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EU proposal on taxonomy failed: Nuclear and natural gas not sustainable

In a committee meeting on 14 June 2022, parliamentarians in Brussels voted against the EU Commission’s proposal to include natural gas and nuclear power in the European taxonomy of climate-friendly energies in the future. At the beginning of July, this idea, which Ursula von der Leyen had introduced as EU Commission President, could finally topple. […]

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Energy transition into a dead end – coal

Lignite is the only energy source worth mentioning that is available in large quantities for electricity production in Germany. With lignite, Germany’s electricity demand could be covered by at least one third, largely independently of foreign countries. However, with the phase-out of coal for the energy transition, the government has already taken many lignite-fired power

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Russia reduces gas supply to Germany

Russia has cut gas deliveries via the Nord-Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline by 40 percent. Gazprom justifies the step with repair and maintenance work for which important spare parts from the German Siemens Group are missing. This means that about 67 million cubic metres of natural gas are missing to fill the gas storage facilities

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Ex-chief of the Nuclear Regulation Authority: Japan must restart nuclear power plants

Lawmakers in Japan call for faster restart of nuclear plants amid energy crisis. Japan’s government must do more to win public support for restarting nuclear power plants. The energy crisis is putting nuclear power in the spotlight, says the industry’s former top regulator. “The government must face the people and have a proper discussion.” Shunichi

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Japan: Residents should save electricity to prevent blackouts

Japan is stepping up its appeal to citizens and businesses to save electricity. The country is facing an energy supply shortage and escalating fuel import costs this summer. In addition, the yen has fallen sharply. The government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida convened a national meeting to discuss the outlook for electricity supply. The government

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Habeck’s plans for the energy transition: Wind turbines on every doorstep?

The expansion of wind power is not progressing. Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Bündnis 90/Grüne) has now presented a plan to accelerate the expansion of wind power. Among other things, the distance rules to residential areas are to be abolished if necessary. Does Habeck now want wind turbines on every doorstep? Conservationists fear great legal

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Energy transition into a dead end – electricity storage systems

In his programme for the decarbonisation of Germany, Economics Minister Habeck relies on the rapid expansion of solar and wind power plants. However, since these only produce electricity when weather conditions permit, electricity storage facilities are to temporarily store surplus electricity and release it back into the grid when demand increases. Our guest author Hans

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