German state energy ministers criticise climate package, call for ‘massive’ renewables expansion
The energy ministers of Germany’s federal states have criticised the government’s climate package for being full of “gaps and shortcomings”…
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IPCC land use report shows climate change threat to global livelihood
A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on land use shows that climate change threatens the…
Energy researchers spell out four reasons for slow emissions reduction in Germany
The rapid expansion of renewable power sources in Germany has not been matched by a parallel drop in carbon emissions…
Germans to pay slightly lower levy for renewable energy in 2019
Germany will cut a green energy surcharge on consumers’ electricity bills by 5.7 percent next year, but savings for households…
Germany’s coal conundrum: Moving toward renewable energy before the infrastructure is ready
Moving away from carbon as a source of energy is a key ambition for the European Union and no less…
Teyssen, E.On: German government focuses too much on Energiewende side aspects
Johannes Teyssen, the chief executive of energy company E.ON, said Germany is running the risk of losing the overarching plot…
Patrick Graichen: Germany’s Energiewende is right on track
By 2022 Germany will have shut down the very last nuclear plant, as by now half of the capacities being…
Germany: Offshore wind farms deliver power on 363 days a year
Offshore wind farms produce electricity more reliably than previously thought, a study by research institute Fraunhofer IWES has shown. Wind…
Germany set to widely miss climate targets, Env. ministry warns
Germany’s environment ministry fears high emissions from coal-fired power plants and transport will make the country miss its 2020 climate…
Energiewende: Germany’s transition to 100% green energy
###author### Germany has decided to eliminate a large part of classical electricity generation sources – 80 or even 100% –…
E.On Germany: Giving up nuclear power costs between Euro 0.5-1 billion per reactor
Berlin. Germany is ready to give up to those 17 nuclear reactors that it owns, but the costs of dismantling…
