Armin Laschet sees „quantum leap for climate protection“ in a power plant that will emit 40 million tons of carbon dioxide. Today the energy supplier Uniper in North Rhine-Westphalia is taking a…
Autor: Martin Jendrischik
Fossil fuels: Cleantech and climate policy could reduce profits by two thirds
Carbon Tracker shows collapse of the fossil energy system and the impact on the global economy. The age of fossil energy production ends at a breathtaking pace. This is how you could…
Paquet de relance économique : le gouvernement adopte des mesures audacieuses et tournées vers l’avenir
Réduction temporaire de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée, plafonnement du prélèvement EEG jusqu’en 2022, promotion de l’hydrogène, des voitures électriques et des transports publics. La nuit dernière, le gouvernement allemand a…
1.5 gigawatts: Vattenfall builds world’s largest offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
<Energy supplier Vattenfall has made the final investment decision for the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm. An installed capacity of 1.5 gigawatts should make Hollandse Kust Zuid the world’s largest offshore…
Economic stimulus package: Government adopts bold and forward-looking measures
Value-added tax is temporarily reduced, EEG levy capped until 2022, hydrogen, electric cars and public transport promoted. Last night, the German government passed a comprehensive, courageous and largely future-oriented economic stimulus package…
Research: Cyanobacteria as hydrogen factories
Kiel researchers use the enzyme hydrogenase from cyanobacteria for hydrogen production – Article in Nature Energy. The possibilities for producing hydrogen that is as green as possible are becoming more and more…
L’aéroport de Zurich soutient la start-up Synhelion dans la commercialisation de carburants synthétiques
Aéroport de Zurich, Synhelion achètera la totalité du volume de production des deux premières années à l’usine de démonstration à partir de 2023 environ. Dans le monde entier, les aéroports et les…
Green Recovery Plan: EU focuses on building refurbishment, renewable energies, hydrogen and emission-free mobility
Green Recovery Plan foresees billion-dollar investments and is to be presented today at a special session of the EU Parliament and a press conference by Ursula von der Leyen. The EU Commission…
Unannounced network interventions: consumer associations demand alternative solutions
Bundesverband Verbraucherzentrale and Verband Neue Energieanbieter propose market economy model. The energy market must be significantly restructured in the coming months in order to change false incentives and false developments, such as…
Lignite and hard coal consumption declined rapidly in the 1st quarter of 2020
Renewable energies increased by six percent according to the Working Group on Energy Balances. Coal-fired power generation increasingly less competitive. The lack of competitiveness of hard coal and lignite compared with renewable…