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RECORD DATE NOT STATED Forschungsanlage für Agri-Photovoltaik Agri-PV auf einer Obstplantage in Rheinland-Pfalz Agri-Photovoltaik Agri-PV. Versuchsanlage des Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme Fraunhofer FSE auf einer Plantage für Obstanbau und Sonderkulturen. Die gleichzeitige Nutzung von landwirtschaftlichen Flächen für die Pflanzenproduktion und die Erzeugung von Sonnenstrom wird hier mit verschiedenen technischen Konzepten untersucht. Ziel der Forschung ist die Erschließung großer Flächen für die nachhaltige Erzeugung elektrischer Energie. Die zum Teil transparenten Solarmodule erzeugen weniger Strom als herkömmliche Flächenanlagen, schützen aber auch die Pflanzen vor Hagelschlag und Regen. Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland, 22.04.2023 Copyright: JOKER/PetraxSteuer JOKER230422516551

Solar Package I: MEPs urge Commission for approval

The German Solar Package I must be approved by the Commission under state aid law. This approval is still pending ten months after the decision in the Bundestag. Investors in agri-PV, for example, cannot become active as long as the green light from Brussels is missing.

By Markus Grabitz

Automotive industry: Data Act alone won't ensure fair competition

The EU must regulate fair access to vehicle data with legal certainty in order to promote innovation through competition, demands Carsten Bieler from the ZDK. The European automotive industry urgently needs sector-specific regulation that complements the Data Act.

By Experts Table.Briefings

Despite sanctions: The hidden path of Western luxury cars to Russia

The export of Western luxury cars to Russia is banned. However, expensive cars made in Europe continue to find their way to wealthy customers. The investigative portal "Systema" has uncovered the convoluted trade routes. An exclusive report by Dmitry Sukharev on dubious middlemen and their proximity to power.

By Redaktion Table

Gas storage: Germany dependent on the Commission

The European Gas Storage Regulation is to be extended until the end of 2027. The German government would welcome more flexibility in the storage requirements, but the Commission is showing little concession.

By Manuel Berkel

Special assets: Giant steps towards a better future

The planned special fund for infrastructure could boost growth if it is flanked by smart economic policy, write Carl Mühlbach and Marina Guldimann from the think tank Fiscal Future. The relaxation of the debt brake is also a step in the right direction towards an effective fiscal policy.

By Experts Table.Briefings