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4 days ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Mareike Teuffer
Essen (energate) - The rising costs of grid-based heating have been an issue for some time. Now there are reliable figures for 2024. Heating customers paid around 30 per cent more for district heating last year than in 2023, according to an analysis of the heating costs of around 900,000 flats by metering service provider Ista. According to the analysis, tenants of a 70-square-metre flat paid an average of 1,055 euros for district heating. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Mareike Teuffer
Essen (energate) - The fraud scandal in the GHG quota market surrounding falsified sustainability certificates continues to unfold. Unexpectedly this week, the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food BLE (Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung), as the responsible authority, released previously blocked certificates for crediting in the Nabisy system. It refers to the so-called protection of legitimate expectations. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Mareike Teuffer
Berlin (energate) - As a result of the heating transition and the switch to alternative heating technologies, many gas grid connections are losing their function. Against this backdrop, the decommissioning of house connections is increasingly becoming an issue for the industry. However, the legal situation regarding the resulting costs is still unclear. This is at least the conclusion of a recent report by the German Heat Pump Association BWP (Bundesverband Wärmepumpe).
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Mareike Teuffer
Berlin (energate) - More constructive cooperation is needed in the discussion about transparency and fair prices for green heat. This was the tenor of a digital discussion organised by the Federation of German Consumer Organisations, ZBV (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband), during the Berlin Energy Days.
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2 weeks ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Mareike Teuffer
Freiburg (energate) - The concession dispute between Badenova and Naturenergie continues to escalate. The grid subsidiary of the Freiburg-based regional supplier has now filed a so-called step-by-step lawsuit with the Mannheim Regional Court, as a spokesperson for the company told energate. The dispute centres on the concessions for the electricity grids of several municipalities in the Lörrach area. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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4 weeks ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Mareike Teuffer
Essen (energate) - Decommissioning natural gas distribution grids may contradict the provisions of the German Energy Industry Act (EnWG). This is the conclusion of a recent study by the law firm Noerr, which was commissioned by the distribution network operator Netze Südwest. The background to the legal analysis is the politically desired phase-out of natural gas and the transformation towards green energy sources such as hydrogen. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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1 month ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Mareike Teuffer
Essen (energate) - The transmission system operators recently started filling the first pipelines of the core grid with hydrogen. The coalition agreement also recently made a clear commitment to the project. So something is happening in terms of hydrogen infrastructure. However, the hoped-for market ramp-up is still a long way off. Industry in particular remains hesitant when it comes to investing in hydrogen. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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1 month ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Mareike Teuffer
Essen/Berlin (energate) - The new German government still has a lot of work ahead of it when it comes to energy. On the whole, however, municipal utilities and energy suppliers look favourably on the coalition agreement recently presented by the CDU, SPD and CSU. This was the result of an opinion poll conducted by energate among several utilities. The 146-page paper addresses important points and thus creates a "solid framework" for the transformation of the energy supply.
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1 month ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Mareike Teuffer
Borkum (energate) - As a small municipality, the North Sea island of Borkum does not actually have to submit its heating plan until 2028. Nevertheless, together with the service provider Energielenker, it has already set out on its journey. energate spoke to Key Account Manager Olaf Behrendt about the project. energate: Why has the island of Borkum already voluntarily started with the municipal heat planning (KWP)? Behrendt: Tourism is an important source of income for Borkum.
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1 month ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Mareike Teuffer
Berlin (energate) - In the coalition agreement, the CDU/CSU (Christian Democrats) and SPD (Social Democrats) have taken up the planned hydrogen core grid and confirmed the essence of the infrastructure project. This has been well received by the industry as a whole.
