Benjamin Wehrmann
@BenJoWe
Former @AFP, now @cleanenergywire correspondent. Endorsements are no retweets.
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17-02-2016 14:20:56
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Shutting shop for 2023; CLEW preview 2024 leaves no doubt: big challenges ahead for #energytransition across Europe, plenty to cover. Big thanks to Julian Wettengel Benjamin Wehrmann Sören Amelang Caro Kyllmann Boris Schneider Milou Dirkx Clemens (& all freelancers)! It's been quite a year!
In the future, gas-fired or combined cycle power plants should be able to run on 100% renewable hydrogen
However, exactly what this means technically and what steps are necessary to convert existing power plants has not yet been conclusively clarified
reiner-lemoine-institut.de/en/h2-ready-an…
🎺Next up in Clean Energy Wire series to better connect #energytransition stories across #Europe : #France 🇫🇷 by Juliette PORTALA and cross-checked by experts on the ground. Sign up for our newsletter: cleanenergywire.org/newsletter-sub…
Merkel’s policies left Germany too reliant on Russian gas, adviser admits in Financial Times interview
Economist Lars-Hendrik Röller said cheap energy imports had delivered massive boost to German economy, helping ensure a decade of growth
ft.com/content/aa2afe…
‘They dismissed Tesla and China as upstarts and niche players. After all, only Germans know how to build high quality cars.‘
After years of high profits with combustion engines, Germany‘s carmakers opted for cheating and lobbying instead of innovating.
transportenvironment.org/discover/how-g…
Days after being called out by Bruno Burger & Luisa Neubauer on entirely counterfactual claims regarding #nuclear power imports to Germany on national TV, Bavarian science minister Markus Blume launches the state‘s own #fusion energy ‘master plan‘
stmwk.bayern.de/ministerium/me…
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C has “factually failed” – German scientists
“We have to accept the fact that the 1.5° target will be breached,” says Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
cleanenergywire.org/news/limiting-… #Extremwetterkongress
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French economy minister Bruno Le Maire on Wednesday heads to Berlin to discuss Europe's sustainable industry transformation
CLEW's 'Franco-German engine' dossier offers plenty of info on the pair's complicated energy & climate relationship
cleanenergywire.org/dossiers/nucle…