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21 05 2019 | 14:00

German Failure on the Road to a Renewable Future.

In 2011, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced the country was turning away from nuclear energy in favor of a renewable future. Since then, however, progress has been limited. Berlin has wasted…

11 05 2019 | 17:32

Bosch pledges to be carbon neutral by 2020.

The German company has promised to make its entire business carbon neutral by 2020. Starting in 2020, Bosch will compensate for any residual and unavoidable carbon emissions primarily by buying…

08 05 2019 | 07:10

Claude Turmes: ‘We won the Energy Transition Fund’.

The Energy Transition Fund called for by the European Parliament is more than just a pot of money to support coal-dependent regions, says Claude Turmes, Luxembourg’s minister for energy and spatial…

10 04 2019 | 10:21

Groundwater: Nitrate pollution will continue to be an issue across generations.

For years, the EU Commission has warned Germany about illegally high levels of nitrate in groundwater. The European Court of Justice even ruled on the issue in June. Now, the German government is…

10 04 2019 | 07:42

Summit leak reveals EU rift on climate change.

Confidential documents prepared in advance of a two-day EU summit in Brussels have exposed an East-West divide in Europe on climate change, with Germany siding with Poland, Hungary and the Czech…

01 04 2019 | 16:11

EU on track for 50% emission cuts by 2030, study says.

While Germany and Eastern European countries continue to oppose raising the EU’s 40% emission reduction target for 2030, a new analysis insists the bloc will actually manage at least 50% cuts under a…

21 03 2019 | 12:53

The top 10 countries in the world by wind energy capacity.

Wind energy is a well-established source of renewable energy, but what countries have the highest wind energy capacity in the world? Wind power has become an important source of energy generation…

18 03 2019 | 12:19

4th International EbA Community of Practice Workshop.

The global BMU IKI-funded project Mainstreaming EbA implemented by GIZ is delighted to invite you to the 4th International EbA Community of Practice Workshop, 11-14 June 2019 in Bonn, Germany

18 03 2019 | 07:40

Chemical storage of renewable energies

In 2050, 80 percent of the electric power in Germany has to be based on renewable resources. To reach this goal, it is required to store electric power in the form of chemical energy carriers. Within…

18 03 2019 | 06:35

European School of Sustainability Science and Research- Doctoral Programme on Climate Change Adaptation.

The newly-launched European School of Sustainability Science and Research (ESSSR) https://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/ftz-nk/esssr.html in Hamburg, Germany, was created in order to foster the cause of…

07 03 2019 | 16:40

One of Germany’s four transmission grids topped 56% renewable load in 2018

German transmission system operator 50Hertz, one of four in the country, says that over 2018 well more than 50 per cent of the electricity consumed in the company’s grid area was generated by…

04 03 2019 | 17:35

‘Game-changing’ un security council system would track conflicts inflamed by climate change.

The United Nations must establish a system to alert the world to regions where conflicts may be inflamed by climate change, several security council members urged on Friday. In a meeting of the…

26 02 2019 | 12:19

Macron unveils Franco-German plan to give electric battery industry a jolt.

A new Franco-German cooperation plan on battery cell production will include the construction of two factories, one in France and one in Germany, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday (…

16 02 2019 | 11:02

Germany returns to policy favoring gigawatt-scale solar parks

Over 3 billion Euros in new business is expected through additional tenders for PV power plants with an output of 4 GW by 2021 in Germany.

08 02 2019 | 12:30

Germany’s Biggest Solar Park Will Be Built Without Subsidies

EnBW AG said it plans to build Germany’s biggest solar park without subsidies, underscoring how falling costs are fueling green power investments in Europe’s largest economy

28 01 2019 | 09:05

Germany to shutter all 84 coal-fired plants to fight climate change

Germany is planning to shut down all 84 of its coal-fired power plants over a 19-year span in an effort to combat climate change.  A 28-member government commission announced the commitment on…

14 01 2019 | 12:39

Self-sufficient solar parking lot in Dresden

The first self-sufficient parking lot is located on Scharfenberger Straße in Dresden. It has six parking spaces shelves under a solar carport with charging options and 42 additional parking lots. The…