Carolina Kyllmann

2 days ago | cleanenergywire.org | Carolina Kyllmann

Climate & CO2 Adaptation Society Clean Energy Wire / Handelsblatt / Ludwigshafen 24 / TAZ The mild winter and low rainwater levels could have severe consequences for Germany's agriculture, shipping industry and public health. Large parts of the country are experiencing extreme drought, according to the drought monitor of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research.

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Carolina Kyllmann

Germany must speed up the electrification of its rail network for military purposes as well as for environmental reasons, said the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) and transport NGO Pro-Rail Alliance. "No one has thought about military purposes in the upgrading and modernisation of the German rail network in recent decades," said VDV head Oliver Wolff. Longer and heavier trains can be operated on routes with overhead lines, according to the associations.

2 weeks ago | cleanenergywire.org | Carolina Kyllmann

"Germany as an industrial location needs reliability, planning security and affordable energy," says energy industry association BDEW. Photo: Mohn/CLEW. European transmission system operators (TSOs) have recommended that Germany split its single electricity price zone into up to five bidding zones. This should maximise economic efficiency across the whole market area, ensuring security of supply and reducing costs.

3 weeks ago | cleanenergywire.org | Carolina Kyllmann

People in Germany would like to see more factual information around policies to make heating and transport more climate-friendly, such as carbon pricing, and they attach great importance to a socially just distribution of costs and transparency in financing, a set of surveys conducted by research group Ariadne has found. "The population is open to changes in transport policy and building heating, provided that these are transparent, fair and effective," the group wrote in a press release.

3 weeks ago | cleanenergywire.org | Carolina Kyllmann

Setting up multiple local pricing zones instead of having one big market area could help bring electricity prices down in Germany and increase supply security, according to a report by think tank Agora Energiewende. Under such a local hub system, the majority of households and businesses would benefit from lower electricity prices, with the modelled cost advantage across Germany averaging six euros per megawatt hour in 2023, the report concluded.