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By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German government has agreed to pay four nuclear operators nearly 2.6 billion euros ($3.1 billion) in compensation for forcing them to shut their nuclear plants early in response to the Fukushima disaster, ministries said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: The remains of a cooling tower at RWEs Muelheim-Kaerlich nuclear power plant are pictured in Muelheim-Kaerlich, Germany, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung daily...

The German government has agreed to pay nuclear operators 2.4 billion euros ($2.86 billion) in compensation for forcing them to shut their nuclear plants early in response to the the Fukushima disaster, ministries said on Friday.

The German government has agreed to pay nuclear operators 2.4 billion euros in compensation for an early nuclear shutdown after the Fukushima disaster, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung daily reported on Thursday, citing government sources.

By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German utilities and gas transport lobbies said on Wednesday the government was hampering a rapid transition to using carbon-free hydrogen by proposing a phased-in approach for transporting the fuel to consumers. Germany wants to scale up the use of “green” hydrogen - extracted from water via electrolysis powered by wind and solar energy, and phase out “grey” hydrogen - extracted mostly from natural gas - to get closer to carbon neutrali...

Germany is set to to take the first step towards using carbon-free hydrogen fuel in the transport sector, with the phasing in of the new energy source a boost to efforts to meet climate targets.

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read FRANKFURT, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The German cabinet in a meeting on Feb. 10 will debate measures to boost the number of fast electric car charging points to help speed up the rollout of electric vehicles (EVs), two government sources said. A draft law, seen by Reuters, aims to support the rollout of around 1,000 fast charging stations alongside motorways and in remote regions by the end of 2023 with government funding of 2 billion euros ($2.41 billion). To ensure a wide ...

Germany surpassed 2 million coronavirus infections and the death toll from the pandemic reached almost 45,000, experts said on Friday, a day after Chancellor Angela Merkel demanded "very fast action" to curb the deadly virus.

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read BERLIN, Jan 11 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reservations about the way President Donald Trump’s Twitter account was suspended, her spokesman said, adding that legislators, not private companies, should decide on any necessary curbs to free expression. The intervention by Steffen Seibert, her chief spokesman, reflects concern in Berlin and much of Europe at the power giant social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have to shape public disco...

Message : Required fields BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government on Wednesday approved a contract that compensates the countrys operators of lignite-fired power plants for an accelerated shutdown of their assets. The deal, part of Germanys effort to completely wean off coal by no later than 2038, covers a total of 4.35 billion euros ($5.29 billion) in payments to utilities, which will also waive any rights for future lawsuits if they sign it. RWE and Leag, which is 50-50% owned by Czech e...

* Contract to be signed soon - RWE (Adds RWE comment) BERLIN, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The German government on Wednesday approved a contract that compensates the country’s operators of lignite-fired power plants for an accelerated shutdown of their assets. The deal, part of Germany’s effort to completely wean off coal by no later than 2038, covers a total of 4.35 billion euros ($5.29 billion) in payments to utilities, which will also waive any rights for future lawsuits if they sign it. RWE and ...