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  • 1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Carolina Kyllmann

    Homeowners in Germany installed more gas boilers than climate-friendly heat pumps when replacing their heating systems in 2024, though the gap is closing, found a report by the government-funded research alliance Ariadne. A small share of homeowners, 1.3 percent, modernised their heating systems last year, with 0.7 percent installing a gas boiler and 0.5 percent choosing a heat pump.

  • 2 weeks ago | cleanenergywire.org | Carolina Kyllmann

    Germany's rural areas should introduce an integrated combination of public transport services to entice people to choose sustainable mobility instead of private cars, a report by the transport ministry said. The limited availability of public transport, long distances between shops and workplaces, and dispersed demand make offering attractive public transport services more of a challenge. As a result, most people choose to drive, causing an increase in car traffic.

  • 2 weeks ago | cleanenergywire.org | Carolina Kyllmann

    Ensuring that flexible electricity use is accounted for in Germany's grid fee reform could allow for lower electricity bills, a group of energy providers and mobility services which provide dynamic contracts said. Grid fees currently make up a significant amount of customer's power bills and minimising them could be made possible by examining cost efficiency, cost responsiveness, and cost drivers with regard to the time and place of grid use, they said.

  • 2 weeks ago | cleanenergywire.org | Carolina Kyllmann

    Germany's renewable power expansion, the finalised phase out of nuclear, and the ongoing decommissioning of coal and gas power plants have had a positive effect on the country's water balance, both in terms of water quantity and temperature, a report by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has found. The energy industry has historically withdrawn significant amounts of water for use as a cooling agent for conventional power plants and discharged heated water back into rivers in return.

  • 2 weeks ago | cleanenergywire.org | Carolina Kyllmann

    The German government must quickly provide clarity on how it plans to cut emissions in the heating sector and create reliable framework conditions, a host of energy industry associations said in a joint appeal.

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Milou Dirkx
Milou Dirkx @MilouDirkx
2 Apr 25

Closed door rhetoric, open door policy I wrote abt how despite fuelling anti-immigration sentiments, European far-right leaders let in migrant workers needed for the energy transition 🇮🇹🇭🇺Including the Meloni & Orbán governments, with workers facing poor conditions in Hungary

Clean Energy Wire
Clean Energy Wire @cleanenergywire

Closed door rhetoric, open door policy: Europe’s far-right lets in migrant workers needed for the energy transition As companies’ demand for qualified workers grows, they are set to increase pressure not to hamper labour migration https://t.co/7prLsPe31E https://t.co/PbNolgDbt8

Milou Dirkx
Milou Dirkx @MilouDirkx
7 Mar 25

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Milou Dirkx
Milou Dirkx @MilouDirkx
9 Feb 25

RT @TMigrationStory: Germany, with an ageing population, is increasingly looking to countries like India to find skilled workers to fill it…