29Jun 2023 
Heating networks are considered key to the success of the heating transition and reaching climate targets. At the district heating summit in Berlin yesterday, a broad alliance argued in favour of a reliable framework and greater speed when it comes to restructuring and expansion.
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Wind projects must be approved and built faster if Germany is to achieve its targets for the expansion of renewable energy. In the first quarter of 2023, the expansion and above all the number of approvals for new wind turbines increased significantly on the previous year.
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Hydrogen is increasingly becoming the focus of attention as a versatile source of energy for the future. The colourless gas has long since become the shining beacon of hope for the energy transition, about which there is currently much to report.
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Wind turbines in forests? How a wind farm in southern Westphalia is reconciling apparent contradictions and combining climate action, afforestation and species protection. Federal Minister Robert Habeck explains in a video.
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Good prospects at the Gasometer in Berlin: Federal Minister Robert Habeck spoke with regional representatives today under the listed structure that has become a symbol for the energy transition about the new statutory possibilities that now exist for expansion of renewables.
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“Onshore wind energy is key to our energy supply. This is why its acceleration has taken priority since the beginning of this legislative term.”
Federal Minister Robert Habeck at the second wind summit in 2023
This month in “What the press say”: How things stand with regard to gas reservoir filling levels, how wind thermal plants help avoid wind power being curtailed, and how balcony power plants could be installed in the future without landlord approval according to the Federal Government’s plans.
Find out moreAt the event Water level – the latest in hydrogen research, three experts will report on the key findings of their ongoing projects and discuss relevant research questions. Participation in the research network’s new series of events (starting 16 June) is free of charge.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) report, Renewable Energy Market Update (June 2023), views the energy crisis as a catalyst for the highest ever annual increase in renewables.
The skimming off of windfall profits from electricity generation will expire on 30 June 2023. Its purpose was to take unexpected windfall profits made by electricity-generating companies and use them to cover some of the high electricity costs caused by the crisis.
The 2023 Federal Report on Energy Research presents the Federal Government’s funding policy and the progress of the 7th Energy Research Programme. It was adopted by the Cabinet on 7 June.
The free online seminar series provides an overview of the various sources of renewable energy, and shows how these can be integrated into the municipal electricity and heating sector.
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