With the EU on the cusp of announcing its long-term hydrogen strategy, a huge question remains: Should blue hydrogen be excluded? Green hydrogen may get all the headlines, but the prospect of it fueling Europe’s future hydrogen economy on its own looks increasingly questionable. Blue hydrogen is produced from natural gas, with carbon capture and […]
Germany Seeks 5-fold Increase In Offshore Wind Power By 2040
The German government wants to increase offshore wind power capacity five-fold by 2040 as part of its plan to wean the country off fossil fuels. The Cabinet on Wednesday agreed on a bill that would set a goal of 40 Gigawatts of installed offshore wind power capacity in 20 years, from about 7.5 Gigawatts at […]
Q1 2020 Wind Energy Auctions Database: Report
As part of GWEC Market Intelligence’s services, the database on global wind auctions is an important tool for the industry to stay up-to-date on all the latest developments and business opportunities around the world. While the industry has been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and auctions have been delayed or postponed in a few countries, […]
Give $1trn for green recovery: Prakash Javadekar to developed countries
The event was co-chaired by Germany and the UK, and witnessed the participation of 30 countries. The aim was to facilitate discussions among high-level government officials over measures that could pave the way for a green recovery from the current economic crisis. Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar has called for a grant of $1 trillion […]
Germany, Britain call for ‘green recovery’ from pandemic
Schulze suggested that one way to do this would be to help care workers buy electric vehicles for house calls. “These are many, many vehicles,” she told The AP. “It would help the economy and it would move us forward (in curbing emissions)” BERLIN: Germany and Britain said Monday that efforts to revive the global […]
Siemens Gamesa receives firm order for 342 MW Kaskasi offshore wind power plant in Germany
Project with innogy SE to use 38 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD Flex turbines Power to be supplied to more than 400,000 German households Wind turbine installation work to start in Q3 of CY2022 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has received a firm order from innogy SE to supply the offshore wind turbines for […]
Germany’s overdose of renewable energy
Anti-nuclear hysteria is destroying the environment Germany now generates over 35% of its yearly electricity consumption from wind and solar sources. Over 30 000 wind turbines have been built, with a total installed capacity of nearly 60 GW. Germany now has approximately 1.7 million solar power (photovoltaic) installations, with an installed capacity of 46 GW. […]
Germany’s 2019 hard coal imports fell 14.7%: importers
FRANKFURT: Germany imported 40.2 million tonnes of hard coal last year, 14.7% less than in 2018 due to competition from renewables and gas, and as the steel industry curbed usage, importers said on Friday. The total was comprised of an estimated 7.4% lower intake of coking coal for steelmakers, who purchased 11.5 million tonnes and […]
Solar and Wind Will End German Coal Long Before Merkel’s Deadline
Germany could close its last coal-fired power plant long before a 2038 deadline as the dirtiest fossil fuel gets squeezed out of the energy mix by clean electricity. A plan struck on Thursday by Chancellor Angela Merkel to compensate regions and companies for the exit anticipates some of the most polluting plants running down the […]
Germany Seals $45B Coal Phaseout Deal
Hard-hit regions and utilities will be compensated for their role in Germany’s energy transition, but RWE faces more than $1B in uncovered costs. Germany’s federal and state governments agreed Thursday on the tricky terms of the country’s coal phaseout, with the total bill set to run to €40 billion ($44.6 billion) as hard-hit regions are […]