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  • 24 Apr 2025 |

    Weak winds eat up generation capacity gains in Germany鈥檚 renewable fleet in early 2025

    24 Apr 2025, 13:25 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables 威力彩玩法 Unfavourable weather conditions led to a decrease of renewable energy generation in Germany at the start of the year, outweighing a growth in renewable capacity, figures released by energy ...
  • German energy industry calls for ambitious heating package from next government

    11 Feb 2025, 13:43 Jack McGovan Heating Elections & Politics 威力彩玩法 The new German government after the election on 23 February should implement an ambitious heating package that promotes the expansion of climate-neutral heat supply, said ...
  • 18 Dec 2024 |

    Primary energy use in Germany drops to new low in 2024, renewables cover 20%

    18 Dec 2024, 13:07 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 威力彩玩法 Primary energy consumption in Germany dropped to a new low in 2024 amid聽warmer weather, a continued weakness of the country鈥檚 economy, and ongoing efficiency gains, the Federation of ...
  • 24 Sep 2024 |

    Public German EV charging rollout advances as demand remains low 鈥 energy industry

    24 Sep 2024, 13:27 Julian Wettengel Cars 威力彩玩法 The rollout of public electric vehicle charging points in Germany continued to progress at pace in the first half of 2024, despite existing charging networks not being well utilised, said the ...
  • 27 Nov 2024 |

    Germany adds record 17.5 GW solar PV in 2024, small-scale units problematic

    27 Nov 2024, 13:00 Julian Wettengel Solar 威力彩玩法 Germany will grow its solar PV capacity by an annual record of around 17.5 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2024, said energy industry association BDEW. This would bring total installed capacity in ...
  • 19 Jun 2024 |

    Abolishing priority for underground power lines in Germany could save billions 鈥 energy industry

    19 Jun 2024, 11:54 Julian Wettengel Grid Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 Allowing several key electricity transmission lines to be built above ground, as well as improved planning to connect offshore wind parks to the shore, could drastically reduce ...
  • 07 May 2025 |

    Energy and climate community relieved over Merz鈥檚 election, calls for coalition unity

    07 May 2025, 13:03 S枚ren Amelang Elections & Politics 威力彩玩法 The election of Friedrich Merz as Germany鈥檚 new chancellor in an unprecedented second parliamentary vote was greeted with relief by the country鈥檚 energy, industry, and ...
  • 17 Oct 2024 |

    Heating transition needs consistency across successive German govts 鈥 energy industry

    17 Oct 2024, 13:26 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Heating Government 威力彩玩法 A ...
  • 26 Apr 2024 |

    Renewables cover 56% of Germany鈥檚 power consumption in first quarter of the year, utilities say

    26 Apr 2024, 13:23 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities S枚ren Amelang Electricity Renewables 威力彩玩法 ...
  • 29 Jan 2024 |

    German energy industry proposes 鈥渞esilience bonus鈥 for European-produced solar PV arrays

    29 Jan 2024, 13:53 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Solar Business & Jobs Handelsblatt A ...
  • 30 Jan 2025 |

    Germany expects economic stagnation in 2025 as coalition collapse stalls reforms

    30 Jan 2025, 13:32 Carolina Kyllmann Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 Germany's economy ministry expects the country's GDP to rise 0.3 percent in 2025, according to its annual report. A report from autumn put growth at 1.1 percent, however, ...
  • 07 Jan 2025 |

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

    07 Jan 2025, 14:01 Jennifer Collins Heating dpa / 威力彩玩法 More than a third of Germany's municipalities are working on municipal heat planning to help phase out fossil fuel systems, with 13 percent already finished with their plans, reports ...
  • 20 Feb 2024 |

    Industry electricity prices for German companies drop almost one quarter in early 2024

    20 Feb 2024, 13:44 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Industry Cost & Prices Clean Energy ...
  • 26 Mar 2024 |

    Higher than average precipitation drives up German hydropower generation

    26 Mar 2024, 13:18 Julian Wettengel Renewables 威力彩玩法 Above average rainfall since October 2023 has increased hydropower production in Germany in early 2024 to levels not seen since 2018, said the energy industry association BDEW. Hydroelectric ...
  • 08 May 2024 |

    German energy industry urges next EU Commission to hold course on Green Deal

    08 May 2024, 13:34 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Industry EUElections2024 Clean Energy ...
  • 24 Nov 2023 |

    Number of electric car charging points in Germany rises 30% since start of the year

    24 Nov 2023, 13:37 S枚ren Amelang Cars 威力彩玩法 Germany鈥檚 network of charging points for electric cars is growing rapidly, according to utility association BDEW. 鈥淎s of 1 October, 113,112 public charging points with a total of 5.2 gigawatts (GW) ...
  • 25 Feb 2025 |

    German energy industry, NGO call on EU to retain green growth focus in upcoming 'omnibus package'

    25 Feb 2025, 13:44 Edgar Meza Industry Policy EU 威力彩玩法 Expectations among industrial players and environmental NGOs are high for the EU鈥檚 highly anticipated Clean Industrial Deal, a follow-up to the European Green Deal that aims to build on ...
  • Energy industry urges German lawmakers to put energy policy stability ahead of party politics

    13 Nov 2024, 13:39 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Electricity Elections & Politics ...
  • 11 Apr 2024 |

    Energy industry calls for quick adoption of EU renewables rules in Germany to keep track

    11 Apr 2024, 13:21 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Wind EU 威力彩玩法 The Federation ...
  • 04 Jun 2024 |

    Survey finds most people in Germany want greater EU energy cooperation

    04 Jun 2024, 14:49 Edgar Meza Society EU 威力彩玩法 People in Germany would like to see more European cooperation in energy and climate policy, according to a survey conducted by market research institute Prolytics on behalf of the German ...
  • 14 Jan 2025 |

    Unrestricted small-scale solar power feed-in threatens German grid stability 鈥 energy industry

    14 Jan 2025, 13:06 Edgar Meza Renewables Policy Neue Osnabr眉cker Zeitung Grid operators and energy industry representatives in Germany are calling on political leaders to approve immediate measures to better control small solar installations following the ...
  • 30 Aug 2023 |

    Germany passes 100,000 public electric car charging points on eve of industry show IAA

    30 Aug 2023, 12:08 Milou Dirkx Mobility Cars 威力彩玩法 Germany now has more than 100,000 public electric car charging points- but the energy and auto industry are squabbling over whether this figure is too high or too low. 鈥淎s of 1 July, electric ...
  • 04 Jul 2023 |

    Europe needs hydrogen market debate to ensure technology leadership 鈥 energy industry

    04 Jul 2023, 13:23 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 威力彩玩法 Europe must debate a framework to ramp-up a hydrogen economy on the continent as a key element of its move towards climate neutrality, said German energy industry association BDEW. 鈥淭here ...
  • 10 Oct 2024 |

    Germany should stick to fixed carbon price until new EU ETS takes full effect 鈥 energy industry

    10 Oct 2024, 12:05 Julian Wettengel Carbon market 威力彩玩法 Germany should alter its current plans for a national carbon price for transport and heating fuel emissions and stick to a fixed price until the new EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for ...
  • Germany could struggle to find investors for new gas power plants, utilities warn

    24 Oct 2024, 13:33 Carolina Kyllmann Electricity Electricity market Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background / 威力彩玩法 Germany's plan to secure the supply of electricity at all times through hydrogen-ready gas power plants could not materialise ...
  • More national production capacities needed for Germany鈥檚 grid expansion 鈥 energy industry

    14 Oct 2024, 14:06 Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Resources & Recycling 威力彩玩法 The expansion of Germany鈥檚 electricity grid in line with the growing share of renewable energy sources will require the build-up of greater national production ...
  • 06 Dec 2024 |

    Vote25: Construction of new gas power plants must be top priority for next government- energy industry

    06 Dec 2024, 09:25 Ensuring the timely construction of new hydrogen-ready gas power plants must be a top priority in energy policy for Germany's next government, says the head of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW). Lobby ...
  • 13 Sep 2024 |

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

    13 Sep 2024, 12:06 Jack McGovan Hydrogen 威力彩玩法 Planned hydrogen storage projects remain significantly behind forecasted demand, an issue which could affect Germany鈥檚 attempts to move towards a renewable energy system, found a report ...
  • 15 Dec 2023 |

    Europe must be ready to pay more to lessen green tech dependence on China 鈥 utilities

    15 Dec 2023, 13:23 S枚ren Amelang Technology International 威力彩玩法 Europe is heavily reliant on China in realising its green ambitions and must be prepared to pay more for the shift to climate neutrality if it wants to increase independence, ...
  • 30 May 2024 |

    Fast charging points to become mandatory for large petrol station operators in Germany

    30 May 2024, 13:28 Carolina Kyllmann Mobility Cars 威力彩玩法 / n-tv Large petrol station companies will need to offer at least one fast charging point for electric vehicles from 2028, according to a draft law agreed by Germany's government ...
  • 12 Dec 2024 |

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

    12 Dec 2024, 13:29 Benjamin Wehrmann Adaptation Government 威力彩玩法 The German government has approved its climate adaptation strategy to better prepare the country for dealing with extreme weather events, such as heat waves, droughts, heavy ...
  • 01 Feb 2024 |

    German energy sector calls for improvements to draft law to protect critical infrastructure

    01 Feb 2024, 13:45 Jack McGovan Policy Tagesspiegel Background Energy sector groups have called for improvements to a German interior ministry draft law set to regulate the resilience and physical safety of critical infrastructure, reports Tagesspiegel ...
  • 06 Jul 2023 |

    Energy industry proposes capacity mechanism for Germany鈥檚 electricity market

    06 Jul 2023, 13:24 Carolina Kyllmann Electricity market 威力彩玩法 Energy industry association BDEW has聽 presented a proposal 聽for a new electricity market design in Germany, with a new capacity mechanism at the heart of the plan. 鈥淭he current ...
  • 30 Jun 2022 |

    German gas consumption one third lower in May than same time last year

    30 Jun 2022, 13:24 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Kerstine Appunn Gas Security 威力彩玩法 Germany鈥檚 ...
  • 12 Dec 2024 |

    Germany delays gas plant decision, 2030 state coal phase-out uncertain

    12 Dec 2024, 13:34 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Gas 威力彩玩法 / Tagesspiegel / WDR The construction of new gas-fired power plants that are supposed to provide backup capacity for the German electricity system amid the transition to renewable power needs ...
  • 29 Nov 2024 |

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

    29 Nov 2024, 12:19 Carolina Kyllmann Gas Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background / 威力彩玩法 Germany's energy industry has warned that the country might struggle to find investors to build new hydrogen-ready gas power plants, following the end of a ...
  • 21 Nov 2023 |

    Earlier German coal phase-out requires new gas plant projects 鈥渨ithin a few weeks鈥 鈥 energy industry

    21 Nov 2023, 12:33 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Edgar Meza Coal Gas Neue Osnabr眉cker Zeitung Germany鈥檚 ...
  • 01 Jul 2024 |

    EU surpasses 50% renewable power share for first time in first half of 2024

    01 Jul 2024, 13:38 Ruby Russel Renewables 威力彩玩法 Eurelectric corrects figures: Power demand in the EU decreased by 5.1% in the first half of 2023, compared to 2022, and was 4.8% lower in the first half of 2024, compared to 2022. 聽 Electricity ...
  • 09 Nov 2023 |

    Third of Germany鈥檚 heating systems over 20 years old, three in four must be replaced by 2045- industry

    09 Nov 2023, 14:30 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Heating 威力彩玩法 One in every ...
  • 16 Aug 2022 |
    Gas

    German gas consumption down nearly 15 percent in first half of 2022

    16 Aug 2022, 13:48 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Hannah Naylor Gas 威力彩玩法 Germany consumed 14.7 ...
  • 18 Dec 2023 |

    Renewables cover more than half of Germany鈥檚 electricity demand for first time this year

    18 Dec 2023, 13:32 S枚ren Amelang Electricity Renewables 威力彩玩法 Germany has generated more than half of the electricity it used this year with renewable energy for the first time, according to preliminary calculations by the Centre for Solar ...
  • 05 Feb 2024 |

    EU's 90% emissions reduction target by 2040 must be flanked by supporting measures 鈥 energy industry

    05 Feb 2024, 13:29 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 EU 威力彩玩法 The European Union could achieve an ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target of 90 percent by 2040, compared to 1990, but the bloc must "consistently" implement the ...
  • 28 May 2021 |

    Germany needs major solar PV boom to achieve climate targets- BDEW

    28 May 2021, 12:49 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Edgar Meza Solar 威力彩玩法 The German Association ...
  • 09 Apr 2021 |

    Expansion of district heating network vital to reach climate targets 鈥 BDEW

    09 Apr 2021, 12:18 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Edgar Meza Heating 威力彩玩法 Climate targets in the ...
  • 12 Sep 2024 |
    Gas

    New gas power plants to be built predominantly in Germany鈥檚 south

    12 Sep 2024, 13:50 Julian Wettengel Gas 威力彩玩法 / Tagesspiegel Background Bids from southern states for support in building new gas power plants will be given priority to ensure the projects are built where they are most needed, according to key ...
  • 28 Apr 2023 |

    Renewables cover half of Germany鈥檚 electricity demand in first quarter of 2023

    28 Apr 2023, 13:21 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Carolina Kyllmann Renewables 威力彩玩法 Renewable ...
  • Next German govt must continue decarbonisation of heating 鈥 industry alliance

    04 Mar 2025, 13:31 Julian Wettengel Heating Elections & Politics 威力彩玩法 Germany鈥檚 next coalition government should push to decarbonise the country鈥檚 heating systems, said a wide alliance of sector associations in a joint appeal. The ...
  • 29 Sep 2023 |

    Germany covers 52 percent of electricity consumption with renewables so far this year

    29 Sep 2023, 13:56 S枚ren Amelang Electricity Renewables 威力彩玩法 Renewables covered more than half of Germany鈥檚 electricity consumption so far this year, according to calculations by utility association BDEW and the Centre for Solar Energy and ...
  • 28 Mar 2022 |

    Wind, solar and other renewables cover 54% of Germany鈥檚 power consumption in early 2022

    28 Mar 2022, 13:18 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Renewables Clean Energy ...
  • 20 Mar 2024 |

    80 percent of German utilities expect worsening of skills shortage- survey

    20 Mar 2024, 13:41 S枚ren Amelang Business & Jobs 威力彩玩法 One in two German utilities are finding it difficult to attract new employees, and four out of five companies in the sector expect the problem to worsen in the near future and slow ...
  • 06 Jun 2024 |

    Germany plans far too many EV charging points 鈥 energy industry

    06 Jun 2024, 13:54 Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Cars 威力彩玩法 Figures used by the government for planning the buildout of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in Germany are 鈥渕assively鈥 overestimating the actual need for new charging points, ...
  • 30 May 2024 |

    Germany to give hydrogen infrastructure priority to drive market ramp-up

    30 May 2024, 13:25 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen 威力彩玩法 Germany's cabinet has agreed to give hydrogen infrastructure planning and approval priority to drive the rapid development and expansion of its production, storage and supply. The draft ...
  • 02 Mar 2022 |

    War鈥檚 knock-on effects could lead to Germany missing emissions reduction targets- energy industry

    02 Mar 2022, 13:36 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Kerstine Appunn Climate & CO2 Security Germany might ...
  • 02 May 2024 |

    Renewables on rise in Germany, but faster growth needed for 2030 target 鈥 report

    02 May 2024, 13:31 Carolina Kyllmann Renewables Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 Renewable energy capacity has increased rapidly in Germany in the past year, but the expansion must be accelerated further for the country to meet its target of sourcing ...
  • 19 Aug 2022 |

    Co-use of sea areas could allow over 80 GW of offshore wind in Germany- industry

    19 Aug 2022, 12:53 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 威力彩玩法 The ...
  • Germany prepares electricity market reform based on greater flexibility, hydrogen, capacity market

    05 Aug 2024, 13:33 Carolina Kyllmann Electricity market Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 Germany is set to reform its electricity market design as it moves to decarbonise its power sector. In a paper outlining fields of action, the economy ministry ...
  • 03 Aug 2022 |

    EU greenlights Germany鈥檚 3-billion euro district heating subsidy programme

    03 Aug 2022, 13:47 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Edgar Meza Heating Cities 威力彩玩法 The European ...
  • 09 Feb 2023 |

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

    09 Feb 2023, 13:07 Carolina Kyllmann Gas Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 Average German household gas prices could begin to fall soon, as individual gas suppliers are already able to lower their prices, according to utility聽association (BDEW). ...
  • 27 Jun 2023 |

    Renewables covered more than half of German electricity consumption in first half of 2023

    27 Jun 2023, 12:05 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Renewables Solar Wind 威力彩玩法 ...
  • 19 Feb 2024 |

    Potential of decentralised 鈥減rosumers鈥 greatly underused in German power system 鈥 industry

    19 Feb 2024, 13:47 Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Solar 威力彩玩法 The potential of so-called prosumers in Germany鈥檚 energy transition should be exploited more to reduce costs and increase the system's stability, the Federation of German Energy and ...
  • 20 Dec 2023 |

    German energy industry welcomes extension of EU emergency measures

    20 Dec 2023, 12:53 Ruby Russel Renewables EU 威力彩玩法 German industry associations have welcomed a decision by EU energy ministers to extend temporary measures 聽to reduce dependence on Russian gas and protect EU energy consumers from price spikes ...
  • German utilities support coronavirus rescue package but warn of growing impacts

    30 Mar 2020, 14:03 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Freja Eriksen Electricity market Utilities Clean Energy ...
  • 24 Oct 2022 |

    Energy industry says German gas price relief plans cannot be brought forward

    24 Oct 2022, 13:43 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Gas Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 / ...
  • 21 Dec 2022 |

    Germany must implement fast-tracked energy transition in 2023 鈥 energy industry

    21 Dec 2022, 13:27 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Hydrogen 威力彩玩法 The ...
  • 14 Mar 2023 |

    Germany鈥檚 e-car charging infrastructure grows over a third in 2022, capacity rising even faster

    14 Mar 2023, 13:17 Benjamin Wehrmann Mobility 威力彩玩法 The roll-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure has made good progress in 2022, with the number of public charging points growing 35 percent to more than 80,500, energy industry ...
  • 01 Sep 2021 |

    Energy industry association lays out proposals to speed up permit processes

    01 Sep 2021, 13:34 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Edgar Meza Grid Renewables 威力彩玩法 Citing the ...
  • 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 Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 威力彩玩法 ...
  • 19 Jul 2022 |

    鈥淧ublic consultation鈥 launched to kickstart Germany鈥檚 heating sector transition

    19 Jul 2022, 13:49 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Heating 威力彩玩法 The ...
  • 06 Feb 2023 |

    Low investment volumes leave 600-billion-euro gap for Germany鈥檚 energy transition 鈥 report

    06 Feb 2023, 13:26 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Carolina Kyllmann Renewables Cost & Prices Clean Energy ...
  • Energy industry calls on next German govt to increase 2030 renewables share to 70%

    01 Jun 2021, 12:37 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Renewable Energy Act | EEG Elections & ...
  • 10 Dec 2021 |

    Germany's fast-charging infrastructure growing quicker than demand from e-cars

    10 Dec 2021, 14:02 BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities b.wehrmann Transport Cars 威力彩玩法 The construction of fast-charging infrastructure for e-cars in Germany ...
  • 30 Jun 2023 |

    Making electricity distribution grids fit for renewable future is 鈥渕ammoth task鈥 鈥 energy industry

    30 Jun 2023, 12:17 Julian Wettengel Grid 威力彩玩法 New regional projections for future electricity consumption and production show that Germany鈥檚 electricity distribution grid operators will face massive challenges in the coming years of the ...
  • 20 Apr 2022 |

    German e-car charging point subsidies so ineffective they need relaunch- energy industry

    20 Apr 2022, 13:41 S枚ren Amelang Cars Utilities 威力彩玩法 The German government's subsidy programmes for the rollout of public e-car charging infrastructure are so ineffective that they should be rebuilt from scratch, the country's ...
  • 01 Jul 2021 |

    Electricity demand in Germany set to soar to 700 billion kWh by 2030 鈥 energy industry

    01 Jul 2021, 12:38 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Edgar Meza Electricity Industry 威力彩玩法 As ...
  • German energy industry to launch district heating price comparison platform

    12 Feb 2024, 13:22 S枚ren Amelang Cost & Prices Utilities Heating Table.Media / mdr Germany鈥檚 district heating companies are planning to launch a price comparison platform, following controversies over sharp and intransparent cost increases. Around 150 ...
  • 30 Aug 2023 |
    Gas

    Energy industry 鈥渇airly optimistic鈥 for upcoming winter gas supply one year after Russian delivery halt

    30 Aug 2023, 12:03 Julian Wettengel Gas 威力彩玩法 Germany can be 鈥渇airly optimistic鈥 regarding its gas supply in winter 2023/2024, said energy industry association BDEW, one year after Russia ended its pipeline supply to the country on 31 August. ...
  • 22 Jan 2021 |

    Renewables share in German district heating rises to 17.8%

    22 Jan 2021, 14:07 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities S枚ren Amelang 威力彩玩法 Heating Clean Energy ...
  • 16 Feb 2017 |

    Taxes and levies on electricity reach all-time high

    Household electricity prices reached an all-time high at an average of 29.16 cents per kilowatt hour (ct/kWh) in February 2017, compared to 28.8 ct/kWh in 2016, writes utility association BDEW in its current power price analysis. This was down to record ...
  • Green party boosts influence in German energy sector

    06 Aug 2019, 13:57 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities S枚ren Amelang Utilities Elections & Politics Recharge ...
  • Energy sector can reach German climate target, other sectors aren鈥檛 doing their bit 鈥 industry association

    The energy sector could achieve a 40 percent CO 2 reduction by 2020 if an extra five gigawatt (GW) of brown and hard coal-fired power stations were shut down in the next years, industry association BDEW says. The energy association finds in its analysis ...
  • 27 Jan 2025 |

    German parliament to pass last-minute energy law reforms ahead of snap election

    27 Jan 2025, 13:47 Carolina Kyllmann Policy 威力彩玩法 / Tagesspiegel Background Germany's parliament is set to pass a package of energy laws after the minority government of the Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens found agreements with the ...
  • 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 Energy and Water ...
  • 10 Feb 2022 |

    European LNG imports reach record high in January

    10 Feb 2022, 13:48 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Gas EU 威力彩玩法 European imports ...
  • Gas-fired power generation reaches record high in Germany

    26 Feb 2020, 13:55 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities S枚ren Amelang Electricity market Gas Hydrogen Frankfurter ...
  • 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 威力彩玩法 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 Aug 2018 |

    Secure power generation capacity to decline across Europe 鈥 analysis

    Increasing the deployment of 鈥渧olatile鈥 renewable energies in Europe threatens power supply security across the continent, Klaus Stratmann writes in the Handelsblatt, citing an analysis from the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), ...
  • German renewables operators urged to register facilities to avoid losing remuneration

    06 Nov 2020, 14:24 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Renewable Energy Act | EEG ...
  • 26 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淣atural gas consumption continues substantial surge in 2017鈥

    Germany鈥檚 consumption of natural gas continued to rise in the first half of 2017, the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) says in a press release. Since January, Germans burned the equivalent of 516 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of ...
  • 05 Jul 2024 |

    German govt to hold first tender for H2-ready gas plants by early 2025

    05 Jul 2024, 14:29 Carolina Kyllmann Electricity market Gas 威力彩玩法 The German government will hold the first round of tenders for hydrogen-ready gas fired power plants by the end of 2024 or beginning of 2025, the economy ministry (BMWK) has ...
  • 21 May 2021 |

    Parliament passes fast charging law, tender for 1,000 stations starts this summer

    21 May 2021, 13:14 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BMVI- Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital ...
  • 20 Jan 2022 |

    German energy companies invested record amounts in 2021

    20 Jan 2022, 13:27 Jessica Bateman Business & Jobs 威力彩玩法 Record levels of investment were made by German energy companies in 2021, said the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW). Investments totalling 20.5 billion euros ...
  • 11 May 2022 |

    Praise and criticism for German government鈥檚 LNG acceleration act

    11 May 2022, 13:10 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche ...
  • 13 Aug 2019 |

    Switching from oil to gas in home heating systems could save 14 million tonnes CO鈧- study

    13 Aug 2019, 13:37 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert KfW Bank KfW- government-owned financing institution ...
  • 29 Nov 2016 |

    鈥淭axes and fees on power price reach record level in 2017鈥

    German power customers will pay more than 35 billion euros in taxes, fees, and surcharges with their electricity bills in 2017, the utilities lobby German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) writes in a press release. 鈥淭his is more than ...
  • 24 Sep 2020 |

    Lack of incentives biggest hurdle for climate-neutral gases 鈥 German energy industry

    24 Sep 2020, 12:42 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 威力彩玩法 The lack of ...
  • 28 Jun 2021 |

    Little wind and sunshine let German renewables share slide in first half of 2021

    28 Jun 2021, 13:30 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables 威力彩玩法 The share of ...
  • 04 Jul 2019 |

    CO鈧 emissions from German power production down 15 pct in first half of 2019

    04 Jul 2019, 12:41 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Renewables Clean Energy ...
  • Energy industry group says Germany must add 50 GW secured capacity by 2038

    03 Jun 2019, 14:01 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Nuclear phase-out Renewables Clean ...
  • 25 Oct 2023 |

    German industrial associations welcome EU wind power action plan, NGO cautions nature protection must not fall behind

    25 Oct 2023, 12:51 Julian Wettengel Wind EU 威力彩玩法 German energy industry players have welcomed a European Union package of proposals to strengthen the bloc鈥檚 wind power industry. The main goal of the measures in the package should be to ...
  • 12 Oct 2020 |

    Germany's power use returns to pre-pandemic levels

    12 Oct 2020, 13:33 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Industry Frankfurter ...
  • Renewables cover almost half of German electricity use in first 9 months 2020 鈥 preliminary data

    25 Sep 2020, 13:41 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden ...
  • 14 Dec 2018 |

    Renewable power share in Germany rises to record level in 2018

    14 Dec 2018, 14:32 Benjamin Wehrmann 威力彩玩法 Renewables 威力彩玩法 Renewable energy sources are set to contribute about 38 percent to Germany鈥檚 gross power consumption in 2018, a two-point increase over the previous year and a new ...
  • 16 Aug 2017 |

    BDEW head: 鈥淕as key for the energy transition鈥

    Stefan Kapferer, managing director of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), has called on the German government to show 鈥渁 clear commitment to gas鈥 in the country鈥檚 energy supply system, writes Dagmar Dehmer in Tagesspiegel. The ...
  • 19 Jun 2019 |

    Massive renewables expansion needed, says energy industry

    19 Jun 2019, 12:01 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Renewables 威力彩玩法 / ...
  • 09 Oct 2019 |

    Most Germans who switch energy source in heating opt for natural gas 鈥 study

    09 Oct 2019, 10:40 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Freja Eriksen Gas Utilities Heating 威力彩玩法 Most ...
  • 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 ...
  • 07 May 2018 |

    Industry group BDEW says Germany cannot rapidly shut down coal and nuclear plants

    A rapid decommissioning of fossil and nuclear power plants in Germany 鈥減oses the risk of knowingly causing an undersupply of guaranteed capacity by 2023 the latest鈥, says the Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) in a response to an analysis ...
  • 16 Nov 2021 |

    Energy ministry raises estimate for Germany鈥檚 2030 power need

    16 Nov 2021, 13:44 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and ...
  • 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 Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business ...
  • 02 Dec 2020 |

    Investment in renewables creates added value and local jobs 鈥 study

    02 Dec 2020, 13:42 Kerstine Appunn Business & Jobs 威力彩玩法 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 ...
  • 14 Aug 2019 |

    Public e-car charging points in Germany increase by more than 50 percent in a year

    14 Aug 2019, 11:58 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Freja Eriksen Cars 威力彩玩法 The number of public ...
  • 27 Jan 2021 |

    German government lowers economic forecast for 2021, emphasises green recovery

    27 Jan 2021, 13:29 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 威力彩玩法 The ...
  • 04 Nov 2020 |

    Industry production cuts due to pandemic to reduce German power demand by 3.5 percent in 2020

    04 Nov 2020, 13:56 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Electricity Industry 威力彩玩法 ...
  • 02 Feb 2017 |

    鈥淣ew online platform on mobility of the future鈥

    A new online platform by German utility association BDEW and business consultancy PwC aims to share experiences with alternative mobility and integrated city concepts, BDEW said in a press release. The website eco-mobility.org introduces the latest ...
  • Germany slows power price increase with 鈧13 bln grid fee subsidy

    06 Oct 2022, 13:45 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities S枚ren Amelang Electricity Cost & Prices Policy Reuters ...
  • 28 Feb 2023 |

    German alliance takes aim at EU Commission plan to separate gas grid ownership

    28 Feb 2023, 14:17 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband ...
  • Germany鈥檚 renewables share rises to 38 percent of power consumption

    Renewables produced 38 percent of the electricity used in Germany between January and September 2018, an increase of three percentage points over a year earlier, according to utility association BDEW. In January, April and May, renewables' share even ...
  • 27 Sep 2021 |

    German power prices continue to rise as first gas supplier terminates supply

    27 Sep 2021, 13:59 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Edgar Meza Electricity Gas dpa / Zeit / Wirtschaftswoche ...
  • 17 Sep 2021 |

    New EV chargers in Germany must be equipped with debit/credit card readers

    17 Sep 2021, 12:45 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert VZBV- Federation of German Consumer Organisations ...
  • Germany鈥檚 renewables output climbs to 49% of power demand in first half of 2022

    05 Jul 2022, 13:04 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Renewable Energy Act | EEG ...
  • Government must act now to ensure sufficient secure power capacity in 2020s 鈥 BDEW analysis

    Germany is quickly reducing its conventional power capacities, risking a lack of secure capacity by 2023 at the latest, says the energy industry association BDEW in an analysis of the country鈥檚 power plants. Germany currently has power overcapacities. The ...
  • 07 Jan 2019 |

    Total electricity consumption in Germany largely stable in 2018

    07 Jan 2019, 13:10 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann 威力彩玩法 Electricity ...
  • 16 Dec 2021 |
    EU

    German stakeholders welcome EU energy proposals, criticise lack of ambition

    16 Dec 2021, 12:26 j.wettengel EU 威力彩玩法 German politicians, NGOs and industry representatives have generally welcomed the second part of the European Commission鈥檚 鈥淔it for 55鈥 package of energy and climate legislation, but criticised ...
  • 09 Apr 2021 |

    Berlin continues to lead German cities with most e-car charging stations

    09 Apr 2021, 12:20 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Edgar Meza Cars 威力彩玩法 Berlin has expanded its ...
  • 19 Apr 2023 |

    Energy industry wants to scrap Germany鈥檚 target of one million car charging points

    19 Apr 2023, 13:30 S枚ren Amelang Cars Utilities 威力彩玩法 / Die Welt Germany鈥檚 energy industry wants to give up on the government target of installing one million charging points for electric cars in the country by 2030, but faces headwind from ...
  • 15 Jul 2021 |

    Poor power grid investment conditions could hobble energy transition, German utilities say

    15 Jul 2021, 17:19 Updates with original proposal for reducing equity interest rates for investments in the electricity and gas grids by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der ...
  • Germany turns into electricity importer for first time in five years in June

    30 Jul 2019, 13:47 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Coal Electricity market Renewables Clean ...
  • 16 Dec 2022 |

    Germany approves gas and power subsidies, but industry worried about implementation

    16 Dec 2022, 13:22 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert VKU- German Association of Local Utilities Verband ...
  • 27 May 2020 |

    High energy industry investments, but uncertainty for 2020/21 鈥 report

    27 May 2020, 13:38 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Business & Jobs Utilities Clean Energy ...
  • 29 Jan 2021 |

    Ten percent green hydrogen in German gas supply would save 6.5 mio t of CO2- utilities

    29 Jan 2021, 13:14 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Gas Hydrogen Clean ...
  • 23 Mar 2018 |

    German court ruling on grid returns releases funds for investments but means higher costs for customers 鈥 reactions

    The German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) says the ruling by a German court blocking a significant decrease in grid operators' guaranteed returns will boost necessary infrastructure investments. 鈥淭he聽 rate determined by the Federal ...
  • 23 Mar 2020 |

    Industry production stops set to slash Germany's energy demand

    23 Mar 2020, 13:53 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Industry Clean Energy ...
  • 08 Nov 2023 |

    Industry and environmental experts warn against watering down Germany's sector climate targets

    08 Nov 2023, 13:47 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Government 威力彩玩法 Industry representatives and environmental groups have warned the German government against scrapping key components of the country鈥檚 Climate Action Law in a planned ...
  • 28 Sep 2021 |

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

    28 Sep 2021, 13:34 Charlotte Nijhuis Renewables 威力彩玩法 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 ...
  • Expansion of low-carbon energy sources too slow in Germany 鈥 utility association

    01 Apr 2019, 13:42 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Renewables Policy Clean ...
  • 28 Feb 2020 |

    February sets German wind power record

    28 Feb 2020, 13:48 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Freja Eriksen Wind 威力彩玩法 / Tagesspiegel ...
  • Germany's electricity export surplus decreases significantly in first half of 2023

    07 Sep 2023, 13:23 Carolina Kyllmann Aniket Narawad Electricity Nuclear phase-out Renewables 威力彩玩法 / dpa Germany's net exports of electricity in the first half of this year were significantly lower than in the same period in 2022. The ...
  • 08 Oct 2019 |

    Industry and transport seen as biggest potential CO2 savers by most Germans 鈥 survey

    08 Oct 2019, 13:59 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Society Clean Energy ...
  • 30 Mar 2022 |
    Gas

    Energy industry calls for gas supply priority list of German companies

    30 Mar 2022, 14:45 Germany must decide which companies are considered crucial enough to receive gas in case of a shortage caused by Russian supply cuts, Kerstin Andreae, head of energy industry association BDEW told 威力彩玩法. Andreae welcomed ...
  • 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 ...
  • 13 May 2022 |

    Germany cannot cut heating emissions fast enough with current laws 鈥 BDEW

    13 May 2022, 12:20 Julian Wettengel Heating 威力彩玩法 With the current legal framework for energy and climate policy, Germany鈥檚 building sector climate target would be missed by a wide margin, said energy industry association BDEW in a report. The ...
  • 14 Oct 2021 |

    EU toolbox against energy price hike not enough, says German energy intensive industry

    14 Oct 2021, 13:46 Kerstine Appunn Cost & Prices EU 威力彩玩法 The German chemical industry says the European Commission鈥檚 proposals to fight the energy price crisis in Europe may be sufficient to fight energy poverty but are not likely to help ...
  • Parliament weakens building efficiency standards, nature protection 鈥 reactions to new energy transition laws

    08 Jul 2022, 13:46 Kerstine Appunn Climate & CO2 Renewables Renewable Energy Act | EEG 威力彩玩法 Both the federal parliament (Bundestag) and the council of state governments (Bundesrat) have passed this year鈥檚 first major batch of energy ...
  • BDEW: Energy transition to enter crucial stage only after next legislative period

    Germany鈥檚 energy transition will face a critical phase after the next legislative period 聽in 2021, according to the national utility association BDEW. 鈥淭he real challenges lie between 2021 and 2030, when the nuclear exit has been completed and excess ...
  • 11 Jan 2023 |

    Germany relaunches smart meter rollout

    11 Jan 2023, 13:39 Julian Wettengel Technology 威力彩玩法 The German government cabinet has adopted draft legislation to accelerate the sluggish introduction of smart meters in the country. Economy minister Robert Habeck called it an important step ...
  • 23 Oct 2024 |

    Hydrogen to start to flow in pipelines in Germany in 2025

    23 Oct 2024, 13:05 Germany will see the first hydrogen flow in pipelines from next year after the country鈥檚 "core hydrogen grid" was approved. The backbone of the long-distance transmission network for hydrogen will be slightly smaller than ...
  • 29 Feb 2024 |

    German energy industry calls for standardisation of renewables' grid connections

    29 Feb 2024, 13:51 Jennifer Collins Grid Solar Handelsblatt Germany's energy industry has urged for a standardisation of renewables' grid connections in order to speed up the process. Industry association BDEW said that grid operators had " ...
  • 08 Nov 2023 |

    Energy industry says 鈥楶act for Germany鈥 can become renewables booster if implemented fast

    08 Nov 2023, 14:02 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BEE- German Renewable Energy Federation ...
  • Likely next German govt parties agree debt rules bypass for defence and infrastructure, climate focus unclear

    05 Mar 2025, 17:07 Germany鈥檚 likely next government coalition parties have proposed an overhaul of state debt rules to make hundreds of billions of euros available for defence and infrastructure investments. The agreement, which faces a big hurdle in the ...
  • Renewables support system must be reformed by 2019 鈥 BDEW head

    Germany will need to reform its renewables support system by 2019, said Stefan Kapferer, head of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW). 鈥淚 am convinced that, although we may not have a major Renewable Energy Act (EEG) reform already ...
  • 28 Nov 2019 |

    Higher wholesale power prices offset planned renewables surcharge cut- industry

    28 Nov 2019, 13:28 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Wholesale electricity ...
  • Power sector wants tax funds for energy transition

    20 Dec 2018, 14:07 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Kerstine Appunn Fossil fuels Cost & Prices Die Welt The ...
  • 10 May 2023 |
    Gas

    Policy push needed for resilient energy system with green gas 鈥 gas industry

    10 May 2023, 12:19 Julian Wettengel Gas 威力彩玩法 Germany鈥檚 energy system will need 鈥榞reen鈥 gas to become climate neutral, but government must set the right framework conditions to ensure the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy, said several gas ...
  • 08 Nov 2019 |

    Onshore wind permits in Germany fell by 70 percent since 2016- utility group

    08 Nov 2019, 14:09 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Wind 威力彩玩法 The number of permits issued for onshore wind turbines in Germany has dropped by more than 70 percent within three years, says German utility association BDEW. "Whereas three years ...
  • 26 Mar 2021 |

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

    26 Mar 2021, 13:46 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Renewables 威力彩玩法 Power ...
  • Higher prices in auctions reflect real market value, says BWE

    The rise in prices in Germany鈥檚 latest onshore wind power auction is an 鈥渁pproximation to the real market value鈥 of the technology, the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) says in a press release. Previous auctions were characterised by 鈥渕assive ...
  • 16 Oct 2017 |

    Renewables levy could be lowered further - utility association

    Germany鈥檚 renewables levy could be lowered even further next year if exemptions for energy intensive industries were financed via the federal budget, instead of with the levy, writes the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) in a press ...
  • 12 Feb 2021 |

    New buildings obliged to install e-car charging infrastructure

    12 Feb 2021, 13:57 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Kerstine Appunn Cars 威力彩玩法 Germany鈥檚 parliament ...
  • 25 Nov 2024 |

    German law on new gas power plants hangs in balance ahead of snap election

    25 Nov 2024, 13:26 Carolina Kyllmann Electricity Politics Tagesspiegel Background / Table.Media / Zeit A planned law to ensure new gas power plants can be built in Germany to secure electricity supply as the country phases out coal power continues to hang ...
  • 03 Sep 2020 |

    One in ten Germans plan to buy an e-car 鈥 survey

    03 Sep 2020, 13:41 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Kerstine Appunn Cars 威力彩玩法 A growing number of ...
  • 29 Jun 2022 |

    Germany will miss 2030 e-car target due to lack of charging points 鈥 consultancy

    29 Jun 2022, 13:00 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities S枚ren Amelang Cars 威力彩玩法 / Reuters Germany will ...
  • 01 Jun 2022 |

    Gas still a bridge technology, must 鈥渢hink big鈥 on hydrogen 鈥 BDEW head

    01 Jun 2022, 14:16 Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen 威力彩玩法 Renewable energies will be at the heart of supply security in Germany in the future, but the country will continue to need gas and must 鈥渢hink big鈥 when it comes to ramping up hydrogen, ...
  • Energy industry calls for fixing ambitious expansion path in reform of Germany's renewables act

    25 Aug 2020, 13:26 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Renewables Renewable Energy Act | EEG ...
  • 21 Jul 2022 |

    German government and industry call for close EU coordination to reduce gas demand

    21 Jul 2022, 14:12 Edgar Meza Gas EU 威力彩玩法 German policymakers and utilities have welcomed a European Commission聽 proposal asking EU聽member states聽to聽adopt聽voluntary measures to reduce聽gas聽consumption amid fears of Russia cutting off ...
  • 06 May 2022 |

    Govt should introduce further relief as household energy prices rise 鈥 BDEW

    06 May 2022, 13:42 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 The head of energy industry association BDEW has called on the government to examine further measures that could relieve households amid rising energy prices. 鈥淪ince the beginning of ...
  • 19 Dec 2019 |

    German govt squashes speculation on extension for nuclear plants

    19 Dec 2019, 13:42 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Sven Egenter Nuclear phase-out 威力彩玩法 / Der ...
  • German wholesale power price rises by 50 percent over two years

    Germany鈥檚 energy retail companies face rising costs for purchasing power at the wholesale market, the energy industry lobby group German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) says in a press release. In 2016, energy companies on average paid ...
  • 17 Nov 2020 |

    Germany's charging infrastructure outgrows demand by e-car drivers 鈥 energy industry

    17 Nov 2020, 13:48 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Cars 威力彩玩法 / Reuters The ...
  • 20 Jan 2025 |

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

    20 Jan 2025, 13:33 Benjamin Wehrmann Solar Security Welt am Sonntag / 威力彩玩法 A new law planned for the better integration of solar energy sources into Germany鈥檚 electricity system bears the risk that foreign powers gain control over relevant ...
  • 18 Oct 2018 |

    Push for stricter wind turbine rules and planning delays outrage renewable associations

    The states of Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia are pushing for stricter rules on minimum wind turbine distances near settlements and for curbing planning privileges that enable wind parks to be planned and built in less time. The Bundesrat, Germany ...
  • 18 Sep 2017 |

    10,700 e-car charging points in Germany

    Germany has a total of 10,700 charging points at 4,730 stations for electric cars, reports the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW). Of these, 530 are fast-charging stations. Charging points operated by energy companies and other ...
  • 11 Mar 2021 |

    Germans believe lack of renewable storage biggest energy transition hurdle- survey

    11 Mar 2021, 14:31 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities S枚ren Amelang Renewables Storage 威力彩玩法 Germans ...
  • Raise of maximum support rate for onshore wind power auctions 鈥渁 necessary correction鈥

    The decision by Germany鈥檚 Federal Grid Agency (BNetzA) to increase the maximum support rate for onshore wind power installations in renewables auctions to 6.3 cents per kilowatt hour was 鈥渁 first step to correct undesired developments鈥 in the tender ...
  • 24 Mar 2017 |

    鈥淣umber of charging stations increases鈥

    The number of publicly accessible e-car charging stations in Germany increased by 12 percent from mid-2016 to year鈥檚 end for a total of 7,407 in December 2016, the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) says in its bi-annual report on ...
  • 20 Mar 2017 |

    鈥淓nergy sector mobilising large IT investments 鈥 newcomers driving digitalisation鈥

    German energy companies are pouring resources into digitalisation across the entire value chain of the industry, writes Bernward Janzing in the Handelsblatt. Both old, established companies and new, creative start-ups are jumping on board, he writes. ...
  • German energy industry association welcomes EU ministers鈥 agreement

    Stefan Kapferer, managing director of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), welcomed the agreement by the EU member states鈥 energy ministers on the Union鈥檚 future energy policy, because it meant that the existing power price zones ...
  • Renewables cover 35 percent of German power demand

    Renewable energy sources covered 35 percent of power demand in Germany in the first half of 2017, utilities association BDEW said on Friday. In the first half of 2016, the renewables share was 33 percent. Onshore wind power installations made the largest ...
  • 29 May 2019 |

    German energy industry says ready for millions of e-cars

    29 May 2019, 12:13 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Grid Cars Tagesspiegel Background / BDEW ...
  • 24 Jun 2016 |

    鈥淢EPs call for more ambitious and consumer-focused energy targets beyond 2020鈥

    The European Parliament has called for raising the EU鈥檚 energy efficiency target to 40 percent by 2030 and for binding targets for member states to achieve the 30 percent renewables target by 2030. There should also be binding requirements for increasing ...
  • 04 Oct 2017 |

    Power grid: Legal concerns could stand in the way of farmers鈥 compensation demands 鈥 law firm report

    鈥淐onsiderable legal concerns鈥 could stand in the way of German farmers鈥 demand for recurring compensation payments if power lines are built on their land, according to a law firm report commissioned by energy industry association the German Association of ...
  • 11 Sep 2023 |

    New German heating law met with mixed reactions from industry and environmental groups

    11 Sep 2023, 13:33 Benjamin Wehrmann Heating Government 威力彩玩法 The German government鈥檚聽 new building energy legislation 聽to phase out the use of fossil fuel heating systems has generated mixed reactions from industry associations and ...
  • 18 Mar 2022 |

    Germany can cope with a lot less Russian gas, but not entirely without it- analysis

    18 Mar 2022, 13:48 Kerstine Appunn Gas Efficiency Security 威力彩玩法 Germany can save enough energy to make itself almost independent from Russian gas within five years, but not entirely,聽 a paper 聽by think tank Agora Energiewende, consultancy ...
  • 22 Dec 2016 |

    Study on heating and energy in the housing sector

    When it comes to heating, there is 鈥渆normous potential鈥 for cooperation between the housing sector and the energy industry, according to a new study commissioned by the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW). The results show that ...
  • 13 Jun 2022 |

    Germany needs fraction of e-car charging points currently planned 鈥 energy industry

    13 Jun 2022, 12:07 S枚ren Amelang Cars 威力彩玩法 Germany鈥檚 plans for the rollout of e-car charging infrastructure are greatly exaggerated, the country鈥檚 energy industry has warned. The government currently aims for one million public charging ...
  • 25 Apr 2017 |

    鈥淩enewable energies stay on growth track鈥

    The share of renewable energies in German gross power consumption was 32 percent in the first quarter of 2017, a slight increase compared to the same period in 2016, German utility association BDEW said in a press release. Power generation by wind, solar ...
  • 16 Aug 2023 |

    Industry expects 鈥渓asting solar boom鈥 as farmers turn against German govt's expansion rules

    16 Aug 2023, 13:47 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband ...
  • 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 Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband ...
  • 24 May 2022 |

    German energy industry says EU green hydrogen rulebook could prevent scale-up

    24 May 2022, 13:49 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities S枚ren Amelang Renewables Hydrogen 威力彩玩法 The ...
  • 28 Oct 2015

    E-car batteries needed / Heating sector could save more CO2

    28 Oct 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 dpa 鈥淲orkers鈥 representatives and politicians advocate German production of e-car batteries鈥 Germany鈥檚 sole car battery producer, car manufacturer Daimler, will discontinue production this year, ...
  • 01 Sep 2022 |

    Germany must accelerate hydrogen ramp-up 鈥 gas grid operators

    01 Sep 2022, 12:14 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 威力彩玩法 Germany has to speed up the development of its infrastructure for hydrogen use, as the country faces several energy-related crises at once, 聽gas transmission grid operators said during the ...
  • 13 Jun 2018 |

    German utilities urge government to speed up Energiewende policy making

    Germany鈥檚 government has fallen behind in the transformation of the energy industry triggered by the energy transition, and must now speed up its policy making processes to support the sector in reaching emissions reduction goals, the managing director of ...
  • 20 Dec 2017 |

    Renewables produce record 33 percent of German electricity - preliminary data

    The share of renewables in German electricity generation grew from 29 percent in 2016 to a record 33 percent this year, according to preliminary calculations by the Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW). 鈥淭he gap between coal and renewables in ...
  • 05 May 2022 |

    Renewables cover 50% of German electricity consumption in first quarter 2022

    05 May 2022, 13:48 Edgar Meza Solar Wind 威力彩玩法 Renewable energy sources accounted for 50 percent of electricity consumption in Germany in the first quarter of 2022 鈥 around nine percentage points more than in the same period last year, ...
  • 25 Jul 2024 |

    Germany grants fast-track areas, shorter approval times to renewables and electrolysers

    25 Jul 2024, 13:12 Jack McGovan Renewables Hydrogen 威力彩玩法 The German government drafted a law to accelerate the expansion of onshore wind, solar farms and energy storage facilities by shortening approval times for projects and designing so ...
  • Researchers doubt Germany's new building energy act is breakthrough for heating transition

    19 Jun 2020, 14:14 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert IKEM- Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and ...
  • 04 Mar 2024 |

    Grid agency confirms plans for five new large-scale power transmission lines in Germany

    04 Mar 2024, 13:15 Julian Wettengel Grid 威力彩玩法 Germany's Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has confirmed plans by electricity grid operators to build five additional large-scale power transmission lines across several regions to support the ...
  • 26 Jan 2017 |

    鈥淓conomic viability of decentralised power station at risk鈥

    The grid reform proposal threatens to undermine the economics of decentralised power stations, according to utility association BDEW. 鈥淭he government risks that controllable and flexible decentralised power generators are pushed out of the market,鈥 said ...
  • Preview 2023: 'Investment offensive' must secure fossil fuel independence- energy industry

    22 Dec 2022, 12:40 Germany has taken important steps to secure its energy supply and help households and businesses cope with the energy crisis, but it is important to continue along this path consistently in the coming year, according to the country' ...
  • 05 Oct 2023 |

    Household gas prices in Germany halved year-on-year at start of heating period 2023 鈥 Verivox

    05 Oct 2023, 13:25 Julian Wettengel Gas Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 German households face much lower costs at the start of the 2023 heating period than a year earlier, said price comparison website Verivox. Prices for natural gas have fallen by ...
  • 02 Jan 2019 |

    Water supply infrastructure must be better prepared for climate change effects 鈥 industry

    02 Jan 2019, 13:17 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel 威力彩玩法 Climate & CO2 ...
  • 06 Jun 2019 |

    Germany's env min and plant operators dismiss call for nuclear lifetime extensions

    06 Jun 2019, 13:54 Germany certainly does not need to return to nuclear energy and should push through with its energy transition instead, according to environment minister Svenja Schulze. Following isolated calls to extend the lifetime of the country鈥檚 ...
  • 16 Mar 2022 |

    Energy industry calls for 'igniting the PV turbo' to reduce Germany's import dependence

    16 Mar 2022, 13:31 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Solar Utilities 威力彩玩法 Germany must urgently and massively step up the rollout of solar power in order to become more independent from Russian energy imports and reach its climate targets, the country ...
  • 10 Mar 2022 |

    German utilities call for emergency funding amid energy crisis

    10 Mar 2022, 13:28 Edgar Meza Utilities 威力彩玩法 The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to have major repercussions for Germany鈥檚 energy sector, leading to growing concerns about increasing prices and limited liquidity. The German Association ...
  • 26 Mar 2018 |

    BEE questions climate impact and energy efficiency of replacing old fossil fuel-fed boilers

    Replacing an old fossil-fuelled boiler with a new one saves less energy than often assumed, said the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE), based on a report published by the consultancy Econsult. Depending on the type of old boiler, 2 to 15 percent ...
  • 06 Nov 2020

    German energy industry to receive dedicated radio frequency to weather blackouts

    06 Nov 2020, 14:10 Benjamin Wehrmann 威力彩玩法 The German government has resolved a dispute between the energy sector and security services over ownership of a 450 MHz digital radio frequency, in favour of the energy companies. Energy industry ...
  • 09 Aug 2019 |

    Germany's grid management costs soar as high winds overstrain capacity

    09 Aug 2019, 13:54 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Freja Eriksen Grid Renewables Wind Costs for maintaining a ...
  • 鈥淚mplementation of many important power-plant projects stalled鈥

    Many gas-fired power-plant projects in Germany never get off the ground because investors fear adverse business conditions will hinder profits, Stefan Kapferer, head of Germany鈥檚 largest energy industry association BDEW, said in a press release. ...
  • 10 Jul 2019 |

    German court paves way for billions in savings on grid fees for consumers

    10 Jul 2019, 12:56 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche ...
  • 15 Sep 2021 |

    German utilities are against narrow focus on green hydrogen

    15 Sep 2021, 13:05 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities S枚ren Amelang Hydrogen German utilities have said that the ...
  • Number of German energy workers rises by more than 10,000 in a decade

    22 May 2020, 14:02 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Business & Jobs Clean ...
  • 21 May 2019 |

    German coal power generation drops by one fifth in first quarter of 2019

    21 May 2019, 13:30 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Coal Renewables 威力彩玩法 Germany ...
  • 02 Jul 2020 |

    German gas network to grow by 1746 kilometres, hydrogen grid is the future

    02 Jul 2020, 13:03 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 Gas Hydrogen Clean ...
  • 15 Dec 2021 |

    Germany's renewable power share declines slightly to 42% in 2021 鈥 preliminary data

    15 Dec 2021, 13:44 e.meza Renewables Solar Wind 威力彩玩法 Renewable energy made up approximately 42 percent of the electricity consumed in Germany in 2021, according to preliminary calculations by the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research ...
  • 17 Apr 2020 |

    German states and utilities say Energiewende central to economic recovery

    17 Apr 2020, 13:45 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Freja Eriksen Julian Wettengel Green stimulus Clean Energy ...
  • German carbon emissions rise in 2016 despite coal use drop

    20 Dec 2016, 00:00 German energy-related CO鈧 emissions rose almost 1 percent in 2016, despite a fall in coal use and the ongoing expansion of renewable energy sources, according to first estimates by energy market research group AG Energiebilanzen. A rise ...
  • 28 Jan 2021 |

    More renewables curbed to stabilise German power grid 鈥 report

    28 Jan 2021, 13:59 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, ...
  • 13 Jun 2024 |

    Extra EU tariffs on EVs from China could slow clean mobility shift 鈥 German car industry

    13 Jun 2024, 12:57 S枚ren Amelang Cars 威力彩玩法 The EU鈥檚 preliminary tariffs on electric cars made in China are 鈥渢he wrong instrument鈥 and will slow the transition to clean mobility, Germany鈥檚 car industry and the country鈥檚 utilities have warned. ...
  • Aspiring German government opts for energy transition continuity

    10 Apr 2025, 14:11 Germany鈥檚 prospective government has agreed in its coalition treaty to continue the country鈥檚 landmark energy transition without major adjustments and stick to existing climate targets. Faced with economic stagnation and the ...
  • 28 Apr 2025 |

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

    28 Apr 2025, 13:55 Conservative CDU member Katherina Reiche looks set to become Germany鈥檚 new economy and energy minister in a government led by Friedrich Merz as chancellor. Reiche looks back at ten years in the energy industry, where she assumed leading ...
  • 04 May 2020 |

    German PV expansion stable in March as solar power generation stays high

    04 May 2020, 13:47 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Freja Eriksen Solar 威力彩玩法 / pv magazine Solar ...
  • 15 Feb 2017 |

    鈥淔ederal government decides reform of energy and electricity tax laws鈥

    The federal cabinet approved聽 reform drafts for the energy and electricity tax laws 聽to adapt regulation on聽 national tax exemptions 聽to EU state aid law, the finance ministry writes in a press release. The draft would extend tax exemptions for聽 natural ...
  • 09 Jun 2020 |

    Germany's planned renewable heat bonus fails to boost green district heating 鈥 utilities

    09 Jun 2020, 13:15 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert VKU- German Association of Local Utilities Verband ...
  • 28 Jun 2017 |

    Grid fee reform gets divided reception by energy business associations

    The Association of Local Utilities (VKU) said the support for combined heat and power plants in the grid fee agreement was a 鈥渟trong signal for the value of decentral generation鈥 and created planning security. 鈥淢unicipal utilities can now work intensively ...
  • 11 Feb 2021 |

    Germany to keep hydrogen and gas network regulation separate, updates storage rules

    11 Feb 2021, 13:34 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and ...
  • 19 Aug 2016 |

    鈥淎llocation battle over the power grid鈥

    Transmission grid operators are protesting the lowering of their equity capital return, suggested by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports. Hans-J眉rgen Brick, CCO at grid operator Amprion, told the paper that ...
  • 12 Jan 2016

    Former Merkel advisor joins RWE / Mongols want German lignite

    12 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 Die Welt 鈥淗ead lobbyist of the energy sector goes to RWE鈥 Hildegard M眉ller, who was chairwoman at the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) for seven years, will become member of ...
  • 24 Jun 2024 |

    Germany鈥檚 conservative opposition says overhead power lines save 鈧35 bln in grid expansion

    24 Jun 2024, 14:00 Edgar Meza Grid Cost & Prices Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Germany鈥檚 conservative opposition party alliance of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) are looking to save some 35 billion ...
  • 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 Jul 2024 |

    Plans for Germany's hydrogen 鈥渃ore grid鈥 take decisive step

    23 Jul 2024, 13:17 Jack McGovan Hydrogen Germany鈥檚 gas transmission system operators have submitted a joint application for a planned hydrogen core network to the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). Due to be completed by 2032, the planned network would ...
  • 24 Jul 2024 |

    German govt adopts import strategy for green hydrogen

    24 Jul 2024, 13:38 Germany is betting on sustainable hydrogen to decarbonise its economy and will largely have to import the fuel in future due to unfavourable local conditions for renewable electricity production. With its hydrogen import strategy, the ...
  • Capacity markets will not be dominant in Europe- energy state secretary

    23 Feb 2016, 00:00 A reformed energy-only market and interconnections with electrical neighbours are Germany's visions for a future European power system, energy state secretary Baake says. Utility industry head Kempmann warns against splitting power ...
  • 28 Apr 2025 |

    Grid operators recommend splitting German power price zone, industry disagrees

    28 Apr 2025, 13:38 European transmission system operators (TSOs) have recommended that Germany split its single electricity price zone into up to five bidding zones. This should maximise economic efficiency across the whole market area, ensuring security ...
  • 03 Jun 2024 |

    Scholz confident about 80% renewables share in 2030, energy industry calls for investment fund

    03 Jun 2024, 14:20 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Cost & Prices n-tv / 威力彩玩法 Germany will achieve its target of achieving a share of 80 percent renewable energy in its electricity use by 2030, according to chancellor Olaf Scholz. Speaking at ...
  • 27 Jul 2021 |
    Gas

    German energy industry needs better incentives to build necessary gas power units 鈥 BDEW president

    27 Jul 2021, 13:36 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Gas Handelsblatt Germany needs gas-fired ...
  • 08 Oct 2021 |

    Germany needs 20-30 GW of new gas plants to ensure supply security 鈥 RWE CEO

    08 Oct 2021, 12:00 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and ...
  • 鈥淭enant electricity support brings Energiewende to the inner cities鈥

    The federal cabinet鈥檚 approval of a bill for supporting tenant electricity models in Germany will 鈥渕ake tenants directly participate at energy transition鈥, economy minister Brigitte Zypries said in a press release by the Federal Ministry for Economic ...
  • 05 Nov 2019 |

    Germany lifts e-car buyer's premium to boost sales of carmakers' new electric fleets

    05 Nov 2019, 13:49 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Cars 威力彩玩法 The buyer's ...
  • 19 Nov 2019 |

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

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

    Germany must trigger gas emergency plans after Putin's rouble demands- energy industry

    24 Mar 2022, 14:07 Vladimir Putin鈥檚 announcement to only accept payment in roubles for gas deliveries to Europe has rattled Germany鈥檚 energy industry and sent natural gas prices soaring. Economy minister Robert Habeck called Russia鈥檚 move a 鈥渂reach of ...
  • 04 Apr 2018 |

    Demand for Germany鈥檚 e-car subsidy remains low

    Demand for subsidised electric vehicles in Germany remains far below the level hoped for. By the end of March 2018, authorities had received a total of 57,549 applications for an e-car buyer鈥檚 premium, the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export ...
  • 21 Dec 2021 |

    German grid operators and utilities prepare for spread of Omicron variant

    21 Dec 2021, 13:27 BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities s.amelang 威力彩玩法 Grid Utilities Security 威力彩玩法 / Tagesspiegel Background / ARD The ...
  • 13 Jan 2015

    In the media: Wind power record stresses the grid; utilities invest in renewables

    13 Jan 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 Die Welt/S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥溾橢lon鈥 und 鈥楩elix鈥 cost consumers millions鈥/ 鈥淪tormy times on the power market鈥 Heavy winds from two low pressure systems created an enormous oversupply of wind power ...
  • 05 Jul 2021 |

    German government backs floating photovoltaics research project

    05 Jul 2021, 13:06 Expert BTU- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg Renewables Hydrogen Technology Efficiency Expert Fraunhofer ISE Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems Renewables Solar Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches ...
  • 16 Jul 2020 |

    German govt to decide on energy emergency communication after MP's vote

    16 Jul 2020, 13:58 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Security 威力彩玩法 German energy industry lobby ...
  • 23 Nov 2022 |

    German plans for gas and power price cap put decarbonisation at risk- energy industry

    23 Nov 2022, 13:48 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Policy 威力彩玩法 / Reuters The gas and electricity 鈥減rice brakes鈥 that Germany鈥檚 government plans to finance with scooping up windfall profits made by power producers during the energy crisis ...
  • 01 Nov 2018 |

    Government coalition reaches deal to boost renewable energy capacity

    Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance and its Social Democrat (SPD) partners have agreed to keep their promise to speed up the expansion of renewable power installations, ending months of wrangling, reports Thorsten Severin for Reuters. ...
  • Sharp fall of renewables levy good news for German power consumers in energy crunch

    15 Oct 2021, 12:32 Germany鈥檚 renewables levy will decrease to its lowest level in ten years as high wholesale power prices and support from the federal budget lower the need for payments from electricity consumers. This is good news for the economy and ...
  • 02 Jul 2024 |

    Energy industry rejects Monopolies Commission call for greater competition in district heating

    02 Jul 2024, 13:42 Ruby Russel Heating 威力彩玩法 Industry groups have criticised recommendations by Germany's Monopolies Commission to keep the consumer cost of district heating in check 鈥 claiming the proposed measures would actually ...
  • 04 Sep 2015

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

    04 Sep 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 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 Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) reports. ...
  • Energiewende to stay top issue after elections - German chancellery chief

    The Energiewende, Germany鈥檚 energy transition, will stay at the top of the agenda for the next government after September鈥檚 federal elections, Peter Altmaier, head of the Federal Chancellery, said at utility association BDEW鈥檚 Smart Renewables event. An ...
  • 24 May 2019 |

    Italy鈥檚 Enel enters fast-growing German e-car charging market

    24 May 2019, 13:27 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Business & Jobs Handelsblatt Italian energy company Enel has announced it will enter the growing market for e-car charging stations in Germany, Kathrin Witsch reports for business newspaper Handelsblatt. 鈥淭he ...
  • 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 Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert VKU- German Association of Local Utilities Verband ...
  • 03 Mar 2021 |

    Germany should double petrol and diesel prices for new combustion engine cars 鈥 industry analyst

    03 Mar 2021, 12:20 Expert Ferdinand Dudenh枚ffer Professor and Director, Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Transport Cars Julian Wettengel Cars Cost & Prices Handelsblatt / 威力彩玩法 Germany should double the price for diesel and petrol fuel ...
  • 18 Feb 2015

    In the media: E-mobility becomes commercially viable

    18 Feb 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 脰ko-Institut Study: Up to 700,000 e-cars could be run profitably in commercial car fleets by 2020 Large numbers of e-cars could already be profitably operated in commercial car fleets, according to ...
  • 28 Mar 2024 |

    German household gas prices to increase by 11% as reduced VAT expires 鈥 Verivox

    28 Mar 2024, 13:51 Edgar Meza Gas Cost & Prices Tagesspiegel Background / 威力彩玩法 German gas consumers will be hit by higher gas prices in April after a temporary value added tax (VAT) reduction expires at the end of March, Tagesspiegel ...
  • 26 Jul 2023 |

    Germany aims to accelerate hydrogen market ramp-up with strategy update

    26 Jul 2023, 13:36 The German government coalition has presented a long-expected update to its National Hydrogen Strategy with the aim of speeding up the development of a market for the fuel, which it sees as essential on the path to climate neutrality by ...
  • Germany's major renewables reform triggers hopes, but also fears of delay

    12 May 2022, 13:38 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BEE- German Renewable Energy Federation ...
  • 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& ...
  • 13 Apr 2015

    In the media: Energiewende could bring 230,000 new jobs by 2050

    13 Apr 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 neue energie 鈥230,000 new jobs 鈥 if the Energiewende succeeds鈥 A new and as yet unpublished study by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy concludes that renewables are a boon for ...
  • 28 May 2020 |

    鈥淪trong signal from Brussels鈥 鈥 German reactions to EU recovery proposal

    28 May 2020, 12:34 German industry and energy sector associations have welcomed the coronavirus recovery proposal presented by the European Commission. Lobby group BDI said the funds should focus on sustainability not only in regard to climate and ...
  • 13 Jun 2018 |

    German utilities urge gvt to speed up Energiewende policy making

    13 Jun 2018, 00:00 Germany鈥檚 policymakers have not kept pace with the energy industry鈥檚 rapid transformation caused by the Energiewende, and must catch up urgently, according to the utility association BDEW. The utilities also say that Germany needs a ...
  • Higher prices in Austria than Germany in first auction after power price zone split

    The first day-ahead auction on the EPEX SPOT power exchange after the split of the common power price zone between Austria and Germany, which becomes effective today (1 October), saw higher prices for Austria than Germany, writes the Austrian Energy ...
  • 17 Dec 2020 |

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

    17 Dec 2020, 13:51 German energy consumption was at a 鈥渉istoric low鈥 in 2020, largely due to the effects of the Covid19 pandemic, said energy market research group AG Energiebilanzen (AGEB) based on preliminary data. The researchers also said energy ...
  • 25 Nov 2015

    Study says banks put billions into lignite / A "deceptive" CO2 balance

    25 Nov 2015, 00:00 Spiegel Online/Urgewald 鈥淕erman banks still put billions into brown coal鈥 A study by environmental NGO Urgewald shows that German banks continue to finance climate-damaging brown coal, reports Spiegel Online. Deutsche Bank alone has ...
  • 鈥淕as can do green鈥

    German industry associations such as BDEW, Zukunft Erdgas and the German Biogas Association released a joint statement emphasising the potential of energy source gas for climate protection. Gas could help Germany reach its climate targets in heating, ...
  • Significant drop in energy use pushes down German emissions in 2018

    19 Dec 2018, 14:21 Germany鈥檚 energy-related CO鈧 emissions dropped by more than six percent year-on-year as the country consumed 鈥渟ignificantly鈥 less energy in 2018, but with a greater share of renewables than last year, said energy market research group ...
  • 14 Oct 2021 |

    Onshore wind energy continues slow recovery in Germany with more bids in latest tender

    14 Oct 2021, 13:29 Kerstine Appunn Renewables 威力彩玩法 For the first time since December 2020, an onshore wind power auction was oversubscribed in Germany. Developers submitted 210 bids totalling 1,824megawatt (MW) for the tender volume of 1,492 ...
  • 23 Mar 2023 |

    German electric car exports rise more than 65 percent in 2022

    23 Mar 2023, 13:23 Edgar Meza Cars 威力彩玩法 German exports of electric cars rose more than 65 percent last year to some 500,000 units valued at 24.2 billion euros, statistical office (Destatis) reports. While foreign trade of electric vehicles is ...
  • 18 Apr 2018 |

    Drastic fall in hard coal power production, drastic increase in wind power in January 2018

    Year-on-year hard coal power production in Germany decreased by 53 percent in January 2018, Handelsblatt鈥檚 Klaus Stratmann writes. The figures are based on unpublished data from the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW). Electricity ...
  • 21 Dec 2021 |

    Germany鈥檚 energy consumption rising, renewables share falling in 2021

    21 Dec 2021, 14:21 Energy 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 ...
  • 01 Aug 2019 |

    German cabinet decides tax break package for electric company cars

    01 Aug 2019, 12:23 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert VKU- German Association of Local Utilities Verband ...
  • 08 Oct 2020 |

    Germany carves out national water strategy to cope with increasing droughts

    08 Oct 2020, 14:24 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 威力彩玩法 Germany's government together with researchers, water industry representatives and local authorities is working on a national water strategy aimed at coping with recurring ...
  • 08 Mar 2022 |

    Chancellor Scholz says Russian energy supplies 鈥渆ssential鈥 as fears of halt to trading loom

    08 Mar 2022, 13:30 Benjamin Wehrmann International Security 威力彩玩法 / The Guardian / CNN German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected calls for immediately ending all energy trading with Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. 鈥淓urope鈥檚 ...
  • 12 May 2017 |

    鈥淭he wrong approach鈥

    Modern natural gas heating systems have played a major role in reducing CO鈧 emissions, Stefan Kapferer, head of utilities lobby BDEW, says in a press release.聽 Ending support for fossil-fuelled heating is therefore misguided, he argues. 鈥淭he government ...
  • 27 Jun 2019 |

    Record renewables output shows Germany needs systemic revamp- energy industry

    27 Jun 2019, 12:30 Expert Amprion Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BEE- German Renewable Energy Federation ...
  • 06 Jan 2020 |

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

    06 Jan 2020, 14:14 Expert EWI- Institute of Energy 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 ...
  • 27 Mar 2019 |

    Affordable natural gas essential to give up nuclear and coal 鈥 European Commission

    27 Mar 2019, 12:22 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Kerstine Appunn Gas International 威力彩玩法 The EU ...
  • 28 Nov 2022 |

    German government approves price cap for gas and electricity

    28 Nov 2022, 13:13 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Policy 威力彩玩法 In a bid to shield households and businesses from the drastic increase in energy prices, Germany鈥檚 government has approved a draft law to cap the price of electricity and gas ...
  • 10 Apr 2015

    In the media: Losing the "coal war"; the magic of efficiency

    10 Apr 2015, 00:00 威力彩玩法 Die Welt 鈥淕abriel risks losing the coal war鈥 A heavy storm is brewing above Sigmar Gabriel, Germany鈥檚 minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, as unions, employees, industry heads and parts of his own party rebel ...
  • 11 Mar 2015

    In the media: Study- "Utilities' misery their own fault"

    11 Mar 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 Reuters 鈥淓.ON paves way for spin-off following record loss鈥 Germany鈥檚 biggest utility, E.ON, booked its largest ever annual loss, as a result of its ailing power plants, Reuters reports. The ...
  • 16 Oct 2015

    In the media: Government mum on details of coal reserve

    16 Oct 2015, 00:00 Handelsblatt 鈥淐oal reserve throws up questions鈥 If at all possible, the German government wants to avoid using the planned 聽brown coal reserve as an emergency power back-up, according to the economics and energy ministry, in an answer ...
  • 10 Aug 2022 |

    Finance minister presents proposals for tackling inflation burden on citizens

    10 Aug 2022, 13:31 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices ZDF / 威力彩玩法 In the face of high inflation driven by rising energy prices, German finance minister Christian Lindner wants to relieve citizens with a tax cut of more than 10 billion euros, ...
  • 24 Sep 2019 |

    Grid agency votes to give Germany's energy industry own blackout-proof communication line

    24 Sep 2019, 14:01 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, ...
  • 09 Jan 2025 |

    Security concerns in focus as Norway provides almost half of German gas supply

    09 Jan 2025, 13:24 Norway now provides about half of the fossil gas flows to Germany, putting a spotlight on energy security. Industry experts warn that Europe's biggest economy is not prepared for a disruption of supply, for example due to sabotage ...
  • 02 Aug 2023 |

    High prices and weak economy lower German energy use and CO2 emissions in first half of 2023

    02 Aug 2023, 13:07 Julian Wettengel Efficiency 威力彩玩法 German primary energy consumption was down a 鈥渃onsiderable鈥 seven percent in the first six months of 2023 (compared to the same period last year), due to high energy prices and weak economic ...
  • 12 Sep 2019 |

    Carmakers call on European states to facilitate e-mobility breakthrough

    12 Sep 2019, 14:13 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars 威力彩玩法 The European Automobile Manufacturers鈥 Association (ACEA) has called on European leaders to come up with a coherent plan to facilitate the spread of electric mobility on the continent. At the IAA ...
  • 07 Sep 2016 |

    鈥淣ow the post-ideological age of the Energiewende starts鈥

    Stefan Kapferer, head of utilities lobby BDEW, told an audience at the German Energy Conference that Germany鈥檚 energy sector should put an end to political wrangling and fully focus on the business challenges of the Energiewende, Dow Jones Newswire ...
  • 20 Jul 2023 |

    Germany鈥檚 electricity grids not yet equipped for the energy transition 鈥 Munich utility CEO

    20 Jul 2023, 13:22 Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Utilities Zeit Online Germany's electricity grids are not yet equipped for the projected increase of power consumers such as electric cars and heat pumps, the CEO of the local utility of southern German city ...
  • Conservatives gear up for EU and German state elections, demand roll back of heating law

    12 Jan 2024, 13:45 Benjamin Wehrmann Heating Elections & Politics Passauer Neue Presse / M眉nchner Merkur The leadership of Germany鈥檚 conservative opposition party Christian Democrats (CDU) plans to adopt a position paper that calls for the rolling ...
  • 20 Dec 2018 |

    Energy industry increases revenue by 6.5 percent in 2017

    20 Dec 2018, 14:01 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 Utilities The ...
  • 14 Apr 2016

    Dispute over renewable development / More e-car charging stations

    14 Apr 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 威力彩玩法 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 ...
  • 03 Jan 2024 |

    Germany's coal power production drops to lowest level in 60 years in 2023

    03 Jan 2024, 12:09 Expert Fraunhofer ISE Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems Renewables Solar Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Renewables Germany's lignite power production fell to the lowest level since 1963 last year, while hard coal power ...
  • 19 Jan 2021 |

    E-car charging law glitch could delay Germany's transport transition

    19 Jan 2021, 12:18 Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Bundesministerium f眉r Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Expert bne- Association of Energy Market Innovators ...
  • 25 Aug 2022 |

    Germany plans to increase biogas production to substitute Russian imports

    25 Aug 2022, 13:32 S枚ren Amelang Bioenergy 威力彩玩法 Germany is betting on more biogas production in order to save natural gas with a view to possible shortages during the winter. The government will remove regulatory hurdles to an increase of ...
  • 08 Jun 2022 |

    UAE wants to cooperate with Germany on hydrogen for climate-neutral future 鈥 minister

    08 Jun 2022, 13:28 Kerstine Appunn Security Handelsblatt Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will cooperate on an accelerated energy transition to meet their climate neutrality targets, the UAE鈥檚 Minister of Foreign Affairs and International ...
  • 26 Sep 2018 |

    Cut power taxes to advance climate protection 鈥 utility association

    The government should cut power taxes and levies to boost the energy transition and climate protection, argues Stefan Kapferer, head of utility association BDEW, in an op-ed in the business daily Handelsblatt. Kapferer argues that electricity must become ...
  • 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 威力彩玩法 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 ...
  • Germany鈥檚 renewables support system does not violate state aid rules- EU court

    29 Mar 2019, 13:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2016 Policy 威力彩玩法 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Germany's system of financing its renewables build-up through a surcharge on power bills does ...
  • 03 Apr 2023 |

    German government settles heating row, relaxes rules on new fossil fuel systems

    03 Apr 2023, 13:47 Germany鈥檚 coalition government has reached an agreement over rules for the transition to climate-friendly heating, settling a months-long debate over the details of a law that would de facto ban fossil heating systems. From next year, ...
  • 19 Jan 2017 |

    BDEW tables roadmap to eco-mobility鈥

    The government must push ahead with the roll-out of a reliable charging infrastructure for e-cars and increase support for e-mobility research and development, according to German utility association BDEW. In a 鈥渞oadmap to eco-mobility鈥, the utilities ...
  • European energy industry associations call for greater focus on supply security

    European countries must increase their focus on supply security and safeguard their solidarity in critical power supply situations, according to a joint appeal by energy industry associations. The continent is no longer characterised by a large supply of ...
  • Reactions to European Parliament committee vote on ETS reform

    24 Feb 2015, 00:00 A vote in the European Parliament on the reform of the EU's emissions trading system has prompted applause by some and disappointment from others. The 威力彩玩法 has compiled some of the reactions out of Germany to the ...
  • 13 Dec 2024 |

    Short-term power prices spike amid new 鈥楧unkelflaute鈥 in Germany, most customers unaffected

    13 Dec 2024, 13:38 Unusually low wind power output has caused another 'Dunkelflaute' period in Germany with significantly reduced renewable power production and extreme price hikes in short-term electricity trading. Most customers are shielded ...
  • 31 Oct 2022 |

    Household gas prices increased 18% in first half of 2022 鈥 Destatis

    31 Oct 2022, 13:25 Carolina Kyllmann Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 The price of gas in Germany on average increased by 17.7 percent for private households and 38.9 percent for businesses and other large consumers in the first half of this year ...
  • 27 Feb 2024 |

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

    27 Feb 2024, 13:42 The German government鈥檚 target of sourcing 80 percent of the country鈥檚 electricity from renewable sources by 2030 is very much achievable for Germany if current positive trends persist, economy minister Robert Habeck has said at a ...
  • 18 Jul 2023 |

    Reduced Chinese LNG demand raises prospect of lower gas prices in Germany next winter

    18 Jul 2023, 13:46 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Cost & Prices Handelsblatt Lower liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchases by China may become a boon for Germany鈥檚 supply of the fossil fuel in the coming winter season, business daily Handelsblatt reported. In ...
  • 12 Oct 2022 |

    Key renewable energy tenders significantly undersubscribed as projects face rising costs

    12 Oct 2022, 12:55 Edgar Meza Julian Wettengel Bioenergy Renewables Wind 威力彩玩法 Recent tenders for onshore wind, biomass and biomethane plants in Germany attracted fewer bidders than expected, leaving all three rounds clearly undersubscribed, ...
  • 25 Apr 2023 |

    Operators face 鈥榤assive financing problem鈥 converting district heating to renewables 鈥 report

    25 Apr 2023, 13:26 Carolina Kyllmann Heating 威力彩玩法 Germany鈥檚 district heating networks should be planned more efficiently in the long term and operators need better financial incentives to convert the infrastructure, so that the technology can ...
  • 12 Dec 2019 |

    Implementation of coal exit compromise endangered, associations tell Merkel

    12 Dec 2019, 13:14 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband ...
  • 24 Jun 2016 |

    鈥淓nergiewende for the electricity lobby鈥

    Hard coal power plant operator and one of Germany鈥檚 biggest power suppliers Steag announced that it will leave the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) by the end of 2016, writes the S眉ddeutsche Zeitung (SZ). The industry association ...
  • Green-led ministries quarrel over using agricultural land for solar power 鈥 media report

    21 Apr 2023, 13:33 S枚ren Amelang Agriculture Renewables Solar Policy Handelsblatt Germany鈥檚 green-led ministries of economics, agriculture and environment are bickering over using agricultural land for solar power,聽 reports 聽business daily Handelsblatt. ...
  • 29 Jun 2023 |

    Germany to spend extra 鈧900 million on charging points for electric cars and trucks

    29 Jun 2023, 12:36 Julian Wettengel Mobility Cars 威力彩玩法 / ARD German transport minister Volker Wissing has announced new state support programmes to speed up the lagging development of sufficient charging infrastructure for electric cars and ...
  • 24 Feb 2015 |

    Energy ministry wants market forces to secure power supply

    24 Feb 2015, 00:00 The energy ministry does not want to pay utilities to keep conventional power plants on reserve for times of scarcity in a pending redesign of the power market in Germany. 鈥淲e will propose not to intervene," said Rainer Baake, ...
  • 24 Sep 2015 |

    Europe's largest electricity market set to split

    24 Sep 2015, 00:00 UPDATE 24 Sept | The European grid regulator has recommended that the Austrian-German electricity trading zone should be partially disconnected. Countries including Poland and the Czech Republic have called for the split, to prevent ...
  • 10 May 2024 |

    Energy industry voices doubts about timely launch of German Power Plant Strategy

    10 May 2024, 14:14 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen Handelsblatt / Der Spiegel Representatives of Germany鈥檚 energy industry have voiced doubts whether the government鈥檚 planned Power Plant Strategy, which is supposed to pave the way for the use of new ...
  • 30 Jul 2015

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

    30 Jul 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Sven Egenter 威力彩玩法 German Wind Energy 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 ...
  • 02 Feb 2023 |

    EU green industry plan an 鈥榠mportant proposal鈥 to improve investment conditions 鈥 chancellor Scholz

    02 Feb 2023, 13:30 German government officials and industry associations have welcomed the EU鈥檚 proposal for a 鈥淕reen Deal Industrial Plan,鈥 intended to enhance the competitiveness of Europe's industry on the path to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions ...
  • 13 Nov 2017 |

    Digitalisation of Energiewende stagnates

    German energy industry associations doubt that the so-called smart digital meters that measure and record electricity consumption in households and firms could be introduced by the beginning of 2020 as planned, Andreas Mihm writes for the Frankfurter ...
  • 18 Aug 2022 |

    Germany reduces VAT on gas to relieve consumers

    18 Aug 2022, 14:53 S枚ren Amelang Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Cost & Prices The German government will temporarily reduce the value added tax (VAT) on natural gas from 19 to 7 percent in a bid to relieve gas customers struggling with rapidly rising prices ...
  • Power consumption stays stable

    Germany鈥檚 power consumption decreased by 0.2 percent in the first six months of 2016 compared to the same period last year, the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) reports. The association said that during a time of 鈥渦nchanged robust ...
  • Germany鈥檚 Monopolies Commission calls for end of energy crisis price subsidies

    09 Oct 2023, 14:24 Julian Wettengel Business & Jobs Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 / Reuters Germany should phase out its subsidy scheme to cap electricity and gas prices, introduced during the energy crisis, by the end of 2023,聽 said 聽the ...
  • 31 May 2023 |

    Municipal heating law reform takes important step forward in German govt coalition negotiations

    31 May 2023, 13:20 Benjamin Wehrmann Heating Policy dpa / n-tv The German government coalition has agreed on a draft law for reforming municipal heating regulation as part of a wider package to decarbonise the country鈥檚 heating sector, news agency dpa ...
  • 鈥淲hat happens with German renewables in the dead of winter?鈥

    Dark and calm winter days have led some commentators to suggest that renewables are unsuitable for providing a secure energy supply, reports Tamsin Walker for Deutsche Welle. Utility association BDEW argues this weather pattern proves flexible gas and ...
  • 28 Nov 2023 |

    German grid operators allowed to throttle electricity in bid for faster expansion of heat pumps, EV chargers

    28 Nov 2023, 13:58 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Carolina Kyllmann Grid 威力彩玩法 Grid operators in Germany will be ...
  • 25 Feb 2015 |

    Reactions to EU Commission's strategy paper on the Energy Union

    25 Feb 2015, 00:00 The EU Commission has published its strategy paper on the creation of a European Energy Union. 威力彩玩法 presents a brief summary of reactions out of Germany to the proposals. Sven Egenter 威力彩玩法 International Policy See the ...
  • 25 Jul 2018 |

    Number of e-car charging points in Germany rises

    The number of public and partially public electric vehicle charging points in Germany has risen by more than 25 percent from June 2017 to June 2018, to around 13,500, according to a press release from the German Energy Industry Association (BDEW). However ...
  • 17 Dec 2014

    In the media: State fund for nuclear waste, falling power consumption, Vattenfall

    17 Dec 2014, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淣uclear power companies should pay 17 billion euros into fund鈥 The German government plans to establish a fund for the costs of dismantling and disposal of nuclear power ...
  • 10 Jul 2018 |

    Renewables overtake coal to become Germany鈥檚 single largest power source

    For the first time ever, renewable energy sources in Germany have generated more power in the first half of 2018 than all coal plants taken together, making wind, solar, and other green energy sources the largest power source in the country, preliminary ...
  • 24 Feb 2023 |

    Household energy costs 12 percent higher in Germany one year after start of Russia's war

    24 Feb 2023, 13:10 Carolina Kyllmann Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 Energy costs for private households in Germany is around twelve percent above pre-war levels, as wholesale prices for gas and electricity fall rapidly, comparison portal Verivox said ...
  • German reactions to the EU Commission鈥檚 energy summer package

    15 Jul 2015, 00:00 The European Commission has launched its proposals for an Energy Union, including reform of the emissions trading scheme, a redesign of the European power market, updated efficiency labelling and consumer empowerment. 威力彩玩法 has compiled ...
  • 20 Feb 2017 |

    鈥淭he price of the Energiewende鈥

    Rising power costs stir people鈥檚 emotions because everybody uses electricity and because they suggest a malfunction of government control, writes Til Huber in a commentary for merkur.de. But costs are largely driven by the past solar boom, and recent ...
  • 22 Jan 2016

    Taxes, fees make up bigger share of power price / Car makers go for batteries

    22 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 BDEW 鈥淭axes and fees reach a new record high鈥 The power price remained steady at the beginning of 2016 compared to a year ago, the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) reports. ...
  • 24 Aug 2017 |

    鈥淔armers want to earn more with the Energiewende鈥

    The Bavarian state government is a powerful supporter of German farmers鈥 demand to receive recurring compensation payments if power transmission lines are built on their premises, writes Andreas Mihm in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The governing ...
  • 09 Jun 2022 |

    Geothermal heat pumps could cover 75% of Germany鈥檚 heating needs- report

    09 Jun 2022, 13:25 Kerstine Appunn Heating 威力彩玩法 Heat pumps are the best option for Germany to reach its climate targets in the buildings sector, researchers from the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal ...
  • 08 Jun 2022 |

    Govt approves plan for larger coal plant reserve and gas cut for power stations

    08 Jun 2022, 13:51 Kerstine Appunn Gas Security Reuters To counteract future gas supply shortages, the government cabinet has decided on new regulations for the provision of backup power stations and to minimise the use of natural gas in power generation, ...
  • 25 Oct 2019 |

    German renewables record overshadowed by slump in onshore wind power expansion

    25 Oct 2019, 15:22 The share of renewable energy in Germany's gross power consumption reached a record of almost 43 percent in the first nine months of 2019. But a near halt in the country's onshore wind power expansion overshadows the ...
  • 13 Jul 2021 |

    EU鈥檚 Fit for 55 climate & energy package could mean renewed German climate law reform 鈥 ifo

    13 Jul 2021, 12:11 As German stakeholders eagerly await the European Commission鈥檚 proposals on overhauling the EU鈥檚 energy and climate policy, the Institute for Economic Research (ifo) has said new EU laws could mean that the country has to once again ...
  • German gov鈥檛, energy industry welcome von der Leyen鈥檚 EU re-election as sign of climate continuity

    19 Jul 2024, 13:58 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 EUElections2024 威力彩玩法 The re-election of European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has largely been welcomed by Germany鈥檚 government, observers in the energy industry and by civil ...
  • 13 Nov 2015

    EnBW's stable development / No bonus for e-cars

    13 Nov 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 EnBW 鈥淪table development and progress with restructuring鈥 Germany鈥檚 third largest utility EnBW has achieved revenue of around 15.3 billion euros and an operating result (adjusted EBITDA) of around ...
  • 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 ...
  • German renewables industry criticises EU electricity market reform proposal

    15 Mar 2023, 09:45 Germany鈥檚 renewable industry association BEE has criticised key elements of the EU proposal to reform the design of the bloc鈥檚 electricity market. The lobby group said strict rules about the shape of future subsidies for new low-carbon ...
  • High German household power prices show lagging grid expansion, need for taxes and levies reform

    Household power prices in Germany were the EU's highest in the second half of 2017, according to eurostat. Germans paid an average of 30.5 cents per kilowatt hour, followed by Denmark with 30.1 cents per kilowatt hour. The prices reflected that the ...
  • 27 Sep 2022 |

    German govt sticks to plans for more gas power capacity, less gas use

    27 Sep 2022, 13:56 Julian Wettengel Electricity Gas 威力彩玩法 The German government will stick to its plan to add gas power capacity in the country, despite the difficult supply situation for the fossil fuel caused by the energy crisis. 鈥淚 would ...
  • 10 Mar 2020 |

    Energy industry says smart meters require dedicated radio frequency

    10 Mar 2020, 13:50 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, ...
  • Construction of pumped-storage hydropower plant stalled due to unprofitability

    Unfavourable political conditions have stalled plans for the construction of the Franzosenkopf pumped-storage hydropower plant near the city of Mainz, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports. The plant is meant to store power from solar and wind power for ...
  • 14 Jun 2023 |

    German government reaches hard-fought compromise on fossil fuel heating ban

    14 Jun 2023, 13:10 Jessica Bateman Heating Table.Media / 威力彩玩法 The German government has reached a compromise on the shift to climate-friendly heating by effectively postponing a ban on the installation of new fossil fuel heating systems, ...
  • 30 Mar 2023 |

    Deal to raise renewables target 鈥渉uge success鈥 for EU 鈥 German econ min

    30 Mar 2023, 13:33 Julian Wettengel Renewables EU 威力彩玩法 German economy minister Robert Habeck has welcomed a deal among EU institutions to raise the target share of renewable energy in the bloc鈥檚 overall energy consumption. 鈥淭oday's ...
  • 27 Mar 2017 |

    鈥淓lectricity tax no longer justified鈥

    Stefan Kapferer, head of Germany鈥檚 largest energy industry association BDEW (Association of Energy and Water Industries), says the country鈥檚 next government would be prudent to repeal the electricity tax. The tax "can no longer be justified" and ...
  • 20 Feb 2020 |

    Failed auction illustrates 'dramatic' struggle of German wind power- industry

    20 Feb 2020, 14:09 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Solar Wind 威力彩玩法 Germany's first renewable power auction of 2020 has once more failed to attract enough bidders for onshore wind power projects, leading industry groups to call for a ...
  • First solar auction sees price above current feed-in tariff

    29 Apr 2015, 00:00 Germany鈥檚 first auction for large solar arrays attracted many bidders but did not push prices below the current feed-in tariffs. On average, successful bids came in at 9.17 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), compared to a feed-in tariff of ...
  • 09 Apr 2015

    In the media: Power price falls- Germans split over coal

    09 Apr 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 German Centre for Energy Resources Freiberg (DER) Germans deeply split about coal Germans are deeply split about the mining and use of coal, a study from the German Centre for Energy Resources ...
  • 23 Jan 2017 |

    鈥淓nergiewende finds supporters鈥

    An 18 percent drop in global expenditure on renewable energy last year does not mean the energy transition is losing support, Stefan Merx writes for Handelsblatt. Figures compiled by Bloomberg New Energy Finance merely reflected that costs for installing ...
  • 01 Sep 2022 |

    New digitalisation strategy to help fight climate crisis 鈥 German govt

    01 Sep 2022, 12:15 Julian Wettengel Digitalisation 威力彩玩法 The German government has said its new digitalisation strategy will help in the fight against the climate crisis and in efforts to transform the economy. Environmental data and ...
  • 26 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淓nergy industry attacks 鈥渃ost driver鈥 CSU鈥

    German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) head Stefan Kapferer warns that calls from the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) for recurring compensation payments to farmers if power transmission lines are built on their premises would make ...
  • 06 Feb 2018 |

    Energy industry 鈥済ood guys鈥 regarding climate protection in Germany 鈥 BDEW president

    The energy industry in Germany are the 鈥済ood guys鈥 of the energy transition, as it is probably the only sector on track to do its part to meet the country鈥檚 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2020, Johannes Kempmann, president of ...
  • Government needs to rethink its energy and climate policy 鈥 joint commentary

    Radical changes in global energy supply require a 鈥渃hange of historical dimensions鈥 in Germany鈥檚 climate and energy policy, comparable to the social welfare policies of Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of the German Empire between 1871 and 1890, ...
  • 23 Sep 2021 |

    Germany's digitalisation lag puts energy transition at risk 鈥 utilities

    23 Sep 2021, 13:38 S枚ren Amelang 威力彩玩法 Digitalisation 威力彩玩法 Germany's utility companies have warned that the country's slow digitalisation is imperilling its landmark energy transition. "Without digital ...
  • Energy industry gives German government miserable rating after first six months 鈥 report

    The German energy industry is utterly unsatisfied with the government鈥檚 energy policy track record after the first six months in office, Michael Bauchm眉ller writes in the S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. 鈥淲e鈥檙e lacking someone to set the pace in policymaking,鈥 says ...
  • 07 Apr 2020 |

    Think tank proposes remuneration for innovative renewables systems guaranteeing non-stop feed-in

    07 Apr 2020, 13:19 Expert Hans-Josef Fell Politician Renewables Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2014 Energiewende Julian Wettengel Renewables 威力彩玩法 Operators of innovative renewables systems that guarantee continuous energy supply day and night, ...
  • 10 Nov 2023 |

    German govt coalition agrees power price package to relieve energy-intensive industries

    10 Nov 2023, 10:15 Germany鈥檚 ruling coalition has reached a deal on how to support industry struggling with high electricity prices in the coming five years. The package of measures, worth 12 billion euros in 2024 alone, includes lowering the electricity ...
  • 19 Jul 2022 |

    Rising prices raise fears European energy crisis could also engulf electricity market

    19 Jul 2022, 13:55 Benjamin Wehrmann Electricity Tagesspiegel Background The European energy crisis, which has been dominated by skyrocketing prices for gas and oil so far, 聽could soon spill over to the electricity market, energy policy newsletter ...
  • 21 Jul 2022 |

    Coalition partners reject Green-backed CO2 levy for conventional cars

    21 Jul 2022, 14:10 Edgar Meza Cars Handelsblatt German chancellor Olaf Scholz鈥檚 Social Democrats (SPD) and the business-friendly Free Democrats (FDP) have rejected a聽 Green Party-backed proposal 聽for a climate levy on new combustion engine cars, ...
  • 09 Feb 2017 |

    鈥淪torages need fair competition鈥

    Regulatory hurdles hamper flexible energy storage systems from contributing to their full potential to the success of Germany鈥檚 energy transition, Stefan Kapferer, head of utilities lobby BDEW, said in a press release. 鈥淚t鈥檚 time energy storages received ...
  • 17 Mar 2015 |

    Moorburg power plant 鈥 Last of a dying breed, or the future of coal in Germany?

    17 Mar 2015, 00:00 The first block of a large coal-fired power station has just gone online in Hamburg, even as two thirds of German fossil-fuelled facilities fail to turn a profit and their operators are applying for many to be mothballed. So is the ...
  • 21 Jun 2017 |

    Merkel wants parliament to agree on grid fees before summer break

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the parliament (German Bundestag) to find an agreement on national power grid fee alignment before the summer break, said economy minister Brigitte Zypries at the German energy industry conference BDEW Congress in ...
  • 19 Oct 2022 |

    Local utilities call on German govt for support as 鈥渟ituation continues to worsen鈥

    19 Oct 2022, 13:39 Carolina Kyllmann Cost & Prices Utilities 威力彩玩法 A broad alliance of German regional and municipal energy suppliers has jointly called for a protective shield against soaring energy prices and requested a special ...
  • 鈥淣atural gas suppliers not fully passing falling prices on to consumers鈥

    Even though international wholesale prices for natural gas prices fell in 2016, suppliers did not fully pass this decline on to consumers, according to a study by consultancy EnergyComment, commissioned by the Green parliamentary group in the German ...
  • 22 Mar 2023 |

    Meteorological service calculates risk of extreme rain for every location in Germany

    22 Mar 2023, 13:28 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 Adaptation 威力彩玩法 Following the increase in severe flooding events in Germany over the past years, the country鈥檚 weather service DWD has improved its ability to forecast such events. 鈥淭hanks to ...
  • 21 Mar 2023 |

    Better working conditions and faster licensing key to Germany's wind power buildout 鈥 report

    21 Mar 2023, 13:36 Carolina Kyllmann Renewables Wind 威力彩玩法 Germany鈥檚 wind energy sector requires faster approval procedures and better working conditions to attract the skilled workers needed reach expansion targets, a report commissioned by ...
  • 15 Oct 2020 |

    German industry welcomes EU buildings renovation wave but houseowners lament high costs

    15 Oct 2020, 13:42 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband ...
  • 01 Oct 2020 |

    Solar, storage hybrid projects win majority of Germany's new 鈥渋nnovation auctions鈥

    01 Oct 2020, 13:25 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BWE- German Wind Energy Association Bundesverband ...
  • Mixed reactions to EU agreement on Market Stability Reserve

    07 May 2015, 00:00 Superfluous emission allowances will be put into a market stability reserve from 2019 onwards, EU institutions agreed. The German government鈥檚 core demands have been included in the reform. But the chemicals industry fears for its ...
  • 02 Nov 2017 |

    Coalition parties meet in small group to unblock climate and energy

    A small circle of representatives from CDU, CSU, FDP and the Green Party will meet this afternoon (2 November) to try and find common ground on climate and energy in the ongoing exploratory talks ahead of official negotiations to build the next government ...
  • France, Germany vow to cooperate on industry transformation, back EU probe into Chinese EVs

    14 Sep 2023, 13:36 Increasing international competition in the transition to a more sustainable economy will require tight-knit cooperation among EU countries and a tough stance on defending the bloc from unlawful trade subsidies abroad, the economy ...
  • 13 Feb 2017 |

    Filling levels of German gas holders halve within eight weeks

    Strong heating demand caused by low temperatures halved the filling level of German gas holders to 36 percent within eight weeks, reports Andreas Mihm for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Uniper, the fossil spin-off from utility E.ON, warns a long winter ...
  • 17 May 2023 |

    Exit of German energy state secretary deals blow to Green Party鈥檚 climate plans

    17 May 2023, 14:09 Germany鈥檚 Green energy and climate action minister, Robert Habeck, has suffered a setback for his decarbonisation plans with the departure of his energy state secretary, Patrick Graichen. Habeck鈥檚 state secretary left his post following ...
  • US LNG not yet competitive in European market 鈥 BDEW head

    Germany could import liquefied natural gas (LNG) via its neighbouring countries, but this depends on the wholesale market prices of both LNG and pipeline gas, said Stefan Kapferer, head of utilities association BDEW, writes Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ...
  • 21 Feb 2023 |

    Delayed draft law to increase renewable energy use in German heating making 鈥榞ood progress鈥 鈥 media

    21 Feb 2023, 13:29 Carolina Kyllmann Heating Tagesspiegel Background / ARD A draft law that would require all newly installed heating systems in Germany to run on 65 percent renewable energy from 2024 is making 鈥済ood progress鈥 after many delays, energy ...
  • 09 Aug 2022 |

    Finance ministry鈥檚 energy cost relief plans lack sustainability components 鈥 NGO

    09 Aug 2022, 13:54 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Der Spiegel / Tagesspiegel Background / 威力彩玩法 The German finance ministry (BMF) is working on a scheme to further reduce the financial burden of gas price increases, which are expected to ...
  • Nord Stream 鈥渕ost controversial鈥 EU energy security issue 鈥 Munich Security Conference chairman Ischinger

    The planned Russian-German natural gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2 is currently the 鈥渕ost controversial and difficult question of EU energy security鈥, said Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), at the German energy ...
  • 29 Jun 2023 |
    Gas

    Germany must consider climate risks during LNG buildout 鈥 govt advisors

    29 Jun 2023, 12:32 Julian Wettengel Gas 威力彩玩法 Germany鈥檚 quest for liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a substitute for halted Russian pipeline supplies entails significant risks regarding climate change mitigation, as the country鈥檚 demand could ...
  • 18 Sep 2015

    In the media: Greenpeace says lignite reserve illegal; staggering utility giants

    18 Sep 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 Osnabr眉cker Zeitung / Dow Jones Newswires E.ON CEO compares cheap renewable power to 鈥渦npaid slaves鈥 Current power market structures are not geared to taking up large amounts of renewable energy, E ...
  • 31 Jan 2023 |

    EU suspension of environmental checks a boon for German energy transition 鈥 econ min

    31 Jan 2023, 13:25 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables EU 威力彩玩法 The implementation into national law agreed by Germany鈥檚 government of an EU emergency regulation on the accelerated buildout of renewable energy sources will greatly boost the country鈥檚 ...
  • Industrial companies explore 鈥渂illion-euro market鈥 for e-car charging stations

    An聽 announcement by Germany鈥檚 largest carmakers that they will substantially increase the share of electric vehicles in their product portfolios has turned the tide in the market for e-car charging stations, Axel H枚pner writes for Handelsblatt. Large ...
  • 17 Aug 2023 |

    German government weakens renewables targets in municipal heating plans

    17 Aug 2023, 14:02 S枚ren Amelang Heating 威力彩玩法 / Table.Media Germany鈥檚 coalition government has agreed on a draft law requiring municipalities to submit plans for the transition to climate-neutral heating, but has softened interim targets for ...
  • 04 Jul 2022 |

    Scholz rejects motorway speed limit, fears 鈥渟ocial dynamite鈥 in energy costs

    04 Jul 2022, 13:39 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Cost & Prices ARD The German government will not introduce a general speed limit on motorways to reduce the transport sector鈥檚 energy consumption amid the crisis fuelled by Russia鈥檚 war on Ukraine, Chancellor ...
  • 23 Jun 2015

    In the media: 鈥淓nergiewende requires new financing models鈥

    23 Jun 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 World Energy 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, ...
  • 13 Oct 2022 |

    Germany鈥檚 new labour strategy sees skilled workers as crucial for energy transition

    13 Oct 2022, 13:35 Edgar Meza Business & Jobs 威力彩玩法 The German government has approved a new skilled labour strategy that includes measures to help companies and businesses attract and retain skilled workers in view of growing challenges ...
  • 22 Jun 2017 |

    鈥淭he bluff with citizens鈥 wind farms鈥

    The apparent聽 success of citizens鈥 energy projects in Germany鈥檚 first onshore wind power auction in May was met with relief by those who feared the new support scheme might favour large companies at the expense of smaller bidders, Daniel Wetzel writes in ...
  • Germany needs new power plants in south to secure supply after nuclear exit

    Germany will have to build new power plants in the south of the country to preserve supply security after its nuclear exit in 2022, according to the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). Rapid response plants with a total capacity of 1.2 gigawatts will be ...
  • 15 Mar 2019 |

    Germany installs 鈥渃limate cabinet鈥 to coordinate action across ministries

    15 Mar 2019, 13:32 The German government has agreed to install a 鈥渃limate cabinet鈥 to coordinate emissions reduction efforts across various ministries to reach the country's 2030 climate targets. Environment minister Svenja Schulze said the climate ...
  • 03 Jun 2022 |

    Former state env min becomes first female CEO of industry group BDI

    03 Jun 2022, 13:40 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Industry 威力彩玩法 / manager magazin The Federation of German ...
  • 23 May 2023 |

    Germany can double onshore wind power capacity buildout in 2023 鈥 economy minister

    23 May 2023, 14:00 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 威力彩玩法 The buildout of onshore wind power in Germany can be doubled in 2023 with respect to the previous year and set the country on track towards its ambitious renewable power goals, economy ...
  • 13 Jul 2021 |

    Solar Germany鈥檚 biggest power source in June as price reaches all-time high

    13 Jul 2021, 12:28 Edgar Meza Solar Cost & Prices pv magazine Solar photovoltaics (PV) became the main source in Germany鈥檚 net power production in the month of June while also achieving its highest price ever, Sandra Enkhardt writes in pv magazine, ...
  • 15 Nov 2023 |

    Court ruling forces German government to reshuffle climate policy funds worth 60 billion euros

    15 Nov 2023, 13:53 A ruling by Germany鈥檚 highest court on the government鈥檚 budget planning has declared the current funding mechanism for tens of billions of euros in climate policies is unconstitutional. The judges ruled that chancellor Olaf Scholz鈥檚 ...
  • German power and gas grid industry wants level playing field for energies

    Representatives of the electricity and gas grid industry in Germany are looking for solutions to run their businesses in an 鈥渁ll-electric world鈥 where the sectors of power generation, transport and heating are linked, a gathering at the Treffpunkt Netze ...
  • Germany to launch 9-euro public transport ticket and fuel price support

    20 May 2022, 13:41 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Cost & Prices Policy Der Spiegel / 威力彩玩法 The German parliament and the Council of Federal States (Bundesrat) have given the go-ahead to several measures proposed by the government to reduce ...
  • Energy efficiency, sector coupling and digitalisation likely to keep next government busy

    Greater energy efficiency, sector coupling and digitalisation are going to be core areas in energy policy that Germany鈥檚 next government will likely have to focus on, according to federal economy ministry state secretary Rainer Baake. During a speech at a ...
  • German 2030 power use forecast up due to heat pumps, e-cars and hydrogen

    13 Jul 2021, 13:07 The German energy ministry has increased the country鈥檚 estimated power needs in 2030-- a figure that will be crucial after the general elections in September, when a new government has to set renewable energy expansion targets based on ...
  • 08 Jun 2021 |

    Partial solar eclipse in Germany will reduce solar PV output by 4.2 GW on Thursday

    08 Jun 2021, 13:18 Expert TenneT Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Kerstine Appunn Grid Solar 威力彩玩法 German transmission grid operators (TSO) are preparing for the partial solar eclipse on Thursday, 10 June but are confident that ...
  • 03 Dec 2021 |

    EU ministers fail to find agreement on energy price crisis as Germany and Austria make gas solidarity-pact

    03 Dec 2021, 13:21 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Charlotte Nijhuis Gas EU Energate messenger, 威力彩玩法 The 27 EU energy ministers have failed to ...
  • 2024 EU elections: Reactions from Germany

    10 Jun 2024, 13:44 German businesses, researchers and civil society have welcomed that democratic and pro-EU parties continue to have a large majority after the 2024 EU elections, but warned that wins for the populist and far-right camp means that it ...
  • 12 May 2021 |

    Climate-neutral German building stock requires power-to-gas infrastructure- study

    12 May 2021, 13:48 Edgar Meza 威力彩玩法 Heating 威力彩玩法 Germany鈥檚 current climate protection measures do not go far enough to reach its existing CO2 reduction targets in the building sector by 2050, but there is nevertheless great ...
  • 16 Jan 2015 |

    Merkel's capacity market scepticism seen as signal in reform debate

    16 Jan 2015, 00:00 Energy experts say the German chancellor's secpticism over extensive payments to conventional power plants as back-up for renewables sends a strong signal that capacity markets may not be on the cards in the upcoming power market ...
  • 05 Feb 2019 |

    Grid operators propose thousands of kilometres of new lines to meet green energy needs

    05 Feb 2019, 14:23 Germany's four transmission grid operators have published their proposal for the 2030 electricity grid, including some 1,600 kilometres of new power lines and updating another 2,900 km. This comes with a price tag of 52 billion ...
  • 24 Feb 2025 |

    Vote25: Reactions to Germany's snap election results

    24 Feb 2025, 11:00 German businesses, researchers and civil society have called for speedy coalition negotiations following the country's snap elections on 23 February. Planning security and clarity are essential in view of the stagnating economy and ...
  • 15 Aug 2016 |

    Lagging efficiency to get top priority in Germany鈥檚 Energiewende

    15 Aug 2016, 00:00 Germany's energy ministry wants to give top priority to saving energy in its move to a renewable future. It admits the long-term targets of the energy transition, or Energiewende, will be missed with current policies, and that ...
  • 22 Jun 2017

    Chancellery Chief rejects calls to lift caps on offshore wind

    Germany鈥檚 chancellery chief Peter Altmaier has stressed the need to maintain caps on new offshore wind development in order to incentivize companies to lower the cost of the technology. Limits to the amount of new capacity in the tenders were necessary ...
  • 13 Aug 2020 |

    Germany paves way for faster wind power expansion licenses

    13 Aug 2020, 13:48 Germany鈥檚 government has set out to accelerate planning procedures for infrastructure projects linked to the energy transition with a focus on speeding up onshore wind power expansion in particular. Utilities welcomed the streamlining ...
  • 07 Feb 2020 |

    E-mobility in Germany slowly leaves niche role behind 鈥 report

    07 Feb 2020, 13:02 Expert Prognos Consultancy Energiewende Julian Wettengel Cars Hydrogen 威力彩玩法 E-mobility in Germany, including the charging infrastructure, is growing faster every year and 鈥渋s gradually leaving its niche role behind鈥, writes ...
  • 17 Mar 2017 |

    鈥淪torm in the power grid鈥

    Managing Germany鈥檚 power grids is becoming increasingly expensive, Klaus Stratmann writes in Handelsblatt. There has been a 鈥渕assive increase鈥 in so-called 鈥渞e-dispatch鈥 measures, where power plants are started or shut down to keep the grid stable, ...
  • Germany stops landmark mechanism that funded renewables expansion via power bills

    30 Jun 2022, 14:07 On 1 July,聽Germany marks the end of its landmark renewables levy on consumer power prices. The surcharge helped to spur the growth of wind and solar power capacity for more than two decades but has also been criticised for contributing ...
  • 19 May 2023 |

    Economy minister Habeck seeks replacement for key energy transition official

    19 May 2023, 13:12 Julian Wettengel Politics Tagesspiegel Background / Bild / ARD / Table.Media / PV Magazine Economy and climate minister Robert Habeck is seeking to quickly replace energy state secretary Patrick Graichen, whose exit following ...
  • 06 Feb 2024 |

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

    06 Feb 2024, 09:42 Germany is set to hold auctions to support the construction of new gas-fired power plants in the short term, which would then be converted to run on hydrogen in the mid-to-late 2030s, the ruling coalition said. The plants are considered ...
  • Renewables and energy industry lobby groups criticise German energy policy

    Germany鈥檚 energy policy has not lived up to its climate and renewables expansion targets and has failed to adequately integrate citizens in planning procedures, Simone Peter of the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) and Stefan Kapferer of the German ...
  • 16 Apr 2020 |

    Coronavirus lockdown pushes up heating demand across Europe 鈥 report

    16 Apr 2020, 12:58 S枚ren Amelang Heating 威力彩玩法 The coronavirus lockdowns have significantly pushed up heating use across Europe, according to intelligent thermostat maker tado. In Germany, where lockdown measures started on 22 March, the use ...
  • 01 Apr 2019 |

    Comparison website reports highest power prices ever in Germany

    01 Apr 2019, 13:50 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 Power customers in Germany paid the highest power prices ever registered in the country during the first three months of 2019, price comparison website Verivox says. With 29.42 cents ...
  • Germany welcomes EU plans to end dependence on Russian energy

    19 May 2022, 12:00 Germany has reacted largely positively to EU plans for ending dependence on Russian fossil fuel imports. Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the European Commission鈥檚 RePowerEU Plan an 鈥渋mportant initiative鈥 that could give fresh impetus to ...
  • 05 Apr 2019 |

    German parliament passes law on faster grid expansion to ensure renewables growth

    05 Apr 2019, 12:40 New legislation passed yesterday by Germany鈥檚 federal parliament is to ensure the timely completion of crucial power grid connections that transport renewable electricity throughout the country. This law will bring the energy transition ...
  • 18 Aug 2016 |

    鈥淪hort-lived gas reversal鈥

    In the first half of the year gas power plants produced 18 percent more electricity than in the same period last year, according to an internal report by the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), Manuel Berkel writes in Bizz Energy. ...
  • 13 Apr 2023 |

    Energy industry calls for faster construction of new gas power plants for supply security

    13 Apr 2023, 13:08 Edgar Meza Gas Security Zeit Online As the German government follows through with its plan to shut down its last remaining nuclear power plants for good, the country鈥檚 energy sector is calling for the construction of new hydrogen-ready ...
  • 12 May 2015

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

    12 May 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 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 Mar 2023 |

    German states have now fundamentally embraced wind power 鈥 minister

    23 Mar 2023, 13:38 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 威力彩玩法 Germany鈥檚 states have understood the importance of renewable energy for the future of local industry as they gear up for a fast expansion of onshore wind power, economy and climate ...
  • 20 Oct 2022 |

    Germany steps up installation of charging infrastructure to become "lead market for electromobility"

    20 Oct 2022, 13:49 Carolina Kyllmann Transport Cars 威力彩玩法 Germany is to accelerate the expansion of its electromobility charging network to facilitate the switch to electric vehicles, transport minister Volker Wissing (FDP) announced after ...
  • 19 Oct 2023 |

    France and Germany claim EU deal on electricity market a success despite unresolved nuclear questions

    19 Oct 2023, 13:46 The EU member states' agreement on reforming the bloc's electricity market has been hailed as a success from ministers in France and Germany, whose dispute over the role of nuclear power in European climate action has ...
  • 27 Nov 2019 |

    Former energy lobbyist and Merkel confidante to lead German carmaker association

    27 Nov 2019, 13:30 Expert VDA- German Association of the Automotive Industry Transport Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Former energy industry lobbyist Hildegard M眉ller will become the next head of the influential lobby group German ...
  • Reactions from energy and climate community to Germany's 2025 coalition treaty

    11 Apr 2025, 13:00 Germany鈥檚 prospective coalition government has agreed to continue the country鈥檚 landmark energy transition without major adjustments, and stick to existing climate targets. In their coalition treaty,聽conservatives and Social Democrats ...
  • 25 Apr 2024 |

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

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

    Climate change's role in German media growing constantly

    06 Aug 2020, 14:10 Expert German Economic Institute (IW) Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft K枚ln Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Society 威力彩玩法 The role of global warming and climate action in German media has grown ...
  • 31 Oct 2016 |

    鈥淣atural gas can be green鈥

    The German natural gas sector is demanding changes to the government鈥檚 forthcoming Climate Action Plan 2050, saying the current draft fails to recognise the potential of natural gas on the way to decarbonise Germany鈥檚 economy. A 鈥榥atural gas exit鈥 would ...
  • 17 Jun 2021 |

    Chancellor candidates agree Germany must cut red tape to speed up renewables roll-out

    17 Jun 2021, 12:00 As the German election campaign kicks into its next gear, the chancellor candidates of the country鈥檚 major parties met face to face on Wednesday to discuss climate and energy issues at an event organised by energy industry association ...
  • 19 Aug 2015

    In the media: Germany and Brazil are energy pioneers

    19 Aug 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 taz 鈥 die Tageszeitung 鈥淎mong energy pioneers鈥 Chancellor Angela Merkel should use her visit to Brasilia this week as an opportunity to breath fresh wind into the political dialogue concerning ...
  • 01 Sep 2021 |

    Market barrieres deter German companies from investing in rooftop solar systems- PV industry

    01 Sep 2021, 13:29 Edgar Meza Solar 威力彩玩法 / pv magazine The German Solar Association (BSW Solar) is calling for a 鈥渞apid dismantling of market barriers鈥 in view of an ongoing slump in the commercial rooftop photovoltaic (PV) segment. Companies ...
  • Agreement with EU Commission clears way for German power market reform

    30 Aug 2016, 00:00 The German government and the EU Commission have reached an agreement on state-aid related aspects of the country鈥檚 new power market law and other energy policy issues, clearing the way for the 鈥渕ost important reform鈥 since the market ...
  • 17 May 2022 |

    Energy industry calls for law to ramp-up Germany's hydrogen economy 鈥 media report

    17 May 2022, 11:49 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 威力彩玩法 / SZ / Tagesspiegel Background German energy industry association BDEW has called for a 鈥渉ydrogen ramp-up law鈥 to ensure that the country quickly takes the steps necessary to build up a market ...
  • 03 Nov 2022 |

    Timely implementation of electricity price subsidy scheme 鈥渃ompletely unrealistic鈥 鈥 energy industry

    03 Nov 2022, 13:32 Carolina Kyllmann Industry Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 Implementing Germany鈥檚 planned electricity and gas price brakes is 鈥渦nmanageable鈥 in the desired timeframe, energy associations have said following a cabinet meeting on the ...
  • 06 Feb 2017 |

    Pay fossil power plants for flexibility, says energy lobby head

    Fossil power plants are disappearing from the market too quickly when they are still needed to supply the country with power on days with little sun or wind, writes Daniel Wetzel in Die Welt. 鈥淎t the moment, the bad economic framework conditions lead to ...
  • 09 Dec 2020 |

    Four out of five Germans in favour of raising EU climate target

    09 Dec 2020, 15:17 S枚ren Amelang 威力彩玩法 Society International 威力彩玩法 Around 77 percent of Germans say the EU should raise its 2030 climate target. In a聽 survey 聽commissioned by the country's utility association BDEW, only ...
  • Critical reception for government plans to cut power sector emissions

    26 Nov 2014, 00:00 The German government looks set to approve plans to force the power sector to reduce carbon emissions by an additional 22 million tons by 2020. Environmentalists worry the plans don't go far enough and are calling for more coal ...
  • Debate on financing renewables in new ways gathers pace in Germany

    23 Feb 2017, 00:00 Against a backdrop of general elections later this year, a debate about a general overhaul of Germany鈥檚 much-imitated system for renewables support is gathering pace. Many proponents of replacing the current Renewable Energy Act (EEG) ...
  • 10 Nov 2020 |

    Energy industry calls on German states to harmonise species protection laws for wind power

    10 Nov 2020, 13:56 Charlotte Nijhuis Renewables Wind 威力彩玩法 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. ...
  • 18 Mar 2022 |

    Industry warns govt proposal for gas reserves could undermine supply security

    18 Mar 2022, 13:45 S枚ren Amelang Gas Policy Tagesspiegel Background / 威力彩玩法 Gas storage operators and Germany's energy industry have warned that the economy and climate ministry's law proposal aimed at ensuring sufficient gas supply ...
  • 31 Jan 2020 |

    Higher energy prices push inflation up in Germany

    31 Jan 2020, 14:06 S枚ren Amelang Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 Higher聽energy prices have pushed inflation up in Germany. On average, retail prices were 1.7 percent higher in January compared to a year earlier, after an inflation rate of 1.5 percent ...
  • 21 Jan 2020 |

    VW says govt support could spark 'initial ignition' for switch to e-mobility

    21 Jan 2020, 13:17 Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars Freja Eriksen Cars Handelsblatt German carmaker Volkswagen is in favour of support for electric cars, which can provide the "initial ignition" needed to encourage the transition to electric ...
  • 23 Jul 2019

    Lack of charging options in apartment buildings hurdle to Germany鈥檚 e-car roll-out 鈥 study

    23 Jul 2019, 14:07 Benjamin Wehrmann 威力彩玩法 Most residents of German apartment buildings are unable to charge an electric car at home, according to a study by influential drivers鈥 club ADAC. Only 4 percent of apartment buildings assessed had a ...
  • 25 Oct 2023 |

    German econ minister doubles down on power price subsidies with new industry strategy

    25 Oct 2023, 11:00 Germany's economy ministry wants to strengthen the country as an industrial location with a new industry strategy, a key aspect of it being a so-called bridge electricity price for energy-intensive companies. Robert Habeck wants to ...
  • Industry and unions present joint CO鈧 price position

    10 Jul 2019, 12:58 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 In a broad alliance, industry associations and workers鈥 unions have developed joint 鈥淕uidelines for CO鈧 pricing鈥 in Germany. In a position paper, energy industry ...
  • 18 Jun 2015

    In the media: Insurer pours fresh millions into wind and solar

    18 Jun 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 REN21 "Renewables 2015: Global Status Report" Paris-based non-profit group REN21 has published its annual report on the global status of renewable energy around the world. The 250-page ...
  • 30 May 2022 |

    German government split over integrating 鈥渃limate money鈥 in social security system

    30 May 2022, 13:51 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Government Funke Mediengruppe / Bild / n-tv Plans by Germany鈥檚 labour minister to assist households struggling with high energy prices and inflation by paying them a 鈥渟ocial climate money鈥 have led to ...
  • Germany to support CCS for industry, allow offshore carbon storage with upcoming strategy

    26 Feb 2024, 15:55 The German government has proposed plans to make carbon capture and storage (CCS) possible to help the country reach greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045. State support would focus on capturing and storing or using carbon from industrial ...
  • Deadline for crucial renewables reform expires without results

    31 Mar 2021, 13:40 Kerstine Appunn Renewables Renewable Energy Act | EEG 威力彩玩法 The German parliament has let a deadline for implementing higher renewable energy capacity targets pass, causing both energy industry stakeholders and climate ...
  • 20 Dec 2019 |

    German wind power industry anxious as technology tops power mix

    20 Dec 2019, 16:30 Preview 2020: Wind power became Germany's single most important power source in 2019 and appears well under way to fulfill its role as the central technology of the country's energy transition. Nevertheless, the wind industry ...
  • Econ min's 鈥渉istoric鈥 climate consensus ideas met with surprise and suspicion in Germany

    14 Sep 2020, 13:52 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics Government 威力彩玩法 The proposal for a " historic consensus " in German society on the need for climate action and the goal of greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050 by economy ...
  • 10 Sep 2021 |

    Three successful bids with zero support revive flagging German offshore wind expansion

    10 Sep 2021, 14:45 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 The latest round of offshore wind power auctions in Germany has led to three bids claiming zero support for their operations wining the tender, the Federal Grid Agency (BNetzA) ...
  • Germany鈥檚 renewables levy rises slightly in 2020

    15 Oct 2019, 12:27 Germany鈥檚 renewable energy surcharge (EEG surcharge) that is paid by consumers with their electricity bill and supports wind, solar, biomass and hydro power installations will rise by about 5 percent to 6.756 cents per kilowatt hour (ct ...
  • 10 Jan 2023 |

    First mobility summit under chancellor Scholz remains contentious despite inviting car industry critics

    10 Jan 2023, 13:50 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Cars 威力彩玩法 / Die Welt At Germany鈥檚 first mobility summit under Olaf Scholz on 10 January, the German chancellor aims to renew efforts to tackle the country鈥檚 lagging emissions reduction in the ...
  • 13 Jan 2021 |

    Environmentalists say amendment to German fossil plants' air pollution limits too lenient

    13 Jan 2021, 13:35 Charlotte Nijhuis Coal Fossil fuels Tagesspiegel Background The amendment for the tightening of air pollution limits for Germany's fossil power plants that is discussed in parliament on Wednesday draws sharp criticism from ...
  • 21 Jul 2022 |

    Germany steps up gas emergency preparations as Nord Stream resumes operation

    21 Jul 2022, 14:03 Kerstine Appunn Gas Security 威力彩玩法 Gas has started to flow through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany following a 10-day closure for annual maintenance work. The lower utilisation at around 40 percent of ...
  • 02 Jul 2019 |

    Solar PV single largest source of Germany鈥檚 net power production in June

    02 Jul 2019, 14:09 Expert Fraunhofer ISE Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems Renewables Solar Julian Wettengel Renewables Solar 威力彩玩法 For the first time, solar energy topped the list of sources for Germany鈥檚 net public electricity ...
  • 30 Jul 2019 |

    Lower energy use puts Germany on course for further emissions reduction

    30 Jul 2019, 13:43 Primary energy use in Germany decreased almost two percent in the first half of 2019 due to a large drop in coal consumption, according to first estimates. This is likely to result in a further substantial fall in the country鈥檚 CO2 ...
  • 11 Feb 2015

    In the media: Emissions trading dead without reform- analysts

    11 Feb 2015, 00:00 Agora Energiewende 鈥淲ithout a decisive change of course the emissions trading system will fail permanently鈥 Only the rapid introduction of a market stability reserve to increase the price of CO2 emissions can salvage the European system ...
  • 04 Jun 2019 |

    If Germany wants to achieve climate neutrality, it needs nuclear power 鈥 opinion

    04 Jun 2019, 13:27 S枚ren Amelang Nuclear phase-out Washington Post If Germany鈥檚 Chancellor Angela Merkel is really serious about her聽 promise to make the country climate-neutral by 2050, her first step would be to reverse the end of nuclear power by 2022, ...
  • Germany鈥檚 2020 climate target still attainable with carbon price and plant shutdowns - study

    The German 2020 climate target can still be attained by combining a regional carbon floor price of 25 euros per tonne with a shutdown of the dirtiest coal plants in Germany, environmental organisation WWF Germany writes in a press release. According to a ...
  • 21 May 2019 |

    EU household electricity prices increase in second half of 2018, slight decrease in Germany

    21 May 2019, 13:33 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices 威力彩玩法 Household electricity prices in the European Union (EU) on average have increased to 21.1 cents per kilowatt hour (ct/kWh) in the second half of 2018, a 3.5 percent increase over the ...
  • Reactions from energy and climate community to collapse of Germany鈥檚 coalition government

    07 Nov 2024, 10:29 Following the break-up of Germany's governing coalition, the country's energy industry urged rapid snap elections to give companies much-needed investment security in uncertain times. Youth climate movement Fridays for Future ...
  • 02 Jun 2022 |
    Gas

    Build up new global gas supply chains rather than fight over existing volumes 鈥 chancellor Scholz

    02 Jun 2022, 08:34 Julian Wettengel Gas 威力彩玩法 Countries like Germany should endeavour to find new, additional sources of natural gas as they are trying to wean themselves off Russian supply, instead of crowding out weaker competition on the ...
  • 16 Oct 2020 |

    Natural gas provides half of German industry's power generation

    16 Oct 2020, 13:32 Expert Destatis Federal Statistical Office- Statistisches Bundesamt Energiewende Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Industry 威力彩玩法 Natural gas has become by far the most important energy source for power generation of Germany's ...
  • 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 ...
  • Energy industry calls on govt to facilitate EU state aid approval of renewables support

    07 Apr 2021, 12:51 Expert BEE- German Renewable Energy Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy ...
  • 21 Nov 2018 |

    Energy 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, ...
  • Preview2018- Next German government faces urgent coal choice

    22 Dec 2017, 00:00 After a year filled with events that put Germany鈥檚 climate policy in the limelight, such as the G20 summit in Hamburg, the COP23 in Bonn, or the debate over coal in the ill-fated 鈥楯amaica coalition鈥 talks, the country鈥檚 political life ...
  • 07 Jul 2021 |

    New EU green finance strategy shuns decision on nuclear and gas power

    07 Jul 2021, 11:50 With a revamped sustainable finance strategy that introduces a new green bond standard and support for smaller companies, the EU hopes to provide the financial market guidelines needed to achieve the bloc's ambitious climate ...
  • 20 Dec 2019 |

    Germany's coal exit is a done deal- or is it?

    20 Dec 2019, 16:30 Preview 2020: The fate of coal-fired power production in Germany has been sealed with the agreement of a government-appointed commission to phase-out the fossil fuel no later than 2038. But the proposal so far has not been translated ...
  • 01 Mar 2022 |

    Germany to prescribe minimum levels for gas storages, set up 30-day coal reserve

    01 Mar 2022, 13:48 Julian Wettengel Coal Gas Wind 威力彩玩法 / Spiegel / Bloomberg The German government is set to introduce a law to prescribe minimum levels for the country鈥檚 gas storages, according to economy and climate ministry plans seen by ...
  • 14 Jun 2018

    German coal commission to contribute to closing 2020 climate gap 鈥 minister

    Germany鈥檚 new commission to define a path and an end-date for an exit from coal-fired power generation should also help close the gap in emission reductions to reach the country鈥檚 2020 climate goal, environment minister Svenja Schulze told the utility ...
  • 08 Jun 2016

    Renewables reform / Merkel: Energiewende must not destroy utilities

    08 Jun 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 威力彩玩法 Federal government Renewables law reform gets government approval Angela Merkel鈥檚 cabinet has decided on the reform of the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) that is to take ...
  • 28 Apr 2016

    Commentators welcome nuclear deal, trash e-car subsidies

    28 Apr 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 威力彩玩法 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淎 bird in the hand鈥 The proposed fund for nuclear storage costs is in breach of some fundamental principles, writes Michael Bauchm眉ller in an op ...
  • 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 ...
  • 04 Jul 2019 |

    German electricity supply security to stay very high even with coal exit 鈥 economy ministry

    04 Jul 2019, 12:45 Electricity supply in Germany is secure even as the country is phasing out coal-fired power generation, according to a monitoring report which sets new standards for supply security from the economy ministry. The report also changes the ...
  • 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 to open door for onshore CO2 storage in federal states

    29 May 2024, 14:30 In a bid to help Germany reach greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045, the government has presented a draft law reform that would allow the storage of CO2 under the seabed, as well as onshore 鈥 but only if the federal states choose to do so. ...
  • 26 Oct 2021 |

    Energy price hike to leave mark on coalition talks as parties aim to help households

    26 Oct 2021, 17:29 High gas, petrol and power prices are set to play a part in the ongoing negotiations to form the next German government coalition, which will shape the country鈥檚 energy transition policy for years. The election winner Social Democrats, ...
  • 04 Aug 2021 |

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

    04 Aug 2021, 13:06 Germany's energy use in the first half of this year exceeded 2020 levels, as the economy recovers from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, figures by energy market research group AG Energiebilanzen (AGEB) show. However, total ...
  • 04 Nov 2019 |

    Merkel promises e-car charging infrastructure boost ahead of meeting with industry

    04 Nov 2019, 14:05 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Cars Hydrogen 威力彩玩法 Expanding Germany's e-car charging infrastructure and more support for electric mobility options will be key issues at a meeting between Germany's government and ...
  • 23 Mar 2022 |

    Germany warns sudden halt of Russian energy imports would plunge Europe into recession

    23 Mar 2022, 15:41 A sudden stop of energy imports from Russia would threaten "hundreds of thousands of jobs" and push Europe's economy into recession, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned. He said Germany will end its energy dependence as ...
  • 15 Dec 2015

    A 'climate of disillusion' / Europe's power prices compared

    15 Dec 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 威力彩玩法 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淐limate of disillusion鈥 German environment minister Barbara Hendricks did not manage to carry the enthusiasm from the Paris Summit to Berlin, writes Cerstin Gammelin in ...
  • Q&A: First climate and energy proposals from Germany鈥檚 future coalition government

    10 Mar 2025, 13:00 The parties of Germany's likely next governing coalition have said they want to massively increase infrastructure spending, build new gas power plants and introduce subsidies to push the adoption of electric vehicles. Environmental ...
  • 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 Energy Act (EEG) which came into effect on 1 August 2014. Energiewende Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2014 Policy ...
  • 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 ...
  • Q&A: Germany's new 鈧500 bln fund- What's in it for climate and energy?

    21 Mar 2025, 11:14 Germany's prospective next coalition government has proposed a debt-financed special fund worth 500 billion euros for infrastructure and climate projects, in combination with an additional major defence package. The outgoing ...
  • Q&A 鈥 Germany plans to shield industry with electricity tax breaks, subsidies

    13 Nov 2023, 11:15 Germany plans to boost the international competitiveness of its prized heavy industry by lowering electricity taxes and expanding existing subsidy schemes. The package of measures worth 12 billion euros in 2024 alone is set to end a ...
  • What energy & climate stakeholders want from Germany's next government

    14 Sep 2017, 00:00 Environmentalists, business associations, lobby groups, think tanks and researchers have all drawn up their wish list for future energy and climate policy ahead of the federal elections on 24 September. Whatever coalition German ...
  • 14 Dec 2022 |

    Blackout or gas shortage 鈥 How would Germany deal with an energy emergency?

    14 Dec 2022, 12:45 Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing energy crisis have brought uncertainty to Germany鈥檚 energy supply security. Germany鈥檚 electricity system is one of the most reliable in the world, yet the possibility of a blackout 鈥 a ...
  • 17 Jan 2020 |

    Heating 40 million homes 鈥 the hurdles to phasing out fossil fuels in German basements

    17 Jan 2020, 14:16 With half of all homes heated by natural gas and an ageing population of oil-fired heating systems waiting to be replaced, the heating sector is attributed with "enormous potential" to cut CO 2 emissions. Germany's more ...
  • BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries

    The BDEW is the largest energy industry association in Germany. It has 1800 members, including local and municipal utilities as well as regional and inter-regional suppliers. The 鈥渂ig 4鈥 producers and supply companies (Eon, Vattenfall, EnBW and RWE) and ...
  • The German Gas and Hydrogen Industry

    DIE GAS- UND WASSERSTOFFWIRTSCHAFT聽(formerly Zukunft Gas, and Zukunft ERDGAS) is a gas industry lobby initiative which says that both natural gas and renewables-based gases have a role to play in the German energy transition and for climate protection. ...
  • EURELECTRIC

    The Union of the Electricity Industry- EURELECTRIC is the sector association which represents the common interests of the electricity industry at pan-European level, plus its affiliates and associates on several other continents. The association currently ...
  • 威力彩玩法 Calendar- Energy & Climate Policy Events

    Upcoming events 12 May: TransnetBW and Octupus Energy host parliamentary evening " Energy transition reimagined 鈥 flexible, renewable & affordable ", BERLIN. 15 May: Publication audit report on greenhouse gas emissions for 2024 and ...
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