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Germany's wind power expansion stalls on the roads

Germany's wind power expansion is facing an unexpected roadblock: builders need permits to transport the heavy turbines down the country's roads, and they are waiting months to get them.

read more... 08/09/2023

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Germany, Italy highlight growing European nuclear divide

Germany’s place as the leader of Europe’s anti-nuclear lobby has been further solidified as Chancellor Olaf Sholz doubled down on his view that nuclear has no place in the country’s energy mix, while Italy has vowed to speed up its integration of nuclear energy in a bid to cut costs, save the economy, and power the Green Transition.

read more... 04/09/2023

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Amprion begins planning 8GW offshore power link in Germany

The Windader West energy corridor will include four offshore connections, each with a power transmitting capacity of 2GW.

read more... 28/08/2023

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Renewable output hits record highs in Europe

Wind and solar output hit a record average of 45 GW this summer across Germany, Belgium, France, Italy and Britain, a study showed on Wednesday.

read more... 25/08/2023

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New EU carbon tariff: German industry slams bureaucratic burden

Germany’s chemical and car industries are protesting the anticipated bureaucratic strain expected from the phase-in of the EU’s novel carbon border tariff (CBAM), while consultancy Deloitte finds that companies have failed to sufficiently prepare.

read more... 22/08/2023

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