Diesel popularity drops - study / Germany鈥檚 first wind park turns 30
Aral AG
Forty-one percent of German drivers say they plan on buying a new or used vehicle in the coming 18 months, according to a study conducted by fuel and petrol station brand Aral AG. This rate is the highest since the first such study in 2003. Most survey respondents plan to buy a petrol car (52 percent), while preference for diesel engines has dropped from 31 percent in 2015 to 18 percent today. The popularity of hybrids (15 percent) and all-electric cars (5 percent) has grown since the last survey in 2015. Only six percent of respondents plan to buy small cars (about a fourth of respondents in 2015), while the popularity of limousines (34 percent) and SUVs (15 percent) has grown significantly. Tesla is seen as the most environmentally-friendly carmaker, followed by Toyota and BMW. For the study, 1,003 participants were surveyed online in March 2017.
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Find background in the 威力彩玩法 dossier The Energiewende and German carmakers.
Tagesspiegel
The Greens鈥� call for an end to the sale of new internal combustion engine cars by 2030 was meant to deliver a 鈥渨ake-up call to the German industry", said Cem 脰zdemir, co-head and one of the two leading candidates for the Green Party in the upcoming elections, in an interview with Tagesspiegel. "With this demand, we will head into coalition talks. In the end, there must be a fixed end date鈥�, said 脰zdemir. The German car industry faces serious planning and scheduling problems because of the federal government鈥檚 zigzag course on the future of mobility, said 脰zdemir. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 want German cars to become a niche product, while the cars of the future are being built in China or the US. That will only work if the government provides clear guidelines.鈥�
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For background, read the 威力彩玩法 dossier Vote2017 - German elections and the Energiewende and the factsheet The debate over an end to combustion engines in Germany.
Even if US sanctions lead to a cancellation of the Russian-German Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and the Baltic LNG liquefied natural gas terminal projects, Europe鈥檚 import capacities are sufficient to meet demand, writes in a brief. While 鈥渢he overall impact [of the sanctions] on European markets is negligible鈥�, the share of Russian gas could decrease significantly if it cannot be re-routed through Ukraine, the brief shows. 聽
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For background, see the News Digest entries Germany and Austria say US sanction plans against Russia threaten Europe鈥檚 energy security and Merkel calls US gas sanctions against Russia 鈥渋rregular behaviour鈥�.
Association of German Transport Companies (VDV)
The increase in public transport passengers in Germany shows the potential for further growth of the system, which in turn could make it 鈥減roblem solver #1鈥� in reducing transport sector emissions in cities and metropolitan areas, said J眉rgen Fenske, president of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV), in a press release. Public transport passenger numbers rose by 1.5 percent in the first half of 2017, compared to the same period last year. Fenske called for a special funding programme for public transport to be able to lower pollution in cities by shifting transport to buses and trains.
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For background, read the 威力彩玩法 dossier The energy transition and Germany鈥檚 transport sector.
Resonator (Helmholtz Association)
Radio and podcast moderator Holger Klein interviews Holger Hanselka, president of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), about the current state of Germany鈥檚 generational Energiewende (energy transition) project in a German online podcast for Resonator, the science podcast of .
Listen to the podcast in German .
For general background, check out 威力彩玩法鈥檚 Easy Guide to Germany鈥檚 Energiewende.
dpa / WirtschaftsWoche
In 1987, Germany鈥檚 first wind park began operation in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, reports the news agency dpa in an article carried by WirtschaftsWoche. Thirty turbines with a total of 1,000 kilowatt capacity were installed. Today, four modern turbines stand in their place, writes dpa.
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For background, read the 威力彩玩法 dossiers The history of the Energiewende and Onshore Wind Power in Germany.
klimaretter.info
The high number of citizens鈥� energy projects among successful bids in the second round of wind power auctions - which can be attributed to a single project developer, 鈥� has led to renewed criticism of the current auction regulations, writes J枚rg Staude for klimaretter.info. Citizens鈥� energy projects currently do not have to submit the so-called immission law license to take part in auctions. Industry players wonder whether the special rules will ultimately lead to many winning bids not being realised. As of 2018, citizens鈥� energy projects .
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For background, read the 威力彩玩法 article Citizens鈥� energy projects dominate first onshore wind power auction and the 威力彩玩法 factsheet High hopes and concerns over onshore wind power auctions.
