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BERLIN: Germany’s Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, on Friday passed a bill on the country’s exit from coal as a power source to meet climate targets. The bill involves over 50 billion euros ($56 billion) for mining and power plant operators, affected regions and employees to cushion the impact of the transformation from coal […]

Europe & UK

German power grid firms need sharp rise in renewable generation capacity by 2035

January 18, 2020 Anand Gupta

FRANKFURT: Germany’s four power grid operators said on Friday that a sharp rise in the country’s renewable generation capacity was needed over the next 15 years to meet demand from the electrification of heating, transport and other industries. Presenting their capacity planning needs through 2035, the four high voltage transmission grid firms (TSOs) said in […]

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German energy usage fell 2.3% in 2019 to more than 40-year low

January 7, 2020 Anand Gupta

FRANKFURT: German energy usage fell 2.3% in 2019 to a more than 40-year low due to efficiency measures, a slowing economy and a shift from manufacturing to service industries, industry group AGEB said on Monday, confirming an October forecast. In its annual report the AGEB said full-year primary energy usage in Europe's biggest economy fell […]

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German grid debuts new DC wires

December 5, 2019 Anand Gupta

Germany’s transmission system operators are using 525kV direct current (DC) cables as part of grid upgrades to facilitate increasing levels of energy, mainly from renewable sources. The cables will be used for the SuedLink, SuedOstLink and A-Nord connections and will be the first time such connections are used. They supersede plastic-insulated 320kV high voltage cables, […]

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German regulator sets 6.20 cents/kWh cap for 2020 onshore wind auctions

December 2, 2019 Anand Gupta

Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur has to reconcile the need to facilitate new turbine constructions in a green energy drive with that of keeping prices down for consumers FRANKFURT: Germany will cap the maximum price for licences to build onshore wind turbines next year at 6.20 euro cents ($0.06) per kilowatt hour (kWh), the federal network regulator said, […]

Middle East & Africa

German delegation reviews DEWA’s experience in clean energy projects

November 25, 2019 Anand Gupta

– High-level German delegation reviews DEWA’s experience in implementing clean energy projects while visiting Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park A high-level delegation from the German Federal Parliament led by His Excellency Bijan Djir-Sarai, visited the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The delegation was received by Jamal Shaheen Al Hammadi, Vice President […]

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German path to carbon neutrality achievable and affordable: research

November 1, 2019 Anand Gupta

BERLIN : Germany can reach its target of becoming largely carbon-free by 2050 if it keeps expanding renewable power and introduces a hydrogen economy, one of the country’s biggest research centers said on Thursday. Presenting a study on energy transition to the middle of the century in Berlin, experts of the Forschungszentrum (FZ) Juelich which […]

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German network agency awards onshore wind power, solar licences

October 19, 2019 Anand Gupta

The Bundesnetzagentur energy markets regulator also said in its statement that it had awarded 153 MW of solar power capacity out of a tender volume of 648 MW, with nearly all permits going to Bavarian bidders FRANKFURT: Germany’s power network agency said on Friday it had awarded licences to build onshore wind turbines with the […]

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Germans to pay 5.5% higher levy for renewable power in 2020

October 16, 2019 Anand Gupta

FRANKFURT: Germany’s power network operators (TSOs) will hike by 5.5% next year the fee consumers have to pay to support the country’s shift toward renewable energies, they said on Tuesday, confirming what a source earlier told Reuters. The surcharge is a key part of Germany’s policy to switch to lower carbon sources of energy, known […]

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German Clean-Energy Fund Expanding Into U.S. Solar Development

July 18, 2019 Anand Gupta

Germany : based clean-energy fund Hep Kapitalverwaltung AG agreed to invest $50 million to $80 million annually in a partnership to develop small solar projects in the U.S. Hep and ReNew Petra, a North Carolina-based renewable energy company, plan to jointly develop more than 100 megawatts of solar annually, according to a statement Wednesday. Their […]