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Energiewende (Transition to renewable power sources)

Germany's ambitions to completely restructure its energy sector have been talked about so much that the very word which stands for the current policy change - "Energiewende" - has even made it into the English language.

Germany is in the process of completely transforming its energy sector at a pace unmatched by most major industrialized nations. Nuclear power is being phased out as renewables are gradually taking over. DW's latest content on the topic can be found below.

Date 04.08.2021
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Beschreibung: The Siemens Gamesa factory in the northern English port city of Hull has been manufacturing wind turbine blades since it opened at the end of 2016. (Darf nur in Zusammenhang mit Global Ideas Bericht verwendet warden) Schlagworte: Global Ideas, Umwelt, Windenergie, Europa, Brexit Urheber: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Zeit: Unbekannt (aber irgendwann in 2017) Ort: Hull, UK

Siemens Gamesa analyzes disappointing results 04.08.2021

The CFO of Siemens Energy, Maria Ferraro, has said the German firm's wind-turbine subsidiary, Siemens Gamesa, faces "operational excellence issues" that need addressing after disappointing quarterly results.

Windenergieanlage auf einer Bergehalde, dahinter das EON Steinkohlekraftwerk Scholven, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland, Europa | Verwendung weltweit, Keine Weitergabe an Wiederverkäufer.

How much power will Germany need for its energy revolution? 01.07.2021

Germany intends to become climate-neutral. The big questions is just how much wind and solar power that will require. But it's difficult to figure out how much power the country will actually need in the next decade.

08. Juni 2021, Parque Eólico Matafongo,Dom Rep.
Doch die erneuerbaren Energien sind auf dem Vormarsch: Neun große Windparks gibt es mittlerweile unter anderem. Hier im Windpark Matafongo laufen 17 Turbinen. Bei schweren Hurrikanes schalten sie sich von selber ab.
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Making the switch to renewable energy in the Dominican Republic 01.07.2021

The Dominican Republic in the Caribbean is still heavily dependent on fossil fuels. But a push is underway to increase the use of wind and solar — and to convince critics that it's a good idea.

China, Shanxi Province, Datong, Steam and smoke rises from smokestacks at coal-fired Datong No. 2 Power Station at dawn PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xPaulxSoudersx AS07 PSO0423

Why build 600 new unprofitable coal plants? 30.06.2021

Governments in Asia are planning 600 new coal plants that could lose investors $150 billion and derail efforts to limit temperature rise in line with climate targets, according to a new report. But why?

Workers refuel an Airbus A350 with sustainable aviation fuel at Roissy airport, north of Paris, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Air France-KLM is sending into the air what it calls its first long-haul flight with sustainable aviation fuel Tuesday. The plane is said to be using petroleum mixed with a synthetic jet fuel derived from waste cooking oils. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Angela Merkel pushes airlines to move 'rapidly' to renewables 18.06.2021

The German Chancellor said the price of synthetic fuels would go down in the future as demand increased. German airline chiefs remained cautious about profit margins.

Wieczorek Hard coal mine in Katowice, Poland, 17 November 2015. In the mine decided to return to the traditional ways of coal mining. Miners do not use the combine and coal is recovered by using explosives. First miners drill holes in coal rock with drilling machines, than blow the rock up with explosives and the thus obtained coal is loaded on the conveyor belt. That is why the mine produces more thick coal, especially highly regarded by small and individual customers. Also the price of thick coal is higher than the price of coal fine. PAP/ANDRZEJ GRYGIEL POLAND OUT |

Polish energy policy protests reflect power struggle 14.06.2021

Protests by miners against the government's plans to restructure Poland's energy sector reflect strategic and political confusion. There's a lack of dialogue on energy transition policies.

IEA: Global recovery spurs CO2 emissions 21.04.2021

The International Energy Agency has warned in a new report that CO2 emissions will rise by almost 5% this year due to rebounding economies. This would make up for much of the pandemic-related drop in emissions last year.

--FILE--A coal field gives off waste gas in Huaibei, east Chinas Anhui province, 6 July 2013. China has unveiled sweeping measures to tackle air pollution, with plans to close old polluting steel mills, cement factories and aluminium smelters, and slash coal consumption and boost the use of nuclear power and natural gas. China has been under heavy pressure to address air pollution after thick and hazardous smog engulfed much of the industrial north, including the capital, Beijing, in January. It has identified coal burning as a key area to tackle. China said its new plan would aim to cut total coal consumption to below 65% of total primary energy use by 2017, down from 66.8% last year. It would also aim to raise the share of non-fossil fuel energy to 13% by 2017, up from 11.4% in 2012. Its previous target stood at 15% by 2020. To help meet the target, it would also raise installed nuclear capacity to 50GW by 2017. By the end of 2015, it said it would add 150bn cubic metres of natural gas trunk pipeline transmission capacity.

Carbon emissions on the rise again 20.04.2021

The current year will usher in a rebound in carbon emissions as economies recover, says the International Energy Agency. IEA Chief Energy Modeler Laura Cozzi tells DW that renewables alone cannot meet rising demand.

Urheber: Vrisoules Ort: Athens, Greece Beschreibung: Women from the activist group Vrisoules protest against hydrocarbon exploration in Greece. Nur in Zusammenhang mit Global Ideas Berichterstattung. Schlagworte: Global Ideas, Umwelt, Fracking, Öl, Griechenland, Protest --
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In Greece, women activists sing and dance against oil and gas 01.04.2021

As other countries turn away from fossil fuel exploration, Greece is searching for oil and natural gas amid protests. But a global shift to renewables and the pandemic are complicating drilling plans.

HUAINAN, CHINA - JUNE 16 2017: A Chinese state owned coal fired power plant is seen near a large floating solar farm project under construction by the Sungrow Power Supply Company on a lake caused by a collapsed and flooded coal mine on June 16, 2017 in Huainan, Anhui province, China. The floating solar field, billed as the largest in the world, is built on a part of the collapsed Panji No.1 coal mine that flooded over a decade ago due to over-mining, a common occurence in deep-well mining in China's coal heartland. When finished, the solar farm will be made up of more than 166,000 solar panels which convert sunlight to energy, and the site could potentially produce enough energy to power a city in Anhui province, regarded as one of the country's coal centers. Local officials say they are planning more projects like it, marking a significant shift in an area where long-term intensive coal mining has led to large areas of subsidence and environmental degradation. However, the energy transition has its challenges, primarily competitive pressure from the deeply-established coal industry that has at times led to delays in connecting solar projects to the state grid. Chinaâs government says it will spend over US $360 billion on clean energy projects by 2020 to help shift the country away from a dependence on fossil fuels, and earlier this year, Beijing canceled plans to build more than 100 coal-fired plants in a bid to ease overcapacity and limit carbon emissions. Already, China is the leading producer of solar energy, but it also remains the planetâs top emitter of greenhouse gases and accounts for about half of the worldâs total coal consumption. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

China generated half of global coal power in 2020: study 29.03.2021

A new report shows China was the only G20 country to see a significant jump in coal production last year. At the same time, European nations are shuttering coal plants at record rates.

Blockchain technology makes energy sector more transparent 24.03.2021

The technology behind Bitcoin, Blockchain, is being used to make the energy sector more transparent in Portugal. Buyers can use it to check if the energy they buy is renewable.

März 2021
Stromausfälle gehören in Kenia zum Alltag. Das ist auch für viele Unternehmen ein großes Problem. Die Alternative: Solaranlagen, denn Sonne gibt es in Kenia satt. Da aber die meisten Firmen die nötige Anschubfinanzierung nicht aufbringen können, hilft ‚Ecoligo‘. Das deutsche Start-up finanziert die Solaranlage vor und unterstützt auch beim Aufbau.

Powering Kenya's flower farms with the sun 23.03.2021

High electricity costs pose a problem for businesses in Kenya. But a German startup wants to help them make the switch to affordable clean energy with crowd-funded solar modules.

Thailand's floating solar farms 16.03.2021

Thailand's state-owned power utility wants to promote renewable energy production in the kingdom with floating solar power plants. They not only save valuable land area, but also offer technical advantages.

20.09.2020, China, Chuzhou: Power station staff take boats to check solar panels on the lake where local farmers raise fish, Tianchang county-level city, Chuzhou city, east China's Anhui province, 20 September 2020. Foto: Song Weixing/HPIC/dpa |

IRENA renewable energy study finds hitting 1.5-degree climate target will create jobs 16.03.2021

The world already has the technologies to bring net emissions in the energy system down to zero — and doing so will boost employment, researchers say.