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States to provide more support for solar installations

Solar panels should pay off their costs more quickly for homeowners in the future. This is the aim of the Commission's draft solar strategy. The member states are also to significantly accelerate the construction of solar power with new programs starting next year.

By Manuel Berkel

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Independence through solar energy

Europe's photovoltaic industry defends itself against profit skimming and calls for mandatory solar panels on roofs, also to be added during renovations. Meanwhile, the EU Commission is rediscovering a solar technology that had largely been declared dead.

By Manuel Berkel

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REPowerEU: these are the next steps

It is supposed to be a plan for more energy security in Europe. But the REPower EU package presented on Tuesday is primarily a list of tasks that the Commission and member states want to complete by the summer. Here, we provide an overview.

By Manuel Berkel

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Energy transition: from Russian to Chinese dependence

Putin's war against Ukraine is sending shock waves through German politics. Certainties such as secure energy supply are being called into question. After all, Germany is dependent on Russian gas. Now, the energy transition is to be accelerated. But new dependencies are looming – on China.

By Nico Beckert

Solarpanels aus China: Abhängigkeitsfaktor für EU
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Energy transition: from Russian to Chinese dependence

Putin's war against Ukraine is sending shock waves through German politics. Certainties such as secure energy supply are being called into question. After all, Germany is dependent on Russian gas. Now, the energy transition is to be accelerated. But new dependencies are looming – on China.

By Nico Beckert