Vietnam invested $7.4 billion in solar and wind power last year, ranking 8th on the list of renewable energy investments the world over. Weert Börner, deputy ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Vietnam, said Friday that Vietnam has the potential to become a renewable energy superpower. He was speaking at an exhibition titled […]
Germany, China To Increase Cooperation On Climate Change
BERLIN (AP) : Germany and China agreed Monday to step up their cooperation in combating climate change in an effort to help keep global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) by the year 2100. Countries are running out of time to achieve that target, laid down in the Paris agreement […]
Germany expands capacity in wind, solar power auctions
Speeding up the momentum to meet climate goals within the European Union will be a major issue in Germany’s general election in September, and the Green Party is making quick gains in the polls. FRANKFURT: Germany will expand the energy capacity tendered in renewable power project auctions to help decarbonise electricity, and will relieve the […]
Making charging easier for electric vehicle users
A clever charging station booking system is being tested in cities in Germany and Spain. The system allows electric vehicle (EV) drivers to reserve a charging station and keeps the station free for their use. Charging their EV may soon be much easier for drivers in Germany and Spain. The reason is an innovative control […]
Germany putting another €300M into EV charging infrastructure
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure has launched a new €300-million program for the construction of EV charging stations. We build the charging infrastructure where it is needed in everyday life and that is with the people “on site”—at supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, swimming pools or sports fields. We are thus supporting a solution […]
Q Cells files more patent infringement complaints in Germany, France
Solar products company Q Cells, which has dual headquarters in South Korea and Germany, has filed a patent infringement complaint in the Regional Court of Duesseldorf against rival Astronergy Solarmodule GmbH. The photovoltaics (PV) maker has done so on March 12, according to an announcement. Furthermore, it has filed separate patent infringement complaints in France […]
German automaker BMW ramps up electric vehicle offerings
BMW declined, however, to follow General Motors and other automakers who have said their goal is to phase out internal combustion passenger vehicles by a specific date FRANKFURT, Germany : German automaker BMW said Wednesday it intends to speed the rollout of new electric cars, vowing to bring battery-powered models to 50% of global sales […]
Saudi Arabia Eyes Big Piece Of The Hydrogen Market
Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude oil exporter, has been active in embracing new energy revenue opportunities in recent years after it became painfully clear the world was changing and it would not be able to rely on oil for its sustained wealth forever. Now, the desert kingdom has set its sights on green hydrogen. […]
Germany urged to be carbon-neutral by 2040
“What the next German government decides will have an impact on our greenhouse gas emissions over the next 20 to 30 years,” Xinhua news agency quoted Christiane Averbeck, Executive Director of Climate Alliance Germany, as saying in a statement on Monday. Germany should seek to achieve climate neutrality by 2040, 10 years earlier than officially […]
China’s import of polysilicon for solar cells dips 30%
China’s import of polysilicon, the feedstock for solar cells, decreased by 30 percent from 144,503 metric tons (MT) in 2019 to 100,776 MT in 2020, according to Chinese customs statistics. “Though South Korea still exported sizeable volumes from inventories to China throughout the year, the shutdown of a production capacity of 60,500 tons – at […]
