Energy Politics

Berlin - Germany and Qatar have agreed on an energy partnership. It takes up the existing dialogue and is intended to build up trade relations in the field of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and to achieve the climate protection goals of both countries. However, concrete supply agreements are still missing...

Berlin - The Bundestag and Bundesrat have approved the LNG Acceleration Act in an accelerated procedure. The amendment to the Energy Security Act (EnSiG) also passed the Länder chamber, which also approved the so-called nine-euro ticket in a mammoth session...

Brussels - Negotiators from the EU Council of Ministers and the EU Parliament have reached an agreement on the amended EU Gas Security of Supply (Gas SOS) Regulation...

Berlin - For the BDEW, the hydrogen ramp-up is not fast enough. The association is thus proposing a separate law that should make hydrogen available within the next five years...

Bremerhaven - In a joint letter to Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck, five associations and networks of the offshore sector and maritime industry call for efforts for more climate protection and employment in the further expansion of offshore wind energy...

Berlin - The German government wants to expand solar energy on buildings significantly. But an alliance of energy and environmental associations considers the legislative plans insufficient. One demand: better remuneration...

Brussels - The EU Commission has presented its "Repower EU" plan to transform the European energy system. The strategy aims to make the EU less dependent on energy imports from Russia without compromising energy affordability...