News from Germany
Stuttgart's Hydrogen Hub Expands: Four Storage Tanks and AI for Greater Flexibility
01 Sep 2026 11:51 | Stuttgart – Stadtwerke Stuttgart is further developing the Green Hydrogen Hub Stuttgart at the port into a flexible, market-oriented hydrogen production facility. With the installation of several buffer storage tanks and a parallel research project on AI-supported operational optimization, both the construction and control-technology sides of the project are taking shape. read more...
Stock Market Week 35/26: RENIXX Under Fed Rate Pressure – JinkoSolar and Canadian Solar Down By Double Digits, Cadeler, Bloom Energy and Ørsted Lead Gains
31 Aug 2026 13:22 | Münster – The RENIXX World remained volatile during the reporting week and again closed trading below its 200-day moving average, posting a slight decline. After a low at the start of the week, the index recovered significantly by Thursday before losing ground again toward the end of the week. read more...
Power: Reiche's New Energy Policy Course Shifts Control – Costly Gas-Fired Power Plants Drive Up Electricity Prices
31 Aug 2026 08:47 | Münster - The energy policy realignment planned by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche will lead to higher, not lower, electricity prices for industry and consumers, according to an analysis by the Internationales Wirtschaftsforum Regenerative Energien (IWR). If the expansion of renewable energy is slowed and retiring coal-fired capacity is increasingly replaced by gas-fired power plants, the high costs of gas-fired generation will increasingly determine the exchange electricity price going forward. read more...
Sowitec Insolvency: Capcora Mandated to Advise on Sale of Wind Project Rights Totaling Around 32 GW
27 Aug 2026 16:10 | Frankfurt am Main – Capcora is coordinating the planned sale of the international wind project rights held by the insolvent Sowitec Group on behalf of the creditors' committee. The financial advisory boutique was awarded the mandate on the recommendation of insolvency administrator Dr. Holger Leichtle of law firm GÖRG and will serve as the central point of contact for potential investors throughout the M&A process. read more...
Storage Market Gains Momentum: Lindhorst Group Expands Storage Business with Tesvolt
27 Aug 2026 12:48 | Winsen (Aller)/Wittenberg – Germany's battery storage market is gaining significant momentum, with renewable project developers increasingly adding large-scale storage systems to their portfolios. Lindhorst Group, a family-owned corporate group focused on renewable energy, is expanding its storage business together with manufacturer Tesvolt through a new battery storage project. read more...
Deep Geothermal Energy: DMT Launches 3D Seismic Survey to Assess Geothermal Potential in Greater Munich Area
27 Aug 2026 11:41 | Munich – To systematically develop the deep geothermal potential of densely populated urban areas, TÜV NORD subsidiary DMT is deploying large-scale 3D seismic subsurface exploration. On behalf of Stadtwerke München, DMT is launching the survey campaign in the greater Munich area as part of the GIGA-M project. read more...
From Lab to Industrial-Scale Production: Organic PV Overcomes Scaling Hurdle
27 Aug 2026 11:29 | Freiburg – Organic photovoltaics has made the leap from lab-scale cells to an industry-ready manufacturing process. A research team from the University of Freiburg and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, working with industry partners, has produced semitransparent organic solar modules on significantly larger areas than before. read more...
Deutsche Windguard Tops 1 Gigawatt Under Technical Management
27 Aug 2026 10:07 | Varel, Germany – The operation of wind, solar, hybrid and storage plants is becoming increasingly complex amid rising regulatory, organizational and security requirements. Deutsche WindGuard is expanding its technical management business for renewable energy assets in Germany and the Netherlands and has reached a significant milestone. read more...
HD Advanced Technologies and PHENOGY Team Up to Build European Sodium-Ion Battery Storage Platform
26 Aug 2026 09:40 | Wiesloch, Germany – Heidelberger Druckmaschinen (HEIDELBERG), a global technology company and solutions provider for the printing and packaging industry, is entering industrial battery storage manufacturing through its subsidiary HD Advanced Technologies (HDAT), joining forces with Swiss storage developer PHENOGY to build a European value chain for lithium- and cobalt-free sodium-ion technology. read more...
Stock Markets, Week 34/26: RENIXX Under US Rate Pressure – Bloom Energy and Ballard Power Post Double-Digit Losses, Xinyi Solar and BYD Lead Gains
24 Aug 2026 11:08 | Münster – The RENIXX World traded volatile last week and ended the period in negative territory, dropping back below its 200-day moving average after briefly reclaiming that level as support in mid-August. Following a weekly high on Monday, August 17, 2026, the index fell sharply through Wednesday, August 19, 2026, before recovering modestly toward the end of the week. read more...
