• IEA chief criticises Germany’s energy policy

    IEA chief criticises Germany’s energy policy

    The(IEA) and Turkish economist, Fatih Birol, expressed his opinion on Germany’s nuclear phase-out and increased coal import policy in an interview mait BILD. The IEA advises various countries, including EU member states and the USA, on important energy issues. BILD wanted to know from Birol whether the European electricity system had enough capacity to support…


  • Experts warn of drastic rise in electricity prices and uncertain supply by 2030

    Experts warn of drastic rise in electricity prices and uncertain supply by 2030

    According to energy experts, electricity prices could rise sharply in the near future, possibly to 60 to 80 cents per kilowatt hour. The reason for this is the increasing electricity gap, which will become bigger and bigger in the next few years. Although electricity prices have fallen significantly recently, they rose at times to 55…


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  • More and more highly qualified Germans emigrate

    More and more highly qualified Germans emigrate

    A growing number of successful Germans are seriously considering leaving Germany. Germany now has the third highest emigration rate among the 38 leading industrialised nations, and three quarters of emigrants have a university degree, so more and more highly qualified people are leaving the country. (msn: 05.06.23). Entrepreneurs at a turning point: frustration with politics…


  • Green Party headquarters: Years of efforts to install heat pumps remain unsuccessful

    Green Party headquarters: Years of efforts to install heat pumps remain unsuccessful

    The Greens have been trying in vain for over three and a half years to install a heat pump in their party headquarters in Berlin-Mitte. Originally, they wanted to use the renovation of their federal headquarters to both renovate the rooms and make the heating system more environmentally friendly. However, research by “Der Spiegel” shows…


  • Expert opinion confirms: Habeck’s heating law partly unconstitutional

    Expert opinion confirms: Habeck’s heating law partly unconstitutional

    Passau law professor Meinhard Schröder considers the federal government’s planned heating law to be partially unconstitutional. The Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters), commissioned a legal opinion which confirmed that the law violates the principle of equality in the Basic Law in several points. One example is the age limit of 80…


  • Heat pumps in Italy: subsidies exhausted, market collapses

    Heat pumps in Italy: subsidies exhausted, market collapses

    In Italy, there was an enormous increase in heat pumps and house renovations. However, this was an artificially generated investment boom with dubious benefits for climate protection. Now the subsidies in Rome have been used up and the market is collapsing. This should serve as a lesson to German heating politicians (Focus: 08.06.23). Italy’s construction…


  • Energy crisis threatens Germany’s industry: Red alert at RWE, Evonik and trade union

    Energy crisis threatens Germany’s industry: Red alert at RWE, Evonik and trade union

    Markus Krebber, CEO of the energy company RWE, warns that Germany is facing a power shortage in the medium term. This could lead to companies and jobs leaving the country. He stresses that Germany’s prosperity is based on strong industry. A shortage of energy leads to high prices and thus endangers the competitiveness of the…


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