A fire in an electric car triggers a chain reaction, engulfing a camper van, houses, and cars
On Monday morning, a chain reaction occurred in Schwaigern near Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg after an electric car plugged into a […]
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Reinhardswald wind farm – municipalities face dismantling costs in the millions
Alarm bells are ringing in Wesertal because current estimates indicate that the reserves for dismantling the Reinhardswald wind farm may
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Baltic Sea 67cm below normal level and one third frozen
At the beginning of February, the water level of the Baltic Sea dropped unusually sharply, by 67 cm below normal.
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“More local patriotism” – Schneider’s appeal hits an industry in reverse
Environment Minister Carsten Schneider is calling for “a bit more local patriotism” from car manufacturers. He wants them to source
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North Rhine-Westphalia’s finance minister switches from electric car to diesel, confirming the skepticism of electric car critics
Finance Minister Marcus Optendrenk is causing a stir in North Rhine-Westphalia by giving up his electric BMW i7 and switching
Vattenfall plans to extend the operating lives of nuclear power plants by 20 years and simultaneously examine the construction of new SMRs
Vattenfall is realigning its nuclear strategy. The focus is on extending the operating lives of existing nuclear power plants in
Frost damage to new building – Wetzlar is demolishing the new parking garage and rebuilding it
Frost damage from 2024 is the reason why the new district parking garage in Wetzlar is slated for demolition. The
BASF is relocating administration to India – thousands of jobs are threatened in Berlin
Unease is growing in BASF’s offices, and in Berlin, it’s hitting a particularly sensitive core. The company is restructuring its
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A reckoning with the German energy transition – much built, little delivered, dearly paid for
Germany is reporting record wind and solar output, but the overall impact on the system remains small – and this
Jungheinrich closes forklift truck factory in Germany and cuts 500 jobs
Forklift manufacturer Jungheinrich is closing a German plant and cutting hundreds of jobs. This is due to a massive price
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Network operators pull the emergency brake and halt hundreds of battery storage applications
The battery storage boom is reaching a new level of escalation, as grid operators are currently rejecting massive numbers of
Insolvencies of large companies to reach a record high in 2025 – focus on hospitals, automotive and construction
In the Allianz Trade study, a company is considered a large corporation once it reaches at least €50 million in
Survey shows: Climate protection and the energy transition are losing public support
A representative survey conducted by the Allensbach Institute for Public Opinion Research on behalf of the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt
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Habeck’s expensive legacy – millions in subsidies wasted
Robert Habeck sold the green transformation as an engine for economic growth and portrayed new industries as a surefire job
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Icebreaker out of service – Murkan LNG terminal still blocked by ice
The icebreaker “Neuwerk” was moved from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea to clear a channel to the frozen
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