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Germany in need of civil protection volunteers as extreme weather events increase - report

1 day ago | cleanenergywire.org | Carolina Kyllmann

More attractive conditions are needed to make people join civil protection and disaster relief volunteer units as Germany faces more frequent extreme weather events, a report commissioned by the Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) found. While there already is a high number of volunteers involved in civil protection and disaster control (1.76 million people), organisations report a significant increase in personnel requirements due to a rising number in calls for assistance.
German supermarkets face big gap between climate ambitions and real action - think tank

1 day ago | cleanenergywire.org | Carolina Kyllmann

Large food retailers in Germany have a long way to go to make good on their sustainability promises, according to a report by Dutch think tank Questionmark.
German demand for oil, gas, district heating up nearly a quarter during 2024/'25 heating season

2 days ago | cleanenergywire.org | Carolina Kyllmann

The average heating consumption of oil, gas and district heating rose by over 23 percent in Germany between October 2024 and February 2025 compared to the previous heating season, according to energy service provider Techem. Particularly the use of gas for heating saw an increase of 28 percent, Techem said. "The latest figures show that the energy saving efforts of recent years have tailed off," CEO Matthias Hartmann said.
Germany can meet future hydrogen storage needs with salt caverns - econ ministry

2 days ago | cleanenergywire.org | Carolina Kyllmann

Clean Energy Wire / Tagesspiegel Background Germany can store enough hydrogen in salt caverns alone to meet more than the maximum expected national and European demand needs, the economy ministry (BMWK) has said in a white paper on hydrogen storage, which is set to form the basis for the next government’s work on hydrogen. "Germany has ideal geological conditions to meet its own hydrogen storage needs and those of its European neighbours," the ministry wrote in a press release.
2025 ushered in by drought across Germany and Europe - weather service

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Jennifer Collins

Germany has seen its driest February to mid-April months since 1931, according to the country's meteorological service DWD. DWD recorded about 40 litres of rain per square metre across the country – 68 percent less than in the 1991 to 2020 reference period. Germany's northwest was exceptionally dry in the first few months of 2025 and very few regions reached their precipitation targets.
German carmakers 'dominate' domestic e-mobility market - consultancy

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Jennifer Collins

Every second electric car sold in Germany in the first quarter of 2025 was made by Volkswagen, while two out of three newly registered e-vehicles came from German manufacturers, according to a report by newspaper Die Welt. "Overall, German car manufacturers are showing high growth rates in the German market and clearly dominate," Jan Sieper of consultancy EY told the newspaper, attributing German automaker leadership partly to brand loyalty and trust.
French TotalEnergies lauds German coalition treaty, vows 'green' expansion in neighbour market

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Jennifer Collins

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung French energy company TotalEnergies says it plans to stay on its expansion course in Germany, welcoming the CDU/CSU and SDP coalition deal that will continue to support the expansion of renewables and introduce new "flexible" gas-fired power plants as well as battery storage, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported.
Germany and France eye relaunch of European electricity market integration

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Benjamin Wehrmann

France and Germany are preparing a relaunch of their cooperation on energy policy, competitiveness, and technology for when conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz has formed his new coalition government, newspaper Handelsblatt reported. According to the article, Merz had already been in contact with French president Emmanuel Macron on a wide range of initiatives several weeks before his conservative CDU/CSU alliance emerged as the largest party in February’s national election.
East German coal plant partially put in reserve in summer amid expected renewables surge

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Benjamin Wehrmann

East German energy company LEAG plans to put a major lignite plant in partial reserve from May to September due to the projected high output of renewable power installations in that period, public broadcaster RBB reported. Half of the electricity production capacity at the Jänschwälde plant in the state of Brandenburg, which has a total capacity of 2,000 megawatt (MW), would be put in reserve, bringing LEAG’s total production capacity down from 7,000 to 6,000 MW.
Roads, railway system to be priorities in Germany’s special fund investments - Merz

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Benjamin Wehrmann

Railway and road infrastructure are priority areas for Germany’s major investment package for infrastructure and climate neutrality, the country’s chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, told newspaper Handelsblatt in an interview.