According to the newly released Heizspiegel 2021 heating index, which is part of the federal environment ministry’s Mein Klimaschutz climate protection consulting service, there is still a lot of untapped potential for cost savings and emissions reduction in Germany’s heating…
PERFORMANCE
A far more efficient use of energy will be required to shape a new integrated energy system and decouple growth and emissions. ENERGY NEWS addresses the pursuit for efficiency increases in buildings and industry, cities, and electricity use under the heading “Performance.”
Renewable energy growth to continue, according to the EIA
According to the EIA’s ‘International Energy Outlook 2021’ (IEO2021) reference case, unless major policy or technological improvements are made, global energy consumption would grow by approximately 50% over the next 30 years. Although petroleum and other liquid fuels will continue…
In an effort to reduce emissions, Germany has doubled its spending on building repairs to 11.5 billion euros
Following last year’s emissions exceeding government limits, Germany will invest an additional 5.7 billion euros to make buildings more energy efficient. Ministers agreed to spend additional 5.8 billion euros earlier this year, which the government’s Council of Experts on Climate…
The German climate discussion unfairly ignores building emissions, according to a researcher
In an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung, Lamia Messari-Becker, a buildings and physics professor at the University of Siegen, stated that the climate discussion in Germany has been overly concentrated on wind and solar power, neglecting the huge volume of emissions…
Hanover pushes out its own coal exit until 2026
According to a press statement from operator enercity, the City of Hanover has finalized plans to shut the combined heat and power hard coal plant in Stöcken by 2026. Energy building replacement plants are a requirement of the closure, according…
German towns are failing to realize the potential of solar PV on new buildings, according to a green energy supplier
According to LichtBlick, Germany’s leading green electricity supplier, communities are failing to properly use solar PV systems on new building rooftops. According to the SolarCheck 2021, the ratio of newly installed solar system surface area to newly built roof areas…
Europe should investigate local sourcing of renewable energy raw materials, according to the CEO of the mining industry
In a guest article in the business newspaper Handelsblatt, Roberto Garcia Martinez of Swedish mining company Eurobattery Minerals writes that European states should seriously consider sourcing key raw materials for more climate-friendly technologies domestically rather than relying on imports from…