05May 2017 
Last year, the Federal Government provided even more funding for the development of new energy technologies than in the previous years. The Federal report on energy research, which was recently approved by the Federal Cabinet, provides an overview of the various fields of research for which support has been granted.
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Sunlight at the touch of a button: the world’s largest artificial sun is to help researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) produce solar fuels. The project receives funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
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The bigger your TV, the more energy it consumes. So having your home cinema system on for too long can really drive up your electricity bill. In the following article, we tell you what to look out for when you buy a new TV and how you can keep energy costs low even if you stick with your old set.
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Is there any way in which we can convert electricity from wind and solar energy into other forms of energy and therefore store it permanently? Power-to-gas technology could be the solution! In the following, we’ll explain to you how this works.
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“By retrofitting and modernising a building’s technical installations, huge efficiency gains can be achieved. This is why we fully support the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy’s ‘Efficiency first’ principle.”
Günther Mertz, Managing Director of the Association of air conditioning and ventilation in buildings
The Bundesnetzagentur has announced the results of the first auction for grid connections and funding for existing offshore wind farm projects. The four successful bids are all for projects in the North Sea. The average level of funding awarded is 0.44 cents per kilowatt hour.
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