Yes to mobility, no to carbon emissions. Apart from electric cars, gas-fuelled vehicles are are also becoming increasingly important for reaching this goal. By 2020, natural gas is to account for four per cent of the energy in the transport sector. To achieve this, the “Round Table on Gas-Based Mobility” has taken up its work.
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Prof. Dirk Uwe Sauer from RWTH Aachen University and Prof. Wolfgang Mauch from the Research Center for Energy Economics give their answers to this question.
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Microparticles from the Sahara can travel all the way to Central Europe and cloud the skies there. As a result, the output of solar installations can drop by up to 20 per cent. What is needed is a reliable dust forecast. The research project entitled “PerduS” is helping to make this possible.
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“Fuel cells not only provide electricity at a high level of efficiency, but also heat, which can be used for space heating and heating of domestic water. The Federal Government is funding this still young efficiency technology through the new fuel cell programme for good reason.”
Uwe Glock, Vice President of the Federation of German Heating Industry (BDH)
How will the expansion of the power grid be implemented? New short films in the media library of the Bundesnetzagentur will show you (in German only). Find out more
Most recharging points are located in North Rhine-Westphalia. The number of high power recharging points is growing particularly fast (in German only). Find out more
What is new in the 2017 Renewable Energy Sources Act? And how do we all profit from the energy transition? Two new publications will show you (in German only). Find out more
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