
  • 04 Sep 2018 |

    Germany's home battery boom is far from over- Solarwatt CEO

    04 Sep 2018, 09:02 Germany commissioned its 100,000th home storage battery last week 鈥 and the boom is far from over, says Detlef Neuhaus, CEO of German solar PV module and residential battery storage system maker Solarwatt. Neuhaus warns that Germany is ...
  • 25 Mar 2024 |
    EU

    Hold-up of EU Nature Restoration Law 'very bad signal' for conservation 鈥 German env min

    25 Mar 2024, 13:41 Julian Wettengel EU 麻豆无码版 / Euractiv German environment minister Steffi Lemke (Green Party) has slammed the EU member state governments' failure to consent to the bloc's Nature Restoration Law at today's (25 ...
  • 22 Dec 2022 |

    Hungary鈥檚 climate activists struggle to make their voices heard

    22 Dec 2022, 09:12 Hungary鈥檚 climate movement is struggling to build on the earlier success of the country's Fridays for Future student protests to make their voices heard. Nonetheless, many activists believe that spectacular acts of civil ...
  • 24 Oct 2023 |

    A quarter of offshore wind production curtailed in first quarter of 2023 鈥 media report

    24 Oct 2023, 13:35 Jack McGovan Grid Wind Tagesspiegel Background Onshore grid bottlenecks in northwest Germany have led to a quarter of offshore wind power generation being curtailed in the first three months of 2023, reports Tagesspiegel Background ...
  • German coalition ends climate policy deadlock with contentious reform plans

    29 Mar 2023, 14:19 The German government coalition has overcome a month-long dispute with a deal on comprehensive reforms in climate and environmental protection, the acceleration of major infrastructure projects, and billions for the modernisation of ...
  • Fossil fuel imports to Germany go down as costs increase 鈥 report

    27 Jan 2025, 13:41 Carolina Kyllmann Fossil fuels Cost & Prices RND / Tagesspiegel Background Germany is reducing its fossil fuel imports even as the cost of buying them has increased from 2021 to 2023, according to a report by the 脰ko-Institut ...
  • 08 Apr 2025 |

    Germany should provide time frame for fossil gas exit to give industry investment certainty 鈥 IEA

    08 Apr 2025, 13:02 Julian Wettengel Gas Renewables 麻豆无码版 Germany needs more clarity on the future role of fossil gas in its energy system to allow industry to make the right investment choices, said the International 麻豆无码版 Agency (IEA) in a ...
  • 04 Oct 2024 |

    Climate catastrophe? EU braces for possibility of a second Trump term

    04 Oct 2024, 09:00 While Europeans expect a continuation of the Biden administration鈥檚 climate policies under a Harris presidency, they are worrying about how to save the global climate fight from a second Trump administration. EU officials and experts ...
  • 29 Apr 2019 |

    German utility RWE cancels plans for lignite power station, says no more new coal plants

    29 Apr 2019, 13:46 Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Rachel Waldholz Coal Utilities 麻豆无码版 / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung German utility RWE announced this week that it was cancelling plans to build a new ...
  • 21 Sep 2022 |

    Germany clinches solar power record already by mid-September

    21 Sep 2022, 12:59 Julian Wettengel Solar 麻豆无码版 2022 will become a record year for solar power generation in Germany, data by research institute Fraunhofer ISE鈥檚 麻豆无码版 Charts suggests. 鈥淏y mid-September, solar plants in Germany had already ...
  • 10 Feb 2025 |

    Failed law reform means Germany loses one year in efforts to establish CCS 鈥 cement industry

    10 Feb 2025, 13:12 Julian Wettengel Industry WirtschaftsWoche Parties鈥 failure to agree on final details of a reform to allow carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Germany ahead of the election on 23 February will set efforts back significantly, industry ...
  • 26 Mar 2020 |

    German state plans to unlock Rhine Rift Valley's vast geothermal energy potential

    26 Mar 2020, 13:57 Expert KIT- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruher Institut f眉r Technologie Renewables Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Heating 麻豆无码版 / Badische Neueste Nachrichten The south ...
  • Post feed-in tariff futures for pioneer renewable plants: Biogas

    01 Jun 2021, 10:25 After 20 years, many pioneer clean energy projects are losing their guaranteed feed-in tariff, with possible repercussions for citizen involvement in the energy transition. Without the support of the feed-in tariff, power production ...
  • 08 Jan 2025 |

    Sustainable finance rules set to fully enter real economy in 2025 鈥 finance industry initiative

    08 Jan 2025, 12:06 The application of sustainable finance principles across the EU will take a major step forward in 2025 as reporting duties for environmental data are expanded to cover a much wider range of companies, says Matthias H眉bner, head of the ...
  • 05 Oct 2020 |

    EU climate target of-55% would mean near-exit from coal in 2030 鈥 experts

    05 Oct 2020, 10:45 Stepping up the 2030 EU climate target to an emission reduction of at least 55 percent as proposed by the European Commission would very likely require the bloc to phase out coal almost entirely by that date, according to experts. The ...
  • 05 Mar 2019 |

    Capacity market debate resurfaces as Germany may need gas to replace coal

    05 Mar 2019, 13:44 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Gas Handelsblatt The planned exit from coal-fired power generation in Germany may require large-scale construction of gas-fired power plants, but the necessary investments in the technology still remain wanting, ...
  • 15 Mar 2024 |

    麻豆无码版 storage capacity continues solid growth in Germany, households lead the charge

    15 Mar 2024, 13:30 Jack McGovan Storage 麻豆无码版 With a turnover of over 15.7 billion euros, and a 46 percent growth increase in comparison to 2022, the energy storage sector鈥檚 expansion in Germany continues at a fast pace, according to industry ...
  • 07 Feb 2025 |

    Germany likely to exceed 2030 onshore wind power targets 鈥 think tank

    07 Feb 2025, 13:22 Joey Grostern Wind 麻豆无码版 Germany looks set to exceed its 2030 onshore wind power target by 2.6 percent, according to an analysis by the Google-backed think tank Goal100. Considering the number of applications and permits for ...
  • 18 Oct 2024 |

    Dispatch from France | October '24

    18 Oct 2024, 10:56 The new government of prime minister Michel Barnier was announced on 21 September, with the 2025 budget following on 10 October. To reduce the public deficit to 5 percent of the country's economy by 2025, and to 3 percent by 2027, ...
  • 23 Sep 2024 |

    Germany debates new electric car subsidies ahead of auto industry crisis summit

    23 Sep 2024, 13:42 S枚ren Amelang Cars 麻豆无码版 / Spiegel / Bild / dpa German policymakers, industry experts, environmental NGOs and unions were split over a proposal to support the country鈥檚 ailing car industry with a new 鈥榗ash for clunkers鈥 ...
  • 02 Aug 2022 |

    July marks Germany鈥檚 third monthly solar power output record in a row

    02 Aug 2022, 14:20 Expert Fraunhofer ISE Fraunhofer Institute for Solar 麻豆无码版 Systems Renewables Solar Edgar Meza Renewables Solar pv magazine Photovoltaic systems in Germany generated a new record level of electricity in the month July 2022, the pv ...
  • Conservative proposal for offsetting Germany's emissions outside the EU eyed critically by climate researchers

    31 Mar 2025, 13:36 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 International Tagesspiegel Background Plans to adapt Germany鈥檚 Climate Action Law to allow for national emissions compensation measures to also take place in countries outside of the European Union ...
  • 03 Feb 2025 |

    Majority of German homeowners plan to install solar power 鈥 survey

    03 Feb 2025, 13:36 Jennifer Collins Solar Cars Heating 麻豆无码版 Around two-thirds of homeowners in Germany plan to have a solar power system installed by 2029, according to a survey commissioned by Munich-based climate NGO Initiative ...
  • 28 Jan 2021 |

    German onshore wind growth achieves turnaround in 2020 but still off target

    28 Jan 2021, 13:25 Onshore wind power- the cornerstone of Germany's decarbonisation plans- 聽has suffered from chronically low additional installations in the past years. The industry seems to have achieved a turnaround in 2020, connecting almost 50 ...
  • Focus on Germany鈥檚 state governments as 鈧500 bln infrastructure package awaits adoption

    17 Mar 2025, 13:17 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics Government S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / BR The plan to reform Germany鈥檚 debt brake to allow greater defence spending and set up a 500-billion-euro special fund for infrastructure faces another hurdle ...
  • Ailing German energy giant RWE spins off renewables

    01 Dec 2015, 00:00 Stricken energy giant RWE revealed on Tuesday it plans to spin off a company focused on renewables and grids to raise capital, while retaining fossil and nuclear energy generation. Germany's leading energy company E.ON had ...
  • Renewables squeeze wholesale power prices and boost electricity exports

    06 May 2015, 00:00 The growing share of renewables forced German wholesale electricity prices down to among the lowest in Europe last year, according to a study by grid operator TenneT. And government figures indicate that consumers are benefitting too, ...
  • 26 Apr 2024 |

    Solar industry welcomes German parliament鈥檚 approval of measures to boost PV technology

    26 Apr 2024, 13:30 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Solar 麻豆无码版 A package of measures to boost the use of solar energy in Germany by removing red tape, approved by parliament on Friday (26 April), will significantly accelerate the rollout of the ...
  • 05 Aug 2022 |

    Q&A: Is Germany reverting to coal to fight the gas supply crunch?

    05 Aug 2022, 11:34 With natural gas deliveries from Russia dwindling, the German government is preparing for a winter without sufficient supplies of the fossil fuel it relies on heavily for heating homes. As well as increasing the import of liquified gas ...
  • 02 Oct 2024

    In brief | 2 October '24

    02 Oct 2024, 11:21 麻豆无码版 Team Bruno Burger (Fraunhofer ISE): In the first three quarters of 2024, around 106 million tonnes of CO2 were emitted from electricity generation in Germany This is 15 per cent less than in the first three quarters of 2023 and ...
  • 18 Nov 2024 |

    Net-zero transition in German regions hinges on hydrogen and power grid buildout 鈥 report

    18 Nov 2024, 13:23 Carolina Kyllmann Grid Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 In order to reach climate neutrality in the most affordable way, Germany must ensure it can transport energy across its regions by expanding its electricity and hydrogen grids, ...
  • 31 May 2024 |

    Dispatch from Italy

    31 May 2024, 15:00 As the European elections approach and the political parties in Italy engage in divisive campaigns over European policies and the management of various international contexts, the country is preparing to host the summit of G7 countries ...
  • 23 Apr 2021 |

    Car supplier Bosch invests one billion euros in fuel cell development

    23 Apr 2021, 12:53 S枚ren Amelang Transport Industry Handelsblatt / Financial Times In contrast to a growing number of truckmakers, car parts supplier Bosch bets heavily on hydrogen fuel cell trucks,聽 reports 聽Martin Buchenau in Handelsblatt. The company ...
  • 10 Jan 2025 |

    Four in five residential buildings in Germany still heated with oil and gas 鈥 energy agency

    10 Jan 2025, 13:18 Julian Wettengel Heating 麻豆无码版 Climate-friendly heating technologies may now be predominant in new builds in Germany but the country鈥檚 existing buildings continue to rely on fossil fuels, shows a report by the German 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 13 Oct 2021 |

    Macron鈥檚 nuclear plans illustrate Franco-German rift in EU energy policy 鈥 op-ed

    13 Oct 2021, 13:18 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out EU Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron to ramp up the country鈥檚 hydrogen production capacity and invest in the development of small modular nuclear ...
  • 26 Oct 2021 |

    Staying true to the Paris Agreement could hobble booming carbon offset market

    26 Oct 2021, 12:43 The booming voluntary market for CO2聽emission offsets is facing a hairy double counting issue that could stop further growth in its tracks. While high-aiming businesspeople are preparing a new standard to scale the market and make it ...
  • 30 Aug 2024 |

    Solar PV auction in Germany nearly twice oversubscribed in July

    30 Aug 2024, 13:09 Joey Grostern Solar Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Germany's Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has announced that bids for ground-mounted solar PV from July have been successful, according to an agency press release. 鈥淭he ...
  • 21 Aug 2023 |

    German state scheme scoops up 鈧417 million of electricity companies鈥 windfall profits

    21 Aug 2023, 13:30 Carolina Kyllmann Cost & Prices Policy 麻豆无码版 The German state scooped up approximately 417 million euros of electricity companies' windfall profits during the energy crisis in the first four months the relevant ...
  • 11 Mar 2025 |

    Grid operator calls for more careful expansion of photovoltaics in Germany

    11 Mar 2025, 13:40 Edgar Meza Grid Solar Handelsblatt German transmission grid operator 50Hertz has called for a more balanced and careful approach when it comes to the further expansion of solar photovoltaics (PV), saying there is a risk of overloading ...
  • German building material giant HeidelbergCement benefits from rising ETS price

    08 Nov 2019, 13:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The rising price for emissions allowances in the EU's trading system ETS is increasing the price of cement, giving German building material giant ...
  • 25 Apr 2024 |

    Germany says it will stick to international climate finance commitment despite budget crisis

    25 Apr 2024, 13:57 Germany will continue to aim to provide 6 billion euros annually in funds to developing countries for climate mitigation and adaptation by 2025, foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said. The government would do so despite a recent ...
  • 27 Jun 2019 |

    Record renewables output shows Germany needs systemic revamp- energy industry

    27 Jun 2019, 12:30 Expert Amprion Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices ...
  • 24 Aug 2020 |

    State minister warns end of German renewables support could lead to wind power slump

    24 Aug 2020, 12:29 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Expert Ministry for the Environment, 麻豆无码版, Construction and Climate Protection, State of ...
  • 06 Feb 2024 |

    Germany to hold tenders for new gas power plants 鈥渟oon鈥, promises capacity mechanism

    06 Feb 2024, 09:42 Germany is set to hold auctions to support the construction of new gas-fired power plants in the short term, which would then be converted to run on hydrogen in the mid-to-late 2030s, the ruling coalition said. The plants are considered ...
  • Possible 'entrance fee' for offshore projects irks Germany's wind power industry

    10 Aug 2020, 13:46 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Hydrogen Cost & Prices Handelsblatt The German economy ministry is mulling a law amendment that could force offshore wind energy investors to pay a fee before building installations at sea, Klaus Stratmann ...
  • 02 Sep 2024

    In brief | 2 September '24

    02 Sep 2024, 11:00 麻豆无码版 Team Bloomberg: Thunderstorm Warnings Across Europe While Heat Builds in Germany Summer heat across Europe is giving way to extreme weather events from violent storms and flooding to wildfires. Climate change is increasing the ...
  • Share of citizen energy in decline as funding runs out and big investors take over

    28 May 2021, 13:29 Germany鈥檚 push to replace conventional power with renewables like wind and solar PV has not only altered its energy system and shaken up established energy utility giants, it has also turned millions of Germans into electricity ...
  • 23 Jan 2025 |

    Many people in Germany continue energy savings long after crisis, worry about costs 鈥 survey

    23 Jan 2025, 14:07 Expert Vattenfall Germany Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Society 麻豆无码版 Almost three years after the peak of Europe鈥檚 energy crisis in 2022, many people in Germany are ...
  • 09 May 2025 |

    Dispatch from the European Union | May '25

    09 May 2025, 16:15 Three years on from the invasion of Ukraine, the European Union is still trying to wean itself off Russian energy supplies. The bloc has come a long way from the dependency it once had, yet certain EU countries still rely on Russia for ...
  • 22 Jan 2025 |

    German industry agrees on low-carbon cement label to ramp up green material's market share

    22 Jan 2025, 13:35 Carolina Kyllmann Industry Construction Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 With a new label for low-carbon cement, Germany's industry aims to ramp up production and sales of the climate friendlier construction material, business ...
  • 10 Mar 2021 |

    World on course to exceed 2掳C global warming by wide margin 鈥 German meteorological service

    10 Mar 2021, 13:48 Expert DWD- Germany's National Meteorological Service Deutscher Wetterdienst Climate & CO2 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Current emissions reduction efforts around the world are insufficient to limit ...
  • 14 Oct 2024

    In brief | 14 October '24

    14 Oct 2024, 10:51 麻豆无码版 Team Guardian: Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature鈥檚 carbon sink failing? The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models 鈥 and could rapidly accelerate global heating. Bloomberg: ...
  • 18 Sep 2024 |

    Switch to climate-friendly process heat could save German industry billions 鈥 association

    18 Sep 2024, 13:30 Carolina Kyllmann Industry Heating 麻豆无码版 Germany's industry could save up to 21 billion euros in energy costs annually if it generated heat more efficiently for the manufacture of products, according to a report ...
  • Europe struggles to heat homes without cooking the planet

    06 Jul 2023, 13:43 The EU is struggling to decarbonise its buildings, most of which are heated by fossil fuels that spew planet-heating gasses. But it has the technologies to go green. The bigger problem, experts say, is overcoming the barriers to rolling ...
  • 19 Aug 2024 |

    Germany to step up critical infrastructure protection with new law

    19 Aug 2024, 13:23 Carolina Kyllmann Policy Handelsblatt / dpa Germany's cabinet will discuss a draft law to better protect so-called critical infrastructure against physical damage "shortly after the summer break", dpa reported in an ...
  • 06 May 2025 |

    Designated German climate minister could push transition with experience bridging political divide

    06 May 2025, 14:00 Germany鈥檚 designated next environment minister Carsten Schneider may not have much background in climate policy, but his experience in navigating political divide in the country鈥檚 east and its population鈥檚 fatigue of constant changes ...
  • 11 May 2016

    Germany's appeal for renewables investment falls / Industry fears reform of renewables act

    11 May 2016, 00:00 Sven Egenter EY "Germany 5th聽in EY renewable investment attractiveness ranking" Germany鈥檚 attractiveness as a location for renewable investments has declined, according to major business consultancy EY. Germany is ranked fifth ...
  • 24 Apr 2024 |

    Faulty planning by German utility to connect new power customers highlights grid expansion challenges

    24 Apr 2024, 12:05 Benjamin Wehrmann Grid 麻豆无码版 / Handelsblatt Difficulties with connecting new customers to the grid in the eastern German town of Oranienburg near Berlin have highlighted the challenges associated with the required expansion ...
  • German environment agency report affirms climate advantage of today's EVs

    01 Feb 2024, 13:39 Franca Quecke Climate & CO2 Mobility Cars 麻豆无码版 Today's electric cars already have a lower lifecycle climate footprint than combustion engine cars, and by 2050, EVs will also perform better in other environmental ...
  • 20 Feb 2024 |

    Record sales of new heating systems in Germany led by gas-based units

    20 Feb 2024, 13:46 Expert BDH- Federation of German Heating Industry Industry Efficiency Heating Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Heating 麻豆无码版 / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Sales of new heating systems reached record level in Germany in 2023, with ...
  • 01 Aug 2025 |

    Dispatch from the European Union | August '25

    01 Aug 2025, 14:30 Just before shutting down for the summer break, Brussels unveiled a two trillion-euro long-term budget blueprint, pitched by European Commission president Ursula von鈥痙er鈥疞eyen as signalling a 鈥渘ew era鈥 for the EU鈥檚 ambitions.聽The budget ...
  • 20 Mar 2015 |

    New power market design without capacity mechanism in ministry plans

    20 Mar 2015, 00:00 The German energy ministry has opted for a reformed energy only market (EOM), in which back-up power stations are financed through sharp peaks in power prices. Utilities insisted that a decision on the market's design- either an ...
  • 25 Sep 2023 |

    German government to suspend tightening of building efficiency rules

    25 Sep 2023, 13:33 Faced with a crisis in the construction sector and a housing shortage, the German government has decided to suspend the tightening of new building efficiency rules initially planned for 2025. Climate activists decried the agreement as a ...
  • 30 Jan 2025 |

    Future German prosperity hangs on climate protection 鈥 env organisations

    30 Jan 2025, 13:39 Carolina Kyllmann Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 The absence of climate mitigation measures is the greatest threat to prosperity and security in Germany and Europe, a group of environmental organisations said in a joint ...
  • 19 Jun 2019 |

    Siemens to cut 2,700 jobs at gas and power unit, sells eAircraft business to Rolls-Royce

    19 Jun 2019, 11:58 Expert Siemens Business & Jobs Julian Wettengel Transport Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Siemens plans to cut 2,700 jobs at its gas and power business over the course of several years in addition to the 10,400 it is already ...
  • 27 Jan 2025 |

    Germany鈥檚 Scholz welcomes fossil gas expansion in the U.S.

    27 Jan 2025, 13:51 Julian Wettengel Gas Politics Handelsblatt German chancellor Olaf Scholz has welcomed the buildout of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export infrastructure and increased efforts to extract fossil fuels in the U.S. in聽 an interview with ...
  • 21 Nov 2024

    In brief | 21 November '24

    21 Nov 2024, 11:00 麻豆无码版 Team AP: Ford, facing economic headwinds and weak EV sales, to cut 4,000 jobs in Europe Of the total, 2,900 jobs would be lost in Germany, 800 in Britain and 300 in other European Union countries. Reuters: Volkswagen enters third ...
  • 02 Oct 2024 |

    Large-scale battery storage in Germany set to increase five-fold within 2 years 鈥 report

    02 Oct 2024, 12:45 S枚ren Amelang Storage Technology 麻豆无码版 The number of large-scale battery storage projects in Germany will increase rapidly over the next two years, the country鈥檚 solar industry association BSW said. Around seven gigawatt ...
  • 06 Apr 2020 |

    Coronavirus slump will lead to more hours of negative power prices in Germany 鈥 study

    06 Apr 2020, 12:36 Rachel Waldholz Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 / pv magazine The drop in electricity demand driven by the coronavirus pandemic will likely lead to more hours of negative wholesale electricity prices in Germany this year, according ...
  • 14 Mar 2024 |

    Climate justice must be made central element of mitigation efforts 鈥 German Ethics Council

    14 Mar 2024, 13:43 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Society 麻豆无码版 The costs and other burdens of climate action must be spread in a fair and balanced way across society to ensure social cohesion and avoid individual hardship, the German ...
  • Dispute over Bavarian state government decision to delay climate neutrality target to 2045

    24 Jan 2025, 12:43 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics BR / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / Merkur A controversial decision by the government of Bavaria to delay the German state鈥檚 climate neutrality target to 2045 has drawn heavy criticism ...
  • 07 Jan 2025 |

    Germany's municipalities make good progress on heat planning 鈥 industry

    07 Jan 2025, 14:01 Jennifer Collins Heating dpa / 麻豆无码版 More than a third of Germany's municipalities are working on municipal heat planning to help phase out fossil fuel systems, with 13 percent already finished with their plans, reports ...
  • 16 Jul 2024 |

    In brief | 16 July '24

    16 Jul 2024, 11:00 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Bloomberg: Top polluter China鈥檚 shrinking emissions put carbon peak in play-聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Use of coal for power generation tumbled in second quarter-聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Nation鈥檚 emissions seen on track to begin decline ...
  • 21 Feb 2025 |

    EU advisory board urges rapid scale-up of carbon dioxide removals

    21 Feb 2025, 14:03 Benjamin Wehrmann Carbon removal EU 麻豆无码版 EU scientific advisors聽 have called 聽for a rapid scale-up of methods to take CO2 out of the atmosphere. Both nature-based carbon removal solutions, such as plants, and modern ...
  • Most leading German parties stand by 2045 climate neutrality target ahead of snap election

    21 Feb 2025, 13:35 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics ZDF Most of Germany鈥檚 leading parties say they are committed to the country鈥檚 2045 climate neutrality target. In the last major聽 TV debate 聽on public broadcaster ZDF before ...
  • German parliament approves climate law reform lambasted by NGOs

    26 Apr 2024, 14:01 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 Policy Government 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 parliament has approved a controversial reform of the country鈥檚 key legislation for reaching climate targets, to the outrage of many NGOs who say the changes ...
  • 04 Nov 2020 |

    German government 'in denial of reality' regarding future electricity needs 鈥 opposition

    04 Nov 2020, 13:51 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Government Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Opposition parties in Germany have criticised energy minister Peter Altmaier for insisting that the country will consume less electricity in 2030 than it does today, ...
  • 23 May 2025 |

    Dispatch from Germany | May '25

    23 May 2025, 15:20 Germany finally has a new government, ending months of political uncertainty at a time when multiple global crises require a safe pair of hands at the steering wheel of the EU鈥檚 most populous member state and largest economy. Friedrich ...
  • 30 Sep 2014

    Germany's energy transition in the media on 30 September

    30 Sep 2014, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Handelsblatt / Die Welt Underground power lines costly, complicated alternative to pylons 聽 Laying underground power lines underground in order to avoid pylons is difficult, costly and requires extensive ...
  • 19 Sep 2023 |

    Industry association calls for revision of German long-term renewable energy forecast

    19 Sep 2023, 13:47 Edgar Meza Renewables 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Background The German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation (BEE) has called for a revision of long-term renewable power scenarios detailed in an analysis by the economy ministry (BMWK). The ...
  • 16 Jan 2025 |

    Northern German city orders one of world鈥檚 largest seawater heat pumps

    16 Jan 2025, 13:09 S枚ren Amelang Technology Heating NDR The northern German city of Flensburg has commissioned one of the world鈥檚 largest seawater heat pumps to supply climate-neutral heat through its district heating system, reports regional public ...
  • Merkel leaves work to do with mixed climate legacy

    10 Sep 2021, 10:11 Once touted as the 鈥渃limate chancellor鈥, Germany鈥檚 outgoing head of government Angela Merkel鈥檚 climate leadership over her 16 years in office is now seen by many as middling. International observers commend her steadfast leadership in ...
  • Renewables share in German transport sector rises to 7.3% in 2020

    30 Mar 2021, 13:38 The share of renewables in the transport, electricity and heating sectors increased in 2020, said an analysis by the government鈥檚 AGEE stat working group and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). As larger amounts of biofuels were used ...
  • 04 Feb 2020 |

    Planned leftist state minority govt promises 鈥楪reen New Deal for Thuringia鈥

    04 Feb 2020, 13:45 Freja Eriksen Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 / MDR Th眉ringen [UPDATE note: In a surprise result, Thuringia鈥檚 parliament on 5 February 2020 elected Thomas Kemmerich from the business-friendly Free Democratic Party (FDP) as ...
  • 03 Feb 2016

    2014 emissions data updated / Vattenfall's losses / Wind record

    03 Feb 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Federal Environment Agency 鈥淕erman greenhouse gas emissions fall considerably in 2014鈥 New data shows that Germany鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions fell to 901.9 million tonnes of聽CO2聽equivalents in 2014 ...
  • 28 Feb 2025 |

    SPD hopes to cushion snap election defeat with victory in upcoming Hamburg state vote

    28 Feb 2025, 13:11 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics Hamburger Morgenpost / Tagesspiegel / Die Zeit / Merkur / Radio Hamburg Just one week after their defeat at Germany鈥檚 snap election, the Social Democrats (SPD) of outgoing chancellor Olaf ...
  • 13 Sep 2023 |

    Small and mid-sized towns hold enough solar potential to power all German households- EON

    13 Sep 2023, 14:20 Expert E.ON Utility Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Jack McGovan Solar Cities 麻豆无码版 Rooftop solar panels in small and mid-sized German towns technically could generate enough electricity for the 41 million ...
  • 31 Jan 2025 |

    Most of 440,000 objections to wind power in German state stem from core protest group 鈥 report

    31 Jan 2025, 11:50 Joey Grostern Wind Society SWR A group of about 6,660 people are behind a slew of over 440,000 letters objecting to plans for wind farm developments in 40 areas in the Neckar-Alb region of Baden-W眉rttemberg, according to reporting from ...
  • German industry investments in climate protection increase 74% over 10 years 鈥 Destatis

    28 Nov 2023, 14:36 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 Business Finance 麻豆无码版 German industry is increasingly investing in climate protection measures, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28 ...
  • 11 Mar 2025 |

    Germany and EU need short-term strategy for CO2 removal ramp-up 鈥 think tank

    11 Mar 2025, 13:51 Bennet Ribbeck Carbon removal 麻豆无码版 Germany and the EU need a short-term strategy for enabling the necessary ramp-up of carbon dioxide removals (CDR), said the think tank German Institute for International and Security ...
  • 30 Jul 2024

    In brief | 30 July '24

    30 Jul 2024, 11:00 Julian Wettengel Reuters: Spain greenlights almost 300 renewable power projects with $18-billion investment The Spanish government has authorised the construction of almost 300 renewable power projects with a total capacity of more than ...
  • Socially-just climate policy should be next German govt's focus 鈥 foundation

    30 Jan 2025, 13:37 Carolina Kyllmann Society Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 The next German government must restructure climate policy to make sure the whole population can participate in the transition, the Climate Neutrality Foundation ...
  • Historic German spending package gets final approval, clears path for Merz鈥檚 coalition government

    21 Mar 2025, 13:38 Benjamin Wehrmann Policy Elections & Politics ARD / ntv / Der Spiegel Germany鈥檚 major spending package that contains a reform of the country鈥檚 debt brake and hundreds of billions of euros of investments in defence, infrastructure ...
  • 11 Apr 2023 |

    Two thirds of Germans against shutting down last nuclear power plants at this point 鈥 survey

    11 Apr 2023, 13:21 Carolina Kyllmann Nuclear phase-out dpa / 麻豆无码版 About two thirds of Germans are against the country鈥檚 imminent shutdown of the remaining three nuclear power plants, a survey by opinion research institute YouGov commissioned ...
  • 06 Jun 2025 |

    German car industry calls for reversal of EU 2035 combustion engine ban

    06 Jun 2025, 13:04 Germany鈥檚 most important car industry association VDA has called for a de facto reversal of the EU鈥檚 2035 ban on the sale of new cars powered by a combustion engine, according to media reports. The Social Democrats, who govern in a ...
  • 16 Sep 2024 |

    Germany should prioritise urban revitalisation over new construction 鈥 researchers

    16 Sep 2024, 13:01 Carolina Kyllmann Construction 麻豆无码版 Germany should make better use of existing buildings instead of focusing on new construction to solve the housing shortage, researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and ...
  • 15 Aug 2023 |

    Installation of solar panels on German residential buildings to be made easier in draft law

    15 Aug 2023, 14:19 Jack McGovan Solar Government Table.Media A new draft law that makes it easier to install solar panels on residential buildings and agricultural land is set to be adopted this Wednesday (16 August),聽 according to Table.Media. Government ...
  • 21 Sep 2020 |

    VW CEO says diesel too cheap for more ambitious transport climate targets

    21 Sep 2020, 14:00 Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars S枚ren Amelang Cars Cost & Prices Welt am Sonntag Diesel must become more expensive to allow a faster transformation of the car industry to comply with more ambitious climate targets proposed by ...
  • 20 Dec 2019 |

    German wind power industry anxious as technology tops power mix

    20 Dec 2019, 16:30 Preview 2020: Wind power became Germany's single most important power source in 2019 and appears well under way to fulfill its role as the central technology of the country's energy transition. Nevertheless, the wind industry ...
  • 10 Sep 2024

    Dispatch from the European Union | September '24

    10 Sep 2024, 13:44 With the summer break coming to an end, lawmakers in Brussels are back to school. After the newly elected European Parliament started its legislative term last July, all eyes are now on the formation of the next European Commission. ...
  • 14 Nov 2023 |

    EnBW, RWE rake in high profits in 2023 so far, highlight energy transition investments

    14 Nov 2023, 13:53 Expert EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-W眉rttemberg AG Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Jack McGovan Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs Utilities Clean ...
  • 13 Aug 2024 |

    One in seven German households makes sustainable investments 鈥 survey

    13 Aug 2024, 13:30 Julian Wettengel Finance 麻豆无码版 Fourteen percent of German households are already putting their money into sustainable investments, while another 30 percent can imagine doing so in the future, a survey by the government-owned ...
  • 20 Jan 2015

    In the media: 麻豆无码版 minister rules out capacity markets; renewable growth falling short

    20 Jan 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Handelsblatt 鈥淎ttack on coal鈥 // Interview with 麻豆无码版 Minister Sigmar Gabriel Germany鈥檚 Minister for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 has "ended the debate over capacity payments to fossil-fuelled ...
  • 20 Jan 2025 |

    Solar PV hardware opens door to Chinese interference in German power supply 鈥 security agency

    20 Jan 2025, 13:33 Benjamin Wehrmann Solar Security Welt am Sonntag / 麻豆无码版 A new law planned for the better integration of solar energy sources into Germany鈥檚 electricity system bears the risk that foreign powers gain control over relevant ...
  • 17 Nov 2014 |

    German energy minister dismisses reports of changes to climate goals

    17 Nov 2014, 00:00 Following heated debate over a possible exit from coal-fired power, Sigmar Gabriel has reaffirmed his commitment to reducing carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2020. Sven Egenter Sven Egenter Climate & CO2 Germany's Minister for ...
  • Denmark and Norway making strides towards net zero, Germany and UK lagging behind 鈥 report

    02 Oct 2024, 12:49 S枚ren Amelang Electricity Transport Heating International 麻豆无码版 Germany and the UK are lagging behind on the path to climate neutrality, while Denmark and Norway are making 鈥渟ignificant strides鈥, according to a report by the ...
  • Renewables industry presses German govt to present energy sharing rules

    09 Aug 2024, 13:22 Milou Dirkx Citizens' energy Renewables 麻豆无码版 The German government is under increasing time pressure to legislate energy sharing opportunities and meet EU requirements originally set for mid-2021,聽 said 聽the German ...
  • Wrangling over German coal exit talks reveals difficult task ahead

    30 May 2018, 00:00 Germany struggles to get its highly anticipated coal exit task force on track. The government on Wednesday postponed at the last minute the official launch of the phase-out commission for the third time. The quarrels over the commission ...
  • 15 Oct 2024

    In brief | 15 October '24

    15 Oct 2024, 13:39 麻豆无码版 Team European Council: COP29: EU calls for efforts to keep the 1.5掳C goal within reach The Council approved conclusions that will serve as the EU鈥檚 general negotiating position for the UN climate change conference starting on 11 ...
  • 19 Feb 2020 |

    IEA urges Germany to focus on hydrogen, import LNG

    19 Feb 2020, 18:30 To further its landmark energy transition, the Energiewende, Germany must concentrate on hydrogen technology to support the rollout of renewables, according to the International 麻豆无码版 Agency (IEA). In an in-depth review of Germany' ...
  • 21 Feb 2020 |

    Greta Thunberg visit raises profile of Hamburg 'climate election'

    21 Feb 2020, 13:25 Greta Thunberg will travel to Hamburg to participate in the student climate protests preceding local elections in the maritime city on 23 February, according to media reports. The Swedish activist's presence at the "Hamburg ...
  • 04 Jan 2022 |

    Renewables supplied 46% of net public power in Germany in 2021

    04 Jan 2022, 12:30 Expert Fraunhofer ISE Fraunhofer Institute for Solar 麻豆无码版 Systems Renewables Solar Kerstine Appunn Electricity 麻豆无码版 The share of renewables in net public power generation amounted to 46 percent in 2021, down from 50 ...
  • 02 Sep 2024 |

    Demand for electric scooters, 'micromobility' growing despite criticisms in Germany

    02 Sep 2024, 13:26 Jennifer Collins Transport dpa Electric scooter schemes are seen as a scourge in many cities, with Paris even banning them, but in Germany demand for vehicles is growing, according to Plattform Shared Mobility, an association that ...
  • Vote25: Mixed climate legacy of Scholz鈥檚 collapsed coalition leaves challenges for next government

    10 Dec 2024, 14:45 The early end of Olaf Scholz鈥檚 coalition government follows a three-year term marked by crises and a deep internal dispute over funding for future climate and energy policies. Despite its noisy demise, the chancellor鈥檚 three-party ...
  • Rising emissions forecast sharpens climate focus in German election

    16 Aug 2021, 13:41 Germany is set to widely miss its climate targets this year, according to a think tank analysis that adds pressure on the chancellor contestants to present plans for rapid emissions cuts. Six weeks before the country's general ...
  • 07 Feb 2024 |

    Germany sees rise in traffic jams despite flat-rate public transport ticket- motorist group

    07 Feb 2024, 13:51 S枚ren Amelang Mobility Cars 麻豆无码版 The introduction of a flat-rate 鈥淕ermany Ticket鈥 for public transport did not prevent a significant increase in traffic jams last year, according to motorist association ADAC. The duration ...
  • 31 Jan 2025 |

    German companies struggling to fulfil CBAM emissions reporting requirements 鈥 consultancy

    31 Jan 2025, 13:06 Joey Grostern Carbon market Business EU 麻豆无码版 Around three quarters of German companies are not able or only partially able to report emissions data from their suppliers outside of the EU, with two-thirds fearing that this ...
  • 12 Dec 2024 |

    German government approves climate adaptation strategy to better prepare for global warming

    12 Dec 2024, 13:29 Benjamin Wehrmann Adaptation Government 麻豆无码版 The German government has approved its climate adaptation strategy to better prepare the country for dealing with extreme weather events, such as heat waves, droughts, heavy ...
  • 03 Jun 2020 |

    German coal exit 'overtaken by reality,' country must prepare for earlier phase-out 鈥 NGO

    03 Jun 2020, 13:25 Expert E3G Third Generation Environmentalism Non-profit organisation for policy transformation Climate & CO2 Finance Policy S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal 麻豆无码版 The sharp decline of coal use in Germany this ...
  • 28 Jul 2021 |

    EU power demand back to pre-pandemic levels, less coal, more renewables in the mix

    28 Jul 2021, 12:17 Expert Ember Climate & energy think tank Climate & CO2 Electricity market Julian Wettengel Coal EU 麻豆无码版 The European Union鈥檚 electricity demand was back to pre-pandemic levels in the first half of 2021, but thanks ...
  • 06 Sep 2022 |

    Econ min proposes to keep two of Germany鈥檚 remaining nuclear plants on standby during winter

    06 Sep 2022, 13:50 Germany should keep two of its three remaining nuclear power plants on standby beyond the planned phase-out date at the end of the year to help secure power system stability in the coming winter if necessary, economy and climate ...
  • Slowing economy causes sizable German energy use decrease in first quarter 2020

    28 May 2020, 17:30 A slowing economy and mild weather lowered Germany's energy demand significantly in the first quarter of 2020. Latest data also confirmed that renewable energy sources accounted for more than half of the electricity fed into ...
  • 25 Jun 2024 |

    Siemens 麻豆无码版 bags $1.5 bln deal to supply Saudi Arabia with efficient gas turbines

    25 Jun 2024, 13:28 Jack McGovan Gas Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Two new power plants will be constructed in Saudi Arabia after a 1.5 billion dollar deal with the German energy corporation Siemens 麻豆无码版. They will combine gas and steam turbines ...
  • 24 Jul 2019 |

    Germany鈥檚 nuclear fund says financing of waste disposal 鈥渧ery likely ensured鈥

    24 Jul 2019, 14:13 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Rheinische Post / Die Welt The German fund for nuclear waste management is set to make a profit in 2019, putting the long-term disposal of radioactive waste on a financially sound basis, the fund鈥檚 ...
  • 19 Sep 2024 |

    Industry association warns against planned grid fee reform

    19 Sep 2024, 12:25 Edgar Meza Industry Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 The German association of energy intensive businesses (VIK)聽has聽pushed聽back against聽 plans to adjust聽industrial grid fees聽to incentivise 聽flexible power consumption, saying it ...
  • 28 Oct 2024 |

    German gov't leaders host parallel industry summits focused on improving economic prospects

    28 Oct 2024, 13:10 Edgar Meza Industry 麻豆无码版 German government leaders are hosting not one but two industry summits on Tuesday (29 October) as chancellor Olaf Scholz鈥檚 three-party coalition seeks to deal with the country鈥檚 economic woes. ...
  • 08 May 2023 |

    300-metre wind power testing mast in Germany hoped to herald new turbine generation

    08 May 2023, 13:36 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Technology 麻豆无码版 With the inauguration of a new onshore wind power testing mast with a height of 300 metres, project developers in Germany hope it will pave the way for a new generation of wind ...
  • 28 Jun 2019 |

    Little progress at Bonn climate change conference

    28 Jun 2019, 12:38 Expert E3G Third Generation Environmentalism Non-profit organisation for policy transformation Climate & CO2 Finance Policy Expert Germanwatch Climate & CO2 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 COP24 tageszeitung (taz) / Clean ...
  • 05 Jul 2019 |

    鈥淒eceptive security鈥 of German electricity supply 鈥 commentary

    05 Jul 2019, 14:12 Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 (until 2021) Bundesministerium f眉r Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Freja Eriksen Grid Handelsblatt Germany ...
  • 16 Apr 2020 |

    Zero-support bids from 2018 could make bidders pay in German offshore auctions

    16 Apr 2020, 13:04 Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 (until 2021) Bundesministerium f眉r Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Business & ...
  • 28 Apr 2025 |

    Experienced energy manager is Merz鈥檚 鈥渟urprise鈥 pick for heading Germany鈥檚 economy ministry

    28 Apr 2025, 13:55 Conservative CDU member Katherina Reiche looks set to become Germany鈥檚 new economy and energy minister in a government led by Friedrich Merz as chancellor. Reiche looks back at ten years in the energy industry, where she assumed leading ...
  • 13 Sep 2024 |

    Germany's plans for hydrogen storage fall well short of future demand, utilities warn

    13 Sep 2024, 12:06 Jack McGovan Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Planned hydrogen storage projects remain significantly behind forecasted demand, an issue which could affect Germany鈥檚 attempts to move towards a renewable energy system, found a report ...
  • 21 Mar 2025 |

    Germany to face challenges to energy supply security in coming years 鈥 govt advisors

    21 Mar 2025, 13:34 Julian Wettengel Electricity market 麻豆无码版 A projected increase in electricity demand and a reduction of power plant capacity able to supply electricity at any moment are set to represent concrete challenges for Germany' ...
  • 17 May 2024 |

    Court requires German government to improve climate plans as law reform gets green light

    17 May 2024, 12:33 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Government 麻豆无码版 / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung A German court has ruled that the country's government must improve its climate policy plans to reach the 2030 emissions reduction target, as ...
  • 06 Jan 2025

    In brief | 6 January '25

    06 Jan 2025, 10:43 麻豆无码版 Team HydrogenInsight: German chancellor calls on EU to shelve 'excessively strict' green hydrogen definition Scholz argues that planned projects cannot compete based on what the European Commission will accept is a ...
  • 27 Mar 2020 |

    German wind industry says corona must not overshadow need for action as auction once again falls short

    27 Mar 2020, 13:44 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 The current difficulties caused by the ...
  • 26 Feb 2025 |

    Germany鈥檚 former reactor operators lukewarm on Merz鈥檚 nuclear 鈥渄ismantling moratorium鈥 idea

    26 Feb 2025, 13:13 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Policy S眉ddeutsche Zeitung A proposal from Germany鈥檚 likely next chancellor for a 鈥渕oratorium on dismantling鈥 the remaining decommissioned nuclear reactors in the country has been met with reluctance ...
  • 10 Sep 2024

    In brief | 10 September '24

    10 Sep 2024, 11:44 Julian Wettengel FT: Northvolt to cut jobs and sell off unit to survive EV chill Swedish battery maker has been grappling with factory problems and slow growth in European EV take-up. Bloomberg: Europe braces for last of Ukraine鈥檚 ...
  • 13 Aug 2024 |

    Nuclear fusion worth further commitment, but cannot contribute to mid-century climate targets 鈥 researchers

    13 Aug 2024, 13:33 Julian Wettengel Technology 麻豆无码版 Nuclear fusion technology has the potential to provide long-term climate-friendly energy and reduce import dependencies- but it cannot contribute to mid-century climate targets because it ...
  • 26 Feb 2024 |

    City of Berlin鈥檚 climate plans in shambles as 5-billion-euro funding scheme deemed illegal

    26 Feb 2024, 13:32 S枚ren Amelang Cost & Prices Cities S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / taz The City of Berlin鈥檚 plans for massive climate investments are on the brink of collapse after legal experts have deemed the current funding scheme as illegal, according to ...
  • Germany's economic powerhouse states demand clear federal energy policy concept

    08 Apr 2019, 12:30 Expert CDU- Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Policy Elections & Politics Expert CSU- Christian Social Union Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern Policy Elections & Politics Expert Green Party B眉ndnis 90/ ...
  • Steelmaker Salzgitter expects policymakers to help fund massive decarbonisation project

    04 Apr 2019, 14:09 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 Gas Hydrogen Technology 麻豆无码版 German steelmaker Salzgitter has expressed confidence that policymakers will provide the support necessary to realise a large-scale hydrogen project to ...
  • 31 Aug 2021 |

    German election primer 鈥 2038 end date for coal under fire as climate forecasts worsen

    31 Aug 2021, 08:44 Tighter emission targets and mounting signs of climate change have once again turned Germany's coal exit into a hotly debated election campaign issue. The country agreed last year to phase out coal by 2038 at the latest, but many ...
  • 22 Sep 2023 |

    Price drops for clean technologies could become energy transition 'game changer' 鈥 report

    22 Sep 2023, 13:16 Expert Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change Climate & CO2 Policy International Carolina Kyllmann Renewables Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 The past decade has seen a sharp drop in prices for clean ...
  • Vote25: Climate adaptation financing must find new footing in next German legislative period

    05 Feb 2025, 13:35 Germany's outgoing government made important moves to protect the country against the worsening effects of climate change. Notably, it introduced the first legally-binding climate adaptation law and presented a strategy to protect ...
  • Climate change will severely affect groundwater levels in Germany 鈥 report

    18 Jan 2024, 13:31 Franca Quecke Climate & CO2 Adaptation Agriculture 麻豆无码版 Prolonged drought and more frequent heavy rainfall as a result of climate change will have a significant impact on groundwater levels in central Germany, found a ...
  • 25 Sep 2020 |

    German car industry says California's 2035 conventional car ban is inappropriate

    25 Sep 2020, 13:34 Expert VDA- German Association of the Automotive Industry Transport S枚ren Amelang Cars 麻豆无码版 / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / Wall Street Journal The German car industry has criticised California's decision to ban ...
  • 11 Dec 2024 |

    Gas grid phaseout should be announced ten years in advance, says German consumer group

    11 Dec 2024, 12:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Heating Der Spiegel / 麻豆无码版 The decommissioning of local gas grids in German cities should be flagged ten years in advance to allow households to prepare accordingly and avoid the purchase ...
  • Renewables overtake coal as Germany鈥檚 most important power source

    10 Jul 2018, 15:01 Wind and solar power, together with other renewable sources, have overtaken coal as Germany鈥檚 most important power source, figures released by the industry group BDEW show. But this milestone in the history of the country鈥檚 energy ...
  • Vote25: Transport transition poses policy conundrum for next German government

    20 Dec 2024, 08:44 Germany鈥檚 next government will inherit a major policy predicament: How can it finally initiate serious transport emission cuts against a backdrop of tight finances, a struggling car industry, and a crumbling transport infrastructure? ...
  • 20 Nov 2024

    In brief | 20 November '24

    20 Nov 2024, 09:53 麻豆无码版 Team NewClimate Institute: Climate Change Performance Index 2025 Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK take the lead in this year. Germany drops two places to 16th in this year鈥檚 CCPI. Bloomberg: EU considers changes to carbon border ...
  • 14 Oct 2022 |

    Germany continues coal exit auctions amid energy crisis

    14 Oct 2022, 13:56 Julian Wettengel Coal 麻豆无码版 The sixth tender for early shutdowns of hard coal plants in Germany was undersubscribed and only one plant was successful, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has said. As part of its plan to end ...
  • 25 Sep 2024

    In brief | 25 September '24

    25 Sep 2024, 12:17 麻豆无码版 Team Bloomberg: Climate change made Europe's deadly floods worse and more likely More intense rainfall is expected as global temperatures rise. Global warming is becoming a costlier problem for Europe. Bloomberg: Where cargo ...
  • 02 Apr 2024 |

    German special climate fund remains untapped to large extent

    02 Apr 2024, 13:28 Edgar Meza Government Tagesspiegel Background Germany鈥檚 Climate and Transformation Fund (CTF), a multi-year federal budget set up to finance climate and energy transition policy measures, again fell significantly short of spending ...
  • 06 May 2025 |

    Tracking the making of Germany's new government

    06 May 2025, 13:00 Germans cast their vote in the country's federal election on 23 February. Conservative CDU/CSU leader Friedrich Merz is set to become the next chancellor and will now lead the formal coalition negotiations with the Social Democrats ...
  • 11 May 2015

    In the media: Gabriel promotes Energiewende at G7 energy summit

    11 May 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 聽 dpa 鈥淕abriel wants to convince G7 of Energiewende鈥 At today鈥檚 meeting of G7 energy ministers in Hamburg, the German government hopes to convince other industrialised nations that renewables can ...
  • 04 Jun 2024 |

    Drop in coal power leads fall in Germany鈥檚 fossil fuel use in early 2024 amid weaker economic output

    04 Jun 2024, 14:19 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 consumption in Germany has fallen significantly in the first three months of 2024 compared to the same period one year before, energy industry and research initiative ...
  • Govt support pledge for mining regions puts coal commission on home stretch

    16 Jan 2019, 13:16 The German government has pledged long-term payments to lignite mining regions, removing a major hurdle to reaching a compromise over the country鈥檚 coal exit. After a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Olaf ...
  • German grid regulator cuts lignite in its planning scenarios

    11 Feb 2015, 00:00 Analysts have welcomed a new planning framework for the German grid that works on the basis of less lignite being burned in Germany, saying grid development must serve the country鈥檚 climate targets. Expert DIW- German Institute for ...
  • 03 Jan 2023 |

    Earlier coal phase-out in eastern Germany needed 鈥渇or economic reasons鈥 鈥 state env minister

    03 Jan 2023, 13:25 Carolina Kyllmann Coal Politics MDR / 麻豆无码版 The environment minister of Saxony favours an early termination of coal-fired electricity generation in the eastern German state, arguing that coal mining is becoming unprofitable, ...
  • 06 Sep 2024 |

    One in five German company fleet cars is an electric or hybrid vehicle 鈥 survey

    06 Sep 2024, 13:27 Milou Dirkx Cars 麻豆无码版 One in five German company fleet cars in 2023 were electric, around half of which are pure battery-electric vehicles (BEV) and the other half plug-in hybrids, a survey done by state-owned development ...
  • 14 Nov 2024 |

    Gov鈥檛 advisors call for special fund to finance Germany鈥檚 transport infrastructure

    14 Nov 2024, 13:16 The expansion and maintenance of Germany鈥檚 rail and road network should be financed by a special fund outside of the regular budget, according to the government鈥檚 council of economic advisors. Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Cost & ...
  • 15 Dec 2023 |

    German wind energy tender once again undersubscribed, but grid agency sees 鈥渉ope鈥

    15 Dec 2023, 13:16 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 In its latest auction for onshore wind turbines, Germany failed to secure enough investment deals to ensure the rollout of the technology proceeds with sufficient speed to reach renewable ...
  • 29 Nov 2024 |

    Utilities still doubtful there will be investors for Germany's H2-ready power plants

    29 Nov 2024, 12:19 Carolina Kyllmann Gas Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background / 麻豆无码版 Germany's energy industry has warned that the country might struggle to find investors to build new hydrogen-ready gas power plants, following the end of a ...
  • 12 Nov 2024 |

    German electricity supply continued to be highly reliable during energy crisis, nuclear phase-out

    12 Nov 2024, 13:51 Jack McGovan Grid Security 麻豆无码版 / Der Spiegel Disruptions to electricity supply within the German network remained around the ten-year average in 2023, the year in which the country had to deal with the fallout of the ...
  • 28 Jun 2024 |

    Dispatch from France | June 2024

    28 Jun 2024, 16:00 French citizens are awaiting the upcoming snap election brought about by the dissolution of parliament following president Emmanuel Macron鈥檚 loss to the far-right in this June鈥檚 EU elections. The vote could have a profound impact on the ...
  • 17 May 2024 |

    Finland with high potential to produce green hydrogen for central Europe 鈥 report

    17 May 2024, 12:34 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 There is a significant potential in the northern Baltic states, especially in Finland, to produce green hydrogen for export to central Europe, said a report by certifier and consultancy DNV, ...
  • 15 Jan 2025 |

    Industry groups hopeful after 2024 record year for onshore wind power in Germany

    15 Jan 2025, 13:11 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 The past year was 鈥渁 record year鈥 for ...
  • 16 Dec 2024 |

    Germans associate outgoing coalition's climate policy with state control, high costs 鈥 analysis

    16 Dec 2024, 14:02 Jack McGovan Cost & Prices Society S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Many people in Germany associate climate policy with state control and the fear of being financially overburdened due to decisions made by the departing coalition government, ...
  • 16 Dec 2024 |

    Mercedes CEO calls for long-term EV subsidies as domestic market struggles

    16 Dec 2024, 13:51 Jack McGovan Cars Cost & Prices S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / Handelsblatt The CEO of German car manufacturer Mercedes, Ola K盲llenius, has called for more long-term subsidies for electric vehicles as demand weakens. By the end of the decade ...
  • 10 Nov 2015

    Germany's renewables prospects / E.ON's "historic loss"

    10 Nov 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 International Renewable 麻豆无码版 Agency (IRENA) Renewable 麻豆无码版 Prospects: Germany A new IRENA report 鈥淩enewable 麻豆无码版 Prospects Germany鈥 examines the country鈥檚 energy transition in the last ...
  • 11 Jun 2015

    In the media: Minister lacks support from the top for embattled coal levy

    11 Jun 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 DPA / Handelsblatt / Frankfurter Rundschau 鈥淐oal levy threatened鈥 The levy on emissions from old coal-fired power stations is on the brink of failure, insiders have told German press agency DPA. ...
  • 04 Jul 2025 |

    Dispatch from Germany | July '25

    04 Jul 2025, 13:20 Two months after the new government entered office, climate action proponents are becoming increasingly concerned about the future direction of energy policy in Germany. Activists have accused the economy minister of planning to slow ...
  • 25 Jun 2020 |

    German auctions show investors keen on solar, but still shun wind power

    25 Jun 2020, 13:28 Expert VDMA- German Engineering Federation Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Julian Wettengel Solar Wind 麻豆无码版 / pv magazine Germany's latest renewable auctions have ...
  • German heating industry calls for policy commitment as sales of climate-friendly systems halve

    27 Jan 2025, 13:37 Carolina Kyllmann Heating Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 Solar and heating industry associations have appealed to politicians at the federal and state levels to show clear policy commitments to the energy transition after ...
  • 18 Mar 2024 |

    Cement industry says Germany needs 4,800 km CO2 pipelines costing 鈧14 bln to decarbonise

    18 Mar 2024, 12:59 S枚ren Amelang Carbon removal Industry 麻豆无码版 Germany will have to build a 4,800-kilometre CO2聽pipeline network at a cost of around 14 billion euros in order to decarbonise its cement, lime, and waste incineration industries, ...
  • 15 Oct 2018 |

    Bavarian vote shakes Berlin coalition, leaves energy policy in limbo

    15 Oct 2018, 17:33 The ruling Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) 鈥 the sister party to Angela Merkel鈥檚 CDU and the partner in her national grand coalition government 鈥 were dealt a historic blow in the Bavarian state elections, ...
  • 14 Aug 2024 |

    Tackling grid challenges increasingly important as German solar PV booms 鈥 report

    14 Aug 2024, 13:27 Julian Wettengel Grid Renewables 麻豆无码版 The increasing use of new rooftop installations is quickening the expansion of solar PV in Germany, meaning the technology鈥檚 efficient integration into the energy system becomes ...
  • 20 Sep 2023 |

    German wind power association warns against loss of land due to planned military restrictions

    20 Sep 2023, 13:34 Edgar Meza Wind Tagesspiegel Background New military exclusion zones could lead to the loss of up to a third of federal land for wind power generation in Germany, Tagesspiegel Background reported. The German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association (BWE ...
  • 29 Jun 2020 |

    Renewables cover over half of German electricity use- preliminary data

    29 Jun 2020, 12:53 Renewables covered more than half of Germany鈥檚 power consumption in the first six months of 2020, according to a first estimate聽 by think tank Agora Energiewende*. As coal use dropped and demand was low due to the coronavirus crisis and ...
  • 14 Aug 2024

    In brief | 14 August '24

    14 Aug 2024, 10:30 Julian Wettengel The Guardian: Germany has issued arrest warrant for diver over Nord Stream explosions, says report Investigators said to believe Ukrainian man was one of team that planted explosives on pipelines in September 2022. ...
  • Lightweight construction accounts for 4 percent of German economy's output 鈥 govt report

    28 Aug 2024, 13:58 Jack McGovan Business & Jobs Technology 麻豆无码版 Lightweight construction that reduces emissions in the different sectors contributes up to four percent of German total economic output, says a report by the economy ministry ...
  • 10 Aug 2023 |

    Bavarian mayors call for accelerated windpower rollout in cross-party appeal

    10 Aug 2023, 13:11 S枚ren Amelang Wind Elections & Politics dpa A fifth of all mayors in Bavaria have called on the regional government to speed up the construction of wind turbines in the state,聽newswire dpa reported. In a cross-party appeal, 432 ...
  • 10 Aug 2023 |

    RWE has dominant position on Germany鈥檚 electricity market, watchdog warns

    10 Aug 2023, 13:05 S枚ren Amelang Cost & Prices Utilities 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 competition watchdog has warned power company RWE not to abuse its dominant position in the country鈥檚 electricity market. "RWE is indispensable for meeting the ...
  • German parliament adopts reform to allow 鈧500 bln new debt for infrastructure and climate

    18 Mar 2025, 16:00 Benjamin Wehrmann Julian Wettengel Elections & Politics Government 麻豆无码版 Germany's parliament has adopted a constitutional reform to allow the country to take up hundreds of billions of euros in new debt to finance ...
  • Germany gears up for official talks on coal phase-out

    22 May 2018, 00:00 麻豆无码版 transition pioneer Germany is about to launch a highly anticipated task force on phasing out coal power, the most prominent blemish on the country鈥檚 climate record. The government will likely nominate the coal exit commission on ...
  • 11 Dec 2024 |

    Record bids in German onshore wind tender will spur rollout from next year 鈥 regulator

    11 Dec 2024, 12:52 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 Onshore wind power auctions held in November in Germany have led to a new record in submitted bids, the country鈥檚 Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has said. Bidders submitted ...
  • 06 Oct 2023 |

    Governments pledge USD 9.3 billion for climate action in developing countries

    06 Oct 2023, 12:16 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Finance 麻豆无码版 Twenty-five countries including Germany, France and Japan have pledged a total of 9.3 billion U.S. dollars to support climate action in developing countries from 2024 to 2027 ...
  • 09 Jan 2025 |

    Tesla slides in German EV ranking as new registrations plummet 41 percent

    09 Jan 2025, 13:30 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars dpa / Ingenieur U.S. carmaker Tesla, which is headed by highly controversial CEO Elon Musk, registered the biggest slump of new registrations among all electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers in Germany last year. ...
  • 28 Nov 2022 |

    German government approves price cap for gas and electricity

    28 Nov 2022, 13:13 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Policy 麻豆无码版 In a bid to shield households and businesses from the drastic increase in energy prices, Germany鈥檚 government has approved a draft law to cap the price of electricity and gas ...
  • 04 Jul 2024 |

    Orb谩n鈥檚 opportunistic record belies Hungary鈥檚 new pro-climate rethoric

    04 Jul 2024, 14:00 Strong popular demand for climate action and a push towards more energy autonomy in the wake of the war in Ukraine have led Hungary鈥檚 populist leader Viktor Orb谩n to describe himself as an advocate of climate-friendly power generation. ...
  • 09 Jul 2024 |

    Germany's national railway company unveils sustainable wooden station building

    09 Jul 2024, 13:17 Jennifer Collins Construction 麻豆无码版 Germany's state-owned railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) has opened a second sustainable station made of locally sourced and processed wood. In operation one year after construction ...
  • 19 Apr 2021 |

    Renewables share could be as low as 55% in 2030 鈥 report

    19 Apr 2021, 13:37 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Expert RWI 鈥 Leibniz Institute for Economic Research RWI 鈥 ...
  • Germany and India join forces to bridge the green skills gap 鈥 but youth might not engage

    03 Feb 2025, 14:49 Germany is increasingly looking outwards to find skilled workers to fill its green labour gap, especially to India. Joint collaborations aim to tackle a critical challenge faced by both nations: securing a skilled workforce capable of ...
  • 28 Apr 2025 |

    Must better connect 鈥渆nergy island鈥 Iberian Peninsula with rest of Europe to reap benefits 鈥 Spain

    28 Apr 2025, 10:45 Insufficient grid connections mean that Central Europe and Northern Europe cannot benefit from cheap, competitive solar power from the Iberian Peninsula, says Joan Groizard, Spain鈥檚 secretary of state for energy. Better interconnection ...
  • 10 Oct 2024 |

    Water conflicts to intensify in Germany due to climate change 鈥 report

    10 Oct 2024, 12:03 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Increasing heatwaves and droughts in recent years have led to regional water scarcity and associated conflicts in Germany and the situation is set to intensify as climate change ...
  • 28 Jul 2023 |

    Germany should halve approval times for grid expansion 鈥 econ minister

    28 Jul 2023, 13:10 Carolina Kyllmann Grid ARD / 麻豆无码版 Germany should cut the time it takes to approve planned transmission and distribution grid expansions by half, economy minister Robert Habeck said in a report by public broadcaster ARD. 鈥淲e ...
  • Lack of skilled workers could delay climate-proofing Europe鈥檚 homes and cities

    16 Jan 2025, 12:00 Europe's ageing buildings are particularly vulnerable to the damaging effects of climate change, with homes increasingly threatened by floods or at risk of becoming unbearably hot to live in. The job of adapting the spaces where ...
  • 30 Oct 2024 |
    Gas

    Gas grid plans in European countries fail to reflect consumption decline needed to reach climate targets 鈥 report

    30 Oct 2024, 11:48 Julian Wettengel Gas 麻豆无码版 Current plans for gas networks in European countries largely fail to account for the necessary decline in gas consumption in the coming years as states try to reach climate targets, according to a ...
  • Germany launches dialogue platform to prepare comprehensive electricity market reform

    20 Feb 2023, 16:47 On the path to a climate neutral electricity system that is largely covered by renewable sources, Germany is planning a reform to its electricity market. Inaugurating the 鈥楥limate Neutral Electricity System Platform鈥, the economy and ...
  • 29 Oct 2024 |

    NGOs call for more secure interim storage facilities for Germany's nuclear waste

    29 Oct 2024, 13:22 Jack McGovan Nuclear phase-out 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Background Many nuclear waste storage facilities in Germany are not up to safety standards with issues like rusting drums and interim sites being used without permits, ...
  • 29 Oct 2024 |

    Europe to require relatively low volumes of hydrogen imports 鈥 researchers

    29 Oct 2024, 13:12 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 The projected demand for green hydrogen in Europe can largely be covered by domestic production, said researchers from Germany鈥檚 Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Integrated 麻豆无码版 Systems ...
  • French company hosts Russian nuclear experts in Germany to prepare fuel rod factory conversion

    10 May 2024, 14:07 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Security S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Russian nuclear power experts have been deployed to the northern German town of Lingen to assist French company Framatome in modernising the local nuclear fuel rod factory ...
  • 07 Apr 2020 |

    German wind power collapse thwarts new European expansion record in 2019

    07 Apr 2020, 13:18 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind 麻豆无码版 The slump in wind power expansion in Germany has prevented a new record for investments in the technology in Europe, industry association WindEurope says in an analysis of 2019 financing trends ...
  • 05 Jan 2024 |

    German renewables expansion picks up speed in 2023, onshore wind still lagging

    05 Jan 2024, 11:47 Julian Wettengel Renewables Solar Wind 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 installed renewable power production capacity has increased by about 17 gigawatt in 2023 (to some 170 GW total), figures released by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) ...
  • 03 Jan 2024 |

    Germany鈥檚 solar additions jump to new record of 1 million new systems in 2023

    03 Jan 2024, 12:18 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Solar 麻豆无码版 More than one million new solar power systems were installed in Germany last year, an all-time record, according to the country鈥檚 solar industry association BSW. The new arrays had a ...
  • 19 Apr 2024 |

    Dispatch from Croatia

    19 Apr 2024, 15:00 A series of politically turbulent months for Croatia culminated with early parliamentary elections on 17 April. The short campaign didn鈥檛 leave much space for discussions on energy policy, but when asked, all the biggest parties claimed ...
  • 17 May 2021 |

    Shutting down nuclear and coal 鈥 can Germany maintain supply security on renewables alone?

    17 May 2021, 09:59 Germany鈥檚 target of achieving greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045 has a very important sub-goal: The expansion of renewable energy capacity to provide green power for transport, heating and making hydrogen. But running such an integrated ...
  • 02 Jun 2023 |

    Denmark, Germany sign agreement on joint offshore wind project "Bornholm 麻豆无码版 Island"

    02 Jun 2023, 13:29 Julian Wettengel Wind EU 麻豆无码版 The governments of Denmark and Germany have signed a legally binding cooperation agreement for a joint offshore wind power project on the Danish Baltic Sea island of Bornholm, the economy ...
  • 04 Oct 2024 |

    Germany doubles number of solar balcony power plants since start of 2024 鈥 agency

    04 Oct 2024, 12:19 Joey Grostern Solar dpa The number of plug-in solar systems dubbed 鈥渂alcony power plants鈥 in Germany has surpassed 700,000 as of 2 October, having doubled since the start of 2024, according to reporting from news agency dpa, citing data ...
  • Vote25- Next German government must reconcile industrial decarbonisation and competitiveness

    29 Jan 2025, 11:18 As Germans prepare to head to the polls for the 23 February snap election, the weakness of the country鈥檚 large industrial base has become a campaign focus. Some opposition policymakers blame exaggerated climate policies for the troubles ...
  • 02 May 2025 |

    EU must bet on interconnected energy system, exploiting countries鈥 strengths 鈥 Greek deputy energy minister

    02 May 2025, 09:30 The European Union should strive for a well-connected energy system designed in a way that allows different national strengths to complement each other, says Nikos Tsafos, deputy energy minister of Greece. The country is expected to ...
  • 21 Aug 2024 |

    Low acceptance for German CO2 price on transport and heating fuels 鈥 survey

    21 Aug 2024, 13:38 Carolina Kyllmann Cost & Prices Society 麻豆无码版 Germany's national price on CO2 emissions of fuels used in the transport and heating sectors lacks acceptance among the population, shows a survey by the Hans B枚ckler ...
  • 15 Mar 2024 |

    Germany on track to reaching national 2030 climate target but set to fail EU goal 鈥 env agency

    15 Mar 2024, 13:21 Germany is largely on track to reaching its national target to reduce total greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent by 2030, but is set to fail its EU goal for sectors such as transport, buildings and agriculture, according to ...
  • 22 Feb 2024 |

    Germany's largest heating installer terminates sale of gas boilers, focuses on heat pumps

    22 Feb 2024, 13:52 Franca Quecke Gas Heating 麻豆无码版 Berlin-based heating system installer Thermondo has stopped selling gas heating systems, shifting its focus entirely to more climate-friendly technologies, such as heat pumps and PV modules, ...
  • 20 Sep 2019 |

    Renewables generated nearly half of Germany's electricity in Q2

    20 Sep 2019, 12:54 Expert Destatis Federal Statistical Office- Statistisches Bundesamt Energiewende Edgar Meza Renewables 麻豆无码版 Renewable energy sources in Germany generated a total of 56 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity that was ...
  • 23 May 2024 |

    鈥淐limate bonus鈥 scheme could increase Germans鈥 acceptance of energy transition- survey

    23 May 2024, 13:46 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Society 麻豆无码版 Acceptance of the energy transition in Germany would greatly improve with the introduction of a compensation mechanism for citizens to counter cost increases caused by CO2 ...
  • 07 Jun 2024 |

    Environment minister says frequent floods are 鈥渘ew reality鈥 in Germany as farmers count losses

    07 Jun 2024, 13:41 Benjamin Wehrmann Adaptation Agriculture Der Spiegel / ARD Severe floods like those affecting large parts of southern Germany in June are no longer a 鈥渙nce-in-a-century鈥 event, but rather 鈥渁 new reality鈥 that the country must come to ...
  • 26 Mar 2019 |
    Gas

    EnBW expects construction of new gas power plants in Germany

    26 Mar 2019, 13:10 Expert EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-W眉rttemberg AG Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Julian Wettengel Gas Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 company EnBW鈥檚 CEO Frank Mastiaux said Germany will build a ...
  • 09 Feb 2023 |

    Household gas prices in Germany show first signs of falling 鈥 BDEW report

    09 Feb 2023, 13:07 Carolina Kyllmann Gas Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Average German household gas prices could begin to fall soon, as individual gas suppliers are already able to lower their prices, according to utility聽association (BDEW). ...
  • Coronavirus impact lays bare inflexibility of German power generation and demand

    07 May 2020, 09:31 Slumping power demand due to the coronavirus crisis combined with April鈥檚 strong wind and solar power production have revealed that Germany's fossil and renewable electricity generation, as well as electricity demand, need to ...
  • 21 Jun 2024 |

    Collapsed German buyout of Dutch grid operator TenneT bad news for energy transition 鈥 opinions

    21 Jun 2024, 11:42 Jennifer Collins Grid 麻豆无码版 / Wirtschaftswoche / taz / Reuters Berlin has ditched plans to buy the German business of Dutch electricity grid operator TenneT after tough negotiations, citing stretched public finances. Opinion ...
  • German start-up Marvel Fusion invests in US, laments lack of support in Europe

    08 Aug 2023, 13:33 S枚ren Amelang Nuclear phase-out Start-ups Industry Technology Handelsblatt German nuclear fusion start-up Marvel Fusion has blamed a lack of government support in Europe for its decision to build a laser fusion facility in the US, in a ...
  • 28 Jun 2022 |

    Number of green jobs up 2% in Germany in 2020 as industry turnover grows

    28 Jun 2022, 13:17 Expert Destatis Federal Statistical Office- Statistisches Bundesamt Energiewende Kerstine Appunn Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Companies in Germany generated 78.9 billion euros in turnover with goods, construction and services ...
  • UN biodiversity COP 鈥渆normous step,鈥 combines climate and environment policies, says Germany

    04 Nov 2024, 13:48 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 The UN biodiversity conference in the Colombian city of Cali achieved real progress by improving coordination between climate and environmental protection, according to ...
  • 17 Oct 2023 |

    German govt agrees "green mobility update" in decarbonisation push for transport sector

    17 Oct 2023, 13:35 Edgar Meza Transport Policy S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / Tagesspiegel Background Germany鈥檚 governing coalition of the Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and the Free Democrats (FDP), has- after long negotiations- agreed on a far-reaching ...
  • Germany鈥檚 wind and solar 2030 targets almost compatible with 1.5掳C limit 鈥 report

    23 Sep 2024, 13:37 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Renewables Solar Wind 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 current expansion targets for wind and solar electricity by 2030 are nearly in line with what is needed to help the world limit global temperature rise ...
  • 25 May 2020 |

    Experts criticise proposed German coal exit law for deviating from commission compromise

    25 May 2020, 14:58 Experts have criticised the German government's draft coal exit law for deviating from the compromise found by the coal commission in early 2019. At a parliamentary committee hearing, representatives from industry, research ...
  • 16 Jul 2024 |

    Renewables expansion and weaker economy drive record German EU ETS emissions reduction

    16 Jul 2024, 13:52 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 Germany鈥檚 weakened industrial sector coupled with the expansion of renewable energy sources have resulted in a record drop in the country鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions traded in the EU Emissions Trading System ...
  • 22 Jun 2023 |

    麻豆无码版 market association calls for wide adoption of 鈥渂iodiversity PV鈥 in Germany

    22 Jun 2023, 14:00 Edgar Meza Renewables Solar 麻豆无码版 In an effort to make Germany鈥檚 solar expansion more socially acceptable and sustainable, the Association of 麻豆无码版 Market Innovators (bne) has presented a聽 legislative proposal 聽detailing ...
  • 14 Oct 2024 |

    Lufthansa CEO warns against German 鈥渟olo attempts鈥 to curb aviation emissions

    14 Oct 2024, 13:50 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Business & Jobs Bild The head of Germany鈥檚 largest airline Lufthansa, Carsten Spohr, has warned that the country鈥檚 aviation sector is facing huge difficulties due to higher state charges. 鈥淚 worry greatly ...
  • 01 Aug 2023 |

    Latest round of offshore wind auctions leads to higher power prices for industry 鈥 consultant

    01 Aug 2023, 12:49 Julian Wettengel Wind Industry Handelsblatt Consultants say that the latest round of offshore wind power auctions 鈥 in which major oil companies pledged to pay a combined 12.6 billion euros for the right to build wind farms in the North ...
  • 26 Jul 2021 |

    German North Sea wind power share increases in first half 2021

    26 Jul 2021, 12:26 Jessica Bateman Wind 麻豆无码版 The total share of German wind power produced by North Sea plants rose to 16.63 percent so far in 2021 despite an overall generation decrease compared to the first half 2020 due to calm weather, ...
  • 14 Jun 2022 |

    War will not push climate off German G7 summit agenda 鈥 political analyst

    14 Jun 2022, 08:55 Russia鈥檚 war against Ukraine will throw the agenda of the upcoming聽G7 summit off course, but it will not derail the climate focus host country Germany has set, political analyst Ella Kokotsis told 麻豆无码版. As a leading ...
  • 08 Jan 2024 |

    Diesel engines difficult to replace in farming in the short run 鈥 engineering researcher

    08 Jan 2024, 14:17 Benjamin Wehrmann Agriculture Technology Dlf Alternatives to fossil fuel-based agricultural machinery are scarce and often fall behind their emissions-intensive counterparts in practical tests, says electric engineer Michael Sterner in ...
  • Oil or gas boiler, bad insulation devalue residential property in Germany

    18 Nov 2024, 13:21 Carolina Kyllmann Cost & Prices Heating Construction dpa / Spiegel Bad insulation and the use of gas- or oil-based heating systems increasingly eat into the market value of residential property in Germany, according to a report by ...
  • Drop in coal use pushes Germany closer to 2020 climate target

    18 Dec 2019, 14:05 Germany has seen a second year of significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, as coal use fell by more than 20 percent and energy production from renewables increased, preliminary calculations by energy research group AG ...
  • 25 Feb 2016

    Record power export earnings / Lignite mine turns into wind farm

    25 Feb 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Fraunhofer ISE 鈥淕ermany鈥檚 electricity export surplus brings record revenue of over two billion euros鈥 Net electricity exports earned Germany a record 2.07 billion euros last year, according to think tank Fraunhofer ISE. ...
  • 16 May 2025 |

    Dispatch from Croatia | May 鈥25

    16 May 2025, 14:30 As Croatia goes to the polls for local elections on 18 May the green transition has been relatively absent in political campaigns. Citizen participation in the transition has picked up with the opening of the first large-scale solar ...
  • 25 Jul 2023 |

    German lignite projects receive support worth 鈧1.7 bln in 2022 鈥 report

    25 Jul 2023, 13:34 Carolina Kyllmann Coal 麻豆无码版 Lignite projects in Germany received around 1.7 billion euros worth of support throughout 2022, according to an analysis by think tank Green Budget Germany (F脰S). Despite the country鈥檚 ambition ...
  • 12 Apr 2024 |

    Most Germans favour greater investments in climate, infrastructure over keeping debt limit 鈥 survey

    12 Apr 2024, 13:48 Benjamin Wehrmann Society Government 麻豆无码版 Most people in Germany want the government to take on new debt to invest in areas that are important for security and prosperity in the future, rather than complying with strict ...
  • Germany strengthens Central Asian energy and raw material partnerships

    16 Sep 2024, 13:09 Carolina Kyllmann Resources & Recycling Policy International 麻豆无码版 / Bloomberg / Tagesspiegel Background German chancellor Olaf Scholz is strengthening ties with the Central Asian region, signing accords for energy and ...
  • 02 Mar 2023 |

    Solar power battery installations increase exponentially in Germany

    02 Mar 2023, 14:21 Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Solar Storage 麻豆无码版 The number of household solar power ...
  • 22 Aug 2024 |

    Utilities association fears district heating plans unattainable following budget cuts

    22 Aug 2024, 12:32 Jack McGovan Cost & Prices Heating Rheinische Post Reaching Germany's district heating goals was put in jeopardy following planned cuts to the country's 2025 budget, local utilities association VKU warned, as reported by ...
  • 10 Mar 2016

    'Coal battle, next round' / Power trends since Fukushima

    10 Mar 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate Action Network 鈥淏reak free from fossil fuels鈥 Climate activist movement 350.org and Climate Action Network have announced a series of peaceful, coordinated actions 鈥渢o disrupt ...
  • 13 Sep 2024 |

    One third of German households have invested in energy transition technologies- survey

    13 Sep 2024, 13:01 Jack McGovan Technology Society 麻豆无码版 A total of 12.9 million households in Germany- almost one in three- use at least one energy transition technology like solar panels, a heat pump, or an electric car, according to a聽 ...
  • 19 Aug 2024

    In brief | 19 August '24

    19 Aug 2024, 11:00 Carolina Kyllmann Euractiv: Expert: EU, Greece should change mentality to face future wildfires By only focusing on firefighting without a prevention-focused holistic approach, it will be hard for the EU countries to face future ...
  • Commission watch 鈥 Managing Germany鈥檚 coal phase-out

    31 Jan 2019, 13:30 In a bid to improve Germany's poor emission reduction record and to identify economic perspectives for people employed in the waning coal industry, the grand coalition government in 2018 set up a commission tasked with managing the ...
  • 04 Aug 2021 |

    German energy use on the rise after pandemic dip, natural gas top source for first time

    04 Aug 2021, 13:06 Germany's energy use in the first half of this year exceeded 2020 levels, as the economy recovers from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, figures by energy market research group AG Energiebilanzen (AGEB) show. However, total ...
  • Import price for natural gas to Germany in July 2022 three times higher than last year

    01 Sep 2022, 12:11 Julian Wettengel Fossil fuels Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 imports to Germany cost 131.7 percent more in July 2022 than one year before, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said. The 223.6 percent increase in the ...
  • 01 Jul 2024 |

    Untapped potential in making EU construction product manufacturers deal with waste 鈥 think tank

    01 Jul 2024, 13:32 Carolina Kyllmann Industry Construction 麻豆无码版 European manufacturers in the construction industry should be made responsible for managing the waste created when their products reach the end of their lives, think tank BPIE ...
  • 15 Aug 2024 |

    Germany needs double the public money planned for renewables support in 2024 鈥 report

    15 Aug 2024, 12:21 Julian Wettengel Renewables Cost & Prices Bild Zeitung Low wholesale electricity prices are causing a hefty increase in the federal funds required to pay renewables operators the legally agreed upon support amounts in 2024, show ...
  • 25 Sep 2019 |

    New IPCC ocean report triggers fresh criticism of German climate package

    25 Sep 2019, 13:57 Expert Oxfam Germany Climate & CO2 COP21 Expert WWF Germany World Wide Fund For Nature Climate & CO2 Fossil fuels Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 German environmental NGOs have used the publication of the ...
  • 19 Jan 2024 |

    Farmers in Germany threaten more extensive protests starting next week

    19 Jan 2024, 13:19 S枚ren Amelang Agriculture Tagesspiegel / Focus Online / T-Online Following weeks of disruptive street blockades, German farmers have threatened to ramp up protests against the planned cuts to agricultural diesel subsidies. The president ...
  • 08 Sep 2023 |

    CORRECTION- Germany鈥檚 latest onshore wind tender is yet again undersubscribed

    08 Sep 2023, 13:28 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 Corrects tender volumes to GW from MW. Investors again showed insufficient interest to build all of the onshore wind farms on offer in Germany鈥檚 latest tender. The auction remained ...
  • 13 Aug 2024

    In brief | 13 August '24

    13 Aug 2024, 11:35 Julian Wettengel ISGlobal: Heat caused nearly 50,000 deaths in Europe last year 鈥 study More than 47,000 people died in Europe in 2023 due to extreme heat, says the study by Barcelona Institute for Global Health. E3G: Investment ...
  • Carbon capture essential for scaling net-zero concrete 鈥 global cement producer

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    Germany's planned auctions for backup gas power plants delayed by one year 鈥 media report

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  • 08 Dec 2014

    In the media: Fast-track law on power market design, a nuclear fund, wind parks and birds

    08 Dec 2014, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Der Spiegel 鈥淧ower monster eats the Chancellor鈥 Frank Dohmen und Gerald Trautfetter in Der Spiegel say the government is under pressure to draft and pass a law on the power market design by summer ...
  • 22 Apr 2025 |

    German demand for oil, gas, district heating up nearly a quarter during 2024/'25 heating season

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  • 04 Apr 2024 |

    Rooftop PV takes off in EU 鈥 NGO report

    04 Apr 2024, 13:36 Edgar Meza Solar 麻豆无码版 Rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) in the EU is thriving due to new strategies and regulatory changes adopted by the bloc since 2022, in large part because of Russia's war on Ukraine, according to a ...
  • 05 Sep 2024 |

    German government agrees easier approval procedures to boost geothermal heating

    05 Sep 2024, 13:57 Jennifer Collins Technology Heating Policy 麻豆无码版 / n-tv Germany wants to accelerate the use of geothermal plants coupled with large heat pumps and heat storage facilities by easing approval procedures hindering their ...
  • 07 Feb 2025 |

    Dispatch from France | February '25

    07 Feb 2025, 14:40 The fallout triggered by the dissolution of the French National Assembly last June continues to afflict political decisionmaking in France. The collapse of the Barnier government 聽in December, and the resulting ministerial reshuffle, ...
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    Germans want their country to be climate pioneer, but are split on specifics 鈥 ifo Institute

    07 Feb 2024, 13:54 Franca Quecke Climate & CO2 Policy 麻豆无码版 Most citizens want Germany to play a leading role in climate protection, but they are divided over how to achieve this, slowing down climate policy efforts, said the ifo Institute ...
  • 19 Jun 2015

    In the media: Pope's climate message a "wake-up call" for fossil fuels

    19 Jun 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) 鈥淭he environment encyclical is a historic event鈥 The Pope鈥檚 environment encyclical 鈥 Laudato si 鈥 could have a big climate impact on climate politics in Poland, ...
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    One in five teenagers in Germany have never heard of climate change 鈥 survey

    22 May 2024, 13:14 Julian Wettengel Society 麻豆无码版 About one in five teenagers in Germany say they have never heard of climate change or the climate crisis, according to a survey conducted by the International Central Institute for Youth and ...
  • More national production capacities needed for Germany鈥檚 grid expansion 鈥 energy industry

    14 Oct 2024, 14:06 Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Resources & Recycling 麻豆无码版 The expansion of Germany鈥檚 electricity grid in line with the growing share of renewable energy sources will require the build-up of greater national production ...
  • 21 Jun 2024 |

    Focus on prefabricated building insulation can help overcome skills shortage bottleneck- consultancy

    21 Jun 2024, 11:46 Julian Wettengel Heating Construction 麻豆无码版 The shortage of skilled labour is the decisive hurdle that keeps Germany from modernising enough buildings towards more energy-efficiency to reach climate targets, said ...
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    In brief | 8 July '24

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  • 16 Apr 2024 |

    Renewables capacity in new electricity power purchase agreements quadruples in Germany

    16 Apr 2024, 13:06 Jennifer Collins Renewables 麻豆无码版 The number of power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Germany grew by 323 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to a market analysis by the country's energy agency (dena) ...
  • 01 Jul 2022 |

    Shut down of last German wind turbine rotor plant could put renewables expansion in danger

    01 Jul 2022, 13:02 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Wind 麻豆无码版 / NDR The closure of Germany鈥檚 last wind turbine rotor ...
  • Germany could have 7.5 GW power-to-gas capacity by 2030, say gas grid operators

    18 Jun 2019, 13:32 Julian Wettengel Gas Grid Hydrogen Technology 麻豆无码版 Renewables-based gases such as hydrogen and synthetic methane will be increasingly important for Germany鈥檚 to reach climate targets, say gas transmission grid operators ...
  • IEA head says German nuclear exit 鈥渉istoric mistake,鈥 criticises bet on hydrogen in short term

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  • German climate envoy expects 鈥渄ifficult discussions鈥 on COP29 at upcoming minister meeting

    23 Apr 2024, 14:27 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 This year's Petersberg Climate Dialogue will create space for ministers from about 40 countries to have "difficult discussions" on international climate ...
  • 27 Mar 2018

    麻豆无码版 sector drives slight drop in German emissions in 2017

    27 Mar 2018, 00:00 Germany saw its greenhouse gas emissions dip slightly in 2017, as wind power continued to replace coal-fired electricity generation and hard coal power plants were shut down, new estimates released by the Federal Environment Agency show ...
  • 22 Jan 2024 |

    Heat pump sales reach record in 2023, but controversial law causes uncertainty

    22 Jan 2024, 15:09 Franca Quecke Heating 麻豆无码版 / Welt am Sonntag Heat pump sales in Germany reached a record of almost 400,000 units last year, but the positive development is at risk in 2024, the German Heat Pump Association (BWP) has said. ...
  • 02 Aug 2024 |

    Expert opinion casts doubt on German government鈥檚 2025 budget plans 鈥 report

    02 Aug 2024, 14:09 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Government S眉ddeutsche Zeitung A draft agreement on a budget for 2025 by the German coalition government might have to be re-opened after advisors to the finance ministry (BMF) found that it might ...
  • 13 Sep 2024

    Three in four German municipalities say they have been hit by negative climate change effects- survey

    13 Sep 2024, 13:14 Jack McGovan 麻豆无码版 A vast majority of municipalities in Germany have already suffered from the impacts of climate change, according to a survey commissioned by the country's environment agency (UBA). Seventy-seven ...
  • 04 Oct 2024 |

    European Commission鈥檚 Chinese EV tariffs plan to proceed despite German opposition

    04 Oct 2024, 13:29 Joey Grostern Cars International 麻豆无码版 / Euronews The European Commission will proceed with its proposals to impose additional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles following a key vote among member states on 4 October, said ...
  • 22 Oct 2024 |

    Climate change intensified 2022's extreme drought in central and southern Europe 鈥 report

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  • 24 Aug 2023 |
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    German energy industry allays supply fears for coming winter 鈥 media

    24 Aug 2023, 13:21 Carolina Kyllmann Gas Die Zeit Germany鈥檚 energy industry representatives don鈥檛 expect threatening bottlenecks in energy supply during the coming winter, newspaper Die Zeit reports. 鈥淭he next winter is similarly challenging as the last ...
  • 10 Mar 2019 |

    Students demand climate action with 鈥淔ridays for Future鈥 school strikes

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  • Q&A- Heating with hydrogen: Clean alternative or pipe dream?

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  • 18 Jan 2023 |

    Germany鈥檚 three lignite mining regions

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  • The history behind Germany's nuclear phase-out

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  • 09 Jun 2016 |

    E.ON shareholders ratify energy giant's split

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  • 14 Mar 2018 |

    Germany鈥檚 largest utilities at a glance

    14 Mar 2018, 00:00 Germany's energy transition has shaken the country鈥檚 dominant power companies to the core, because it undermines their traditional business model of centralised power generation. In a bid to survive the turmoil, the utilities ...
  • Q&A: Carbon capture and storage- Hype or hope for a cooler planet?

    21 May 2025, 11:11 Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is quickly gaining massive importance in Germany, at the EU level, and globally as an essential element of climate action. The technology sounds like a convenient solution to the climate crisis: ...
  • 麻豆无码版 Guide 鈥 Government turmoil casts doubt over France's transition progress

    28 Jul 2025, 10:30 Focused on the deployment of new nuclear reactors and renewal of its ageing fleet, France still lags far behind other EU member states when it comes to expanding its renewable sources. Whether the pace of the rollout is too slow for ...
  • Q&A: Direct air capture- Hype or hope for a cooler planet?

    29 Jul 2025, 12:00 It sounds like a great promise, the solution to all climate problems: Plants that filter the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide back out of the air so that it can be stored somewhere- "artificial trees", so to speak. But how ...
  • 03 Jul 2023 |

    How energy systems and policies of Germany and France compare

    03 Jul 2023, 14:45 Germany and France are the most populous countries in the EU and also the bloc's largest energy consumers. The neighbours therefore wield enormous influence over EU energy policy and are pivotal to implementing a sustainable ...
  • Q&A: What does the German coalition government break-up mean for climate and energy?

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  • 21 Feb 2025 |

    Q&A: What is on the menu of the EU鈥檚 new Vision for Agriculture and Food?

    21 Feb 2025, 13:40 As Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, begins her second stint at the top job, she has one group firmly in her sights: farmers. The freshly re-elected president is keen to live up to her promise to be a friend of ...
  • 16 Feb 2016 |

    Re-dispatch costs in the German power grid

    16 Feb 2016, 00:00 Rising re-dispatch costs for grid stabilisation have become a new point of concern in Germany's Energiewende, the transition from fossil and nuclear to renewable energy sources. This factsheet explains why they occur, who pays, and ...
  • 11 May 2021 |

    Germany's electricity grid stable amid energy transition

    11 May 2021, 15:30 Production of intermittent green electricity has risen sharply over the last few years in Germany, and industry occasionally voices concern about the security of the power supply. But Germany still has one of the most reliable ...
  • 麻豆无码版 Guide 鈥 Italy moves on green transition, but fossil ties remain tight

    11 Jul 2025, 12:15 Italy has taken significant steps in its green transition over the past decade but the current government under prime minister Giorgia Meloni is also determined to make the country a "gas hub" in the Mediterranean Sea, ...
  • 26 May 2021 |

    Waste to 麻豆无码版 鈥 Controversial power generation by incineration

    26 May 2021, 12:12 The EU's plans to become climate-neutral by mid-century add further fuel to the heated debate about the environmental impacts of incinerating waste to generate power. The sector provides a small but significant share of the EU' ...
  • Coal in Germany

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  • What are the best technologies to heat homes cleanly?

    14 Jul 2023, 13:46 Boilers that burn fossil fuels to heat homes spew gasses that also heat the planet. Several technologies to heat homes cleanly already exist, but many come with trade-offs that hold them back. So how do technologies like heat pumps, ...
  • Q&A: First climate and energy proposals from Germany鈥檚 future coalition government

    10 Mar 2025, 13:00 The parties of Germany's likely next governing coalition have said they want to massively increase infrastructure spending, build new gas power plants and introduce subsidies to push the adoption of electric vehicles. Environmental ...
  • 01 Jul 2015 |

    Technologies of Energiewende

    01 Jul 2015, 00:00 This factsheet provides an overview of some of the main areas for research and development (R&D) in providing technological solutions for the greening of Germany鈥檚 electricity supply. Hydrogen Technology Utility-scale storage The ...
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    From soil to the sea: 麻豆无码版鈥檚 grant winners go cross-border in covering company climate claims

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