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Germany’s coal imports likely to drop by 5.7%
Germany's coal imports are expected to drop to 53 million tonnes in 2015 from a record high last year of 56.2 million, as stated by a lobby group VDKi on Thursday, quoting lower demand from power stations and steel producers.
read more... 24/07/2015
Germany estimates big increase in offshore wind capacity
Germany adjoined more than three times the quantity of offshore wind capacity in the first half of this year than in the same period of 2014 and the country hopes to attain half of its 2020 offshore objective of 6,500 megawatts (MW) later this year.
read more... 22/07/2015
Germany abandons coal agreement after months of wrangling
Germany has abandoned plans for a tax on coal-fired power plants but will diminish brown-coal electricity generation to maintain its 2020 carbon-reduction targets, as stated by coalition leaders on Thursday.
read more... 03/07/2015
Germany postpones vote on fracking amid coalition dispute over details
The debate about a legislative package regulating the controversial fracking technology was postponed due to concern from within the parties of Conservatives (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD), in particular against the involvement of an expert commission. The Lower House of Parliament (Bundestag) was supposed to debate this Friday, the last day before the traditional summer break.
read more... 02/07/2015
Siemens might construct new power gear plant
German industrial conglomerate Siemens is thinking about constructing a new plant in Germany to produce parts for wind turbines, as declared by its chief executive to a German newspaper.
read more... 29/06/2015