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Joint venture plans of ex-VW CEO Diess and JA Solar for solar production in Europe

08/09/2023 - 11:43

Former automotive executive Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen until 2022, is planning to set up a joint venture with partners from China... read more

Swiss electricity consumption from renewables at 80 percent in 2022 thanks to imports

07/09/2023 - 14:26

The Swiss Federal Office of Energy has published energy statistics for last year. According to the statistics, around 79 percent of the... read more

Approval of energy turnaround stagnates at high level in Germany

07/09/2023 - 14:25

In the »Energy Transition Barometer« published annually by KfW Research, the research department of state-owned KfW Bank, 88 percent of... read more

BloombergNEF raises forecast for global PV installations in 2023 to 392 GW

07/09/2023 - 13:32

The market research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BloombergNEF) has once again increased its forecast for newly installed... read more

Lichtblick intends to take further action against German grid fees

06/09/2023 - 14:33

The German green electricity supplier Lichtblick SE had filed a lawsuit after the 2021 determination of permissible returns on equity... read more

Germany subsidizes PV, storage and charging station for homeowners with up to €10,200

04/09/2023 - 14:41

The launch date for the German government's »Solar Power for Electric Cars« subsidy program has been set for Sept. 26. The state owned... read more

Wind and solar power traders see great danger from planned change in German law

30/08/2023 - 16:24

A planned amendment to the German Energy Industry Act poses major risks to the market integration of renewables, according to 17... read more

Solar power system on Berlin's Federal Chancellery apparently in good shape

29/08/2023 - 16:44

The photovoltaic system installed on the Federal Chancellery, the seat of the German head of government in Berlin, generated around 197,... read more

UN General Assembly declares Jan. 26 as »International Day of Clean Energy«

28/08/2023 - 16:06

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday (Aug. 25) adopted without a vote, by consensus, a resolution declaring Jan. 26 as the... read more

Germany's draft 2024 budget earmarks €3.28 billion for energy and climate protection

28/08/2023 - 13:26

Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection presented its draft budget for 2024 to Parliament (Bundestag)... read more