Germany

Thermal Plant

German Power Plant to be Fired by Waste Wood

The order comprises the turnkey delivery, installation and commissioning of two incineration lines on a chute-to-stack basis.

Energy Investment

E.ON Launches €250 Million Fund for Next-Gen Digital Technologies

Germany multinational energy company E.ON has launched a €250 million investment fund dedicated to digital technologies and business models.

Power Construction

Europe Ready for HVDC Offshore Wind Transmission Grid Says Study

According to the results of the EU research project PROMOTioN, technologies for a meshed high voltage direct current offshore wind transmission grid in Europe a…

Nuclear waste

Germany Lists Potential Radwaste Storage Sites

Germany has published a list of potential storage sites for radioactive waste.

Oil Pipeline

Uniper Explores Sale of 20 Per Cent Stake in Opal Gas Pipeline

German energy firm Uniper is exploring a sale of its 20% stake in gas pipeline Opal, which links the Nord Stream 1 pipeline with onshore European grids.

Coal Price

German Coal Units De-Mothballed Early on High Prices

Higher day-ahead German power prices have improved generation margins for coal-fired units, prompting operators to de-mothball units earlier than expected.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Plane Completes Maiden Flight in ‘World First’

A hydrogen fuel-cell plane that's capable of carrying passengers completed its maiden flight this week, in another step forward for low and zero-emission flight…

Germany

Siemens to Build Hydrogen Production Plant in Bavaria

Siemens is to build one of the largest hydrogen production plants in Germany.

Electric Vehicle Battery

BMW Group Plant Leipzig to Start Battery Module Production in 2021

The BMW Group is further expanding its Germany-based production capacities for electric drives.

Market Analysis

Old Green Power Plants Seek to Regenerate as Germany Turns off Subsidies

Wilfried Haas owns a 3 kilowatt solar system which has been running as a micro power station since 1992, helping Germany, Europe's largest economy, curb its dep…

Solar Power Plant

German Power Player Secures €106m for Solar Surge

German independent power producer MKM Invest Group has raised €106m in debt financing to acquire a portfolio of European solar assets totalling 579MW.

Geothermal Power Plant

Deutsche Erdwärme Plans to Start Drilling for Graben-Neudorf Project in 2021

Geothermal developer Deutsche Erdwärme AG wants to build a geothermal power plant in Graben-Neudorf in the North of the city of Karlsruhe in the state.

Oil Pipeline

Future of German-Russian Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Remains Uncertain

​Calls are mounting in Germany to stop the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will take gas from Russia to Germany.

LNG

Germany Offered to Build LNG Terminals to Avert US Pipeline Sanctions

Berlin offered to spend 1 billion euros to build two liquid natural gas terminals in a bid to dissuade the United States from imposing sanctions over the Nord S…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Alstom Hydrogen Powered Train Enters Service in Austria

Following successful trials in Germany, the Coradia iLint – a hydrogen fuel cell powered train developed by French rail giant Alstom – has begun carrying pass…