Germany is the world’s second largest market for electric cars
Germany last year saw a real boom in sales of electric and hybrid cars, which analysts say is partly due…
Agreement for the EU multiannual budget and for the economic recovery plan of 750 billion euro
The leaders of the European Union and of the other EU institutions reached an agreement during the European Council meeting…
Germany: E.ON will install about 2.5 million smart meters by 2030
Achieving climate protection goals is conditioned by the reconfiguration and redesign of energy systems, and this can also be achieved…
German household power prices unlikely to decrease, despite government efforts
Household power prices in Germany are unlikely to fall next year despite government efforts to lower prices, according to price…
Carmakers expect up to 15 mln. electric cars in Germany by 2030
The number of electric cars on German roads could rise much more quickly than most experts and the government currently…
Germany takes first small step towards finding nuclear waste resting place
Germany has made the first step in finding a final resting place for its nuclear waste in what will be…
German gov’t plans renewables expansion push to reach Germany’s 2030 target
A faster deployment of more renewable installations that run into less problems with citizens and are able to quickly survive…
New emission test leads to higher average motor vehicle tax in Germany
The implementation of new emissions tests for cars has led to a large increase in average vehicle tax for newly…
Energy industry calls for fixing ambitious expansion path in reform of Germany’s renewables act
German energy industry association BDEW says a steady expansion of renewable power capacity is necessary for the country to reach…
Germany launches its first green bond issuance
Germany announced on Monday (24 August) details of its first “green” bond placing, tapping financial markets to fund environmental projects…
Germany’s gypsum supply threatened by coal exit
Germany’s coal exit is threatening the country’s supply of gypsum, Steven Hanke reports in Tagesspiegel Background. More than half of…
Pandemic revived the debate over the four-day work week in Germany
The idea of shortening the working week to four days reappeared in Germany, as a remedy for maintaining jobs during…
German lignite exit contract lacks transparency on compensation – think tank
Experts have criticised the lack of transparency in the contract between lignite operators and the German state, presented by the…
Germany will offer more than 4 bln. euro to closing lignite operators
Germany is one step closer to finalising legislation on the planned coal exit by 2038 at the latest, as the…
Germany and six allies push for key hydrogen role in Europe’s energy future
A group of seven European countries has launched a joint declaration on the key role they see for hydrogen production…
German govt approves long-delayed 10-year national energy and climate plan
Germany’s government has approved the final version of its 10-year national energy and climate plan (NECP) after more than six…
German hydrogen strategy aims for global leadership in energy transition
Germany’s government has agreed on a national hydrogen strategy with a controversial focus on hydrogen made with renewable energies to…
Germany raises offshore wind power target to 40 GW by 2040
The German government has adopted an amendment to its offshore wind power law that sets new expansion targets of 20…
Germany to launch 80 billion euro-stimulus programme for ‘innovation and sustainability’
The German government’s coronavirus recovery programme will likely mobilise funds of about 80 billion to 100 billion euros, Kerstin Schwenn…
German cabinet agrees CO2 price of 25 euro per ton from January 2021
Germany’s cabinet agreed on changes to the climate package launched last September, and it is now certain that from January…
Germany on course to widely miss EU emission targets – think tank
Germany is on track to widely miss its EU obligations to reduce CO2 emissions, even if the EU does not…
Members of Germany’s ruling parties call for rapid increase in green hydrogen production
German Research minister Anja Karliczek, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU party, is pushing for a prompt government…
Germany’s solar energy cap endangers investments worth one billion euros – report
Germany’s market for solar energy and home storage systems will collapse if the government doesn’t deliver on its promise to…