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The expansion of renewable energies cannot go fast enough for Economics Minister Robert Habeck. He wants to increase electricity generation from wind and sun to 80 percent of demand by 2030. At least that is how he has set it out in his Easter package. That would be a doubling of what renewable energies are […]

The subsidies for electric cars, which exist in practically every country in the world, are considered controversial. The EU and especially Germany are the subsidy world champions in this respect: there are no subsidies as high as those in this country anywhere else. However, this system may be questioned. A comparison with the subsidies for

Since the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine and the associated supply insecurity for gas, politicians, suppliers and most experts agree: we have to get away from natural gas. This would also make a significant contribution to climate protection. Meanwhile, the extent to which hydrogen would also be suitable for heating is being discussed. Experts

Finance Minister Christian Lindner wants to abolish the purchase premium for electric cars than planned It is no longer comprehensible that the state subsidises the purchase of electric cars while the manufacturers make billions in profits. To the annoyance of the Greens, Chancellor Olaf Scholz supports the Finance Minister in abolishing the misguided subsidy. That

The beer breweries in Germany have to face the fact that there will inevitably be gaps in the supply chains. Now producers fear that this could lead to delays in products. And this, when the industry has just been able to record an increase in beer sales again. The good weather and new freedoms boosted

Only a few weeks in office, Habeck presented his plans for the energy transition in his Easter package. Among other things, he envisages the massive expansion of gas-fired power plants. With an additional capacity of over 40 GW, these should compensate for the shutdown of nuclear power plants and the even earlier phase-out of coal.

The Federal Government has so far paid 21.5 million euros in legal costs (as of the end of June 2022) for the pending court case on the failed car toll. This has now been revealed by ZEIT ONLINE. Legal dispute worth billions The former Federal Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer (CSU) had wanted to introduce

A recent ruling by the US Supreme Court severely limits the rights of the US government in climate protection measures. The US Supreme Court has ruled that the government has no right to oblige coal and gas power plant operators to reduce emissions. This severely limits the authority of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

A burning electric car has completely destroyed a two-family house near the Hessian city of Fulda. The resulting damage amounts to several hundred thousand euros. The house is uninhabitable. The tragic thing is that the fire brigade had to watch helplessly as the house burned down, because the solar system on the roof made it

Lemke announced that Germany agrees to the Europe-wide ban on combustion cars, which Finance Minister Lindner publicly criticised within a very short time. He said that the Environment Minister’s statements were not in line with what had previously been agreed. In Luxembourg, the EU environment ministers met to vote, among other things, on a ban

The German government considers hydrogen to be the solution for our energy supply. Hydrogen is supposed to make Germany’s economy climate-neutral. Due to the Ukraine war, gas and electricity prices have risen drastically. Hydrogen is supposed to reduce Germany’s dependence on Russian gas. Angola is now to be the first supplier of green hydrogen to

The International Energy Agency (IEA) warns that Europe must immediately prepare for the complete loss of Russian gas exports. In addition, the agency calls on governments to take measures to reduce demand. In addition, the IEA chief strongly recommends keeping ageing nuclear power plants in operation. Fatih Birol is the head of the IEA and

Although Russia has throttled gas supplies to Germany, German gas-fired power plants generated 4000 GWh of electricity in May. This is a new record for the month of May. In parallel, Robert Habeck calls on German citizens to save energy. Citizens should lower the temperature in their living rooms and shower less in order to

With Germany’s energy policy, the country is increasingly heading for a supply crisis in both electricity and gas. The likelihood of power and gas supply failures is increasing day by day. A corresponding supply failure can lead to major damage in industry. Entire production plants, such as those in the glass industry, are at risk

Households with their own PV system have a higher average electricity consumption than comparable households without a solar system. This is the result of the EE-Rebound project commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The additional consumption of electricity would result from the fact that there would be little financial incentive to save