Germany

PowerGrid Technology

Construction Begins on Neuconnect's German Connection

Image courtesy NeuConnectNeuConnect, the first direct power link between Germany and Great Britain, has marked the start of major construction work in Germany.F…

Hydrogen Project

Nigeria, Germany Partner on $130BN Global Hydrogen Market

Nigeria is set to partner with Germany to tap into the $130 billion global hydrogen market, Vice President Kashim Shettima announced yesterday.The partnership, …

Hydrogen Project

Nigeria, Germany to Partner on $130BN Global Hydrogen Market

Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Friday expressed Nigeria’s readiness to tap from the $130 billion global hydrogen market by partnering with the Republic of G…

Wind Farm

RWE, Microsoft Sign Pair of Purchase Power Agreements for 446 MW of Texas Wind

(Credit: RWE)RWE, a renewable energy company, has signed two 15-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Microsoft Corporation. Under the PPAs, Microsoft will…

Renewable Energy

Google Invests 1 Billion Euros in Finnish Data Centre to Drive AI Growth

A Google sign is pictured during the company's presentation of a detailed investment plan for Germany outside the Google office in Berlin, Germany, August 3…

Geothermal Heating Project

New Partnership Formed for Geothermal Heating in Burgwedel, Germany

Würmsee in Burgwedel, Lower Saxony, Germany (source: losch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)The City of Burgwedel in Lower Saxony, Germany has created …

Power Construction

Siemens Energy, Energinet Sign €1.4bn Deal to Upgrade Denmark's Grid

Siemens Energy has secured a €1.4bn ($1.52bn) contract from Energinet, the Danish state-owned grid operator, to enhance Denmark’s electricity infrast…

Hydrogen Production

RWE Plan Scotland Hydrogen Plant

The German energy firm RWE plans to build a green hydrogen plant at Ineos’s complex in Grangemouth, Scotland. The plant will have electrolyzers with 200 M…

Offshore Wind Power

Heerema's Thialf Soon to Install First He Dreiht Foundations Offshore Germany

Construction work has started on one of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms, the 960 MW He Dreiht project. In the next few days, Heerema Marine Contract…

Renewable Energy

Siemens to List Energy Business as Separate Entity in India

Siemens Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Siemens AG, has announced the approval of a proposal to demerge its energy business.The new company, Siemens Energy In…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Photovoltaic Energy Production in Germany Reaches Record Levels

Photovoltaics produced more than 60% of Germany’s electricity for several hours a day over the past week, as sunlight combined with new solar generating c…

Germany

Geothermal Project in Polling, Germany Draws Political Interest

State officials visited the site of a geothermal project being developed by Erdwärme Inn GmbH & Co. in the municipality of Polling in Bavaria, Germany. Dri…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Editorial: Germany Turns to Coal Power to Keep the Lights On

Even green Europeans would rather tap coal than face the reality of overdependence on unreliable renewable energy.Late last month, Germany’s energy regula…

Offshore Wind Power

RWE, Swedish Port Join Forces to Explore Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Hub Potential

Global offshore player RWE and the Swedish Port of Karlshamn have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the potential for Baltic Sea offshore wind hub…

Photovoltaic （PV）

The President of Extremadura and the CEO of Endesa Visit the First Steppe Bird Reserve in a Photovoltaic Plant

RWE continues to expand its solar portfolio: the company is building a new photovoltaic plant with a maximum capacity of 20 megawatts (15.7 MWac) in the municip…