More attractive conditions are needed to make people join civil protection and disaster relief volunteer units as Germany faces more frequent extreme weather events, a report commissioned by the Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) found. While there already is a high number of volunteers involved in civil protection and disaster control (1.76 million people), organisations report a significant increase in personnel requirements due to a rising number in calls for assista...| Clean Energy Wire
Analysts doubt Canada could deliver any time soon. "We currently see no specific projects on the Atlantic coast that are in the start-up or investment phase," said Andreas Schröder, head of gas analytics at ICIS. Projects like Goldboro LNG and Atlantic Coast had either already been abandoned or were not sufficiently advanced. "It is therefore difficult to imagine that Canada will be able to meet Germany's wishes in the short term, but rather only after 2030. LNG export terminals are technica...| Clean Energy Wire
Re-dispatch measures are interventions into the regular, market-based methods of power generation to avoid or correct grid congestions. A typical example in Germany: when there is high production of wind energy in the north, the cheap power is bought up by energy-intensive consumers, particularly in industrial centres in the south. But the high-voltage transmission grid linking supply with demand is not up to the job of transporting such large volumes of power. To prevent grid congestion, ope...| Clean Energy Wire
Germany is experiencing a continuous growth in renewable power generation, causing an upheaval in the traditional supply chain for electricity.| Clean Energy Wire
Key facts on Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions and the federal government's climate and energy targets as part of the Energiewende - with graphs.| Clean Energy Wire
This factsheet explains the purpose and rules of the EU ETS, the latest reforms, an outlook on future changes, and past price developments.| Clean Energy Wire
Key facts on the status of Germany’s energy mix, as well as developments in energy and power production and usage since 1990 - charts and data links.| Clean Energy Wire
This guide is a first, easy introduction to the energy transition (Energiewende) that is having major impacts throughout German society and beyond.| Clean Energy Wire
