Economy

AKW-Standort Philippsburg

EnBW plans large-scale storage facility with 400 MW / 800 MWh at the former Philippsburg nuclear power plant site

The energy company EnBW has presented a project for a large-scale battery storage facility together with the local council of the town of Philippsburg. One of the largest battery storage facilities in Germany with...
Enpal

Think tank ZNT blames falling electricity prices and rising interest rates for declining sales of private solar systems

The think tank »Zentrum Nachhaltige Transformation« (ZNT) at Quadriga University Berlin has updated its market overview of the largest providers on the...
VSP Solarpark Polen

VSB Group awarded contract for 303 MW solar park in Poland

The Dresden-based VSB Group has been awarded the contract for a solar park with a capacity of 303 megawatts (MW) as part of this year's auction by the Polish energy regulator URE. According to VSB, this is the company's largest solar project to date.
Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg

Europe’s last solar glass manufacturer GMB files for insolvency

Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH (GMB), based in Tschernitz, announced yesterday (July 7) that it has filed for insolvency. According to GMB, it is the only manufacturer of tempered solar glass in Europe.
Ampyr Distributed Energy

British solar project developer Ampyr expands into Germany

British solar project developer and independent power producer Ampyr Distributed Energy (ADE) wants to expand its activities in the field of decentralized renewable energy use for commerce and industry (C&I) to Germany. ADE works with...
Jost Backhaus

Jost Backhaus takes over as CEO at Juwi

Juwi has announced that Jost Backhaus will take over as CEO on October 1, with responsibility for finance, human resources, legal affairs, strategy, and portfolio management. He succeeds Carsten Bovenschen, who left the company on May 31, 2025, for personal reasons. Together with Christian Arnold and Stephan Hansen...

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