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The Federal Republic is leading on the implementation of the EU emergency measures, leaving no stone unturned to speed up renewables permitting.

Statement by Stefan Thimm on the tender results of the offshore wind auctions of the areas that were not pre-examined

Today Germany announced the results of its biggest offshore wind auction to date; future auctions must avoid negative bidding

90% of the proceeds will go towards bringing down electricity costs and 5% each towards marine nature conservation and promoting sustainable fishing

The map is published every year by the German Wind Energy Association with updated figures. Moreover, 85 important company headquarters are shown on the map.

Bloomberg: Costs, jobs, challenges

A broad-based strategy is to speed up the pace of the expansion of onshore wind energy. An overview of the key changes.

Wind projects must be approved and built faster if Germany is to achieve its targets for the expansion of renewable energy. In the first quarter of 2023, the expansion and above all the number of approvals for new wind turbines increased significantly on the previous year.

Wind turbines in forests? How a wind farm in southern Westphalia is reconciling apparent contradictions and combining climate action, afforestation and species protection. Federal Minister Robert Habeck explains in a video.

Hydrogen is increasingly becoming the focus of attention as a versatile source of energy for the future. The colourless gas has long since become the shining beacon of hope for the energy transition, about which there is currently much to report.