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Oil majors pay €13bn entry fee in “quantum leap” for offshore wind energy
Two oil majors will pay a combined €12.6 billion for the right to build wind farms in the North and Baltic seas in world’s largest ever offshore wind auction.
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Jul 14, 2023

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Bidders in Germany’s largest ever offshore wind auction forgo subsidies
Investors are willing to build offshore wind in German waters without state support, and will now even have to pay to be awarded a contract.
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Jun 20, 2023

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Solar

Germany’s Green-led ministries quarrel over using farm land for solar arrays
German ministries argue over whether planned 22GW of solar should be installed in fields or meadows, or rooftops, sealed areas and “rewetted moors”
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Apr 24, 2023

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Smart Energy

How Germany is driving the electrification of home heating – and beating out gas
A rapid rise in reduced power tariff offerings reserved for load-controllable heat pumps has sent their operating costs up to a third lower than gas heating.
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Apr 21, 2023

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Policy & Planning

Transition state of play – Germany is emerging from the energy crisis
A year after the launch of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Germany appears to be emerging from the energy crisis relatively unscathed and its clean energy targets in tact
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Mar 20, 2023

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Germany sets new 70GW offshore wind target
Germany sets new offshore wind capacity target of 70GW by 2045 – a substantial increase from previous targets.
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Nov 6, 2022

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Coal

German coal industry says more money needed to revive plants to save gas
Readying retired German coal plants for use during the winter in case of gas shortfalls is not economically viable for the sector, Germany’s coal industry says.
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Sep 15, 2022

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Coal

G7 decide to “predominantly” decarbonise grid by 2035, but drop 2030 coal exit date
G7 commit to making their electricity systems “predominantly” carbon-free by 2035, but stopped short of setting a concrete date for exiting coal.
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May 29, 2022

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Offshore wind auctions to favour projects with lowest carbon footprint as costs plunge
Offshore wind farms no longer require subsidies, so German authorities are now looking at their carbon footprint to rank them in capacity auctions.
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May 26, 2022

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Hydrogen

City of Hamburg wants to become EU green hydrogen hub, import from Australia
Northern German port city paves way for large-scale imports of green hydrogen from Scandinavia and even Australia via pipelines and ships.
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Mar 8, 2022

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Bavarian conservative state premier wants coal phase-out by 2030 after floods
In light of the catastrophic floods that hit Germany, Bavaria’s conservative state premier wants coal generation to finish by 2030.
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Jul 23, 2021

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German utility drops plans for gas import terminal, to focus on green hydrogen instead
German utility Uniper drops plans for Gas import terminal in port of Wilhelmshaven, aims to build a green hydrogen hub at the site instead.
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Apr 18, 2021

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