2022-03-15 14:35:00
GERMANY'S WIND ENERGY 1.3 GW
ENERDATA - 14 Mar 2022 - The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur or BNetzA) has published the results of the latest tenders for onshore wind with a bidding date set for 1 February 2022. The auction for 1,328 MW of onshore wind capacity attracted 147 bids totalling 1,356 MW. 6 bids were excluded and 1,332 MW were awarded, with prices ranging from €4.77c/kWh to €5.88c/kWh (weighted average of €5.76c/kWh, -0.5% compared to the previous round). The maximum value was set at €5.88c/kWh in this round. Most of the projects will be developed in Lower Saxony (326 MW), North Rhine-Westphalia (275 MW) and Schleswig-Holstein (259 MW).
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2022, March, 2, 11:10:00
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Germany will look into all options in response to the likely decrease or stop in Russian fossil fuel deliveries to Germany, including a longer run-time of nuclear and coal-fired power plants, even if those options are unlikely.
2022, March, 1, 12:10:00
GERMANY ENERGY POLICIES CHANGES
Europe's top economy has been under pressure from other Western nations to become less dependent on Russian gas, but its plans to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2030 and to shut its nuclear power plants by end-2022 have left it with few options.
2022, February, 10, 15:15:00
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Stocks were now at 35%-36%, under the "critical level" of 40%, which the German government deems is necessary to withstand seven straight days of an extreme cold snap.
2022, January, 24, 12:15:00
GERMANY AGAINST NUCLEAR
"As the federal government, we have once again clearly expressed our rejection of the inclusion of nuclear energy. It is risky and expensive," Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in a joint statement with Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, both senior members of the Greens party.
2022, January, 11, 11:55:00
GERMANY'S NUCLEAR DOWN
Germany will have just three nuclear power plants operating in 2022: Emsland (1406MW PWR) in Lower Saxony; Isar 2 (1485MW PWR) in Bavaria and Neckarwestheim 2 (1400MW PWR) in Baden-Württemberg.
2022, January, 11, 11:35:00
GERMANY'S RENEWABLES 43% IN 2021
The share of renewables in the power mix declined from 48% in 2020 to less than 43% in 2021, with 23% of wind, 9% of solar and 11% of biomass, hydropower and other renewables.
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GERMANY'S CO2 EMISSIONS UP
CO2 emissions from power generation thus rose by 13% in 2021, though remaining within the path of the Climate Protection Act.
