The Berlin round of the FIA Formula E ePrix 2016 could well be held on the capital’s streets and not at the former Tempelhof Airport as it was last year, the Berliner Zeitung reports today. According to information received by the newspaper, the event’s organizers and the city’s senate have … [continued]
All translations my own and without liability. Germany has made well-publicised strides towards cleaner electricity generation, with renewables accounting for 30% of the country’s electricity mix in 2015. Yet quitting smoking is not easy and, as critics are quick to point out, Germany’s fleet of coal-fired power stations continues to run. … [continued]
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure released the latest version of its biannual Bicycle Monitor survey this week, saying the survey showed that “Germany is also a nation of cyclists.” Norbert Barthle, parliamentary state secretary at the ministry, said: “Cycling is advancing technically. GPS route planning, bicycle computers, … [continued]
Official figures released by Germany’s Federal Environment Agency show that the country’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 4.6 percent in 2014 to the equivalent of 901.9 million metric tons of CO2 in an apparent return to the long-term trend following an uptick in 2013. The greatest reductions were achieved in … [continued]
In a German premiere, a grid-scale battery storage system is to provide “black start capability” – the ability to restore a regional distribution grid in the case of major disruption to the network – a service provided until now only by conventional power plants. Berlin-based energy storage and grid solutions … [continued]
Germany piloted a new system for setting the price paid for electricity from ground-mounted photovoltaic arrays in 2015. Instead of receiving a government-set feed-in tariff, interested parties bid in three solar auctions for a share of 500 MW of capacity. On Wednesday, Germany’s federal minister for economic affairs and energy, … [continued]
