10Oct 2016 
It’s difficult to talk about the energy transition without also discussing CHP or combined heat and power. CHP is often referred to as an ideal way of getting more out of our energy. But how exactly does it work? Read on to find out.
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Last year, a total of more than 187 billion kilowatt hours of electricity was generated from renewables. Our offshore wind power capacity grew by a large margin. Our solar capacity is also growing. You’ll find the latest figures in this article.
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Digital and innovative seeks... partner for the world of digital energy! At the Berlin Start-up Night, the focus was on enabling start-ups and established companies to form networks. Young entrepreneurs presented their ideas for the business models of tomorrow.
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The distance between Germany and Norway is becoming smaller! As part of the NordLink project, 600 kilometres of submarine cable will join up both countries’ electricity markets. The first spade has already been dug.
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From bakeries to steelworks: companies organised into six energy efficiency networks plan to save 257 gigawatt hours of energy by working together. They have been presented a certificate on behalf of the 90 different new networks that have been founded.
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“There can be no energy transition without wind energy. I believe it important that we are able to maintain the existing industrial structures within the wind power industry. This is why were are providing a clear perspective for quantitative expansion both onshore and offshore.”
Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, at the opening of the WindEnergy Hamburg trade fair
Mr Uwe Beckmeyer represents Germany at the meeting of ministers at the International Energy Forum (IEF) in Algiers (press release in German only).
The key focus of State Secretary Baake’s trip to the US was bilateral dialogue on the energy transition in both Germany and the US.
A survey conducted by the Renewable Energy Agency has shown that people in Germany continue to see growth in renewables as a top priority.
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