Funding for almost 40 industrial projects and high investments: the Federal Funding for Industry and Climate Action (Bundesförderung Industrie und Klimaschutz, BIK) works. A second funding round is starting now: companies can submit their project outlines until the end of February 2026.
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Electric vehicle (EV) registrations hit a record high in 2025, bouncing back after a brief dip. With a new government incentive programme, attractive tax breaks, and exciting technological trends, 2026 promises to be an especially rewarding year to go electric.
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The German Aviation Research Programme (LuFo) helps companies make flying safer, more efficient, and more climate-friendly. Through its recent refocus of the programme, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is reaffirming its commitment to an innovative and sustainable aviation sector.
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Investing on a large scale in Germany is set to become easier. The Deutschlandfonds is designed to mobilise private capital – whether for electricity and district heating networks, geothermal energy, or cutting-edge technologies. Here’s how it is strengthening competitiveness and future viability.
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Extreme weather events and cyber attacks are putting our energy system under increasing pressure. In order to strengthen the system’s resilience, a team of researchers has developed approaches for special stress tests.
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“What matters most is to steer private capital to where innovation is built, where we can make our supply chains more resilient and get Germany ready for the future.”
Up to ten times more wind energy from the North Seas by 2050, full speed of up to 140km/h in Hesse’s first eTrain and zero imports of LNG from Russia to the EU from the end of 2026.
Find out moreThe Act, which entered into force at the end of 2025, speeds up the heat transition. Two free online seminars explain more about its provisions and what they mean in practice. On 24 February, the seminar will cover the legal framework and the hedging instruments used for (deep) geothermal energy. On 5 March, the focus will be on heat derived from water, complete with real-life examples. Find out more
Between 10 a.m. and noon on 25 February, a digital information event on the restoration of the grid and supply will be hosted by the Forum Network Technology/ Network Operation of the VDE (VDE FNN). The event is to provide information and opportunities for dialogue, e.g. on the further development of restoration plans. For this purpose, the VDE FNN has drawn up notes on the restoration of the grid and supply as part of the System Stability Roadmap, which was coordinated by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Find out more
The status report “Bundesländer mit neuer Energie – Föderale Energiewende 2024/2025” published by the Renewable Energies Agency provides a stocktaking of the energy transition at Länder level. It contains Länder factsheets complete with KPIs and examples from real life. These factsheets shed a light on the regional and structural factors that have an impact on the expansion of renewables, on the heat transition and on the transformation of the transport sector. Find out more
On 8 January 2026, the Bundesnetzagentur published the figures for the successful bids in the auctions for onshore wind turbines that were submitted by 1 November 2025. The bid amount of more than eight gigawatts is the highest on record for a single auction. It also means that, throughout 2025, every single auction was oversubscribed. At the same time, the award figures fell again compared to the preceding round, meaning that the cost of the funding continued to fall. Find out more
An online tool requiring minimum information about rooms and radiators can tell owners if their building is already set up for a heat pump, whether a low-cost replacement of some radiators would suffice to get there or whether modernisation work is required first to reduce heating demand. The tool was developed on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency. Find out more
The heads of state and government and the energy ministers of the North Sea states came together in Hamburg on 26 January for the North Sea Summit in order to discuss the expansion of offshore wind energy in the North Sea and the strengthening of the offshore sector. The outcomes of the summit are available for download. Find out more
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