Germany aims to fulfil all its electricity needs with supplies from renewable sources by 2035, compared to its previous target to abandon fossil fuels “well before 2040,” according to a Continue Reading
Germany is weighing whether to extend the lifespan of its remaining nuclear power plants as a way to secure the country’s energy supply in the face of uncertainty over Russian Continue Reading
A woman cleans the inside of an exhibit representing a natural gas pipeline at the booth of Nord Stream during final preparations at the “Hannover Messe” industrial trade fair in Continue Reading
Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here . Germany is getting ready to prolong the use of coal as the Continue Reading
In the space of 30 minutes, Olaf Scholz overturned decades of German foreign and defense policy. Speaking to the Bundestag in a special session on Sunday, the chancellor announced a Continue Reading
Highlights ‘Nuclear will not help for winter 2022/23’: Habeck High safety, fuel supply challenges: pre-assessment Nuclear generated 12% of German demand in 2021 Germany is to review its nuclear phase-out Continue Reading
Germany is encouraging farmers to install solar panels alongside crops in a bid to accelerate the expansion of renewable power. The government will support farmers in setting aside as much Continue Reading
Germany can guarantee the security of supply even without Russian gas or oil, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday. “We will have to buy more gas, but also coal Continue Reading
New gas contracts with Russia are inconceivable, the chair of Germany’s foreign affairs committee told broadcaster RTL/ntv on Thursday after Russian forces launched an invasion of Ukraine. Michael Roth, a Continue Reading
Germany relies on Russia’s Gazprom for more than half its gas. Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here . Germany’s Continue Reading
German utility EnBW (EBKG.DE) is considering spending 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) on a planned expansion of gas-fired power plants in its home country, which the current government has said Continue Reading
A cyber attack on a German oil storage and logistics firm has impacted Shell’s oil supply chain in Germany, where it is rerouting supplies to alternative depots, the supermajor said Continue Reading
Countries are plunging deeper into an energy crisis, but some governments are still shutting down reactors. As the Fukushima disaster unfolded in Japan in 2011, then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel made Continue Reading
German producer prices rose 24.2% year on the year in December, with the record annual jump driven by higher energy prices, official data showed on Thursday. The jump from the Continue Reading
Germany reported 112,323 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a fresh single-day record as the health minister said the peak had not been reached and compulsory vaccination should be introduced by Continue Reading
Highlights Average daily storage withdrawals over 1 TWh lower YoY Inventory 26 TWh lower than 2021 levels Tanks less than 47% full Warmer-than-average temperatures and strong pipeline gas imports from Continue Reading
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders turn a wheel with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to symbolically start the flow of gas through the Nord Stream gas pipeline in Continue Reading
The German economy grew 2.7 percent last year but remained well below pre-pandemic levels, after growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis Continue Reading
Volkswagen drove forward its transformation into a sustainable, software-centric mobility group in 2021 and approximately doubled its deliveries of battery-electric vehicles (BEV) year-on-year to 452,900 units. These now account for Continue Reading
The cost of powering Europe’s largest economy next month is dipping as traders bet warmer weather will reduce demand. German power for February dipped almost 8% in trading Monday to Continue Reading
Cities across Germany braced for major protests against coronavirus restrictions on Monday, and a tough new vaccine requirement came into force in Italy as governments across Europe continued to tighten Continue Reading
German factory orders rose in November, giving the economy cause for optimism after another quarter that was characterized by record numbers of Covid-19 infections. Demand increase 3.7% after declining a Continue Reading
Germany is kicking off the new year by moving ahead with plans to shutter three of its six remaining nuclear power plants Soaring natural gas prices across Europe mean this Continue Reading
Germany is contemplating further measures to contain Covid-19 as the omicron variant threatens to become the dominant strain in the country by mid-January. When Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets with state Continue Reading
A proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in Germany is at the risk of never being built, with several headwinds having already prompted one of three backers to write down its Continue Reading
Germany on Friday shut down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation, a year before the country draws the final curtain on its decades-long use of Continue Reading
Germany will put 900 million euros ($1 billion) into a funding scheme to support green hydrogen, the economy ministry said on Thursday, as the new government seeks to boost investment Continue Reading
European Power Prices Surge as Deep Freeze Arrives Germany is set to close almost half of its nuclear power capacity before the end of the year, putting further strain on Continue Reading
In the valley alongside Germany’s Black Forest lies a potential solution to one of the most vexing issues facing Europe’s transition to sustainable transport. Some two miles underground is enough Continue Reading
German carmakers have criticized US president Joe Biden’s plans to offer bigger subsidies to buyers of American electric vehicles from unionized manufacturers than to those purchasing imported models or those Continue Reading
Germany recorded the highest number of deaths from COVID-19 since February on Wednesday as it battles to stop a fourth wave of the pandemic. A total of 69,601 new infections Continue Reading
Olaf Scholz will be sworn in as Germany’s ninth chancellor since World War II on Wednesday, ending Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure and inheriting a worsening pandemic crisis and a raft Continue Reading
The incoming German government wants to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory from March 16 for people working in hospitals, nursing homes and other medical practices, according to a copy of draft Continue Reading
Germany’s health minister said Friday that more than 1% of the population — almost a million people — are currently infected with the coronavirus, and called on citizens to get Continue Reading
Germany has tightened curbs on unvaccinated people and paved the way for mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations next year as it ramps up pressure on those refusing the jab. Chancellor Angela Merkel Continue Reading
Germany’s new energy transition plan is unlikely to have a big impact on prices in Europe’s carbon market, analysts said on Friday, despite plans to introduce a minimum carbon price Continue Reading
Germany’s new coalition partners have struggled to reach consensus on everything from taxes to pensions to climate change. But one thing unites them: a desire to be the country’s most Continue Reading
Germany is facing a ban of combustion-vehicle sales before the end of the decade — that’s if the home of Volkswagen AG is serious about hitting the new government’s targets Continue Reading
Europe’s first cold spell of the heating season has arrived, pressuring power prices higher as freezing temperatures ushers in increased power demand to heat building structures across the central-west region. Continue Reading
Highlights EEG 2021 law set pathway towards 377 TWh by 2030 Wind, solar groups call for fast implementation EEG levy to end 2023 amid price rally, CO2 tax Germany’s incoming Continue Reading
The BMW Group is introducing its innovative eDrive Zones in another 20 European cities, including Copenhagen, Verona and Toulouse. A total of 138 cities in Europe are now benefiting from Continue Reading
Climate policies unveiled by Germany’s new coalition government underscored the challenges ahead for the Greens, who won the most governing power ever with support from voters demanding more action to Continue Reading
Germany is set to mark 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 this week, passing a somber milestone that several of its neighbors crossed months ago but which Western Europe’s most populous nation Continue Reading
Germany has entered a “nationwide state of emergency” because of surging coronavirus infections, the head of the country’s disease control agency said Friday. Lothar Wieler, the head of the Robert Continue Reading
Angela Merkel announced the measures following a meeting with state leaders Germany is set to introduce tighter curbs on people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19, as cases in Continue Reading
Germany is in the grip of a “dramatic” fourth Covid wave, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said on the eve of a crisis meeting with regional leaders. Daily infections hit a Continue Reading
The University Hospital of Giessen, one of Germany’s foremost clinics for pulmonary disease, is at capacity. The number of Covid-19 patients has tripled in recent weeks. Nearly half of them Continue Reading
Germany risks becoming the eurozone’s economic laggard, as economists worry that restrictions to contain a fresh surge in Covid-19 infections will hit consumer activity and compound the supply chain problems Continue Reading
Of the 18 patients on this Covid ward in Leipzig, 14 were unvaccinated One of Germany’s top virologists has warned that a further 100,000 people will die from Covid if Continue Reading
Germany reported a record 50,196 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, the fourth day in a row it has posted a fresh daily high, as a fourth wave of COVID-19 Continue Reading
