Innovative Greentech & Energy Transition

Heating index has a large potential for cost reductions and CO2 emissions reduction

According to the newly released Heizspiegel 2021 heating index, which is part of the federal…

Renewable energy and climate action are part of the solution to rising energy prices, according to Germany’s environment minister

Svenja Schulze, Germany’s environment minister, stated ahead of a meeting with colleagues from EU member states that renewable energy and climate action are part of the answer to an energy crisis like the one that Europe is presently experiencing. “The…

thyssenkrupp Steel introduces a more environmentally friendly manufacturing technique

thyssenkrupp Steel has launched what it calls a “milestone” on its journey to climate-neutral steel: its new bluemint Steel brand, which is made with less coal in the blast furnace. According to the corporation, a new production technique has allowed…

Residents of a German city will see a six-fold rise in parking costs for SUVs, according to the mayor

SUV drivers in the German city of Tübingen will soon be required to pay six times the existing parking costs, according to local officials. Local Green mayor Boris Palmer revealed to Spiegel Online that homeowners who own combustion engine automobiles…

BMW and Mercedes are being sued by a non-profit organization over the phase-out of combustion engines

A non-profit organization has filed lawsuits in an attempt to compel BMW and Mercedes to stop making internal combustion engines by 2030. According to Manager Magazin, the environmental organization Environmental Action Germany (DUH) filed the charges in regional courts in…

In Germany, the world’s first industrial CO2-neutral e-kerosene factory was officially opened

NGO atmosfair and its partners have opened the world’s first production plant for CO2-neutral e-kerosene, which is currently in the process of being certified. The facility, which is located in the northern German town of Werlte, combines CO2 collected from…