The electric bus disaster – remote access, winter failures and fire risks in real-world operation
Electric bus fleets are considered key to the transportation revolution, but everyday reality paints a different picture. Operators struggle with […]
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EU emissions trading as a brake on competition – why certificates weaken Europe’s industry
A shift in policy is emerging in Brussels because emissions trading, with its certificate costs, is increasingly squeezing industry dry.
Small wind turbines – why physics often delivers sobering results
Small wind turbines are considered a complement to photovoltaics because wind can also generate electricity in winter and at night.
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Electric car subsidy ineffective – car dealers see no sales and fear a collapse in residual values
Car dealers have not yet registered a noticeable boost in sales due to the new electric car subsidy, and many
Reiche is changing the feed-in guarantee: Wind and solar projects should share the grid risk
The Ministry of Economic Affairs has received a draft amendment to the Energy Industry Act that aims to more closely
Merz begs for LNG in the Gulf – the government’s double standards when it comes to gas
Germany has enshrined its commitment to phasing out fossil gas in its political platform, yet Chancellor Friedrich Merz is courting
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RWE halts offshore wind power project in France
RWE is completely abandoning its offshore wind power project in France. This move comes shortly after EnBW’s loss-making withdrawal from
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After several fires and 100,000 replaced storage units – EnBW wants to separate from Senec
EnBW’s battery storage subsidiary Senec is once again under scrutiny due to fires and explosions involving Senec home storage systems
LNG terminal on Rügen shut down – ice cover blocks access for LNG tankers
Due to excessively thick ice, no LNG tankers can currently call at the terminal off Rügen. The Prorer Wiek bay
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Small and medium-sized businesses attack Chancellor Merz – “sheer horror” at economic policy
Christoph Ahlhaus, chairman of the German Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses and a member of the CDU, has written
ZF immediately halts sales of e-bike drive system – Centrix system loses key customers
ZF is pulling the plug on its e-bike business. The company is suspending sales of its drive systems with immediate
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ACC halts Gigafactory in Kaiserslautern – Battery joint venture finally pulls the plug
Battery manufacturer ACC, a joint venture between automotive and energy companies Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz, and TotalEnergies, has definitively abandoned its plans
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District heating suppliers plan to eliminate subsidies for heat pumps in their service areas.
Cities and municipal utilities are planning multi-billion-euro projects for new district heating networks, investing long-term in pipelines, transfer stations, and
Stellantis abandons its electric car strategy – €22 billion write-down
Stellantis is restructuring its powertrain strategy, and the €22 billion write-down marks the price of this change. CEO Antonio Filosa
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Groß-Gerau rejects 2.5 billion euro data center due to terror threat and heat stress
The town of Groß-Gerau has rejected Vantage Data Centers’ €2.5 billion data center, primarily because it cites the threat of
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