Electric vehicles can make an important contribution to the stable supply of renewable energy to the electricity grids, according to a study by Fraunhofer ISI and ISE for the Transport & Environment (T&E) association. The key to this is vehicle-to-grid technology (V2G), i.e. bidirectional charging, in which car batteries not only absorb electricity but also […]
A strong majority of employees in Germany support the energy transition. This is the result of a recent study conducted by the trade union-affiliated Hans Böckler Foundation, which surveyed around 2,000 employees across Germany. 62 percent of those surveyed support the renewable energy expansion targets.‘Transformation must be socially responsible’However, there is skepticism about the socio-economic […]
Thomas Speidel is something like the Swabian Gyro Gearloose of battery and charging technology. The 57-year-old electrical engineering graduate has more than 60 German and international patent applications to his name, primarily in the fields of battery technology, storage solutions and fast-charging stations for electric cars. The inventor and entrepreneur has also been President of […]
The umbrella organization Transport and Environment (T&E) is calling on the German government to reform company car taxation. Instead of spending billions on “phased-out technologies“, the organization says the domestic market for electric vehicles should be boosted. According to a study commissioned by T&E, fossil fuel-powered company cars in Germany are subsidized to the tune […]
The planned greenhouse gas reduction in the EU could lead to a huge emissions spike in other parts of the world. This is the conclusion of an international team of scientists at the University of Groningen led by Klaus Hubacek. Their analysis has recently been published in the journal Nature Sustainability.The study examined the planned […]
The “Taskforce for Skilled Workers” of the Alliance for Transformation convened by the German government assumes that more than 300,000 workers will be needed to implement the energy transition by 2030. “Without sufficient and well-qualified skilled workers, Germany will not succeed in the energy transition”, it states in its report from last year.However, tradespeople who […]
EVs continue to sell poorly in Germany, as current figures from the Federal Motor Transport Authority show. According to the data, in July 2024, slightly more than 30,000 EVs were newly registered. This accounts for about 13 percent of all new registrations. Compared to the same month last year, this is a decline of nearly […]
To fully decarbonize the power sector by 2040, only 2.2 percent of the land area in the EU is needed. This would leave nature reserves and high-quality agricultural lands untouched, according to an analysis presented by the EEB on Wednesday.There is enough space for PV and wind energy in the EU“Renewable energy can be expanded […]
The European Union will impose provisional punitive tariffs on Chinese biodiesel imports from August 16. The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade announced this on Friday. It follows a six-month investigation into dumping allegations against Chinese companies. The move aims to compensate for price disadvantages of European producers.Industry associations welcomed the decision. The Association of German […]
Donald Trump and the US Republicans are entering the hot phase of the US election campaign with a radical right-wing agenda. A look at the election manifesto reveals that this not only applies to issues such as migration and domestic security, but also to climate action and the economic transformation. Its adoption at the Republican […]