Solar’s German Comeback
On the back of a record year for renewable energy sources, experts are particularly hailing a comeback for solar power after some difficult years at the start of the millennium.
Industries / Energy & Environment
Renewable Energy Records
The final data is still coming in, but one thing is clear: 2019 was a record year for renewable energy in Germany.
Green Search Engine Now on Google
Berlin start-up Ecosia, which has developed the world’s first ecological search engine, is now playing in the big leagues. That’s after Internet giant Google announced it was adding Ecosia as a default setting on its search bar alongside Google Search, Bing, DuckDuckGo and Yahoo.
Renewable Synthetic Fuel
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT have come up with a method of using renewable electricity to create synthetic fuel.
Hydrogen Hotspot
Germany’s federal government has said it wants to make the country leader in hydrogen energy.
Hydrogen Storage Power Plant
The region of Lusatia in eastern Germany is one of the areas most affected by the country’s decision to phase out coal mining by 2038 at the latest. As part of a larger support package, a reference hydrogen storage power plant project will be funded in the region and tested under real-world conditions.
Streetlights as Charging Stations
Berlin start-up Ubitricity, which was founded in 2008 has come up with a simple, cost-effective way of upgrading existing streetlights into power providers for EVs.
VW Unveils New Electric Flagship
Volkswagen has said it aims to become the world’s leading producer of electric vehicles, and the German carmaker is off to a promising start.
Electric Autobahn
Germany opened its first ‘eHighway’ – a 6km stretch of autobahn near Frankfurt along which e-trucks can draw power from overhead cables.
