Germany sets goal of cutting primary energy use by 30% by 2030
Germany has officially adopted the target of cutting primary energy use by nearly one third by 2030. The government has…
Drop in coal use pushes Germany closer to 2020 climate target
Germany has seen a second year of significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, as coal use fell by…
Tesla’s plant in Germany will produce 500,000 electric vehicles a year
Tesla, the American electric car maker, plans to produce 500,000 electric vehicles annually at its new factory, 140 km from…
Targeted action needed to curb unrelenting global demand for coal power
The world’s consumption of coal as a power source will grow further until at least 2040 if no targeted action…
Higher wholesale power prices offset planned renewables surcharge cut – industry
Wholesale electricity prices in Germany have increased by about 13 percent in 2019 compared to the previous year, the energy…
German solar power industry’s business climate continues to be positive
Business sentiment in the German solar power industry continues to be positive after the announcement of conditions more favourable to…
Tesla gigafactory in Gemany hailed as gamechanger for lagging e-mobility transition
Tesla’s decision to build its first European “gigafactory” for batteries and vehicles in Germany will be an enormous boost for…
Germany allows new coal plant to enter service despite phase-out
German utility Uniper has been given the green light to start commercial operations at its new 1.5-billion-euro Datteln 4 coal-fired…
Germany slashes key efficiency target in new building energy draft law
The German government has slashed an essential efficiency target that aimed for a “close to climate neutral building stock by…
Energy efficiency in Germany improved by 3.2 percent in 2018 – AGEB
In 2018, energy efficiency in Germany improved by 3.2 percent compared to the previous year, according to preliminary estimates by…
Legal loophole allowed German companies to avoid paying billions in renewables support
Hundreds of companies may have used a loophole in Germany’s Renewable Energy Act to avoid paying their share of the…
Germany to have 54 bln. euro for the climate package between 2020-2023
The German government expects CO2 pricing in the buildings and transport sectors to bring in 18.8 billion euros by 2023…
France and Germany – joint project for the production of batteries for next-generation electric vehicles
Two new-generation battery factories developed under the Franco-German project will be built respectively in France in 2022 and in Germany…
E-mobility and wind power auctions suffer from flawed competition – Germany
The German Monopolies Commission has warned that the breakthrough of electric cars and the expansion of onshore wind power in…
German energy ministers promise legal overhaul to revive ailing wind power expansion
The expansion of onshore wind power in Germany and the capacity growth of other renewable energy sources need a clear…
German landfill operators agree to significantly lower methane emissions
Methane emissions from landfills in Germany will be gradually reduced by a total of one million tonnes of CO2 equivalents…
German government says power storage capacity could grow more than 50-fold by 2030
The total power storage capacity available in Germany could grow immensely over the next decade, the German government says. In…
India is now producing the world’s cheapest solar power
India is now producing the world’s cheapest solar power, according to an International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) survey. The costs…
E.ON joins ranks of Germany’s corporate green bond issuers
German utility E.ON has raised 1.5 billion euros by issuing its first green bond, which ties the generated capital to…
German lignite plants loss sum up to 600 mln. Euro in H1
Germany’s fleet of lignite power stations has likely lost more than 600 million euros in the first half of 2019,…
Germany accounts for one third of EU coal power generation despite 2019 drop
Power generation from coal was down 19 percent in Europe, and 22 percent in Germany, in the first six months…
Renewable energy providing more electricity than coal and nuclear power combined in Germany
Renewable sources of energy produced more electricity than coal and nuclear power combined for the first time in Germany, according…
Merkel backs national CO2 price, cites Greta-effect on policy
Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed the introduction of price on CO2 emissions as part of a package to reach the…