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Thermal Plant

Renewable Sources Generated 47.3% of Germany’s Electricity , While 43.4% Came from Coal and Nuclear Energy

Renewable sources generated 47.3% of Germany’s electricity in the first half of 2019, while 43.4% came from coal and nuclear energy in this period, according t…

New Hydrogen Station Opens in Germany

H2 MOBILITY Deutschland and its shareholders OMV and Air Liquide have jointly opened a hydrogen (H2) filling station in Schnelldorf in the Ansbach district – t…

Energy Storage Battery

German Promoting Millions for Fuel Cells

The Federal Ministry of Transport promotes the development of the fuel cell for electric cars with 70 million euros. As announced on Thursday, the researchers a…

Germany will Spend 100 Million Euros Per Year for Hydrogen Research

German Minister of the Economy Peter Altmaier announces the creation of around 20 “real laboratories” to test technologies of the future.

Coal Power

Germany is Renouncing Nuclear and Coal

Germany, a poster child for responsible energy, is renouncing nuclear and coal. The problem is, say many power producers and grid operators, it may struggle to …

Offshore Wind Power

Hohe See Delivers First Power on 497MW in German North See

A wind turbine was installed in Hohe See Wind farm on the 497MW in German North see, has produced the first power and delivered it to the grid, ENBW said.

Nuclear Policy

France, Germany, and the UK Reaffirm Commitment to Iran Deal

France, Germany, and the UK - together known as the E3, as the three founding members of the European Union - issued a joint statement yesterday reaffirming the…

Energy Storage Battery

FuelCell Energy Announces Sub-MW Solution for European Market

These fuel cells are manufactured in Torrington, CT and assembled in Europe at the FuelCell Energy manufacturing facility located in Taufkirchen, Germany.

Wind Turbine

German Offshore Wind Farm Entering Turbine Installation Phase

Located in the German North Sea, the 200MW TWBII wind farm will comprise 32 Senvion 6.2M152 wind turbines installed at the site some 40 kilometres north of the …

Germany Is not Going to Achieve the Carbon Reductions it Committed to in Pari

With current policies, Germany is not going to achieve the carbon reductions it committed to in Paris, according to a report by Germany’s Council of Economic E…

Hydrogen Technology

Siemens to Open ‘Innovation Campus’ for Hydrogen Technology -Handelsblatt

Siemens plans to open an “innovation campus” for hydrogen technology in Goerlitz, Saxony in the next few years, German business newspaper Handelsblatt reports…

EV Technology

Proton Power Receives €1.3 Million Financing for German Bus Fuel Cell Order

Proton Power Systems plc announces that a European commercial bank has agreed to provide c.€1.3 million financing for the order from ebe EUROPA of Memmingen, G…

Chinese Energy Policy Change Drags on Global 1H Renewables Spend

In Europe, Spain reeled in $3.7bn, up 235% on the same period a year earlier, and the UK was up 35%, at $2.5bn. But in the Netherlands investment was 41% lower …

Hydrogen Project

Oil Major Total says keep an eye on “very interesting” German Hydrogen Projects

French oil major Total keeps an eagle eye on German projects that use electricity to produce synthetic fuels. “There are a number of projects in Germany that w…

Intersolar Europe

Intersolar Europe is the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry and its partners and takes place annually at the Messe München exhibition center in…