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On its planned path to climate-neutrality by the middle of the century, Germany could achieve complete decarbonisation of its power sector already by 2040 – and EU climate targets might even compel the country to greatly speed up the expansion of wind and solar power, government ministers have said at …

More than half of German citizens believe that greater use of renewables could strengthen the regional economy, according to a new survey.

The parliament of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has voted to establish a fund to circumvent American sanctions preventing the construction of the Nord Stream 2, a gas pipeline that will connect Russia and Germany. When completed, it will run from Russia’s Leningrad Region, bypassing the Baltic States and Poland, …

The German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern plans to set up a foundation to help the completion of the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline to bring Russian gas to Germany and to fend off the threat of increased U.S. sanctions that halted work last year. The Gazprom-led $11 billion pipeline would double …

The Norwegian company Det Norske Veritas (DNV) GL, an international accredited registrar and classification society, will not be able to provide a certificate of compliance for the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, which is built by Gazprom’s subsidiary Nord Stream 2 AG, reports the Russian news agency RBC citing DNV’s press …

Germany saw a 25% increase in solar rooftop installations this year compared to 2019 and the trend looks set to continue next year, the German Solar Association (BSW) said Wednesday. The growth in the rooftop sector was not limited to PV installations, according to BSW managing director Carsten Körnig. “Whether …

In Germany’s exclusive maritime economic zone, the section of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been completed. That’s according to dpa agency’s report of December 28. The pipes were laid on a 2.6 km section at a 30-meter depth. Russian pipelayer Fortuna was involved in relevant works. Noteworthy, the …

Germany’s coalition parties. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD), have agreed a compromise on the reform of the EEG 2021 green energy law, clearing the way for approval by parliament by Dec. 18, energy minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) and environment minister Svenja Schulze (SPD) said Dec. …

The US Congress has recently approved the annual Defence Authorisation Bill, which among other things included a fresh bunch of sanctions targeting the joint pipeline project by Russia’s Gazprom and several European energy giants, after previous measures failed to thwart its construction. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline “will never carry …

Porsche has no plan to make an electric version of its iconic 911 sports cars. So, how to ensure continued sale of its flagship model far into the future, when governments around the world, including California’s, are planning to eventually ban sales of new internal combustion cars? Porsche’s answer: carbon-neutral …