Illustration: Renewable energy sources, emlectric grid and a house (consumers) under a looking glass.

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What exactly is “combined heat and power”?

It’s difficult to talk about the energy transition without also discussing CHP or combined heat and power. CHP is often referred to as an ideal way of getting more out of our energy. But how exactly does it work? Read on to find out.

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Renewables on the rise: In 2015, more than 187 kWh’s worth of electricity was generated from renewables. The illustration displays the production per energy source.

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Renewables on the rise

Last year, a total of more than 187 billion kilowatt hours of electricity was generated from renewables. Our offshore wind power capacity grew by a large margin. Our solar capacity is also growing. You’ll find the latest figures in this article.

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Parliamentary State Secretary Ms Brigitte Zypries
Energy Transition

A night of bits and bytes

Digital and innovative seeks... partner for the world of digital energy! At the Berlin Start-up Night, the focus was on enabling start-ups and established companies to form networks. Young entrepreneurs presented their ideas for the business models of tomorrow.

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Digging of first spade and symbolic unwinding of cable for NordLink.
Grid expansion

Well connected

The distance between Germany and Norway is becoming smaller! As part of the NordLink project, 600 kilometres of submarine cable will join up both countries’ electricity markets. The first spade has already been dug.

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Presentation of the certificates: Federal Minister for the Environment Ms Barbara Hendricks (3rd from right), State Secretary Uwe Beckmeyer (2nd from right), Mr Andreas Kuhlmann, Director of dena (1st from right) and representatives of the networks.
Efficiency

An outstanding way of saving energy

From bakeries to steelworks: companies organised into six energy efficiency networks plan to save 257 gigawatt hours of energy by working together. They have been presented a certificate on behalf of the 90 different new networks that have been founded.

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Portraitfoto von Bundesminister Sigmar Gabriel

Quote of the week

“There can be no energy transition without wind energy. I believe it important that we are able to maintain the existing industrial structures within the wind power industry. This is why were are providing a clear perspective for quantitative expansion both onshore and offshore.”

Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, at the opening of the WindEnergy Hamburg trade fair

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State Secretary Beckmeyer at the International Energy Forum in Algiers

Mr Uwe Beckmeyer represents Germany at the meeting of ministers at the International Energy Forum (IEF) in Algiers (press release in German only). Find out more

Transatlantic dialogue on the energy transition: Mr Rainer Baake in the USA

The key focus of State Secretary Baake’s trip to the US was bilateral dialogue on the energy transition in both Germany and the US. Find out more

A survey shows that support for renewables is strong

A survey conducted by the Renewable Energy Agency has shown that people in Germany continue to see growth in renewables as a top priority. Find out more

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