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  • Preview 2020: Germany鈥檚 targets under scrutiny in year of global climate action

    03 Feb 2020, 14:53 2020 will be a year of global climate action as countries are called upon to ratchet up ambitions under the Paris Agreement. The shaky German government will be in the midst of what many hope to be a European diplomatic effort to ...
  • 02 Jun 2021 |

    Germany between citizens鈥 energy and Nimbyism

    The People's Energiewende 02 Jun 2021, 11:00 Since the energy transition took off in 2000, millions of Germans have become energy producers, investing in solar panels on their houses and buying shares in wind parks. Citizens' engagement is one ...
  • 05 Nov 2014 |

    The social impact of Germany's energy transition

    How the Energiewende is transforming Germany as we know it 05 Nov 2014, 00:00 Germany's energy revolution is having a far-reaching impact on everything from the landcsape to education, as farmers earn more from their "energy harvest" than ...
  • 30 Mar 2015 |

    Jobs won, jobs lost 鈥 how the Energiewende is transforming the labour market

    The energy transition's effect on jobs and business 30 Mar 2015, 00:00 From solar-panel cleaners to housing-insulation specialists and wind-turbine climbers, Germany's move to a low-carbon economy powered by renewable energy sources is shaping ...
  • Germany's energy transition revamp stirs controversy over speed, participation

    The reform of the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act 29 Jun 2016, 00:00 The German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) is the mechanism that has made possible the energy transition so far. It guaranteed renewable energy producers high returns on investment, which in turn helped ...
  • 11 May 2021 |

    Energiewende hinges on unblocking the power grid

    The energy transition and Germany鈥檚 power grid 11 May 2021, 00:00 Germany's shift from fossil fuel and nuclear power will only succeed if the infrastructure exists to support a very different kind of energy system. To date, the country's ...
  • EEG 2.0 鈥 A new legal framework for the German energy transition

    Germany revamps renewables law as it adapts to future with green power 01 Aug 2014, 00:00 Germany鈥檚 energy market is bracing for the most far-reaching legislative changes since green power incentives were introduced a quarter of a century ago. The ...
  • Political uncertainty weighs heavily on energy policy crunch time year for Germany

    麻豆无码版 Preview 2019 11 Jan 2019, 10:30 Germany will finally have to make up its mind in this year which exact path to take towards a climate-friendly economy. Pending long-term decisions on a coal exit, sustainable mobility and heating as well as a Climate ...
  • 22 Jun 2015 |

    The history of the Energiewende

    Energiewende 鈥 the first four decades 22 Jun 2015, 00:00 For many observers, the energy transition in Germany began with Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to phase out nuclear power, following the accident at the nuclear plant in Fukushima, Japan. ...
  • Preview 2021: 'Climate election' set to dominate Germany's energy transition agenda

    Will the pandemic and a new government help or hinder climate action next year? 22 Dec 2020, 12:30 2021 looks set to become a tumultuous and decisive year for climate and energy topics in Germany: In autumn, the country elects a new government 鈥 and ...
  • 05 Dec 2018 |

    Stricken solar sector sets out to regain leading Energiewende role

    Solar power in Germany 05 Dec 2018, 10:39 One of the sunniest summers on record in Germany and much of Central Europe in 2018 has refocused the spotlight on solar power after its decline in the last decade. Once a global technology leader, Germany's ...
  • 30 Sep 2016 |

    Bioenergy- the troubled pillar of the Energiewende

    Biogas in Germany's energy transition 30 Sep 2016, 00:00 Following the introduction of feed-in tariffs for renewables in 2000, bioenergy plants sprang up like daisies across the country, providing a climate friendly source for power that鈥檚 ...
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  • 02 Dec 2020 |

    Investment in renewables creates added value and local jobs 鈥 study

    02 Dec 2020, 13:42 Kerstine Appunn Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Up to two thirds of the gross value added by investments in local energy infrastructure and production remain in the German state where the investment takes place, an聽 analysis 聽by ...
  • 03 Jun 2024 |

    Former German govt strongly lobbied for 鈥減rivate sector project鈥 Nord Stream 2 鈥 media

    03 Jun 2024, 14:08 For years, Germany's government heavily lobbied for the completion of an additional direct natural gas link to Russia, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, while publicly calling it a "private sector project", internal documents ...
  • 25 Apr 2017 |

    鈥溾橠ividend payout king鈥 innogy ensnares shareholders鈥

    Green power-utility innogy has assured its shareholders that it will raise its profits and make high dividend payouts, Frankfurter Rundschau reports. 鈥淲e want to make money and pay dividends,鈥 CEO Peter Terium said at the first annual stockholders鈥 ...
  • 15 Feb 2022 |

    Eastern German state governments push ahead with ambitious renewables goals

    15 Feb 2022, 14:09 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables dpa / Volksstimme The five eastern German states want to become trailblazers in the country鈥檚 energy transition plans and greatly expand their capacity and infrastructure for renewable power production and ...
  • 01 Sep 2021 |

    麻豆无码版 industry association lays out proposals to speed up permit processes

    01 Sep 2021, 13:34 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 Edgar Meza Grid Renewables 麻豆无码版 Citing the ...
  • 鈥淓nergiewende cheaper than dirty power鈥

    The latest figures published by the International Renewable 麻豆无码版 Agency (IRENA) refute US president-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 claim that solar power is particularly expensive, Bernhard P枚tter writes in leftist daily taz. According to the IRENA report ...
  • Households could save up to 413 euros a year without renewables levy 鈥 economic institute

    29 Jan 2021, 13:17 Expert German Economic Institute (IW) Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft K枚ln Business & Jobs Charlotte Nijhuis Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 麻豆无码版 At the Handelsblatt 麻豆无码版 Summit earlier this month, German economy ...
  • 10 Apr 2019 |

    German wind turbine maker Senvion files for insolvency

    10 Apr 2019, 13:27 S枚ren Amelang Wind Reuters A German court approved an application for insolvency from wind turbine manufacturer Senvion, which has more than a billion euros of debt,聽 report Alexander H眉bner and Michelle Martin for Reuters. Senvion has ...
  • 01 Apr 2020 |

    Germany's solar installations rise to 50GW, approach cap of 52GW

    01 Apr 2020, 15:12 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Solar pv magazine The combined capacity of Germany's solar pv installations rose to almost 50 gigawatts (GW) in February, further approaching the controversial government cap of 52 gigawatts,聽 reports ...
  • Only few German wind turbines profitable after end of 20-year support payments

    Operating wind turbines in Germany will only be profitable for a small fraction of the installations once their 20-year support period via the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) has ended, consultancy 麻豆无码版 Brainpool says in a white paper. The first turbines in ...
  • 21 Jul 2021 |

    Grid operators push for social consensus on renewables infrastructure ahead of elections

    21 Jul 2021, 13:25 Expert 50Hertz Transmission Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Expert Amprion Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Expert TenneT Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Expert TransnetBW Grid operator ...
  • 30 Jul 2015

    In the media: Breather for wind industry; renewables help EnBW

    30 Jul 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Sven Egenter 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association (BWE) / German Engineering Association (VDMA) 鈥淏reather for the German wind industry鈥 Onshore wind power development in Germany decreased by 34 percent ...
  • 鈥淔limsy business with green power鈥

    Wind power operators might have manipulated the output of their installations for many years in order to receive a higher guaranteed remuneration via the renewables surcharge paid by power customers, Jakob Schlandt writes in Hamburger Abendblatt. Germany ...
  • 鈥淪elf-inflicted doldrums鈥

    The current mood in Germany鈥檚 wind power industry is 鈥 miserable,鈥 but just like the solar power industry before, the companies are victims of a crisis of their own making, Franz Hubik writes in an opinion piece for Handelsblatt Online. Annual wind power ...
  • 09 Oct 2019 |

    German govt adopts major climate law, set of measures to meet 2030 targets

    09 Oct 2019, 17:06 The German government cabinet has adopted the country鈥檚 first framework climate law and a detailed programme of measures to reach national and European targets for 2030. Against the backdrop of climate action protests by the Extinction ...
  • General Electric to ramp up wind power investments in Germany

    US company General Electric (GE) will ramp up its investment in wind power in Germany in a bid to revive its ailing business, Axel H枚pner and Kathrin Witsch write in the Handelsblatt. The veteran US manufacturer, which has recently got booted from the Dow ...
  • Industry warns Bavaria's role as economic powerhouse at risk for lack of renewables

    05 Sep 2022, 13:46 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Industry Business & Jobs Augsburger Allgemeine The head of industry chamber IHK Schwaben has warned Germany鈥檚 southern economic powerhouse Bavaria could fall behind regions in the north and east of the country ...
  • 12 May 2022 |

    Area for wind power expansion in Germany 鈥榗learly available鈥- study

    12 May 2022, 14:00 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Edgar Meza Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 16 federal states have sufficient space ...
  • 21 Nov 2019 |

    UK and Germany mull boosting cooperation on hydrogen production with offshore wind

    21 Nov 2019, 13:03 Hydrogen production with renewable power is seen by many countries as an essential tool to decarbonise the economy. The UK and Germany, the world鈥檚 two leading offshore wind power nations, have started to sound out how they could ...
  • 14 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淛ob illusion energy transition鈥

    Germany is paying a high price for creating jobs in the renewables sector and it is uncertain whether these jobs are sustainable in the long run, Manuel Frondel writes in a guest article for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The econometrist from economic ...
  • 30 Nov 2022 |

    Long-term Qatar LNG deal 鈥済ood message for Germany's energy security鈥 鈥 chancellor Scholz

    30 Nov 2022, 13:18 Julian Wettengel Gas International 麻豆无码版 / Reuters / Tagesspiegel Background Chancellor Olaf Scholz has welcomed two contracts that are set to supply Germany with liquefied natural gas (LNG) for a duration of at least 15 ...
  • 22 Nov 2021 |

    鈥淭he wind farm saves our swimming pool鈥 鈥 survey looks into renewables dividend for German towns

    22 Nov 2021, 13:17 Expert Agency for 麻豆无码版 Efficiency and Environmental Protection (AEEPM, Romania) Bioenergy Transport Kerstine Appunn Citizens' energy Wind Many people in Germany, including those generally in favour of renewable energies, remain ...
  • 13 Dec 2019 |

    Wind overtakes lignite as Germany's primary power source for the first time in 2019

    13 Dec 2019, 13:52 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Freja Eriksen Wind 麻豆无码版 Wind energy will be Germany's most important power ...
  • 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 ...
  • 07 May 2020 |

    Germany's solar energy cap endangers investments worth one billion euros 鈥 report

    07 May 2020, 13:56 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Solar pv magazine Germany's market for solar energy and home storage systems will collapse if the government doesn't deliver on its promise to remove the existing cap for support payments, ...
  • 10 Oct 2018 |

    German wind power expansion plans will fail due to turbine density 鈥 study

    The plans for wind power expansion in Germany are 鈥渋llusory鈥 since the growing density of turbines across the country is set to diminish the yield per installation so much that power production targets can no longer be met by simply increasing the number ...
  • 12 Dec 2017

    鈥淭oo much wind can be a problem too鈥

    The fact that offshore wind turbines produce more power than previously thought is good news in the long run but might currently rather lead to more problems, Jens Heitmann writes in an opinion piece for the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. 鈥淚f the ...
  • SPD chancellor candidate Scholz wants EU-wide carbon price for heating and transport

    22 Apr 2021, 13:36 Expert BMF- Federal Ministry of Finance Bundesministerium der Finanzen Finance Government Expert SPD- Social Democratic Party Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Kerstine Appunn Energiewende ...
  • 10 Nov 2017 |

    EnBW says earnings turnaround in 2017 in sight

    German utility EnBW has announced third quarter results, saying earnings were up and its balance sheet was 鈥渟ignificantly stronger鈥. It says for the first time since 2010, it expects its operating result to rise again in 2017, crediting the consolidation ...
  • 29 Sep 2017 |

    Wind could supply over 37 percent of Europe鈥檚 power demand by 2030

    Europe could cover more than 37 percent of its electricity demand with wind power turbines by the end of the next decade, an analysis by Wind Europe says. The industry association has modelled three different scenarios for wind power investment levels and ...
  • Germany to use tenders to build 25 gigawatts of new gas power plants by 2030 鈥 econ min

    09 Mar 2023, 11:53 Julian Wettengel Gas Renewables Energiewende 麻豆无码版 Germany will use auctions to ensure new gas power plants are built, which the government sees as necessary to secure supply at times when renewable energy does not deliver ...
  • 28 May 2018 |

    Germany lacks standard procedures to dispose of old wind turbines 鈥 report

    A 鈥渄ecommissioning wave鈥 of old wind turbines, whose 20 years of guaranteed support payments are up could become an environmental problem, Niklas Zaboji writes for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 鈥淭here are hints of building law violation, authorities ...
  • Worldwide renewables growth rate must rise to meet climate targets 鈥 German engineers

    23 Feb 2021, 11:56 Julian Wettengel Renewables Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 麻豆无码版 / Spiegel Renewables expansion in Germany and across the world is insufficient to help keep global temperature rise below 1.5掳C, a key goal of the Paris Climate ...
  • 10 Jan 2020 |

    Less than ten percent of Germany's wind turbines built in woodlands

    10 Jan 2020, 11:54 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind 麻豆无码版 Only one out of ten onshore wind turbines in Germany is built in woodlands and the effect of the renewable energy technology on the country's forests is "small and locally limited," ...
  • 18 Jan 2022 |

    Draft power grid scenarios show ways to ready system for climate neutrality by 2045

    18 Jan 2022, 12:39 Kerstine Appunn Jessica Bateman Grid 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Background Germany鈥檚 Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has published the transmission grid operators鈥 draft scenario framework for network development for the years ...
  • 27 May 2020 |

    Costs of stabilising German power grid fall again in 2019

    27 May 2020, 13:32 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Freja Eriksen Grid 麻豆无码版 Costs of stabilising the German power ...
  • 25 May 2020 |

    German solar and wind could supply three times today鈥檚 power demand by 2040 鈥 study

    25 May 2020, 12:38 Expert Aurora 麻豆无码版 Research Bioenergy Electricity market Renewables Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2016 Energiewende Cost & Prices Finance Julian Wettengel Solar Wind 麻豆无码版 Solar and wind power in Germany could supply ...
  • 05 Sep 2022 |

    Germany likely to burn coal and gas in power plants beyond 2030 鈥 consultancy

    05 Sep 2022, 13:24 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Gas Renewables 麻豆无码版 The buildout of Germany鈥檚 renewable power capacity is a 鈥渉erculean task鈥 that will likely take longer than planned and therefore make an early end to gas and coal-fired power ...
  • 22 Apr 2020 |

    PV industry business expectations collapse due to German solar cap

    22 Apr 2020, 15:05 Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Business & Jobs S枚ren Amelang Solar 麻豆无码版 The business confidence of Germany's ...
  • 21 Jul 2021 |

    Germany can fulfil entire energy demand with renewables in 10-15 years 鈥 report

    21 Jul 2021, 13:25 Expert DIW- German Institute for Economic Research Deutsches Institut f眉r Wirtschaftsforschung Climate & CO2 Electricity market Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Charlotte Nijhuis Grid Renewables ...
  • 30 Mar 2020 |

    Average price in German solar tender falls slightly to 5.18 cents/kWh

    30 Mar 2020, 14:11 Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Business & Jobs Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway ...
  • 08 Dec 2020 |

    German utility EWE announces plan to become climate-neutral by 2035

    08 Dec 2020, 13:32 Edgar Meza Utilities 麻豆无码版 German energy and telecommunications group EWE has said it plans to become climate-neutral by 2035. In order to achieve its target, the company is exiting coal-fired power generation and investing ...
  • Preview2018- Merkel is "a master of announcements"- environment NGO

    04 Jan 2018, 00:00 Germany enters 2018 without having found a new government, a situation that casts a cloud over all of the country鈥檚 major policy endeavours including those dealing with energy and climate. But irrespective of the unprecedented ...
  • 20 Dec 2016 |

    鈥淣atural gas on the rise 鈥 power generation from coal and nuclear decreases鈥

    Because of comparably low winds in 2016, renewable power generation rose only slightly by 4.1 terawatt hours (TWh) compared to 2015, accounting for a share of 30 percent, according to preliminary figures by the German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water ...
  • Gas-fired power generation reaches record high in Germany

    26 Feb 2020, 13:55 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 S枚ren Amelang Electricity market Gas Hydrogen Frankfurter ...
  • 10 Nov 2020 |

    麻豆无码版 industry calls on German states to harmonise species protection laws for wind power

    10 Nov 2020, 13:56 Charlotte Nijhuis Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 Rules about bird protection will have to be standardised in all 16 states if Germany is to reach its wind power expansion targets, a group of energy industry associations have argued. ...
  • 07 Feb 2020 |

    鈥淕erman energy policy is a problem child鈥 鈥 Bavaria鈥檚 state premier

    07 Feb 2020, 12:58 Expert CSU- Christian Social Union Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern Policy Elections & Politics Julian Wettengel Energiewende WirtschaftsWoche Germany needs to revamp its energy policy to avoid issues with supply security and ...
  • 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 Jan 2019 |

    Wind turbines hurt property prices, study finds

    21 Jan 2019, 13:39 Expert RWI 鈥 Leibniz Institute for Economic Research RWI 鈥 Leibniz-Institut f眉r Wirtschaftsforschung Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Wind Cost & Prices ...
  • 14 Jan 2020 |

    Merkel backs compensation payments for wind turbine neighbours

    14 Jan 2020, 14:05 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind 麻豆无码版 People living near onshore wind farms in Germany should be compensated financially, chancellor Angela Merkel has said. At a New Year's event in the eastern coastal state of Mecklenburg ...
  • 13 Jan 2020 |

    German RWE plans renewables investments largely abroad

    13 Jan 2020, 14:20 Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Julian Wettengel Renewables Utilities 麻豆无码版 German energy company RWE aims to become carbon neutral by 2040 and plans the requisite聽renewables investments ...
  • 18 Dec 2019 |

    German wind industry faces same grim fate as country's solar industry 鈥 Senvion CEO

    18 Dec 2019, 13:28 Benjamin Wehrmann Solar Wind Capital The wind power industry in Germany is facing challenges similar to those the country's solar power companies were having a few years ago and it could wane into insignificance if the current ...
  • Wind industry urges Germany鈥檚 government to stand firm regarding 2050 climate-neutrality

    24 Jun 2019, 13:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Wind International 麻豆无码版 The German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association (BWE) has called on the government to stand by the aim of achieving net-zero emissions across Europe by 2050 and urged concrete ...
  • 29 Feb 2016

    Union demands lignite fund / Agreement on e-car incentives?

    29 Feb 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Rheinische Post 鈥淯nion demands lignite fund鈥 Mining union IG BCE argues Germany will need lignite power production until 2047 and should create a fund to finance the technology after it stops earning money in about 15 ...
  • 23 Sep 2022 |

    US likely to become Europe鈥檚 most important LNG supplier 鈥 report

    23 Sep 2022, 14:02 Expert EWI- Institute of 麻豆无码版 Economics at the University of Cologne Energiewirtschaftliches Institut an der Universit盲t zu K枚ln Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices International S枚ren Amelang Gas Security Clean ...
  • 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 ...
  • 28 Jan 2016

    Government 'wants to kill wind engine' / Grid fees drive costs

    28 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Die Welt 鈥淕overnment wants to kill the engine鈥 Onshore wind power is the backbone of Germany鈥檚 energy transition, but government reform plans for the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act risk slowing down its ...
  • 01 Dec 2015

    RWE to split in two, following in E.ON's footsteps

    01 Dec 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 RWE / Handelsblatt Utility RWE follows E.ON example, to split in two One of Germany鈥檚 largest utilities RWE will split in two, the company announced on Tuesday. Renewables, grids and retail activities in Germany ...
  • 14 Aug 2020 |

    German utilities' renewables transformation is gathering pace

    14 Aug 2020, 14:27 Utilities Tagesspiegel Background Major German energy companies are making 鈥渞apid progress鈥 with their green energy transition thanks to renewables becoming clear profit-makers that are attractive to investors,聽 Jakob Schlandt writes in ...
  • 26 Jan 2018 |

    Wind power expansion could come to a halt in Bavaria

    The expansion of wind power in Germany鈥檚 southern state Bavaria could soon fall close to zero, the S眉ddeutsche Zeitung reports. According to the German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association (BWE), there have been just four applications for construction of new wind ...
  • 12 Jan 2018 |

    More than 1,000 offshore wind turbines in German waters

    Offshore wind power generation in German waters has passed a symbolic threshold, as the number of wind turbines exceeded 1,000 for the first time, Kai Eckert writes for energy industry magazine Energie & Management. According to figures of the Federal ...
  • 26 Feb 2019 |

    German wind turbine producer Senvion shares down 90 percent since mid-2018

    26 Feb 2019, 14:15 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Business & Jobs S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Shares in German wind turbine maker Senvion have lost almost 90 percent of their value since May 2018, due to fierce competition and falling prices in the sector, Alexandra ...
  • 12 Feb 2021 |

    "Hydrogen could become big business for us" 鈥 Siemens Gamesa CEO

    12 Feb 2021, 13:58 Expert Siemens Business & Jobs Charlotte Nijhuis Renewables Hydrogen Handelsblatt Renewables energy company Siemens Gamesa is to start production of green hydrogen in addition to wind power, CEO Andreas Nauen said in an interview ...
  • 03 Aug 2021 |

    Germany's solar PV expansion soars by over 20% but should be four times higher still- industry

    03 Aug 2021, 14:15 Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Solar 麻豆无码版 The construction of new solar PV installations in ...
  • Government postpones decision on renewables reform

    Germany鈥檚 coalition parties, Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU / CSU alliance and the Social Democrats (SPD), have not been able to agree on the changes they want to introduce to the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) concerning additional tenders to ...
  • 14 Dec 2020 |

    Germany's renewable power share climbs to 46 percent in 2020 鈥 preliminary data

    14 Dec 2020, 14:12 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables 麻豆无码版 Renewable power generation looks set to cover more than 46 percent of Germany's power consumption in 2020, preliminary figures published by energy industry association BDEW and the ...
  • 21 Jun 2021 |

    Left Party agrees most ambitious climate targets of all major parties in election manifesto

    21 Jun 2021, 12:30 Edgar Meza Elections & Politics tageszeitung (taz) Germany鈥檚 Left Party has agreed the most radical election programme yet in terms of climate protection goals and demands at its party convention on 19-20 June. Climate is the key ...
  • 31 Mar 2020 |

    German bioenergy industry calls for crisis support to ensure energy supply

    31 Mar 2020, 13:25 Expert Bundesverband Bioenergie Federal Association for Bioenergy Bioenergy Renewables Expert German Biogas Association Fachverband Biogas e.V. Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Business & Jobs Freja Eriksen ...
  • 26 Nov 2020 |

    Replacing Germany's old wind turbines needs policy boost 鈥 energy industry

    26 Nov 2020, 13:33 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 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 09 Jun 2021 |

    Germany鈥檚 offshore wind energy plans endanger marine wildlife 鈥 NGO

    09 Jun 2021, 13:14 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚聽Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union聽(NABU) has blasted聽 German government plans 聽to expand areas of the Baltic and North Seas for聽 offshore wind power ...
  • 29 Apr 2019 |

    Standstill in grand coalition working group on renewables expansion

    29 Apr 2019, 13:43 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 SPD- Social Democratic ...
  • German states and federal government clash over renewables law reform

    13 Nov 2020, 14:53 Kerstine Appunn Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG Government pv magazine / 麻豆无码版 The German government this week rejected a range of changes to the draft reform of the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG), which had been proposed by the the ...
  • 24 Feb 2020 |

    Netherlands highlights hydrogen cooperation with Germany

    24 Feb 2020, 13:56 Freja Eriksen Gas Hydrogen Industry Handelsblatt The Netherlands has identified Germany as its main ally in building Europe's future hydrogen structure,聽 writes the business daily Handelsblatt. "Our aim is to intensify ...
  • 29 Mar 2019 |

    Wind produces over a third of Germany鈥檚 electricity in March, setting new record

    29 Mar 2019, 14:12 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind Germany covered over one third of its entire net electricity ...
  • German election primer- Faster renewables expansion vital for next government's climate policy

    31 Aug 2021, 11:38 Ahead of Germany鈥檚 September federal election, almost all parties in parliament are calling for climate policies that quickly and lastingly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The country鈥檚 plans to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 ...
  • 18 Mar 2019 |

    Wind power leads Germany鈥檚 record renewables output in March

    18 Mar 2019, 13:51 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 A string of windy weeks has led to a very high share of nearly two-thirds renewables in Germany鈥檚 power production mix since the beginning of March. Average net electricity production ...
  • 01 Mar 2016

    US and Japan overtake German PV capacity / 鈥楤etter not learn from Germany鈥

    01 Mar 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 IHS 鈥淎s European solar installations slow, China, US and Japan lead global installed PV capacity in 2016鈥 The United States and Japan will surpass Germany鈥檚 installed solar PV capacity this year, ...
  • 27 Jan 2020 |

    Research project seeks to stabilise German power grid with wind turbines

    27 Jan 2020, 14:27 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Technology 麻豆无码版 A new research project aimed at solving one of the major technological difficulties of the energy transition is seeking to use the energy from wind turbines' moving rotors and ...
  • South German power supply secure despite coal exit, imports set to rise- study

    15 Feb 2019, 12:12 Expert Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection and the 麻豆无码版 Sector, State of Baden-W眉rttemberg Ministerium f眉r Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft, Baden-W眉rttemberg Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Julian Wettengel ...
  • 11 Feb 2022 |

    Wind turbines will occupy only fraction of German land earmarked for expansion 鈥 think tank

    11 Feb 2022, 13:55 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 Only a fraction of the two percent of land surface the German government wants to reserve for wind power production will actually be needed for constructing turbines, environmental ...
  • 31 Jan 2019 |

    New solar PV installations in Germany increased 68 percent in 2018

    31 Jan 2019, 13:30 Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Business & Jobs Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Renewables Solar 麻豆无码版 Almost 3,000 ...
  • German electricity sector should be climate neutral by 2040s- Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act reform

    15 Sep 2020, 14:27 Kerstine Appunn Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG energate messenger / Tagesspiegel Background The latest version of amendments to Germany鈥檚 Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) includes a tougher climate goal for the electricity sector, which should ...
  • 麻豆无码版 industry calls on govt to facilitate EU state aid approval of renewables support

    07 Apr 2021, 12:51 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 30 Oct 2015

    Climate pledges for 2.7掳C warming / industry energy use up

    30 Oct 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 UN Climate Change Secretariat 鈥淕lobal response to climate change keeps door open to 2 degree C temperature limit鈥 A report assessing the 140 climate action plans submitted to the United Nations ...
  • 04 Sep 2020 |

    Increasing interest in power from old solar PV installations

    04 Sep 2020, 13:59 Kerstine Appunn Solar pv magazine A growing number of regional utility companies are showing interest in buying electricity generated from solar PV installations that are more than 20 years old and will cease to receive feed-in payments ...
  • 26 Mar 2021 |

    Renewables cover 40% of German power consumption in first quarter 2021

    26 Mar 2021, 13:46 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 Renewables 麻豆无码版 Power ...
  • 06 Dec 2019 |

    Merkel announces meeting with states to get renewables expansion back on track

    06 Dec 2019, 15:02 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Government 麻豆无码版 The German government will meet with state representatives in January to discuss how to expand renewable energy installations at a pace that will raise the share of renewables in ...
  • 麻豆无码版 industry calls for fixing ambitious expansion path in reform of Germany's renewables act

    25 Aug 2020, 13:26 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 Renewables Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG ...
  • 21 Nov 2018 |

    麻豆无码版 industry and researchers urge German parliament to pave way for 65 percent renewables goal

    Achieving a 65 percent share of renewables in power consumption by 2030, as determined by Germany鈥檚 government coalition, will require a clear regulatory framework and parallel investments in infrastructure, work on which must start as soon as possible, ...
  • 27 Jul 2015

    In the media: Wind and solar on the rise

    27 Jul 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) 鈥淲ind power blasts the limit鈥 Onshore wind power development will exceed government targets, reports the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Provisions in the 2014 ...
  • 30 Oct 2019 |

    Solar energy makes 'spectacular comeback' in Germany- report

    30 Oct 2019, 13:45 S枚ren Amelang Solar Wind Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Solar energy has made a "spectacular comeback" in Germany- in sharp contrast to struggling wind power,聽 reports Anna Steiner in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The ...
  • 12 Apr 2022 |
    Gas

    German LNG plans receive boost as critics warn of stranded assets

    12 Apr 2022, 11:50 Julian Wettengel Gas 麻豆无码版 / Handelsblatt / Tagesspiegel Background Plans to build import infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Germany are quickly taking shape as more companies decide to invest, but NGOs and ...
  • 18 Jun 2020 |

    German parliament passes contentious wind turbine distance rule and removes solar cap

    18 Jun 2020, 15:16 Solar Wind 麻豆无码版 / Handelsblatt Germany鈥檚 parliament is preparing to pass regulation about the minimum distance of wind turbines and support payments for solar power, resolving two major points of contention that have nagged ...
  • 02 Dec 2021 |

    Quick removal of renewables expansion barriers must be priority for next German govt 鈥 association

    02 Dec 2021, 13:42 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 Expert VKU- German Association of Local Utilities Verband ...
  • Minister promises stability for troubled German wind power sector

    16 Aug 2018, 16:59 While touring critical power grid projects in northern Germany, energy minister Peter Altmaier also faced a troubled wind industry that fears its golden years in the country are over. Under pressure from workers and local politicians, ...
  • 15 Dec 2020 |

    EU countries need to coordinate renewables support to avoid investor hopping- study

    15 Dec 2020, 13:59 Expert IASS- Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Think tank on sustainable development Climate & CO2 Policy Edgar Meza Renewables EU EU member states need to coordinate their domestic energy reforms in order to better ...
  • 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 ...
  • 麻豆无码版 law reform inadequate for German 2030 renewables target 鈥 analysis

    04 Dec 2020, 13:01 Kerstine Appunn Renewables Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG Tagesspiegel Background Germany will fail to achieve its 2030 target of a 65 percent renewables share in power consumption, even with added ambition in the latest draft for the ...
  • 16 Apr 2020 |

    More Germans dissatisfied with energy transition's implementation 鈥 survey

    16 Apr 2020, 12:55 Expert 100% erneuerbar Stiftung Foundation for the promotion of decentralised, renewable energy Electricity market Renewables Energiewende Expert IASS- Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Think tank on sustainable development ...
  • 01 Apr 2020 |

    Germany marks first ever quarter with more than 50 pct renewable electricity

    01 Apr 2020, 15:11 Germany produced more than half of its electricity with renewable power in the first three months of 2020, the first full quarter in which renewables covered the majority of the country鈥檚 electricity needs. The numbers were driven by ...
  • 20 Oct 2020 |

    German transmission grid operator 50Hertz calls for more Baltic offshore wind power

    20 Oct 2020, 12:34 Expert 50Hertz Transmission Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Wind Handelsblatt German electricity transmission grid operator 50Hertz wants to see a more aggressive expansion of wind power in the Baltic Sea than currently ...
  • Germany boosts renewables with 鈥渂iggest energy policy reform in decades鈥

    07 Apr 2022, 11:20 Germany wants to fight the climate crisis and its heavy dependence on fossil fuel imports by speeding up the rollout of renewables with a massive overhaul of key energy legislation. In the 鈥渂iggest energy policy reform in decades,鈥 the ...
  • 30 Aug 2024 |

    Dispatch from Italy | August '24

    30 Aug 2024, 14:17 As Europe鈥檚 most intense heatwave in recent years finally comes to an end, following at least 35 days of well-above average temperatures, life in Italy has slowed into the summer break. In mid-August, the entire country grinds to a halt ...
  • 02 May 2022 |

    Gas imports and hydrogen put centre stage in northern German election

    02 May 2022, 14:14 Voters in the northern wind power state of Schleswig-Holstein head to the polls this Sunday (8 May) to elect a new parliament in one of the regions most crucial to Germany鈥檚 efforts to phase out Russian fossil fuel imports and massively ...
  • 02 Jul 2020 |

    Germany's wind power records conceal sector's woes, industry group BWE says

    02 Jul 2020, 12:57 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Expert VDMA- German Engineering Federation Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Business ...
  • 12 Sep 2019 |

    Merkel: Cutting transport emissions will be 鈥渉erculean task鈥 for govt and industry

    12 Sep 2019, 14:08 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 Cars 麻豆无码版 German Chancellor Angela Merkel said reaching the country's climate targets in the transport sector will be a great challenge for the car industry and the government. Reducing ...
  • Flexible biomass reaches capacity limit for financial support

    03 Sep 2019, 13:29 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Expert German Biogas Association Fachverband Biogas e.V. Citizens' energy ...
  • Dispatch from Germany

    14 Jun 2024, 16:07 Poor results in the EU elections mean that governing is set to be anything but smooth sailing for Germany's ruling coalition. Pressure is mounting on all three partners 鈥 chancellor Olaf Scholz's SPD, the Green Party and the ...
  • 22 Dec 2023 |

    麻豆无码版 Preview: Cash-strapped German government faces uphill climate action battle in 2024

    22 Dec 2023, 15:00 The German government has to fund a wide range of its ambitious climate and energy transition projects for 2024 with considerably less money than initially planned. A ruling by the country's highest court on the constitutionally ...
  • 11 Jul 2019 |

    German biogas lobby expects further slowdown, job losses

    11 Jul 2019, 13:56 Sven Egenter Bioenergy 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 biogas lobby expects another slowdown in new installations and job losses in 2019, and warns that many operators might close plants in absence of a change in the business environment. ...
  • 27 Apr 2021 |

    German network operators update 2035 grid plan, account for higher renewables share

    27 Apr 2021, 13:48 Expert 50Hertz Transmission Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Expert Amprion Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Expert TenneT Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Expert TransnetBW Grid operator ...
  • 24 Mar 2020 |

    Solar power industry directly addresses Merkel in bid to remove looming support cap

    24 Mar 2020, 14:30 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 Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband ...
  • Opposition says new economy minister Habeck neglects businesses amid climate push

    14 Jan 2022, 13:46 Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs Government 麻豆无码版 / Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland The ambitious energy transition plans by new German economy and climate minister Robert Habeck have drawn criticism from the opposition, ...
  • 23 Dec 2022 |

    Preview 2023: Reality check set to drive resolve in Germany鈥檚 energy transition

    23 Dec 2022, 14:20 The German government coalition under chancellor Olaf Scholz looks back at a turbulent first year in office, which has been dominated by the reality check of Russia鈥檚 war on Ukraine and the European energy crisis. The turmoil in global ...
  • 28 Feb 2020 |

    Offshore wind farms lose yield when too close, North Sea coordination needed 鈥 study

    28 Feb 2020, 13:45 Expert Agora Energiewende Think tank on German, European and international climate and energy policy Climate & CO2 Electricity market Energiewende International Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate ...
  • Bavaria's renewable capacity growing as nuclear plant shutdown boosts power imports

    21 Feb 2020, 14:24 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Renewables 麻豆无码版 Power generation with solar panels and bioenergy plants has reached a new record level in Bavaria, the German state's economy ministry has said. Final data for 2018 ...
  • 16 Apr 2019 |

    Grid operators adjust plans to coal exit, raise investment costs for future grid by 9 billion euros

    16 Apr 2019, 14:22 Expert 50Hertz Transmission Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Expert Amprion Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway ...
  • 02 Apr 2019 |

    Engineering association urges consensus on wind power expansion in Germany

    02 Apr 2019, 13:52 Expert VDMA- German Engineering Federation Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Politics Society 麻豆无码版 Germany should strive to find consensus on the ...
  • 06 Jan 2020 |

    Rising demand will lead Germany towards renewable power gap- energy researchers

    06 Jan 2020, 14:14 Expert EWI- Institute of 麻豆无码版 Economics at the University of Cologne Energiewirtschaftliches Institut an der Universit盲t zu K枚ln Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices International Freja Eriksen Renewables ...
  • First details of planned renewables reform leave German energy market innovators unfazed

    26 Aug 2020, 12:23 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 Expert bne- Association of 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 24 Nov 2020 |

    Germany's onshore wind power potential greater than previously thought 鈥 study

    24 Nov 2020, 13:21 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Technology 麻豆无码版 Wind power production in Germany could be ...
  • 22 Nov 2019 |

    German states to deviate from planned minimum distance rule for wind turbines

    22 Nov 2019, 12:02 Expert IASS- Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Think tank on sustainable development Climate & CO2 Policy Julian Wettengel Wind Tagesspiegel Background / 麻豆无码版 Some German states have said they will make use ...
  • 13 May 2016

    State premiers postpone renewables reform decision / Utility split

    13 May 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Bundesregierung / dpa-AFX 鈥淔ederal and state governments stall on green electricity reform鈥 Chancellor Angela Merkel and the state premiers postponed a decision on contentious issues ...
  • RWE head insists 鈥渘uclear energy economically dead,鈥 expects tenders for gas plants

    24 Oct 2019, 12:19 Expert Economic Council- CDU Wirtschaftsrat Economic Council of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) of Germany Business & Jobs Society Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities S枚ren Amelang Gas Nuclear ...
  • 10 Oct 2019 |

    Germany to make it more attractive for ships to turn off engines in ports and use power grid instead

    10 Oct 2019, 13:43 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 Transport Clean ...
  • Breakthrough in Germany鈥檚 renewables law reform: wind and solar capacity to grow faster

    14 Dec 2020, 14:09 Members of Germany鈥檚 governing coalition have agreed on new rules to ensure a significant increase in the country鈥檚 renewable power production. However, exact targets of the much-anticipated reform of the country's landmark ...
  • 17 May 2024

    Farmers鈥 interests in focus as populists enter Dutch government

    17 May 2024, 11:28 After months of negotiations, politicians in the Netherlands reached a deal to form a new government that will include populist parties: the nationalist Party for Freedom (PVV) and the agrarian-populist Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB). ...
  • 28 Aug 2019 |

    CORRECTION- Carmaker Daimler to enlist wind farms set to lose Germany's renewable support

    28 Aug 2019, 13:48 Corrects headline:Daimler will enlist several wind farms, not thousands of wind turbines, as previously stated. Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Cars S眉ddeutsche Zeitung German carmaker Daimler is signing agreements with wind farm operators ...
  • 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 & ...
  • 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 ...
  • 20 May 2019 |

    Environment minister backs CCS as part of a German 2050 climate-neutrality bid

    20 May 2019, 13:08 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 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 ...
  • 29 Nov 2019 |

    Northern German states demand renegotiation of wind turbine distance rules

    29 Nov 2019, 14:02 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind 麻豆无码版 The premiers of Germany's five northern coastal states demand a renegotiation of the controversial 1,000-metre minimum distance rule from residential areas for onshore wind turbines included ...
  • 12 Apr 2022 |

    Q&A: How can renewables enable Germany's energy independence push?

    12 Apr 2022, 09:53 Russia鈥檚 attack on Ukraine has added a new dimension to Germany鈥檚 ambitious aims for ramping up the share of renewables in its energy system. Marking a 鈥 historic turning point,鈥 the fast elimination of fossil fuel imports for Germany ...
  • 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 ...
  • Stimulus debates add fresh drive as energy transition efforts restart after coronavirus break

    20 May 2020, 13:50 Months of dispute within the government coalition and the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have significantly slowed down progress on a number of important German energy transition projects. The coal exit law has yet to be adopted by ...
  • 14 Jun 2016

    Fossil fuel peak forecast for 2025 / Investors eye Energiewende

    14 Jun 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Bloomberg 鈥淭he world nears peak fossil fuels for electricity鈥 The era of ever expanding global demand for fossil fuels to generate power comes to an end in less than ...
  • 05 May 2020 |

    German govt coalition members at odds over energy and climate ambitions 鈥 report

    05 May 2020, 13:35 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 SPD- Social Democratic ...
  • 10 Feb 2016

    EU nuclear provisions '100 bln euros short' / Wind mill envy

    10 Feb 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Spiegel Online 鈥淚nternal market analysis: EU member states鈥 nuclear provisions more than 100 billion euros short鈥 An EU analysis has revealed that the member states are not well prepared for the ...
  • 27 Jan 2016

    E-car coalition collision / Divestment domino effect

    27 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 鈥淓-car collision in the coalition鈥 The Social Democrats鈥 parliamentary group wants to push e-mobility with incentives worth billions, reports Andreas Mihm in the ...
  • 12 Mar 2020 |

    Offshore wind farm operators in row with environmentalists over impact on birds

    12 Mar 2020, 14:03 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind 麻豆无码版 The environmental impact of offshore wind turbines remains a hotly contested subject in Germany. German offshore wind farm operator association BWO said a study found that populations of loon ...
  • 21 May 2019 |

    Wind power gut issue in eastern German regional elections

    21 May 2019, 13:26 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Elections & Politics Tagesspiegel Background The expansion of onshore wind power capacities is turning into a highly controversial issue for the regional elections in the three eastern German states Thuringia, ...
  • 09 May 2019 |

    Env min says Germany鈥檚 coal exit likely to happen 鈥渕uch faster鈥 than by 2038

    09 May 2019, 14:00 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal 麻豆无码版 The German coal exit will likely be completed before the 2038 end-date agreed on by the country鈥檚 coal exit commission, environment minister Svenja Schulze has said. 鈥淭his will happen much faster ...
  • 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 ...
  • 麻豆无码版-intensive companies call for 'aggressive' renewables roll-out

    29 Nov 2019, 14:00 Expert E.ON Utility Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Expert EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-W眉rttemberg AG Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Expert Siemens Business & Jobs S枚ren Amelang Renewables Hydrogen ...
  • 10 May 2024 |

    Dispatch from Poland

    10 May 2024, 15:00 Poland saw a change in power last autumn when a pro-EU coalition led by former European Council president Donald Tusk took over after eight years of rule by the right-wing populist Law and Justice party (PiS). Since then, however, the ...
  • Populists pose threat to prosperity of energy transition 鈥減ioneer鈥 Eastern Germany 鈥 government official

    02 Aug 2024, 12:34 The upcoming elections in three Eastern German states in September have put the region at the centre of attention of the country鈥檚 political landscape in 2024, especially due to the expected success of populist parties which could shake ...
  • 17 Feb 2020 |

    Looming solar power support cap impedes funding of new projects 鈥 industry

    17 Feb 2020, 14:11 Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Solar Der Spiegel / 麻豆无码版 The unresolved question of future ...
  • Drop in production and installation cuts employment in German renewables sector

    04 Feb 2021, 13:12 CORRECTION: The headline of an earlier version of this article stated that the number of jobs in Germany's entire renewables sector has halved since 2011. However, this decrease only affected production and installation and not ...
  • 18 Jan 2016

    A unique record for offshore wind / Expensive blackout defense

    18 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 WindGuard / VDMA 2015 record year for offshore wind power installation Offshore wind capacity of 2,282.4 megawatt (MW) was connected to the German grid in 2015, Deutsche WindGuard has calculated. ...
  • 01 Jul 2020 |

    Germany irons out last coal exit law hurdles with conversion options for younger plants

    01 Jul 2020, 13:15 Germany's government has removed the last hurdles to finalising the country's much-anticipated coal exit law, clearing the way for a passage of the bill in parliament at the end of the week. The draft agreement grants ...
  • German renewable power producers face uncertainty as feed-in tariffs expire

    28 Feb 2019, 14:15 Much of Germany鈥檚 renewable power capacity is facing uncertainty regarding its business models as generous feed-in tariffs for many wind, solar and biogas plants end in the 2020s. With the country needing more, not less, renewable power ...
  • 15 Apr 2016

    [Update] Ministry releases new draft version of renewables law

    15 Apr 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 New draft version of Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act released The Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 has released a new draft of the Renewable ...
  • 13 Mar 2020 |

    Solution to Germany's renewables gridlock adjourned due to coronavirus talks

    13 Mar 2020, 14:20 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Solar Wind 麻豆无码版 / ...
  • 15 Oct 2018 |

    Renewables surcharge set to fall by six percent in 2019

    15 Oct 2018, 14:44 Germany鈥檚 renewable energy surcharge that is paid by consumers with their electricity bill and supports wind, solar, biomass and hydro power installations, is to fall by 5.7 percent in 2019, transmission grid operators have calculated. ...
  • 26 May 2016

    Germany largest EU renewables employer / Industry wants transport ETS

    26 May 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 IRENA 鈥淕ermany remains highest EU renewables employer鈥 Germany remains the highest EU renewables employer with about 355,000 jobs, despite a 4 percent decline in employment in the ...
  • 26 Jan 2016

    Gas power stations rise from the dead / A transparent solar cell

    26 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 manager magazine / Bloomberg 鈥淕as-fired power stations rise from the dead鈥 What might be the biggest absurdity of the German Energiewende could now be ending, as relatively clean gas-fired power ...
  • German government gets mediocre mid-term marks for climate effort

    06 Nov 2019, 09:11 麻豆无码版 and climate policy observers grade Angela Merkel's government 3.7 points out of 10 for climate efforts in a mid-term review. Industry experts, researchers and lobbyists say plans for a CO2 price in transport and heating ...
  • 20 Dec 2019 |

    Risen from the ruins, Germany's solar power sector has zest for action in 2020

    20 Dec 2019, 16:39 Preview 2020: Solar power in Germany has bottomed out from its breakdown a few years back and looks ahead at 2020 full of confidence that the odds are in its favour in the country thanks to the introduction of carbon pricing in the ...
  • 21 Apr 2020 |

    No one-size-fits-all approach for onshore wind acceptance 鈥 study

    21 Apr 2020, 13:30 Expert Renewable Energies Agency Agentur f眉r Erneuerbare Energien Citizens' energy Renewables Technology Julian Wettengel Wind 麻豆无码版 There is no one-size-fits-all approach to boosting popular acceptance for local wind ...
  • 26 Jun 2019 |

    Renewables hit record in Germany in H1 2019, outlook uncertain

    26 Jun 2019, 12:45 Renewable energy sources delivered a fresh record in Germany in the first half of 2019 with a share of 44 percent in electricity consumption as stormy weather boosted wind power production on land and at sea, utility association BDEW ...
  • Feed-in tariffs for British nuclear power rile German politicians and renewables industry

    09 Oct 2014, 00:00 Resistance to Germany鈥檚 subsidies for the renewables industry have left politicians questioning why financing for the UK鈥檚 Hinkley Point nuclear power station has been granted EU approval. Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation ...
  • Booming German wind power sector fears 2019 cliff

    11 Sep 2017, 00:00 Wind power lobby groups say new funding rules are resulting in unrealistically low compensation, squeezing wind farm operators and turbine manufacturers, while measures to help citizen-owned projects compete in the sector are being ...
  • 08 Jun 2016

    Renewables reform / Merkel: Energiewende must not destroy utilities

    08 Jun 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Federal government Renewables law reform gets government approval Angela Merkel鈥檚 cabinet has decided on the reform of the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) that is to take ...
  • 03 May 2024 |

    Dispatch from Germany

    03 May 2024, 15:35 With the sudden arrival of summer weather, Germans stream back into street cafes and beer gardens with a collective sigh of relief. On the way, they are greeted by EU election campaign posters, which have sprung up across the country ...
  • 06 Apr 2016

    Minister calls nuclear energy an 鈥榓berration鈥 / Renewables dominate EU electricity mix

    06 Apr 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Ministry for the Environment and Nuclear Safety Using nuclear energy is an 鈥榓berration鈥 The nuclear catastrophe of Chernobyl almost 30 years ago showed that using nuclear energy ...
  • 16 Sep 2015

    In the media: Utility shares slump; criticism of coal plant export financing

    16 Sep 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 /sites/default/files/files/article/media-utility-shares-slump-criticism-coal-plant-export-financing/clew-reporters-guide-2015.pdf S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淲hy shares of E ...
  • Germany's old wind turbines will be given new lifelines at end of 20-year support

    14 Oct 2020, 14:44 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 麻豆无码版 Germany will try to retain most of its wind power capacity that will lose its guaranteed remuneration after dropping out of the 20-year feed-in tariff support scheme ...
  • Vote in No.1 wind power state stalls Germany鈥檚 coalition talks

    09 Oct 2017, 00:00 As Germany digests the result of this year鈥檚 federal election, the country prepares for yet another important vote, this time in the state of Lower Saxony. The early election in the country鈥檚 number one wind power state is seen as vital ...
  • German government agrees on pulling forward climate neutrality to 2045

    12 May 2021, 11:31 The German government has given the green light to the necessary legal changes to speed up the country's bid for climate neutrality, aiming to hit the goal five years earlier in 2045. Cabinet approved a reform of the country's ...
  • 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 ...
  • 16 Apr 2019 |

    Merkel opens Baltic鈥檚 largest offshore wind farm as industry warns against slow-down

    16 Apr 2019, 14:41 The opening of a new offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea gives Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel an opportunity to show her climate policy credentials and welcome the German-Norwegian project as a milestone for the energy ...
  • 麻豆无码版 crisis looming large in election in Germany鈥檚 biggest wind power state

    07 Oct 2022, 13:32 The state election in Lower Saxony on 9 October is the first major vote in the country since the energy crisis fueled by Russia's war has started to take a toll on the German economy. The ballot in the state that hosts most of ...
  • Lobbying scandal halts German renewables talks, shakes up election outlook

    19 Mar 2021, 13:43 The lobbying scandal engulfing Angela Merkel's Conservatives has derailed important talks about Germany's plans for rolling out renewables. The affair also dampens the Conservatives' hopes of an unchallenged victory in ...
  • 16 Jun 2020 |

    Solar cap removal not enough to bring clean energy to scale- German renewables industry

    16 Jun 2020, 14:53 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband ...
  • Preview2018- German coal exit would not help climate- researcher

    21 Dec 2017, 00:00 Germany enters 2018 without having found a new government, a situation that casts a cloud over all of the country鈥檚 major policy endeavours including those dealing with energy and climate. But irrespective of the unprecedented ...
  • 鈥淯ndisputed success鈥 or 鈥渋nefficient鈥? Germany鈥檚 landmark renewable energy law at 20

    31 Mar 2020, 14:14 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 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation ...
  • Fear of ousted populists could be enough to stall climate policy in Poland

    17 Apr 2024, 13:30 The election victory of the pro-EU coalition led by former European Council president Donald Tusk in late 2023 stirred high hopes for the start of serious climate policies in Poland after an eight-year lull during the rule of the right ...
  • 22 Mar 2016

    Wind power firms inflating / Smart under suspicion / Minister in Chernobyl

    22 Mar 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Handelsblatt 鈥淭o inflate or to die鈥 Nordex, the small Danish wind turbine manufacturer, has confirmed the takeover of the wind branch of the Spanish group Acconia. The cartel ...
  • 14 Oct 2019 |

    Coming of age: How will Germany鈥檚 renewable energy pioneers fare in the free market?

    14 Oct 2019, 11:00 Starting in 2021 and throughout the 2020s, many of Germany鈥檚 pioneer wind turbines, solar PV installations and biogas plants will stop receiving fixed feed-in tariffs, meaning many gigwatts in renewable capacity may be shut down if they ...
  • 30 Dec 2014

    In the media: Germany emits less CO2, wind-boom in the North, possible coal-flop in Hamburg

    30 Dec 2014, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Handelsblatt / Tagesspiegel / BMUB 鈥淕ermany produces fewer carbon emissions鈥 Germany鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions are likely to have fallen by three percent in 2014, according to Environment Minister ...
  • 29 Dec 2015 |

    2016 Outlook 鈥 Key topics for Germany鈥檚 energy transition

    29 Dec 2015, 00:00 2016 is set to be another eventful year in German energy policy. The Paris climate summit underlined the need to reduce emissions even further, which will ultimately involve painful decisions about the future of coal. A series of ...
  • 04 Sep 2015

    In the media: Consumers get first break on power prices since 2000

    04 Sep 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 BDEW / afp 鈥淭he power price turn-around鈥 Electricity has become cheaper for private consumers for the first time since 2000, the German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries (BDEW) reports. ...
  • 16 Jul 2015

    In the media: Energiewende faces massive challenges

    16 Jul 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Die Zeit 鈥淒on鈥檛 get distracted鈥 The carbon divestment movement and the G7 commitment to decarbonisation indicate that climate policy is getting serious and irreversible, writes Andreas Kuhlmann, ...
  • Preview2019- Expect the German coal debate to continue, says Aurora ER

    10 Jan 2019, 09:15 The German coal exit commission is set to deliver its final recommendations for the country鈥檚 coal exit in February 2019, but this report is likely to be only the beginning of a long and controversial policymaking process in the country ...
  • Future ambition of Germany's energy transition faces test in upcoming election in eastern states

    30 Aug 2024, 12:42 Three eastern German states will elect a new government in September 2024, marking a potentially pivotal moment in the post-reunification history of the country and for the future of its climate and energy transition policies. The ...
  • 04 Oct 2018 |

    A power grid fit for a clean energy future

    04 Oct 2018, 14:48 Germany鈥檚 shift from fossil fuelled and nuclear power will only succeed if the infrastructure is there to support a very different kind of energy system. But the country鈥檚 grid is just not up to the job of making proper use of all the ...
  • 19 Jan 2016

    麻豆无码版 minister wants round table on coal, unions demand commission

    19 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Federal Ministry for 麻豆无码版 and Economic Affairs (BMWi) Gabriel says wants round table on future of coal Germany鈥檚 energy minister Sigmar Gabriel has said he wants to establish a round table on the ...
  • 14 Jan 2021 |

    German power sector could achieve 100% renewables by 2040 鈥 economy minister

    14 Jan 2021, 13:34 On its planned path to climate-neutrality by the middle of the century, Germany could achieve complete decarbonisation of its power sector already by 2040 鈥 and EU climate targets might even compel the country to greatly speed up the ...
  • 05 Feb 2016

    Financing coal abroad / Offshore wind is picking up speed

    05 Feb 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Die Zeit 鈥淏illions from the state for coal-fired power plants鈥 State development bank KfW supports coal-fired power plants and other coal-related projects abroad through its subsidiary IPEX, with ...
  • 08 Jan 2016

    Greens sharpen their eco-profile / New energy 'superpowers'

    08 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Handelsblatt 鈥淕reens sharpen their eco-profile鈥 Germany鈥檚 Green Party has called for a coal exit by 2036, Barbara Gillmann reports in the Handelsblatt. By that time, petrol and diesel cars should ...
  • Renewables surge pushes coal power exports to record high- think tank

    07 Jan 2016, 00:00 Record renewables growth in 2015 meant Germany exported more coal-generated electricity than ever before, hampering the country's efforts to protect the climate, according to energy policy think tank Agora Energiewende. The data ...
  • Env ministry warns renewable fuels are no substitute for climate action

    20 Nov 2019, 13:30 Germany's environment ministry has warned that climate-neutral fuels made with renewables must not become an excuse for neglecting the domestic roll-out of renewables, increasing efficiency and other efforts to cut emissions. " ...
  • Post feed-in tariff futures for pioneer renewable plants: Small solar PV

    02 Jun 2021, 10:44 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. In the solar sector, this change is mainly affecting households ...
  • 04 Nov 2014

    In the media: Power lines, offshore wind and energy law reform

    04 Nov 2014, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Spiegel Online 聽鈥淐ontroversial power lines: Network operators want to considerably lengthen transmission routes鈥 Germany鈥檚 four big electricity network operators want to expand new transmission lines that will ...
  • Auction scheme for solar installations ushers in new phase for renewables market

    29 Jan 2015, 00:00 The German government has launched a pilot scheme that requires operators of open-space solar installations to bid for subsidies, rather than automatically receiving them. Berlin hopes competition among solar energy producers will ...
  • 08 Feb 2016

    Mercury limits 'could end coal' / A fund for nuclear waste?

    08 Feb 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Der Tagesspiegel 鈥淕overnment could use mercury limits to take coal plants offline鈥 The government 鈥渉as a plan B up its sleeve" in case there is no political agreement on a coal exit, reports ...
  • 21 Dec 2021 |

    Germany鈥檚 energy consumption rising, renewables share falling in 2021

    21 Dec 2021, 14:21 麻豆无码版 consumption in Germany has increased in 2021, as the economy recovered from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the country weathered a cold winter. At the same time, a year of depressed wind power production let the ...
  • 15 Jan 2016

    Renewables a 'massive opportunity' / More investment into efficiency

    15 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Frankfurter Rundschau 鈥淔ull wind speed ahead鈥 The reason why payments for renewables have increased to 24.1 billion euros in 2015 is to be found in their success, writes Frank-Thomas Wenzel in a Q ...
  • Citizen participation as the key to energy transition success

    10 Mar 2015, 11:02 Since the energy transition took off in 2000, millions of Germans have become energy producers, investing in solar panels on their houses and buying shares in wind parks. Citizens' engagement is one reason that support for the ...
  • 16 Oct 2020 |

    Germany must push 2030 renewables target to 75 or even 80 percent 鈥 env min

    16 Oct 2020, 13:17 Germany's environment minister has called for a sharp increase in the country's renewables targets. Svenja Schulze said the country will have to increase renewables' share in power use to "at least 75 percent, maybe ...
  • 19 Apr 2017

    Operators to build offshore wind farms without support payments

    19 Apr 2017, 00:00 Operators have offered to build offshore wind farms in the North Sea without relying on support payments, in Germany鈥檚 first competitive auction for the technology. Instead, the operators only will rely on the market rate for ...
  • 03 Nov 2016 |

    German energy use stable in 2016 as gas spike compensates coal drop

    03 Nov 2016, 00:00 Germany's primary energy consumption is likely to remain broadly unchanged this year, according to estimates by energy market research group AG Energiebilanzen (AGEB). While data for the first nine months of the year indicate a ...
  • Commission on coal exit "easy way out"- Greens' climate spokesperson

    08 Feb 2018, 00:00 In their coalition treaty, negotiators from Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed to set up a special commission charged with managing the phase-out of coal-fired power generation in ...
  • Coalition collapse: Tracking the path to Germany's snap elections

    23 Feb 2025, 20:20 Germany's coalition government collapsed聽in November 2024 due to internal disputes over budget and economic policy. The country now gears up for snap elections in early 2025, against the backdrop of a flagging economy, the war in ...
  • 03 Jun 2016

    Protests against renewables law / E.ON spin-off to receive loans

    03 Jun 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Recharge 鈥淭housands protest in Berlin to save Energiewende鈥 Several thousand protesters mobilised by the renewables sector demonstrated against current government plans to reform ...
  • 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 ...
  • 10 Aug 2015

    RWE unveils turnaround plan

    10 Aug 2015, 00:00 Germany's second-largest utility announces it is consolidating its operations under one roof and shaking up its management structure. Spinning off the conventional power business was kept as an option but not planned, CEO Peter ...
  • 06 Mar 2020 |

    Govt studies find Germany's 2030 climate package fails to reach objective

    06 Mar 2020, 10:27 Germany's massive policy push to reach 2030 climate targets is insufficient, two studies commissioned by the government have found. Despite the agreement on a coal phase-out, the introduction of a CO2 price and a host of other ...
  • Germany to widely miss 2030 climate target 鈥 draft govt report

    20 Aug 2021, 13:03 Germany is facing a significant gap between estimated greenhouse gas emission reductions and targets over the coming 20 years, a draft government report shows. Germany recently decided to reduce emissions by 65 percent by 2030. However, ...
  • 24 May 2016

    Protest against taxing renewable self-supply / Wind power pushback

    24 May 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淧eople with their own power supply will have to pay鈥 Changes in power taxation planned by the German finance ministry could finish off business models based on renewable power ...
  • 06 Jan 2016

    Government plans new incentives for e-cars

    06 Jan 2016, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Rheinische Post 鈥淕rand coalition plans buyers鈥 incentives for electric cars鈥 The German government plans to introduce new incentives for e-cars, transport minister Alexander Dobrindt told the Rheinische Post. 鈥淎 ...
  • 19 Dec 2019 |

    Gas to become energy transition鈥檚 'second pillar' 鈥 German energy industry

    19 Dec 2019, 13:19 The use of gas from all sources will become more important as Germany seeks to decarbonise its economy and phase out nuclear power, the new head of Germany's largest energy industry lobby group, BDEW, has said. The Energiewende& ...
  • 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 ...
  • 23 Jun 2023 |

    France and Germany 鈥渁gree on 90 percent鈥 of energy issues, must close ranks- researcher

    23 Jun 2023, 11:00 The role of nuclear power within Europe鈥檚 energy transition is a clear point of contention between Paris and Berlin. However, there is much more agreement between the EU鈥檚 two largest powers on major strategic priorities, including the ...
  • 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 ...
  • 15 Oct 2020 |
    EU

    Most EU states on track for 2030 climate goals, but higher targets on horizon

    15 Oct 2020, 11:29 EU countries largely make good progress towards reaching their existing energy and climate targets for 2030, said the European Commission in a series of reports. But the assessment of national plans comes at a time when the union is in ...
  • 21 Sep 2015

    In the media: Lower efficiency standards amid refugee crisis?

    21 Sep 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung 鈥淲orried about the climate鈥 The very hot and dry summer of 2015 was a sign of climate change, 46 percent of Germans believe. In contrast, 40 percent told ...
  • 09 Jan 2019 |

    Utility manager takes crucial energy state secretary job in Germany's econ ministry

    09 Jan 2019, 13:53 Municipal utility chief executive Andreas Feicht will take on the role as Germany's energy state secretary on 1 February. With his appointment, economy and energy minister Peter Altmaier fills a position crucial to the progress of ...
  • 12 May 2015

    In the media: No spectators at G7 energy show; EnBW in the red

    12 May 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / Die Welt 鈥淓nergiewende show on the high seas鈥 Germany鈥檚 energy minister Sigmar Gabriel invited his G7 counterparts to visit a new offshore wind converter platform in the North ...
  • 23 Nov 2021 |

    UK makes carbon capture central pillar of net-zero drive

    23 Nov 2021, 13:30 The UK government is embracing carbon removal technologies as a part of its net-zero ambition and wants to use carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) to revive the industrial heartlands in the North of the country and create tens ...
  • Migration trumps energy in regional votes despite anti-wind party

    31 Aug 2016, 00:00 German Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 refugee policy continues to dominate the political debates across all federal states and immigration trumps other topics in the upcoming state elections in the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Western ...
  • 07 Apr 2016

    Government rejects national CO2 price floor / A new renewable research network

    07 Apr 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Bundestag Federal government rejects national CO鈧 price floor The federal government continues to have reservations over a national price floor for carbon allowances, according to ...
  • 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. ...
  • Germany welcomes EU plans to lead global shift to climate-neutral industry

    17 Mar 2023, 12:21 German government officials have welcomed proposals by the European Commission to boost net-zero industries and the competitiveness of European companies in an effort to keep up with other regions of the world, such as the U.S. and ...
  • Tumultuous first year for Germany's government may start energy transition push

    01 Dec 2022, 12:20 One year after taking over Germany鈥檚 government, chancellor Olaf Scholz鈥檚 鈥渢raffic light鈥 coalition looks back at some turbulent first twelve months in office that were overshadowed by Russia鈥檚 attack on Ukraine and the subsequent ...
  • 07 Jan 2020 |

    Transport and heating tarnish Germany's emission cuts in 2019 鈥 researchers

    07 Jan 2020, 16:05 A sharp drop in coal use put a break on Germany's CO2 emissions last year and pushed the country "surprisingly鈥 close to its 2020 climate target, writes energy think tank Agora Energiewende in its 2019 review. But a rising CO2 ...
  • 15 Oct 2021 |

    SPD, Greens, FDP to enter negotiations for new government focussed on 1.5掳C path

    15 Oct 2021, 14:29 Three weeks after Germany鈥檚 election, the country is moving one step closer towards its first three-party government coalition. Following several days of intensive preliminary talks, the Social Democrats, the Green Party and the Free ...
  • 25 May 2016

    Germany urged to end coal financing / 'Save the Energiewende' protests

    25 May 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Reuters Campaigners urge Germany to stop financing coal projects abroad Environmental groups urged G7 nations led by Japan and Germany to stop financing coal projects abroad, reports ...
  • 01 Oct 2019 |

    Lignite company RWE pledges to become carbon neutral by 2040

    01 Oct 2019, 10:00 Europe's largest CO2 emitter RWE has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2040. The announcement underlines the deep transformation underway at the German operator of lignite mines and power plants, which is now betting on ...
  • 16 Feb 2016

    Warning against coal exit / No more traffic accidents in 2025?

    16 Feb 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Sven Egenter 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 E-World Essen State economy minister warns against decreed coal exit Garrelt Duin,聽economy minister for Germany鈥檚 largest federal state- North-Rhine-Westphalia- warned against a ...
  • 05 May 2017 |

    Wind power course at stake in election in "cradle of Energiewende"

    05 May 2017, 00:00 Nicknamed the 鈥渃radle of the Energiewende鈥 by its own government, Germany鈥檚 northernmost state, Schleswig-Holstein, embodies some of the most pressing challenges and solutions to the country鈥檚 energy turnaround. With their decision in ...
  • 05 Jan 2016

    Renewables growth in 2015- 'normal' slowing or year of 'disillusionment'?

    05 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 dpa/Frankfurter Rundschau 鈥淕rowth of wind power sluggish in 2015鈥 2015 will enter the history of German renewables as a year of disillusionment, according to a report by press agency dpa. ...
  • Norway bets on gas and CCS to complement Europe鈥檚 energy transition

    31 Aug 2018, 13:36 With its vast amounts of hydro energy, many would like Norway to become Europe鈥檚 鈥済reen battery鈥, supplying neighbours with steady power when there is little wind or sun. An extreme heat wave and dry weather in the first half of 2018 ...
  • 11 Dec 2015 |

    Buying way out of nuclear cleanup / "Fear of car-driving voters"

    11 Dec 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Hydrogen WirtschaftsWoche " Utilities could buy their way out of nuclear responsibilities for 49 billion euros鈥 WirtschaftsWoche reports on a study from the German Nuclear Power Commission proposing two ...
  • 18 May 2020 |

    German government coalition agreement removes key hurdles to renewables rollout

    18 May 2020, 18:14 The German government has agreed to remove key hurdles to the rollout of renewable energies that had begun to slow the country's landmark energy transition. The deal between chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance ...
  • German party leaders agree energy policy blueprint for coalition talks

    12 Jan 2018, 00:00 The parties currently in talks to form Germany鈥檚 next government have agreed to speed up the roll-out of renewable energies and start the phase-out of coal-fired power generation. Contrary to a draft leaked earlier this week, the ...
  • Public discontent with government risks slowing Germany鈥檚 climate efforts

    10 Aug 2023, 14:20 Nearly halfway through its four-year term, Germany鈥檚 government faces increasing public discontent over its switch from two years of energy crisis management to controversial climate policies. The coalition government of the Social ...
  • 麻豆无码版 policy sidelined in regional elections, results may have impact

    04 Mar 2016, 00:00 On 13 March, three German states go to the polls in regional elections. Last time these states voted, energy policy was the hot topic, and Germany elected its first Green state premier. Now, energy and the climate have been completely ...
  • Taskforce agrees on post-coal strategy for German mining regions

    26 Oct 2018, 08:41 Members of Germany's coal exit commission have unanimously adopted the first major policy recommendations for the country's lignite mining regions affected by a future coal power phase-out. At an on-site meeting in the Rhenish ...
  • 14 Dec 2015

    A 'terrific day for humanity' or just 'the lowest common denominator'?

    14 Dec 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淔or humanity鈥 The Paris treaty is a 鈥渢errific day for humanity鈥 and spells out clearly that the fossil era is coming to an end, writes Michael Bauchm眉ller in a commentary for ...
  • 29 Oct 2019 |

    Germany's CO2 emissions set to fall 鈥渕arkedly鈥 in 2019 as energy use declines

    29 Oct 2019, 17:41 Germany is headed for second consecutive year of substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, as a sharp drop in coal consumption is driving a decline of the country鈥檚 overall energy use in 2019. If this trend continues, the ...
  • 23 Jun 2015

    In the media: 鈥淓nergiewende requires new financing models鈥

    23 Jun 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 World 麻豆无码版 Council/Roland Berger 鈥淓nergiewende requires new financing models鈥 Traditional utilities can no longer shoulder the huge infrastructure investments necessary for the Energiewende, ...
  • 20 Jun 2016

    Law reform delays energy transition- study / Utilities fear collapse

    20 Jun 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 University of Applied Sciences Berlin (HTW) 鈥淣ew study: EEG 2016 thwarts Paris climate agreement鈥 If Germany continued the deployment of renewable energies at the average pace of ...
  • 15 Jun 2016

    E-car subsidies delayed / Deutsche Post goes electric

    15 Jun 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 鈥淏uyer鈥檚 premium for e-cars still cannot be applied for鈥 Customers still cannot apply for a buyer鈥檚 premium for new e-cars after the ...
  • 01 Jun 2016

    Agreement on renewables reform / Utilities' nuclear liability

    01 Jun 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Federal government 鈥淔ederal and state governments agree on key points of the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act reform鈥 State premiers and the federal government have agreed on ...
  • 18 Apr 2016

    Lignite sale advances / Secret iCar lab in Berlin

    18 Apr 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 聽 Der Tagesspiegel 鈥淐zech investor wants to take over brown coal operations鈥 A year and a half after Sweden's Vattenfall said it would sell its German lignite ...
  • 14 Nov 2014 |

    麻豆无码版 transition becomes a tourist attraction

    14 Nov 2014, 00:00 Even as critics claim wind turbines are ruining the view at Germany's tourist spots, some destinations are making green energy infrastructure a focal point for visitors. Expert German Tourism Association Deutscher Tourismusverband ...
  • 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 ...
  • Lingering nuclear dissent between Paris and Berlin obstacle for EU renewables push

    12 Jul 2023, 14:02 Differing views on the place of nuclear power in Europe have dominated public perceptions of energy policy cooperation between France and Germany for years. Given the urgent need to agree on European energy policy strategies in light of ...
  • 04 Aug 2015

    In the media: Obama's Energiewende

    04 Aug 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淲ith greetings to Paris鈥 The German environment ministry and several NGOs welcomed President Obama鈥檚 clean power deal as increasing the chances of achieving an effective ...
  • 10 Jun 2020 |

    German hydrogen strategy aims for global leadership in energy transition

    10 Jun 2020, 16:10 Germany places a large bet on hydrogen produced using renewable energy in its highly anticipated national hydrogen strategy that serves to underpin the country's ambitions to become a global leader in the technology. The strategy ...
  • 23 Sep 2019 |

    Reactions to government agreement on climate strategy, CO2 pricing

    23 Sep 2019, 09:41 The German government coalition has reached an agreement on the country's climate action strategy, including a pricing system for carbon emissions in all major sectors. The 麻豆无码版 presents reactions to the deal. S枚ren ...
  • 29 Sep 2021 |

    What are the climate and energy plans of German election winner Scholz?

    29 Sep 2021, 13:42 Olaf Scholz has led Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) to an unexpected win in the country's 2021 elections. The finance minister of chancellor Angela Merkel's outgoing government has led a campaign based on continuity with ...
  • 22 Jan 2020 |

    Former coal commission members say German government breached landmark exit compromise

    22 Jan 2020, 11:28 The German coal exit commission 's compromise reached in early 2019 was hailed as a breakthrough for cooperation between industry representatives, policymakers and environmental groups, as it outlined how to phase-out the fossil ...
  • 09 May 2016

    A new renewable record? / Study: Coal phase-out costs 71.6 billion euros

    09 May 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Julian Wettengel Agora Energiewende Preliminary data suggests renewable record in Germany Strong winds and sun all over Germany might have pushed renewable power production to a new record share on Sunday. Renewable ...
  • 14 Apr 2016

    Dispute over renewable development / More e-car charging stations

    14 Apr 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 dpa / Frankfurter Rundschau 鈥淐hristian Democrats put the breaks on renewable development鈥 Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party wants to make changes to the ...
  • 26 Jul 2021 |

    New cable between Germany and UK advances Europe鈥檚 integrated power system

    26 Jul 2021, 11:54 One of the first project financed interconnectors in Europe is due to be built between Germany and the UK by 2023-24. The opening up of the interconnector market to private investment has been promoted by both the UK and German ...
  • 22 Oct 2020 |

    Think tanks call for second 'Economic Miracle' to reach climate neutrality by 2050

    22 Oct 2020, 13:09 One year ago, the German government decided that the country should become climate-neutral by the middle of the century. What was lacking so far, however, was a plan how to achieve this. In order to fill this gap, three think tanks ...
  • 鈥淭he Energiewende is a big democratic project鈥

    26 Mar 2015, 00:00 Encouraged by federal legislation such as the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act, the governments of many German states have worked hard to make the Energiewende a success, as well as a business opportunity for their citizens. Others have been slower ...
  • 22 Sep 2021 |

    German conservatives have laid groundwork for making country climate neutral by 2045- MP

    22 Sep 2021, 15:08 The conservative CDU has been heading Germany's government since 2005- and used its time in power to lay the groundwork for making the country the first climate-neutral industrialised nation before the middle of the century, says ...
  • German coalition negotiators want to postpone 2020 climate goal

    08 Jan 2018, 00:00 The negotiation partners in Germany's ongoing coalition talks have agreed to postpone the country's 2020 emissions reduction target until "the early 2020s". Party negotiators also agreed on introducing a climate ...
  • 20 Apr 2016

    Germany asks Belgium to switch off nuclear plants / RWE turmoil

    20 Apr 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 BMUB / Deutsche Welle 鈥淕ermany asks Belgium to hit the switch on disputed Tihange and Doel nuclear reactors鈥 Environment minister Barbara Hendricks submitted an ...
  • 27 Jun 2018 |

    Climate goal failure warrants high Energiewende priority- gov advisors

    27 Jun 2018, 16:59 Germany will likely fail on many of its self-imposed energy transition targets, says the government-appointed expert commission tasked with monitoring the progress of the German Energiewende in its opinion on the federal economy ...
  • 20 Sep 2019 |

    Germany bets on slow-starting CO2 price, slew of incentives to reach 2030 climate goals

    20 Sep 2019, 20:00 Chancellor Angela Merkel's so-called "climate cabinet" has put together the bedrock for future climate action legislation in Germany, just in time for UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres' Climate Action Summit in ...
  • 23 Jul 2020 |

    EU plans 'completely change outlook' for global hydrogen economy- BloombergNEF

    23 Jul 2020, 12:30 The EU's and Germany's plans to push the use of green hydrogen to decarbonise the economy are likely to trigger a competitive race with China that will be crucial for a global breakthrough of the technology, says Kobad ...
  • PV auctions: More competition, but critics warn of target shortfalls

    26 Aug 2016, 00:00 In August, Germany held the fifth tender in its new auction pilot scheme for payments to large-scale solar projects. While officials overseeing the programme continue to praise its results and declining price levels, critics warn that ...
  • 12 Oct 2018 |

    Shake-up in Bavaria's election may impact German energy policy

    12 Oct 2018, 16:30 The surge of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and a strong showing of the Green Party look set to end the absolute majority of conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavarian state elections on 14 October. The CSU is a ...
  • Reactions to Germany's stimulus programme and its climate effects

    05 Jun 2020, 15:13 The German government coalition has decided to reboot Europe's largest economy with a 130 billion euros stimulus package that contains many steps to further the country's landmark energy transition. The 麻豆无码版 ...
  • Germany gives energy transition mild push with economic stimulus programme

    04 Jun 2020, 14:06 The German government coalition has decided to reboot Europe's largest economy with a 130 billion euros stimulus package that contains steps to further the country's landmark energy transition. Aside from comprehensive actions ...
  • 30 May 2016

    EU threat to split German power market-report/ VW strategy for e-cars

    30 May 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Die Welt 鈥淓U wants to split Germany into two power price zones鈥 The European Commission 鈥渋s threatening to split [Germany] into two power price zones,鈥 which would make power more ...
  • 08 Sep 2021 |

    Left Party rejects CO2 price for transport and heating as it aims for climate neutrality by 2035

    08 Sep 2021, 12:30 The Left Party would enter negotiations to form Germany鈥檚 next government with a demand to abolish the recently introduced carbon price on transport and heating fuels, according to MP Lorenz G枚sta Beutin, a climate and energy expert ...
  • War in Ukraine: Tracking the impacts on German energy and climate policy

    24 Feb 2023, 11:00 One year after Russia started its devastating war on Ukraine, the energy policy landscape of Germany and most of Europe has changed radically. European states to a large extent lowered or even completely cut their reliance on Russian ...
  • 22 Sep 2020 |

    A climate-friendly post-coronavirus stimulus 鈥 tracking the debate

    22 Sep 2020, 10:30 As the coronavirus crisis drives many governments across the globe to introduce emergency plans to cushion the immediate economic effects, there are growing calls to align any mid and long-term stimulus efforts with climate targets. ...
  • Tracking progress of Germany's 2030 climate action package

    29 Apr 2021, 12:30 With its Climate Action Law and the Climate Action Programme 2030, Germany's government coalition has presented a far-reaching climate strategy that is aimed at putting the country on track towards reaching its climate targets. The ...
  • Key climate and energy tasks for Germany's next government

    19 Feb 2025, 13:15 Germany's next government will have to tackle many climate and energy challenges- some of them it will inherit from the outgoing government, while others become more urgent as the country's 2030 targets come into sight. This ...
  • Q&A 鈥 CCS makes comeback as Germany and the EU strive for climate neutrality

    07 Apr 2025, 09:50 Years of protest against industry plans to use carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a lifeline for coal power have made the technology a no-go issue for many politicians in Germany, Europe and beyond. Yet, countries' goals of ...
  • Positions of key stakeholders on the EEG: Government and federal states

    06 Oct 2014, 00:00 This Factsheet lists views and positions of Germany's federal government and the 16 states (Bundesl盲nder) on the new Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) which came into effect on 1 August 2014. Energiewende Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 ...
  • 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: ...
  • Q&A: Nuclear fusion- Hype or hope for a cooler planet?

    02 Jun 2025, 11:11 Nuclear fusion could provide limitless, safe, climate-friendly energy- in theory. Countries such as Germany, the US, China, Japan and the UK, as well as the European Union, are investing billions of euros in developing this technology. ...
  • 麻豆无码版 crunch- How does it affect Germany鈥檚 climate policy & what can be done?

    10 Feb 2022, 13:25 Gas supply shortages and geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West are hitting the EU at a time when the bloc wants to focus on phasing out fossil fuels to achieve climate neutrality by the middle of the century. Plans in Berlin ...
  • Q&A: Germany's new 鈧500 bln fund- What's in it for climate and energy?

    21 Mar 2025, 11:14 Germany's new coalition government has set up a debt-financed special fund worth 500 billion euros for infrastructure and climate projects, in combination with an additional major defence package. The Greens in parliament gave ...
  • 11 May 2023 |

    Ukraine war pushes Germany to build LNG terminals

    11 May 2023, 11:15 The war in Ukraine has pushed efforts to diversify Germany鈥檚 gas supply away from Russian deliveries to the top of the government鈥檚 agenda. As part of these efforts, the government is going full steam ahead in supporting the build-up of ...
  • 27 Sep 2016 |

    Bioenergy in Germany 鈥 facts and figures on development, support and investment

    27 Sep 2016, 00:00 Bioenergy has played a major role in the Energiewende to date, not just contributing to renewable power, but in heating too. This factsheet details the facts and figures of bioenergy development in Germany, how much it costs consumers, ...
  • Comparing old and new: Changes to Germany's Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act

    07 Oct 2014, 00:00 In the summer of 2014 Germany amended its Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz or EEG). The new law, often referred to as 鈥淓EG 2.0鈥, came into effect on the 1st of August 2014. The EEG is at the heart of the transformation ...
  • Opportunities and opposition 鈥 East Germany's oscillating energy transition

    30 Aug 2024, 12:00 Beyond technical necessities, any country's energy system is the result of political preferences, the general state of development, resource endowment and the level of demand from citizens and businesses. In Germany, this led to ...
  • 27 Mar 2019 |

    Limits to growth: Resistance against wind power in Germany

    27 Mar 2019, 00:00 Wind turbines have become one of the most visible components of Germany's energy transition and increasingly dominate the landscape in many parts of the country. While most people support a roll-out of the technology, Germany鈥檚 ...
  • Resources and recycling needs for Germany's wind turbines

    08 Feb 2021, 14:56 Wind energy is becoming Germany's most important power source and is a key component of countries' energy transition plans around the world. But in order to ensure a reliable supply of input materials for their construction ...
  • German federalism: In 16 states of mind over the Energiewende

    10 Mar 2016, 00:00 Germany鈥檚 16 federal states may have a common goal 鈥 to cut emissions and fight climate change 鈥 but there are many different opinions about how to achieve it and how exactly the Energiewende should progress. Ahead of the parliamentary ...
  • 24 Jun 2015 |

    Energiewende- Germany is not alone

    24 Jun 2015, 00:00 This factsheet puts the development of green power in Germany into a European context, comparing its achievements in the field with that of other EU countries. International Looking at the share in energy production of renewable energy ...
  • 麻豆无码版 Guide 鈥 Poland's govt yet to deliver on energy transition promises

    18 Jul 2025, 09:30 Poland's energy supply still heavily depends on fossil fuels, with coal being the biggest and most visible contributor to its climate footprint. The eastern European political heavyweight plans to gradually phase it out, replacing ...
  • 25 Oct 2018 |

    Citizens鈥 participation in the Energiewende

    25 Oct 2018, 16:19 Across Germany, citizens have taken a direct stake in the transition to a cleaner energy supply through ownership of renewable energy installations. This factsheet gives an overview of the different ways in which citizens invest in the ...
  • 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 ...
  • 麻豆无码版 Guide 鈥 Croatia caught between LNG ambitions and abundant untapped renewable energy potential

    27 Jun 2025, 12:00 The coalition of the centre-right HDZ and the right-wing Homeland Movement (Domovinski pokret), which formed the government after the early election in 2024, continues with plans to expand gas infrastructure related to the LNG terminal ...
  • Climate, energy and transport in Germany's coalition treaty

    07 Feb 2018, 00:00 Concluding weeks of intensive negotiations, Germany's would-be government partners have agreed on a coalition treaty. The 麻豆无码版 presents excerpts on climate, energy and transport from the agreement between Chancellor ...
  • Reactions to the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act reform 2016

    11 Jul 2016, 00:00 Germany is giving its main renewables support scheme, the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG), a major overhaul, aiming to streamline the growth of renewables and to reduce costs for consumers. But the plans, including a switch from feed-in ...
  • 28 Oct 2019 |

    Facts on the German state elections in Thuringia

    28 Oct 2019, 08:40 The forests and fields that give Thuringia its reputation as "the green heart of Germany" are not just useful for agriculture and tourism 鈥 biomass also holds a higher share of the state's gross power production (20 %) ...
  • 13 Jul 2023 |

    How Germany鈥檚 and France鈥檚 climate policies and greenhouse gas emissions compare

    13 Jul 2023, 14:30 Germany and France are the most populous countries in the EU and also the bloc's largest energy consumers. While France boast much lower energy sector emissions than the EU's top emitter Germany, both struggle to meet national ...
  • Q&A 鈥 What the German top court鈥檚 鈥榙ebt brake鈥 ruling means for climate policy

    11 Jan 2024, 14:14 A ruling by Germany's highest court in November 2023 declared an integral part of the government's funding plan for climate and energy programmes unlawful, dealing a major blow to the coalition of chancellor Olaf Scholz. The ...
  • Defining features of the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) 2014

    08 Oct 2014, 00:00 This factsheet explains some of the tools that have made the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) the most important measure for the promotion of renewable power sources in Germany in the past 24 years. Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Kerstine ...
  • Colour codes: How energy & climate policy differs in German coalitions

    04 Sep 2017, 00:00 The next German government is almost certain to be a coalition of two or more parties. That means the country鈥檚 energy and climate policy will be a compromise between different party priorities. 麻豆无码版 and climate issues on a national ...
  • 07 Oct 2021 |

    Climate and energy stumbling blocks for the 2021 German coalition talks

    07 Oct 2021, 12:05 Climate and energy policy could emerge as a major stumbling block in the upcoming coalition talks between the German election winner Social Democrats (SPD), the Green Party and the pro-business FDP. The parties have decided to open ...
  • 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 ...
  • Next German government's key climate and energy plans in 2021 coalition agreement

    25 Nov 2021, 11:56 Two months after the general election in Germany, the prospective government parties have agreed on a coalition treaty that is to guide their policies in the next four years. Entitled "Daring more progress- Alliance for Freedom, ...
  • 14 Oct 2019 |

    Germany's 2030 climate action package

    14 Oct 2019, 13:00 Germany's government coalition on 20 September 2019 agreed on a strategy paper that outlines its policy ideas to reach the 2030 climate targets and reduce emissions in all sectors of the economy. This factsheet summarises the paper ...
  • 05 Nov 2014 |

    Facts and figures on the social impact of the Energiewende

    05 Nov 2014, 00:00 German society is transforming under the twin pressures of the legislation that frames the country鈥檚 energy transition, and the drive from ordinary people now playing an active role in decentralised energy production, and making choices ...
  • 25 Jul 2023 |

    A shared challenge: Attitudes about climate action in France and Germany

    25 Jul 2023, 13:30 Concerns over the impacts of climate change and demand for mitigation policy are high in France and Germany alike, which is hardly surprising given their geographic proximity and similar economic structure. However, the French and the ...
  • 09 Apr 2020 |

    Green stimulus: what it could look like in the various areas of the economy

    09 Apr 2020, 14:53 The course of economic recovery from a deep recession caused by the coronavirus outbreak will determine key developments in sectors crucial to the global energy transition for years after the pandemic is over. Economists, climate ...
  • Positions of key stakeholders on the EEG: Research Institutes

    06 Oct 2014, 00:00 This Factsheet lists views and positions of some German research institutes on the new Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) which came into effect on 1 August 2014. Energiewende Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Kerstine Appunn Institute for ...
  • German offshore wind power- output, business and perspectives

    27 Jan 2023, 11:00 On the path to decarbonising Germany's energy systems, offshore wind power has become a cornerstone due to its reliability and rapid cost reductions in the industry in the past years. While the technology is still comparatively new ...
  • 25 May 2022 |

    Key challenges of a halt to Russian fossil gas imports

    25 May 2022, 15:50 After an embargo on Russian hard coal and a looming ban on oil imports, fossil gas could be next on the list of Russian fossil fuels Europe will seek to phase out as quickly as possible. Gas looks set to be the hardest nut to crack from ...
  • 09 Sep 2016 |

    Germany鈥檚 trimmed-down Climate Action Plan

    09 Sep 2016, 00:00 After months of deliberation, the German environment ministry has presented a trimmed-down Climate Action Plan 2050 for consultation with other ministries. The plan has been presented as crucial for Germany to achieve its ambitious ...
  • Positions of key stakeholders on the EEG 2.0: Business and consumers

    06 Oct 2014, 00:00 This Factsheet lists views and positions of the the renewables sector, the industry sector and consumers on the new Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) which came into effect on 1 August 2014. Energiewende Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy ...
  • 16 Dec 2019 |

    Germany's Climate Action Programme 2030

    16 Dec 2019, 15:00 Germany has presented an official programme of measures for the country to reach its 2030 climate targets. The Climate Action Programme comes as a supplement to the country's Climate Action Law as part of a comprehensive package to ...
  • The energy crunch 鈥 Effects on households and businesses and government's reaction

    24 Feb 2022, 12:23 The energy crunch is hitting the whole of Europe. German consumer power prices are known to be high even at normal times. As some power and gas suppliers have folded under the pressure of wholesale prices for power and gas more than ...
  • 16 Jun 2015 |

    Milestones of the German Energiewende

    16 Jun 2015, 00:00 This factsheet provides a time line of important events, policies and research that have shaped the energy transition in Germany over the past four decades. Energiewende Society Paul Hockenos 1972聽聽 Publication of 鈥 The Limits to Growth ...
  • 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 ...
  • Volatile but predictable: Forecasting renewable power generation

    16 Aug 2016, 00:00 The share of electricity from weather-dependent wind and solar energy in the German power mix keeps growing. That puts pressure on the electricity sector to be much more flexible in managing power demand and supply. The need for precise ...
  • 20 Apr 2017 |

    Key publications on Germany鈥檚 Energiewende

    20 Apr 2017, 00:00 Reporting on Germany鈥檚 generational Energiewende can be challenging for even the most seasoned journalist. Government institutions, NGOs and researchers publish a myriad of studies, reports, data collections and analyses every year. ...
  • Germany鈥檚 coal exit commission

    13 Dec 2018, 12:20 Germany has launched a highly anticipated task force on phasing out coal power, the most prominent blemish on the former climate action pioneer country鈥檚 emissions reduction record. The coal exit commission is supposed to find economic ...
  • 10 Jun 2021 |

    Set-up and challenges of Germany's power grid

    10 Jun 2021, 10:00 Germany鈥檚 power grid ranks among the most reliable in the world, despite an increasing share of fluctuating renewable energy sources. The government has made the extension of the grid a priority to maintain this high level of resilience ...
  • 26 Jul 2023 |

    Germany's National Hydrogen Strategy

    26 Jul 2023, 12:52 In the fight against climate change, hydrogen made with renewable electricity is increasingly seen as a silver bullet for sectors with particularly stubborn emissions, such as heavy industry and aviation. Germany has set out to become a ...
  • 19 Feb 2025 |

    Germany鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions and energy transition targets

    19 Feb 2025, 13:10 This factsheet provides an overview of Germany's greenhouse gas emissions and the government's energy transition targets. [UPDATES to include price for emissions allocations Germany had to buy from EU neighbours] Climate & ...
  • 28 May 2025 |

    Solar power in Germany 鈥 output, business & perspectives

    28 May 2025, 09:00 Far from being a sun-drenched country, Germany boasts one of the world's highest solar power outputs. The country triggered the large-scale launch of the technology with guaranteed feed-in tariffs in the year 2000, propelling its ...
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    20 Dec 2019, 16:30 Sven Egenter Coal Climate & CO2 Renewables COP25 "Disappointing", "not enough", "climate emergency" 鈥 many headlines in 2019 gave a damning verdict on climate policy and the energy transition globally ...
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    France eagerly awaits more detailed climate plan from China

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