May 2022

Renault boss: Euro 7 does not bring about any reduction and only increases costs

A few weeks ago, Renault boss Luca de Meo was already critical of electromobility. Now he is raging against the introduction of the Euro 7 emission standard. In his opinion, the new emission standard would only increase the prices for vehicles with combustion engines without actually reducing the emission of exhaust gases significantly. Renault boss …

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Lithium-ion battery burns – what to do?

Devices with lithium-ion batteries can be found in practically every household today. They are installed in fitness trackers, smartphones, electric toothbrushes, e-bikes, tablets, notebooks and many other devices. It happens time and again that such a battery burns, causing considerable damage. This is not a rare occurrence, but usually only local newspapers report on it. …

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Heating with hydrogen? – “too scarce, expensive and inefficient”.

Energy transition through green hydrogen? Getting away from natural gas has long been one of Germany’s goals. Until now, the reason for this was the climate. Now there is also the fact that Germany wants to become less dependent on Russia. Now the question is whether hydrogen is really a conceivable alternative for heating. Natural …

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German Environmental Aid sues for “green-washing

The German Environmental Aid (DUH) is taking legal action against advertisements for environmentally friendly products, as it often classifies them as consumer fraud, or green-washing. A number of well-known brands and companies are affected. Even the names of detergents convey to customers that they are “sustainable” products. “Pro Climate” is the name of the dm …

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Germany’s absurd climate policy

Germany’s climate policy is increasingly becoming a laughing stock abroad. As we have already reported in our article “The world’s stupidest energy policy“, the Wall Street Journal has already expressed its criticism. Now the “Neue Züricher Zeitung” also reports on the absurd procedure in the Reinhardswald near Kassel. Ancient forest to make way for wind …

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The emergence of interconnected grids

As we have already written in our article “The beginnings of the electrification of Germany“, electric current was initially only needed for lighting. Each of these lighting installations had its own generator, which was driven either by a steam engine or a stationary gas engine. In 1888, Nikola Tesla patented the first electric motor for …

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Dispute over LNG terminals: Habeck vs. environmental associations

The Green Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Robert Habeck, of all people, has to push the construction of LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminals. In doing so, he encounters strong resistance from environmental associations. Green politicians oppose green environmental associations Habeck has to solve the energy problem in the most difficult crisis of Germany’s post-war …

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Ministry of Economics plans to dismantle natural gas network

As participants report in the Welt, Patrick Graichen, at an event, is said to have called on representatives of municipal utilities to plan the dismantling for their natural gas network. Graichen is State Secretary in Habeck’s Ministry of Economics. Graichen referred to the timetable for the decarbonisation of Germany. According to Graichen, there should be …

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Secret charging stations for electric cars in “Dentist’s Alley”: Is grid collapse imminent?

There are clearly many more private charging stations for electric cars in Germany than the grid operators are aware of. However, the utilities fear major challenges, because they have to adapt their infrastructure to electric charging. The highest density of e-cars, and thus of unregistered charging stations, is probably in the better residential areas of …

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