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Energy Transition

RWE to Spend €15bn on German Decarbonisation Portfolio

German utility RWE has announced a plan to invest €15 billion ($17.1 billion) to expand its portfolio of green energy in a move to accelerate the energy transi…

Solar Technology

Intersolar Europe 2022: Solar Energy in Germany Takes Center Stage

Thanks to the goals set by the newly appointed German government to reach an installed PV capacity of 200 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, Germany continues on its path …

Nuclear Power Plant

Germany Is Shuttering Nuclear Reactors Amid EU Power Crisis

Despite some countries embracing nuclear power as the obvious solution to the green energy problem that it is over the last 12 months, Europe is still shutterin…

European Energy Signs PPA with 595°

European Energy and 595° are pleased to announce that they have entered into a multi-year PPA to supply green power from European Energy’s German wind portfol…

Hydrogen Project

Several Firms Guide European Green Hydrogen Project in Chile

German firm Oppenhoff & Partners and the Santiago offices of Barros & Errázuriz Abogados and Mena y Guijón Abogados have helped Austria Energy Group and Austr…

Video: Two of Germany's Largest Shipbuilders Declare Bankruptcy

​It's been a dire few months for the cruise industry

Coal Trade

Russia Coal Export Disruption Would Hit Germany Hardest

A sudden disruption to Russian coal exports to Europe resulting from an escalation in Russia-Ukraine tensions would hit northwest European coal supply particula…

Hydrogen Project

Linde Starts up ‘World’s First’ Plant for Extracting Hydrogen from Natural Gas Pipelines

Linde Engineering is showcasing how hydrogen can be separated from natural gas streams at a first of its kind full-scale pilot plant in Dormagen, Germany.

Electricity Transmission

50Hertz and Tennet Partner to Integrate 4GW of Offshore Capacity Onto German Grid

Transmission system operators 50Hertz and Tennet have formed a new partnership that aims to deliver more renewable energy capacity generated offshore onto the g…

Electric Car

24M Finalizes Deal with Volkswagen Group to Partner on Next-Gen EV Battery Manufacturing

24M Technologies, Inc. has finalized its deal, announced in December 2021 with Volkswagen Group.

Electricity Trade

How Germany can Cut Power Costs by 34%

Germany can achieve significant reductions in emissions and the cost of electricity by phasing out coal in 2030 but must have a clear plan to ramp up renewables…

Wind Power Project

Statkraft Ready to Build 80MW Wind Power Project in Brazil

European renewable energy company Statkraft has closed a turbine supply contract with German manufacturer Nordex and is now ready to begin construction of its M…

Germany

Germany Consults on Grid Expansion Plans

For the first time the scenario framework is based on the climate neutrality planned for 2045

Hydrogen Project

Germany Plans to Open Hydrogen Diplomacy Bureau in Ukraine

The official added that she intended to meet with Ukrainian officials and hydrogen experts during her current visit.

Substation

New Transformer for Rennertshofen Substation

German utility LEW distribution network GmbH has delivered and installed a new 110/20 kV transformer at the Rennertshofen substation.