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2 days ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Stefanie Dierks
Karlsruhe (energate) - The German Federal Court of Justice has published its long-awaited ruling on customer installations. Following a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in November last year, some experts had speculated that this could signal the demise of the concept of customer installations. In this case, however, the Federal Court of Justice ruled that it was a distribution grid and not a customer installation. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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4 days ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Stefanie Dierks
Cologne (energate) - The VDE FNN has now defined the EEBus as the minimum standard for digital interfaces for control and consumption devices. Annike Abromeit, Head of Innovation at the EEBus Initiative, explains what the standard interface is all about and why the system is not yet plug-and-play-capable. energate: In which projects has EEBus already been or is it being used successfully?
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4 days ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Stefanie Dierks
Brussels (energate) - The investigation into the major power outage in Spain and Portugal is making progress. Entso-E, the association of European electricity grid transmission operators, has published an initial chronology of the events surrounding the blackout on the Iberian Peninsula. According to this, the transmission power between Spain and France was only interrupted at the end of the cascade. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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4 days ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Stefanie Dierks
Hambach/France (energate) - Solar modules manufactured in Europe can be competitive with Chinese ones. Vincent Delporte, Head of Public Affairs at French company Holosolis, was convinced of this in an interview with energate at the Intersolar trade fair. His company plans to manufacture solar cells and modules in Hambach, France, from the end of 2027. Up to now, Europe has been 95 per cent dependent on China for solar modules. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Stefanie Dierks
Munich (energate) - The solar and battery industry is satisfied with the basic direction of the coalition agreement. However, it is struggling with the details. This became clear at the Intersolar trade fair in Munich. Carsten Körnig, managing director of the German Solar Industry Association BSW (Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft), said that the coalition agreement contains a "clear commitment" to renewable energies and storage. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Stefanie Dierks
Munich (energate) - Photovoltaics and Intersolar continue to form the centrepiece of Smarter-E, which consists of four trade fairs. However, the topics of flexibilisation and battery storage are now also gaining in importance. "After the market ramp-up of solar, the market ramp-up of batteries must now follow," said Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of the industry association Solarpower Europe. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Stefanie Dierks
Madrid (energate) - A panel of experts led by the European association of grid operators Entso-E has begun investigating the causes of the blackout on 2. April on the Iberian Peninsula. Experience shows that a result cannot be expected for several months at the earliest, industry participants made clear in an interview with energate. Meanwhile, experts are speculating about the role that so-called low-frequency oscillations could play. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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2 weeks ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Stefanie Dierks
London (energate) - The construction of the German-British interconnector is progressing well. This is what Arnaud Grévoz said in an interview with energate. Grévoz is Managing Director of Neuconnect, the company that is building and will later operate the electricity connection. The company has currently laid the foundations for the converter station on the British side, and those on the German side will soon follow, according to Grévoz. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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2 weeks ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Stefanie Dierks
London (energate) - The Neuconnect undersea power line, which is currently under construction, will provide the first electricity connection between Germany and the UK from 2028. energate spoke to Arnaud Grévoz, Managing Director of the private company Neuconnect, which is building the power line and will later also operate it. energate: What is special about your project?
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2 weeks ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Stefanie Dierks
Aachen (energate) - Retailers have observed the power outage on the Iberian Peninsula. However, it has probably not had any impact on prices. "We don't know what caused it," commented one trader. However, if - as suspected - green energy plants were responsible for the power outage, this could subsequently increase volatility on the Spanish electricity market. In Germany, on the other hand, the spot market was comparatively unremarkable. … Would you like to read this and other news?
