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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Cologne (energate) - Rheinenergie and Westenergie want to accelerate the development of digital infrastructures in western Germany with a strategic partnership. The two energy companies have now signed a letter of intent to this end. The focus is on the energetic development of data centres. The alliance between the two utilities aims to provide an efficient grid connection, integrated energy solutions and attractive location conditions for operators of large data systems.
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Munich (energate) - The energy market and competition are increasingly normalising after the energy crisis. Nevertheless, there are shifts between the electricity, gas and energy services sectors. This is shown by the latest Energy Market Report 2025 from the consulting firm Kreuzer Consulting and the comparison portal Verivox. The report analyses key market figures at the beginning of 2025.
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Stuttgart-Münster (energate) - The energy group EnBW has commissioned one of the first hydrogen-capable gas-fired power plants in Germany in Stuttgart. The gas and steam turbine plant in the Münster district replaces the previous coal-fired plant and will be able to run entirely on green hydrogen in future. However, at the official commissioning ceremony, EnBW CEO Georg Stamatelopoulos dampened expectations regarding the profitability of the H2-ready power plants.
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2 weeks ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Hagen (energate) - In the 2024 financial year, the Enervie Group was primarily confronted with an economic slowdown, a fall in energy prices and regulatory uncertainties. Electricity sales fell again to 4,480 million kWh due to lower trading volumes and customer losses. In 2023, it was 500 million kWh more, while the sales market in 2022 was still significantly higher at 6,515 million kWh. The situation was similar for gas sales. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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2 weeks ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Berlin (energate) - The German Energy and Power Industry Association VIK (Verband der Industriellen Energie- und Kraftwirtschaft) is sounding the alarm. Following the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on 2. November 2024 on the incompatibility of the German customer installation regulation with EU law, the industry is facing massive regulatory and economic risks.
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2 weeks ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Aalen (energate) - Stadtwerke Aalen has a hole in its coffers. According to the city of Aalen, the imbalance was caused by "serious management errors" by the previous management. These led to a deficit of around 1.47 million euros for the 2023 financial year. The forecast for 2024 is even clearer. A total of 25 million euros is expected to be missing. When asked by energate, the city confirmed that it would support the municipal subsidiary with around 25 million euros in this case.
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2 weeks ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Munich (energate) - The ailing Baywa AG is making progress with its restructuring measures. Together with core banks and major shareholders, the Munich-based group has agreed on an updated financing concept and an adjusted reorganisation agreement, the company announced.
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2 weeks ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Hanover (energate) - The 'CO2nnectNow' project, in which the British oil and gas company Harbour Energy is involved, aims to establish Wilhelmshaven as a hub for carbon dioxide. The aim is to distribute CO2 from the continent to storage sites in the North Sea, for example, explained Claudia Kromberg, managing director at Harbour Energy Germany. According to Harbour Energy, it has one of the largest CCS portfolios in Europe with projects in the UK, Norway and Denmark.
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2 weeks ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Ibbenbüren (energate) - The former RWE coal-fired power plant at the Ibbenbüren site in Tecklenburger Land is now history. Following the demolition of the boiler house and the dismantling of the cooling tower on Sunday, the land can now be put to new use. The transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion had purchased the site of the North Rhine-Westphalian coal-fired power plant, which had been derelict since 2021, at the end of 2023 and is now planning to build a converter station.
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2 weeks ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Ibbenbüren (energate) - The former RWE coal-fired power plant at the Ibbenbüren site in Tecklenburger Land is now history. Following the demolition of the boiler house and the dismantling of the cooling tower on Sunday, the land can now be put to new use. The transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion had purchased the site of the North Rhine-Westphalian coal-fired power plant, which had been derelict since 2021, at the end of 2023 and is now planning to build a converter station.
