Number of PV installations in Germany hits 3 million
The number of solar panel systems in Germany hit three million on Monday (29 May), with total solar PV installed…
E.ON: Germany accelerates the hydrogen market project, in Romania the pilot project in Mediaș starts
Germany is making rapid progress towards creating a hydrogen economy. This is one of the conclusions of the second report…
Seven countries reject nuclear-derived hydrogen from EU renewables law
A group of seven EU countries led by Germany have rejected calls to incorporate nuclear-made hydrogen into the bloc’s green…
Germany’s bill for gas imports doubled last year, in spite of decrease in volume
Germany’s natural gas imports cost double in 2022 compared to 2021, even though imported gas volumes fell by 30%, according…
France in new row with Germany and Spain over nuclear-derived hydrogen
A new row has erupted between France, Germany and Spain over nuclear energy, with Paris furious about a lack of…
Germany: Renewables provided 47% of the energy used in 2022
Renewable energy accounted for 46.9% of total energy consumption in Germany in 2022, up 4.9 percentage points from the previous…
Jozsef Balogh: An (almost) perfect match – the missed cooperation between the Romanian and Hungarian electricity systems
Coupling Eastern European electricity markets at the European level was a big mistake. This forced project was created to hide…
Government advisors call on Germany to use nuclear until end of energy crisis
The German Council of Economic Experts is calling for the country’s last nuclear power plants to remain in use until…
Germany reactivates another coal plant to save gas
Germany is restarting another backup coal-fired plant next week, trying to save gas reserves for the winter, dpa reports. The…
Germany reduces VAT on gas from 19% to 7%
Germany will temporarily reduce the VAT on natural gas, from 19% to 7%, to try to ease the burden on…
Germany unlikely to reach gas storage targets without Nord Stream 1 supply
Germany is facing severe gas supply shortages in the coming winter if it fails to introduce the right measures, according…
Boom of electric heaters causing concerns about German grid stability next winter
German consumers are swarming to shops to buy electric heaters as fears of a true gas shortage caused by Russia’s…
Germany: First hard coal “market returnee” power plant ready to replace gas in supply crisis
The first retired hard coal power plant from Germany’s capacity reserve is ready to restart operations in order to replace…
Germany triggers second alert stage of three step-emergency gas plan
Citing a “tense situation” following last week’s Russian supply cuts, Germany’s economy and climate ministry has sounded the official alarm…
Germany rejects EU plan to ban classic cars from 2035
The German government will not agree with the European Union’s plans to ban the sale of new cars equipped with…
Austria announces reactivation of a coal-fired power plant
The Austrian government, facing a drop in gas supplies from Russia, announced on Sunday evening that it will restart a…
More than 700,000 euro donated by the employees of the E.ON group to the people of Ukraine
E.ON group employees have donated over 350,000 euro in the last three months to the people of Ukraine. E.ON has…
Germany moves in state reserve coal units, lowers gas use
To counteract future gas supply shortages, the government cabinet has decided on new regulations for the provision of backup power…
Favourable weather and savings lower Germany’s energy consumption by 2% in Q1
Warm weather and energy saving measures in the context of rising prices exacerbated by Russia’s war on Ukraine have reduced…
Germany will reduce the authorization procedures for new LNG terminals
Germany is poised to become a force in the liquefied gas market within a year thanks to the rapid approval…
OMV has completed the sale of gas stations in Germany for 485 mln. euro
British company EG Group and the OMV group have completed a 2020 transaction that provides for the sale of 285…
Germany would lose 5% of its GDP in the event of a Russian gas embargo
An immediate European embargo on natural gas imported from Russia could cost Germany up to 5% of its GDP this…
Germany could enter a severe recession, in the event of a halt of deliveries from Russia
Germany could face a severe recession if there is a halt to gas and oil supplies from Russia, Christian Sewing,…