Air Liquide and BASF have signed a new long-term contract for the supply of oxygen and nitrogen to one of BASF’s largest and most innovative European sites, located in Schwarzheide, Germany. Air Liquide will invest around 40 million euros in the construction of a state-of-the-art Air Separation Unit (ASU) at this flagship site for the […]
Coal to Green Hydrogen: Germany’s Energy Transition Summed Up in One Project
How coal phaseout policies, waste heat and a steel mill are helping one green hydrogen project stack up. The Moorburg coal power station boasts an eventful inception, a landmark closure, and now, a bright future. It was opened in 2015 by Swedish utility Vattenfall on the banks of the Elbe river, just outside the German […]
Germany Paid Record $38 Billion for Green Power Growth in 2020
Germany paid a record sum to foster green electricity last year as new wind, solar and biomass plants weathered the worst of the coronavirus crisis afflicting other sections of the economy. The rising costs of supporting renewables has become a friction point as the nation struggles with Covid-19. The subsidy is paid directly by consumers […]
Germany agrees on amended energy law to boost renewables
The energy law is now expected to go before a parliamentary committee on Tuesday ahead of votes in the lower house on Thursday and the upper house on Friday, with a view to enacting the legislation by Jan. 1, 2021. BERLIN: Germany’s ruling coalition has agreed changes to a new energy law that aims to […]
German power export surplus shrank 46.2% in 2020
Cross-border trade is especially strong with France, which still bets on nuclear power – shunned in Germany for safety concerns which resulted in its plan for a scheduled withdrawal FRANKFURT: Germany saw its electricity export surplus shrink by 46.2 per cent in 2020 to 18.9 terawatt hours (TWh), raising the prospect that its dependency on […]
Germany rings in 2021 with CO2 tax, coal phase-out
From January 1, 2021 the government will charge 25 euros ($30) per tonne of carbon dioxide emissions released by the transport and heating sectors Frankfurt : Germany is aiming for a green start to 2021 by shutting down a coal-fired power plant and slapping a CO2 price on transport, but critics say the efforts aren’t […]
Suzlon Energy signed two new deals with Germany
Suzlon Energy signed two new deals with Germany for two new solar renewable parks Good news : Suzlon Energy signed 2 new deals with Germany for 2 new solar renewable parks for more than 1 billion dollars , this is multi bagger its solar and renewable energy time ans Suzlon is Baap of wind turbine solar […]
Germany invests $36 million in rural power
German Development Cooperation has invested 30 million euros ($36 million) in concessional lending to Cambodia to enhance energy efficiency and rural power supply. The funding will go into upgrading and expanding the power grid for the country’s rural network, which will contribute to the reaching of Cambodia’s ambitious targets in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and […]
Uniper eyes 4 GW of renewables capacity beyond 2025 – CEO
This includes the group’s business in Russia, where the company so far only operates fossil-fuel based power stations. FRANKFURT: German utility Uniper is planning to develop 4 gigawatts of solar and wind power projects beyond 2025, Chief Executive Andreas Schierenbeck said on Thursday. This includes the group’s business in Russia, where the company so far […]
E.ON installs 20,000 smart meters in Germany
Important milestone reached in the digitization of energy networks Significantly more smart meters have already been installed in other countries E.ON is the first energy supplier in Germany to have installed 20,000 intelligent metering systems (so-called “smart meters”). The device marking this important milestone was installed on December 2, 2020 at Wasserverband Weddel-Lehre (WWL) […]