Interview: German gas industry group Zukunft Gas [NGW Magazine]
Jan 25, 2021 7:15:am
Summary Standfirst: Europe’s biggest gas market and industrial power-house is facing a crisis of confidence. A logic-light approach to the energy transition has created perverse incentives and put the gas industry on the back foot. [NGW Magazine Volume 6, Issue 2]
by: William Powell
This year will see a number of state elections in Germany, as well as the federal election in September. There is likely to be a fair bit of competition between the parties for the “sustainable energy” wreath.
The leadership of Angela Merkel’s CDU party is to be decided just after NGW goes to press; a left-of-centre leader is a possibility. There will also be six regional elections along the way that will affect the political landscape. The September elections are an open field, but a key one is for Baden-Wurttemburg. Now governed by a Green-led coalition, its re-election could s
Jan 12, 2021 12:10:pm
Summary The fee structure is regressive and represents very poor value for money, according to new analysis by gas lobby group Zukunft Gas.
by: William Powell
Germany s anachronistic renewable energy sources law (EEG) imposed a new record of €30.9 ($37.6)bn on power customers and in an inefficient way, according to the lobby group Zukunft Gas (ZG, formerly Zuku.
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