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Exploration strategy for geothermal energy

Geothermal drilling in Lower Saxony: researchers extract large quantities of hot thermal water

Promising results in Ahnsbeck in Lower Saxony: Production tests of thermal water indicate a good geothermal reservoir.

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Geothermal Energy

Geothermal plant provides climate-friendly heat in Schwerin

Since last October, a geothermal plant has been supplying environmentally friendly heat to the city of Schwerin.

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Renovation of existing buildings

More renewable energy with sandwich elements

New heating systems could be integrated into the exterior walls of buildings. It would also be possible to generate, insulate and store energy.

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Photovoltaics

Record year: 456 gigawatts of new photovoltaic capacity added worldwide in 2023

The International Energy Agency's Photovoltaic Power Systems programme highlights PV developments in 2023 in its latest trends report.

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Research communication

Portal world for applied energy research merged

The previous range of topic-specific portals for applied energy research is now combined on energieforschung.de.

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Missions Heat Transition 2045 and Energy System 2045

BMWK publishes call for funding „Vom Plan zur Wende“

The BMWK promotes innovations and new solutions that accelerate the systemic implementation of municipal heating plans.

 

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Electricity and heat from hydrogen

New container terminal in the Port of Duisburg is trialling climate-neutral operations

Yesterday, the operators inaugurated the first container terminal in Europe to be operated in a climate-neutral way at the Port of Duisburg.

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Digital Energy Transition

Federal Minister Habeck visits pilot installation for the management of micro-flexibilities

Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Habeck visited the pilot installation of the FlexMC funding project in Berlin Pankow on Monday, 15 July 2024.

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Living labs for the energy transition

H2-Wyhlen: Ground-breaking ceremony for second power-to-gas plant

The partners have given the go-ahead for construction work on the second power-to-gas plant at the hydropower plant with a ground-breaking ceremony.

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