Economics Minister Katherina Reiche has announced a thorough review of industrial electricity prices and quick tenders for gas-fired power plants. The SPD expects the Commission to speed up approvals under state aid law.
By Manuel Berkel
Growth in the European market for stationary batteries slowed in 2024. This was due to a significant decline in the important home storage segment. Read what SolarPower Europe is now calling for.
By Manuel Berkel
European scientists conclude: Solar radiation modification could alleviate climate change symptoms, but poses immense risks. The experts are calling for a ban and strict international rules. For environmentalists, this goes too far.
By Lukas Knigge
The Swiss solar manufacturer Meyer Burger wanted to expand in the USA. A production facility in Saxony-Anhalt had recently been shaken as a result. A decision has now been made.
By Redaktion Table
A group of European photovoltaic companies is working with Chinese partners to establish a new solar supply chain in Europe, involving a transfer of technology from China to the EU.
By Christiane Kuehl
China continues to expand its solar and wind energy plants at a rapid pace. The share of coal in the energy mix has dropped to 53 percent. The country currently adds almost twice as much new capacity as the rest of the world.
By Marcel Grzanna
For months, the Russian army has been destroying Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Now, a "solar Marshall Plan" for the rapid and cost-effective development of solar energy could make the energy supply more secure and greener. The potential is significant – but so are the challenges.
By Bernhard Pötter
Small floating solar parks have been under construction along the shallow east coast of China for some time. Now the construction of the world's largest offshore solar power plant has begun. The operator is a nuclear power company that wants to integrate its reactors with the solar plant.
By Christiane Kuehl
The overcapacity in the photovoltaic sector is also causing a crisis and price war in China – along the entire supply chain. Solar manufacturer Longi even warns of dying companies and calls for an end to dumping prices.
By Christiane Kuehl
In a new study, German economist Veronika Grimm concludes that despite the falling costs of wind and solar power, real electricity costs will remain at around the 2021 level until 2040. However, this is only true under the assumption that electricity demand remains completely inflexible, which contradicts many other forecasts.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
