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Smart buildings for a smart energy transition

The change of government is an opportunity to initiate a digital awakening in the energy sector, writes Bitkom Executive Committee member Matthias Hartmann. Available technologies could achieve almost a third of the necessary CO savings in the building sector.

By Redaktion Table

Battery or hydrogen: dispute over the truck future

Hauliers and truck manufacturers in the EU are facing a minor revolution. The EU limits require a switch to alternative drive systems. Battery-powered trucks are likely to play the most important role. What role hydrogen could play is controversial.

By Redaktion Table

France's conservatives: stuck between Macron and Le Pen

Next weekend the Republicans will choose their candidate for the presidential election. The once strong party has lost importance – and is nevertheless being closely watched by President Macron. We present the possible challengers.

By Redaktion Table

Samuel Gregory-Manning ist Kommunikationsbeauftragter beim European Environmental Bureau, Europas größtem Netzwerk von Umwelt-Bürgerinitiativen.

Germany’s Coal Phaseout Fable

Negotiations for Germany's ‘traffic light’-coalition government have produced an accelerated coal phaseout by 2030. The pressure to kick coal mounts ever higher. Could Germany represent a phaseout fable when it comes to a post-coal Europe?

By Redaktion Table