Tag: district heating
District heating: Consumer advice center sues Eon over price increases
As of: November 20, 2023 4:20 p.m The Federal Association of Consumer Organizations complains that many price increases for district heating have recently been illegal. The association wants to use…
The Cartel Office is taking a closer look at other district heating providers
As of: November 16, 2023 12:24 p.m The Federal Cartel Office has initiated proceedings against several municipal utilities and district heating suppliers throughout Germany. It is being investigated whether the…
Hamburg: A tunnel under the Elbe for the energy transition – economy
There were difficult conditions under which Katharina Fegebank operated on the Dradenau peninsula on Thursday at ten o’clock: As the godmother of the tunnel boring machine Hermine, Hamburg’s second mayor…
Costs for district heating in Munich: The price rises, the customer is annoyed – Munich
When Wolfgang Busch read the Geothermie Unterhaching letter, he couldn’t quite believe what it said at first. He was hit with a hefty price increase. He owns several apartments in…
German company is building one of the world’s largest heat pumps in Esbjerg
background As of: September 19, 2023 8:17 a.m The world’s largest heat pump of its kind is currently being built in Esbjerg, Denmark, designed and built by an Augsburg company.…
Heat planning: Municipalities want more time – politics
The German Association of Cities has spoken out against shortening the deadlines for municipal heat planning by half a year. “We are counting on the cities getting the necessary investment…
Energy transition: how the heating law affects Munich
So far, every second household in the city has been heated with gas. That should change, not least because of the controversial Building Energy Act. What owners and tenants need…
100,000 buildings a year are to be connected to the heating network
Status: 12.06.2023 6:18 p.m How can the heat transition succeed? After a meeting of politicians and industry representatives, one thing is certain: 100,000 buildings are to be connected to the…
Coalition struggles for heat transition – politics
Everything sounds like progress on Monday in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and it should. Green Minister Robert Habeck sees a “strong signal” there, “determination” and a “broad alliance” –…
Ministers, industry and municipalities discuss district heating expansion
Status: 06/12/2023 11:17 a.m What contribution can district heating make to the conversion of the heat supply? This is the topic today at the “District Heating Summit”. One suggestion: If…