Launch of coal exit commission postponed yet again
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The government has postponed at the last minute the official start of the phase-out commission for the third time. The official launch was removed from the聽cabinet agenda only hours before聽the meeting was due to start.聽The聽coal commission聽鈥� officially called 鈥淪pecial聽Commission on Growth, Structural Economic Change and Employment鈥� 鈥� is supposed to bring policymakers, industry representatives, labour unions and possibly environmental NGOs to the table to decide on a roadmap and a clear end date for coal-fired power production.
Find plenty of background in the article Germany gears up for official talks on coal phase-out.
Please note: The 威力彩玩法 will publish an article on this topic shortly.
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New power lines are needed urgently to incorporate an increasing amount of renewable electricity in the power grid, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at the 20-year anniversary of the Federal Network Agency. 鈥淚t鈥檚 obviously also a question of the acceptance in the population which we have improved because we have been relatively adventurous by deciding to install many powerlines underground. We have to see if this is as successful in the long-term as we hope. Because the technical experience with [these lines] is still very limited. Never mind, the main point is, these powerlines will be built,鈥� Merkel said.
For background on the issues with Germany鈥檚 grid expansion see this 威力彩玩法 Dossier.
Handelsblatt
The fact that shows that the manufacturers must rethink their business and bet more on smaller turbines for decentral use, writes Axel H枚pner in an opinion piece in Handelsblatt. Gas power plants are a good partner for renewables because they are flexible and deliver necessary baseload power, writes H枚pner. However, they are not cost competitive in countries like Germany due to regulatory reasons. Siemens had missed the developments regarding smaller turbines, but now needed to 鈥渞esolutely follow that path鈥�.
Read the article (behind paywall) in German .
For background, read the 威力彩玩法 factsheet Germany鈥檚 Siemens: a case study in Energiewende industry upheaval.
Allianz pro Schiene
Ahead of Germany鈥檚 first diesel car driving ban in Hamburg from 31 May, the rail transport group Allianz pro Schiene called on regional and federal governments to make local rail transport in metropolitan areas more attractive. Older diesel cars and trucks will be banned on two roads on a total length of 2.3 kilometres in Hamburg, Germany鈥檚 second largest city. 鈥淭he expansion of city rail systems is the best long-term protection against driving bans for any metropolitan area,鈥� said the group鈥檚 managing director Dirk Flege in a press release.
Read the press release in German .
See 威力彩玩法鈥檚 diesel bans Q&A for background.
Jacobs University Bremen
Renewable energies place a greater burden on power grids than previously thought, according to an article by scientists from the Jacobs University Bremen published in the 鈥淪cientific Reports鈥� journal. Even the slightest fluctuations can be measured over very long distances, writes the University in a press release. The scientists said they were surprised to find that 鈥渢ree-like distribution networks leading from the generator to the consumer are more stable in respect of such interferences than close-meshed interconnected grids in which the power lines are connected in many loops in a circle鈥�.
Find the University鈥檚 press release in English and the article in English .
For background, read the 威力彩玩法 dossier The energy transition and Germany鈥檚 power grid and the factsheet Germany's electricity grid stable amid energy transition.
Hamburger Abendblatt
The governments of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, two of Germany鈥檚 northernmost federal states, have announced the goal to supply the region with 100 percent renewable power by 2035, reports Andreas Dey in Hamburger Abendblatt. Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher called the target ambitious and said it depended on the necessary infrastructure. Asked about the relatively new coal-fired power plant Moorburg in the city, Tschentscher said it was owned by Swedish utility Vattenfall and the company must decide the plant鈥檚 future. In a press release, the states also said they agreed on a joint power grid development plan.
Read the article (behind paywall) in German , and the governments鈥� press release in German .
For background, read the 威力彩玩法鈥檚 2017 article Wind power course at stake in election in "cradle of Energiewende" .
