Energiewende
By bcpaulos | Tracking the German energy transition.
Germany and California agree joint fight against climate change
The move comes in the aftermath of President Trump's decision to pull the US out of the landmark Paris Accord of 2015. The burgeoning 'Under 2 …
ClimateThe Energiewende as a European project – What options do German policymakers have?
We’ve talked before about the European Union’s efforts to deliver clean energy for all Europeans, and the fact that Germany’s energy transition will …
Energiewende, Fracking and Lower Rates
In 2013, I made my first trip to Germany to see what “Energiewende” was all about. This German word means “Energy Transformation,” and Germany has …
The 3 Stages of a Country Embracing Renewable Energy
The world is undergoing a transformation in how it gets its power. In Germany, we have a word for it: <i>Energiewende</i>. It means energy turning point. (We use the same word <i>Wende</i> to describe the fall of the Berlin Wall and all the dramatic changes that came with it.)<p>In this transformation, we are …
Germany's electricity grid stable amid energy transition
Germany’s power grid stability and security of supply has been rising despite a huge expansion of intermittent green electricity production. Average …
Hamburg Considers Innovative Heat Storage Scheme
Institutions in Hamburg are proposing to build a large underground thermal heat storage system that could supply roughly a quarter of the city’s …
EnergyLessons from Germany’s aggressive path to integrate renewables on the grid
<i>Editor’s note: This is Part Five of a series on climate and energy issues in Germany and Poland that could help inform policy discussions in Ohio and</i> …
Renewable EnergyGerman electricity transmission CEO: ‘80% renewables is no problem’
Germany’s pursuit of a low carbon economy, the <i>Energiewende</i>, is in full swing, but questions have emerged over its feasibility. EURACTIV’s partner Der …
Germany’s clean energy revolution meets the “Trump effect”
<i>This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.</i><p>The world’s most advanced energy …
A tsunami in winter: Europe shakes up its energy policy
Temperatures are falling in Europe, and warm thoughts are doing little to help – let alone the European Commission’s proposed legislation. After a …
Germany is building the world’s first wind turbines with built-in hydroelectric batteries
Wind blows. Water falls. But for the first time, one is now powering the other. Engineers in Germany are storing water for hydroelectricity inside …
How EDF’s Sinking Nuclear Output Sent Power Prices to Records - Bloomberg
Extended outages at some of Electricite de France SA nuclear reactors have sent European power prices to records. On Thursday, the world’s biggest …
Content of the course:
The course is a production of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) with support from the German Federal Ministry of Education and …
German power link to treble in cost due to public resistance
The German Suedlink grid project is set to treble in cost due to a decision by the government to use underground cable instead of overhead power …
Germany sets a new solar storage record
solar installer (photo Greens MPs)<i>With the most photovoltaic capacity of any country in Europe, Germany has begun to store its excess solar power to</i> …
EnergyEnergy Transition Platform
PARTNER REGIONS<p>The Energy Transition Platform connects a select group of state and regional governments across some of the most highly industrialized …
Germany’s Energiewende: The intermittency problem remains
In the American press, there has been much discussion of Germany’s <i>Energiewende</i>—a plan that not only aims for a nearly carbon-free economy by 2050, …
Power-To-Heat Systems Get Going In Germany
<b>Published on</b> May 18th, 2016 | <i>by Guest Contributor</i><p>8<p>May 18th, 2016 by <b>Guest Contributor</b><p>Originally published on Renewables International.<br>By Craig</b> …