Hydrogen is seen as a key enabling technology for decarbonising the industrial, transport and energy sectors. The Federal cabinet has now adopted the draft of the Hydrogen Acceleration Act, which will considerably speed up the rollout and expansion of hydrogen infrastructure.
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One in three German households currently use energy transition technologies. This is the result of KfW’s 2025 Energy Transition Barometer survey. Especially battery storage, electric vehicles and solar PV systems have registered strong increases in use.
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At the beginning of October, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity published its report on the background to the blackout on the Iberian Peninsula, which occurred on 28 April 2025. It confirmed the assumption that overvoltage triggered the blackout, but did not say what caused it.
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Hydrogen is considered to be a key element of the energy transition. But what exactly is meant by the term “hydrogen rollout”? Come this way for a tour of hydrogen-related terms.
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The SUREVIVE research project looks at how grid-forming (power) inverters with battery storage in the distribution network can contribute to a secure and robust operation of the electricity system.
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For the first time, the world has generated more electricity from renewables than from coal; the world’s first floating vertical PV installation; a dam in Brandenburg reminding us of floods, open-cast mining and climate change.
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“By adopting the Hydrogen Acceleration Act, we are now rigorously streamlining procedures, making them digital and speeding things up.”
Carbon contracts for difference support investments in low-carbon production methods in energy-intensive industries, including chemicals, cellulose and paper, primary steel, other metals, cement and lime, ceramics, glass and plaster. Carbon capture and storage and carbon capture and use technologies are now also eligible for funding. Find out more
Companies interested in submitting project outlines for international hydrogen projects can do so until 18 December. Industrial production plants for renewable hydrogen and its derivatives and accompanying scientific analyses and studies are to be support with up to €30 million per project. Find out more
Experts attending the matchmaking symposium of the energy research networks and of the Mechanical Engineering Industry Association have highlighted target-driven research ideas for a strong wind-energy sector. The event also presented an opportunity for companies and research institutions to build contacts with project partners. Find out more
11,600 square metres full of solar thermal energy collectors, a ground storage basin filled with water, a wooden boiler and two heat pumps now supply the villagers of Bracht, Hesse, with heat that is 100% renewable and mostly derived from solar thermal energy. The ruralHeat research project serves to optimise operations and settings of the complex installations. Find out more
This year, the federal waste heat convention will focus on forging contacts and early exchanges between the source of the waste heat and the heat sink. The event will take place in cooperation with the HEATEXPO specialist fair and highlight the key points of using waste heat, giving a fresh boost to development. Find out more
On 3 and 4 November, this year’s dena convention will take place in Berlin. It is entitled “Sure steps ahead”. Visitors from the political sphere, industry, the municipalities and civil society can expect information on key issues such as security of supply and resilience, but and can also get a glimpse of the future of the energy transition and its opportunities, innovations and new technologies. Find out more
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