Europe powers up record levels of offshore wind energy
The UK and Germany led the way as Europe powered-up a record amount of offshore wind energy last year, it’s…
Diesel driving bans loom for 10 German cities – study
Ten German cities considerably exceed EU nitrogen oxide (NOx) limits, making diesel driving bans more likely in 2018, according to…
Plug wars: The battle for electric car supremacy
German carmakers hope a network of high-power charging stations they are rolling out with Ford will set an industry standard…
Chemical industry in bid to harness Germany’s green power overload
Evonik (EVKn.DE) has become the latest German chemical maker seeking to convert excess renewable power into chemical building blocks that…
Renewables cover about 100% of German power use for first time
Germany has crossed a symbolic milestone in its energy transition by briefly covering around 100 percent of electricity use with…
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…
Renewables produce record 33 percent of German electricity
The share of renewables in German electricity generation grew from 29 percent in 2016 to a record 33 percent this…
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…
Italy declares state of emergency after the Austrian gas terminal explosion
Italy has declared the state of emergency regarding energy supplies after the explosion at the Baumgarten gas terminal in eastern…
Tesla, removed from the list of electric cars eligible for subsidies in Germany
A German government agency has removed Tesla from the list of electric cars eligible for subsidies, sparking a row with…
Diesel war goes on: BMW rejects allegations
BMW has denied that engine management software shut off a system filtering nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions in some of its…
KfW-Research: Germans see the need for a ‘mobility transition’ – majority in favour of a speed limit on Autobahns
In the face of increasingly congested roads, air contaminant concentrations above permitted levels in many cities, and high greenhouse gas…
Germany’s energy use and emissions likely to rise yet again in 2017
Higher energy demand triggered by economic growth and colder weather is likely to push up Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions again…
Coal exit would damage German economy – FDP
Closing coal plants to help achieve “ambitious” emissions cuts had little merit environmentally but would be economically damaging, the head…
New EU car CO2 limits in danger amid German automaker lobbying
While the Dieselgate scandal still roars on, the European Union may be about to water down new CO2 limits for…
German utilities are struggling with digitalization, especially in retail
Marius Buchmann German utilities claim that they are becoming consumer-centred, service-based organisations, but research from Oliver Wyman shows that in…
Hungary – its “perfect” play on the gas market (analysis by Dumitru Chisăliţă)
Dumitru Chisăliţă The construction of monofilar national transport systems is no longer an option to develop the national transport systems…
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…
Europe stands divided on Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Nord Stream 2—Gazprom’s pipeline project to twin the existing Nord Stream pipeline between Russia and Germany via the Baltic Sea, is dividing…
France and Germany seek agreement on EU carbon market reform by November
France and Germany will work together on measures to reinforce carbon pricing in the European electricity sector and want an…
E.ON gets EUR 2.85bn German nuclear tax refund
E.ON, the energy utilities provider, has announced an improvement in its financial position as a result of a substantial refund…