1. Newsletter VI 2023 - February 5th to 11th - News+ War is peace, peace is war

    The powerful rotors of the wind turbine generate electricity. Wind turbines now cover almost a quarter of Germany's electricity needs. The proportion could be significantly higher – if renewable energies had continued to be supported as they were at the beginning. According to the Federal Environment Agency, despite the Russian war, we do not have an energy crisis now. But there were and are also interests that it should not...

  2. Newsletter V 2023 - January 29 to February 4 - News+ Je suis mud monk

    not for the security of the people, it ensures the security of the state. And the state protects first and foremost the profits of corporations like RWE instead of the rights of every person... * Renewables | Agriculture | Agri-photovoltaics Agri-photovoltaics: Expansion is being slowed down Harvest and electricity from the field: Agri-photovoltaics can simultaneously...

  3. Newsletter IV 2023 - January 22nd to 28th - News+ How the FDP politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann plays down her proximity to the armaments lobby

    simply boycotted the energy transition and with it the Paris Agreement... * Energy supply Ukraine | Diesel supplies Russia Ukraine buys diesel fuel from Russia instead of relying on renewable energies In Russia's terrible war of aggression against Ukraine, Russia is deliberately destroying energy production in Ukraine. Directed mercilessly against the civilian population...

  4. Newsletter III 2023 - January 15-21 - News+ Climate Scam - Exxon knew it all

    wants to lead his party on a clear climate protection course in the coming years. “We are aggressively committed to phasing out nuclear power,” he told Die Welt. The future belongs to renewable energies, especially in Lower Saxony. “We not only want to become the number one wind power country, but also the number one hydrogen country.” The exploitation of Lower Saxony's shale gas deposits is also rejected...

  5. Newsletter II 2023 - January 8th to 14th - News+ We have already won

    Greens, whose leading energy expert you were during your time in the Bundestag, and your relationship with the climate movement? Hans-Josef Fell: If the strong growth in green electricity, triggered by the Renewable Energy Act of 2000, had continued, we would already be at around 100 percent today. All lignite-fired power plants would be unnecessary and Lützerath would not have to be dredged. The fact that the Greens are now...

  6. Newsletter I 2023 - January 1st to 7th - News+ Where Are the Peacemakers?

    which arise through the absurd tariff system (merit order). According to this, the price of electricity is always determined by the most expensive form of its generation... * Citizen energy | Expansion of renewable traffic lights Improved renewable energy funding A bonus for community energy Wind power projects have become too expensive for civil society in recent years. This is what the Federal Ministry of Economics wants to do with a...

  7. Newsletter LI 2022 - December 20th to 25th - News+ One UN for all

    may have increased. Of the fuels mentioned, gas is the one with the lowest emissions per kilowatt hour produced... *** December 23rd European Commission | Expansion of renewable energies European Commission approves amendments to the EEG and WindSeeG Berlin - Shortly before Christmas, the European Commission has now given the green light for the...

  8. Newsletter L 2022 - December 15th to 19th - News+ Criminalization of activists of the last generation

    for the inauguration of the first German liquid gas terminal in Wilhelmshaven is more than ambivalent. [...] those concerned about the climate would finally like to see the expansion of renewable energies really speed up. Instead, the LNG ship “Höegh Esperanza” now has permission to convert deep-frozen gas into gaseous liquid gas until December 31, 2043 - and is thus leading the German...

  9. Newsletter XLIX 2022 - December 08th to 14th - News+ Umwelthilfe makes proposals for the rapid development of European photovoltaic production

    largest biomass power plant. If the energy mix in industry were a school subject, all 294 German districts would have to be detained, except for one. Only in Stendal does industry predominantly use renewable energy. Otherwise, in Germany it is primarily powered by natural gas and uses an average of 4 percent renewable energy. Stendal stands out from the crowd: here it is 73 percent...

  10. Newsletter XLVIII 2022 - December 01st to 07th - News+ The New York Times and the new climate deniers

    should. South America's largest country could soon be exporting uranium - but it will be in competition with former heavyweight Canada, which is aiming for a comeback... * Fossile | excess profit | Renewables | Revenue capture taxes for fossils, revenue capture for renewables? It is right to involve energy companies in financing the electricity price cap. The federal government...

  11. Newsletter LII 2022 - December 26-31 - News+ Putin and Lavrov should have gone before the UN

    A series of good news that shows that the global community has understood what is at stake for the now eight billion people... * Renewable | Expansion | Renewables training: Waiting for the turbo Energy and climate – compact: The expansion of sun, wind, etc. is still far too slow. New laws promise relief. A look behind the scenes. Despite numerous...

  12. Newsletter XLVII 2022 - November 24th to 30th - News+ More garbage to Grafenrheinfeld: The Schweinfurt action alliance against nuclear power is concerned

    | Gas power plants Luxury gas with no future: solar up to ten times cheaper The gas analyst Rystad Energy announces the "beginning of the end of gas power plants in Europe". They are simply no longer competitive with renewable energies. It's the economy, stupid. A new study from Rystad Energy – an independent energy consultancy organization leading the oil and gas sector – has...

  13. Newsletter XLVI 2022 - November 16th to 23rd - News+ Now only the wisdom of the Peace of Westphalia can help

    submitted. The paper available to Klimareporter° caps electricity prices for households and industry from January, financed by windfall profits from electricity producers since September. The renewables industry speaks of a wrong path. The strong protests, especially from the green energy industry, have not been of much use. As the Klimareporter° presented draft of the "Law to introduce a...

  14. Newsletter XLV 2022 - November 08th to 15th - News+ Penalties for activists - And what about the climate?

    that green electricity could be enough to fuel eternal growth... * Energy transition | Renewable | Power generation Global energy transition: Lots of wind and sun Energy and climate – compact: Renewable energy sources are on the rise worldwide, China is leading in all fields. The share of wind power and solar systems in increasing global electricity production rose to over ten...

  15. Newsletter XLIV 2022 - November 01st to 07th - News+ Do not fear progress and technology, fear capitalism

    of the Parties"). Nobody seriously expects a sudden turnaround from the international climate meeting, even though that would be essential for the survival of the human species... * Renewable energies | Climate crisis | Fossil energy crisis Ways out of the fossil energy crisis With a proposal for a Anti-inflation package shows Agora Energiewende how Germany can structurally overcome the crisis...

  16. Newsletter XLIII 2022 - October 28th to 31st - News+ Climate protection: It's not enough

    Green hydrogen is still a niche. Significantly more effort is needed to achieve climate-neutral business. Less than one percent of global hydrogen production came from renewable energies in 2021. However, given the many new projects, experts are confident. Green hydrogen is seen as a future miracle cure for a climate-neutral economy. The industry in particular has...

  17. Newsletter XLII 2022 - October 23rd to 27th - News+ The fairy tale with primary energy consumption

    Fuels, greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation. All of these factors have increased in the last 50 years, as scientists show... * Cooperative | renewable energy | Energy price Strengthening renewable energies INTERVIEW Energy cooperative focuses on security when setting prices Rodgau/Rödermark - Energy in the hands of citizens is the motto of...

  18. Newsletter XLI 2022 - October 16th to 22nd - News+ The "Friends of MIK" in AFD, CDU/CSU and FDP are ready to fight for the nuclear industry until democracy is over

    from Leipzig has invented a wind turbine that is said to produce three times as much yield as usual. For the inventor, this is “pure money”. The energy crisis makes it clear that Germany has been sleeping when it comes to renewable energy, at least when it comes to phasing out nuclear power, coal and gas without any worries. Environmental aid is even calling for Christmas lights this year...

  19. Newsletter XL 2022 - October 09th to 15th - News+ In the hyperloop of excitement

    Climate protection and affordable energy prices – both are possible. The high prices for electricity and gas could have been avoided if Germany had focused on the expansion of renewable energies earlier and more specifically. This is how energy economist Claudia Kemfert assesses the current situation: "Because we have not expanded renewable energies to the same extent, we are paying...

  20. Newsletter XXXIX 2022 - October 01st to 08th - News+ Belgium shows problems with extending the runtimes of nuclear power plants

    registration with the Federal Network Agency and the network operator. He buys the excess electricity that is fed into the grid from the solar system... * Nuclear power | France | China | Renewable study on nuclear power: The nuclear era is gradually coming to an end. The share of nuclear energy worldwide continues to decline. While Germans are worried about ailing nuclear power plants in France, China is putting more emphasis on...