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Habeck’s plan for the energy turnaround collapses after only a few months

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.

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Despite Lindner’s objection: Environment Minister Lemke announces “yes” for EU phase-out of combustion engines

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

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Angola to supply hydrogen for Germany

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

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IEA chief warns Europe to prepare for a complete shutdown of Russian gas exports

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

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Insurance companies do not pay for damage in the event of a blackout or gas stoppage

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

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Owners of a PV system should consume less electricity themselves

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

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Not enough lithium for electric cars

The coalition government has set a political goal of having at least 15 million electric cars registered in Germany by 2030. However, this could soon be doomed to failure, because according to the latest calculations by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, there will not be enough lithium available for the batteries. Raw

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