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…
Germany: 16 percent more wind power generated in the North Sea in first half of 2019 – TenneT
Wind energy carried from the North Sea by transmission grid operator (TSO) TenneT rose by 16 percent in the first…
Germany’s coal phase-out bill to be ready by end 2019
The federal economic ministry has followed the German coal commission’s recommendation by preparing a draft bill to phase-out coal power…
Germany: Massive renewables expansion needed
Germany has to massively expand wind and solar electricity to reach the government coalition’s goal of a 65 percent renewables…
Germany: Environment minister backs CCS as part of a German 2050 climate-neutrality bid
Germany’s environment minister Svenja Schulze has said the country should seriously consider carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to deal…
Energy researchers spell out four reasons for slow emissions reduction in Germany
The rapid expansion of renewable power sources in Germany has not been matched by a parallel drop in carbon emissions…
Norway sold 70 times more electric cars than Romania in 2018
In Norway, something special happened in March: Of the 18,300 new cars registered in the country, over 10,700, or 58%,…