1. Newsletter

    It doesn't surprise me that vague terms are used in the G7 declaration and that the ambitions are too low. It is important that the G7 countries continue to invest in renewable energies at a rapid pace. And Germany is on a very good path - and there is still a lot of room for improvement in the other countries. The FDP is calling for a plan to provide legal support for...

  2. Newsletter XVIII 2024 - April 28th to May 4th - News+ Hubris of the West: Three decades of chaos and decline

    Newsletter Some of the events were never released through official channels, so this information is only available to the public on...

  3. Newsletter XVII 2024 - April 21st to 27th - News+ Reform of the Climate Protection Act: One step forward, two steps back

    * Renewable | Power supply 56 percent at the beginning of the year Renewables are producing more and more electricity in Germany Despite all the doomsday predictions of a renaissance in nuclear power, renewable energy is still on the rise in Germany. In the first quarter, 56 percent of the electricity consumed came from solar, wind, etc. Compared to the same period last year, there has been another massive increase....

  4. Newsletter XVI 2024 - April 14th to 20th - News+ Poland: The Tusk government is also relying on nuclear energy

    Form an anchor for electricity prices and thus ensure our competitiveness. …. Our Commission's own forecasts also show that nuclear energy will complement the majority of renewable energy sources and that the latter will form the backbone of electricity generation in the EU by 2050." The reasons she gives are not sustainable. It fails to recognize that CO2-free renewables...

  5. Newsletter XV 2024 - April 7th to 13th - News+ Shell pleads not guilty

    hit the wall in traffic. April 11 Europe | Renewable | Electricity market Share of renewable energy in the EU at its highest Last year, around 44 percent of electricity in the EU was generated from renewable energies. According to a KfW study, this is a “new record”. However, the development bank criticizes that the pace is still too slow. According to the state development bank KfW, Europe...

  6. Newsletter XIV 2024 - March 31st to April 6th - News+ - It's not just Germany that is getting out

    * The “Internal Search” nuclear phase-out | Electricity generation | WNISR December 21, 2023 - Plan for new 1000 nuclear power plants by 2050? Nuclear power fantasy fails due to desolate industry September 29, 2023 - Renewable energies cover more than half of electricity consumption July 3, 2023 - Quaschning explains: Electricity price zones April 21, 2023 - Nuclear power: On the decline worldwide March 17, 2023 - BEE analysis: Nuclear...

  7. Newsletter

    Newsletter Some of the incidents were never made public through official channels, so this information is only made available to the public in a roundabout way...

  8. Newsletter XII 2024 - March 17th to 23rd - News+ Industry should stop whining about Germany

    is a joke”: Head of the Renewable Energy Agency speaks plainly at the climate conference At this year’s Energy Transition Dialogue in Berlin, the Secretary General of the Renewable Energy Agency is calling for less talking and more action. But he rejects nuclear power. Berlin – The chairman of the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena), Francesco La Camera, has...

  9. Newsletter XI 2024 - March 10th to 16th - News+ There is every reason to be afraid of the AfD

    "The Energy Quadrilemma", which refers to the affordability, sustainability, security of supply and social impact of future energy systems. "Renewable energy is our best hope for a sustainable and socially acceptable transition, but it suffers from its volatility. Against the backdrop of increasing demand for clean energy...

  10. Newsletter X 2024 - March 3rd to 9th - News+ More courage would be good

    Billion kilowatt hours reached. Coal remained the second most important source of electricity generation, but its share fell by almost a third to 2022 percent compared to 26,1. [...] Renewable energies would have accounted for more than half of German electricity in 2023. Overall, renewable energies would have accounted for 56 percent of electricity in Germany, with a peak value of 251,8 billion...

  11. Newsletter IX 2024 - February 25th to March 2nd - News+ Deceptively real AI videos: What if we can no longer believe anything?

    the last nuclear power plants are off the grid. In addition to Zösch ("The expansion of renewable energies clearly has a price-dampening effect"), the Bavarian Consumer Center also expressly spoke out in favor of a renewable energy supply - it was "in principle in favor of a rapid expansion of renewable energies and the associated necessary expansion of the network infrastructure"... * Thuringia |...

  12. Newsletter VIII 2024 - February 18th to 24th - News+ On the death of the Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny

    more than twelvefold. Their value rose from just 37 million euros in the first seven months of 2022 to 451 million euros from January to July 2023. * Energy transition | renewable energy | Hydrogen energy technology Electrification more important than hydrogen? Which technologies enable the energy transition in Europe Energy mix: Researchers have examined how the scarce electricity from...

  13. Newsletter VII 2024 - February 11th to 17th - Current+ super election year in the crucial climate decade

    Newsletter VII 2024 February 11th to 17th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Current news + background knowledge The PDF file "Nuclear Power Accidents" contains a number of other incidents from various areas of the nuclear industry. Some of the incidents were never released through official channels, so this information is only available to the public on...

  14. Newsletter VI 2024 - February 4th to 10th - News+ Nuclear power is a dead horse - why isn't Merz getting down?

    can be changed. “This has not been technically tested,” explained the energy economist. In addition, the green hydrogen must first be produced. Five times more renewable energies would be required than are available... * Climate change | Temperature | Global warming EU climate change service Copernicus Global warming exceeded 1,5 degrees for the first twelve months Alarming figures...

  15. Newsletter V 2024 - January 28th to February 3rd - Current news + US foreign policy: Profit over peace?

    red mud problems left over from the bauxite. The highly alkaline mixture of various metal oxides and heavy metals is harmful to the environment and toxic. [...] If you partially use renewable energies for hydrogen and electricity production, then the process is worthwhile if the red mud contains around 50 percent iron oxide. However, if you calculate the costs that normally arise for...

  16. Newsletter IV 2024 - January 21st to 27th - Current news + AfD ban: Off to Karlsruhe?

    Newsletter IV 2024 January 21nd to 27th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Current news + background knowledge The PDF file "Nuclear Power Accidents" contains a number of other incidents from various areas of the nuclear industry. Some of the incidents were never made public through official channels, so this information is only made available to the public in a roundabout way...

  17. Newsletter III 2024 - January 14th to 20th - Current news + Psychological explanations for doing nothing

    Newsletter III 2024 January 14th to 20st *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Current news + background knowledge The PDF file "Nuclear Power Accidents" contains a number of other incidents from various areas of the nuclear industry. Some of the incidents were never released through official channels, so this information is only available to the public on...

  18. Newsletter I 2024 - January 1st to 6th - News+ - The necessary change needs more support

    which are being or have already been converted into longer-term regulations in Germany. As the outcome of the COP 28 climate summit in Dubai shows, the rapid switch from fossil to renewable energies is one of the keys to preventing global warming from increasing to levels that are intolerable for people, nature and the environment. It is therefore encouraging that in Germany we already have more than...

  19. Newsletter LII 2023 - December 24th to 31st - News+ Nuclear power fantasy fails due to desolate industry

    As the Reuters news agency reports, around 20,2 billion euros are estimated for the disposal of radioactive waste and the dismantling of the nuclear power plants. Spain will rely on renewable energies in the future. Spain is continuing to drive forward the transformation of the energy industry on the Iberian Peninsula. The Spanish government has now confirmed the phase-out of nuclear energy. From 2027...

  20. Newsletter LI 2023 - December 17th to 23rd - Current news + steps towards climate change, unsettled OPEC and loving politics

    whether it was a success or not in Dubai. Some say that we have finally managed to put the obvious into words: the world needs to move away from coal, oil and gas, renewable energies are getting better and cheaper. The final document also calls for haste, which is urgently needed. The others say that, firstly, it is too late and secondly, the wording of the...