German Regions’ Future Trends Toward Smaller Locations
The 2022 edition of the “Future Atlas” published every three years by German think-tank Prognos has found growing promise in areas outside Germany’s largest metropoles.
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Massive Battery Storage Facility for Renewables Under Construction
German companies Smart Power and SMA Solar Technology are building what they say is one of Europe’s largest electricity storage facilities near the eastern German city of Eisenach. The “Wartburg storage battery” will help integrate renewably produced electricity into the power grid.
Power Company Leag to Build Germany’s Largest Renewable Energy Center
Leag, which previously specialized in coal, says it will convert 33,000 hectares of strip-mine land in the eastern region of Lusatia into a gigantic site for wind parks and solar farms. The announcement was made on September 29 at the Eastern German Energy Forum in Leipzig.
Hamburg, “Hidden Champions” Set Tone For German Smart Cities
The 2022 Smart City Index, published every year by Germany’s digital trade association, bitkom, features a few surprises, but not at the very summit. Coming out tops again, for the fourth straight year, was the northern German port metropolis of Hamburg with 86.1 of 100 points.
VW Concludes Billion-Euro Battery Joint Venture with Belgium’s Umicore
German automaker Volkswagen is teaming up with Belgian materials technology company Umicore to produce cathodes for batteries in coming generations of VWs. The two companies will invest EZR three billion in the project.
Germany Tops in EU, Second in World in USNWR Ranking
US News and World Report’s annual list of the world’s best countries is out, and Germany trailed only Switzerland according to a variety of metrics. The criteria used by the American magazine were Adventure, Agility, Cultural Influence, Entrepreneurship, Heritage, Movers, Open for Business, Power, Social Purpose and Quality of Life.
Germany Sets Yearly Solar Power Record After Less Than Nine Months
Research institute Fraunhofer ISE says that before the end of September Germany had already generated more than 52.4 terawatt hours of solar electricity. That’s more than in all of 2021 or 2020, the previous record year with just over 50 TWh.
Germany on Course for Record Number of New Approved Medications
The Association of Researching Pharmaceutical Companies (vfa) says 36 newly approved medications have been introduced to the German market in 2022. That continues the strong innovation trend from 2021, when 46 new medicines were introduced in the calendar year, vfa added.
Passion Never Fails
Launching a business is a sink-or-swim prospect – all the more so in a foreign country with a different language. But international entrepreneurs are increasingly braving the waters in Germany and feeling very comfortable.
The Power of German Research – A Chat with the Fraunhofer Society’s Sebastian Bosse
What makes the research and development landscape in Germany so unique? And what advantages does it offer for international business? Fraunhofer Society’s Sebastian Bosse gives the answers.
