German

Battery

RWE Commissions 220MW German BESS

RWE has commissioned one of Germany’s largest battery energy storage systems (BESS), with a total capacity of 220MW.The BESS at the group’s Hamm and…

Offshore Wind Power

Dragados Grows Capacity in Spain for Tennet’s German Offshore Converter Stations

Dragados Offshore is planning to add a new production site with 400,000 square metres of space in Spain for the manufacturing of TenneT’s 2 GW offshore co…

Electric Vehicles

Porsche to Cut 1,900 Jobs in Germany After EV Demand Slumps

The body shell of an all-electric Porsche Taycan.Porsche AG will trim its workforce by 1,900 employees by the end of the decade in response to weak electric veh…

Natural Gas

Germany Wants EU to Relax Gas Storage Targets

Model of natural gas pipeline and EU flag, July 18, 2022.Germany wants the European Union to make its gas storage targets less rigid because of worries over the…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Axpo Makes German PV Pact

Axpo and Raiffeisen Waren-Zentrale Rhein-Main (RWZ) have entered into a partnership for the development of solar parks in Germany.A service framework sets out t…

LNG

FSRU Gig at One of Germany’s LNG Terminals Cut Short Over Pricing Issues

FSRU Energos Power;Germany’s private operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, Deutsche ReGas, has pulled the plug on a charter deal for one of t…

Green Hydrogen

Accelera by Cummins to Supply Electrolyser for Bp’s Green Hydrogen

View of bp’s current refinery in Lingen, Germany, with green overlay of the future hydrogen production plant.Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions busin…

Electric Vehicles

Lucid & BMW Execs Claim Efficiency More Important Than Range for Electric Cars

Lucid and BMW are advancing electric vehicle (EV) technology with a focus on efficiency and smaller batteries, despite currently producing cars with large batte…

Green Hydrogen

German Steel Industry Urges Deadline Reassessment for Green Hydrogen Transition

The German steel industry, a key player in Europe’s green hydrogen economy ambitions, has raised concerns about the timeline for adopting green hydrogen t…

Photovoltaic （PV）

RWE Commissions PV Plant in Germany

RWE has commissioned Schönau solar farm, the company’s first photovoltaic plant in Saxony, Germany.A total of 36,000 solar modules produce around 21 …

Energy Storage Project

BW ESS, Mirai Power Sign 1GW German Storage Deal

BW ESS and Mirai Power have signed an agreement setting out plans to co-develop up to 1GW of energy storage projects in southern Germany.Munich-based Mirai Powe…

Offshore Wind Power

Aker Solutions to Build Steel Substructure of Balwin 1 Substation

Both BalWin 1 and 2 systems will include 2GW HVDC offshore and onshore substations for renewable electricity transmission.Aker Solutions has secured a contract …

Offshore Wind Power

Aker Solutions Wins Contract for BalWin1 Offshore Wind Grid Connection Project

Aker Solutions to supply steel substructure for Germany’s BalWin1 offshore wind grid connection.Aker Solutions has secured a contract from Dragados Offsho…

Solar Panel

ABO Energy Secures 35 MW of Awards in German Solar Tender

Solar panels.German renewables developer ABO Energy (ETR:AB9) on Monday said it has been successful with three solar projects totalling over 35 MW in the latest…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Germany Allocates 2.15 GW in Latest PV Tender, Final Average Price for First Time Under €0.05/KWh Since 2019

Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur)Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has allocated 2,150 MW of PV capacity in the nation's lat…