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Energiewende (transition to renewable power sources)

Germany's ambitions to completely restructure its energy sector have been talked about so much that the very word which stands for the current policy change — 'Energiewende' — has even made it into the English language.

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Germany's dirty secret: Its leaking nuclear waste dump

Germany's dirty secret: Its leaking nuclear waste dump

A radioactive waste dump in Germany has been leaking for decades. And nobody really knows what do to with it.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 19, 202408:49 min
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Germany's nuclear waste secret

Germany's nuclear waste secret

A former salt mine in Germany that became a radioactive waste dump has been leaking for decades.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 1, 202412:12 min
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Carbon capture: How to turn air into clean fuel

Carbon capture: How to turn air into clean fuel

"Green methanol" has many uses. Could it help propel the transition to renewables by replacing gasoline?
BusinessMay 13, 2024
DW Made in Germany | Sendung vom 01.05.2024 | Flusswärmepumpe

Cold river keeping homes warm - MADE

Cold river keeping homes warm - MADE

Heating homes with cold water – seriously? We show you how a river heat pump works.
BusinessMay 1, 202407:30 min
Cell fuel stacks on display

Germany's energy transition: Can a new hydrogen scheme help?

Germany's energy transition: Can a new hydrogen scheme help?

Can Germany fuel the country's ambitious push for hydrogen and avoid raising fresh debt at the same time?
BusinessApril 30, 2024
A picture of Sunmaxx solar panels on the roof of a building

How one German solar startup is blowing against the wind

How one German solar startup is blowing against the wind

Dumped Chinese solar products are flooding the German market, hurting domestic manufacturers.
BusinessMarch 25, 2024
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In the spotlight

Protesters' iconic yellow flag with a red smiling sun. It reads "Atomkraft? Nein Danke" (Nuclear power? No thanks!)

Will nuclear energy make a comeback in Germany?

Germany phased out nuclear energy in 2023, but some politicians are calling for new nuclear plants to be built.
PoliticsJanuary 28, 2024
Cerrejón mine

How Colombia's dirty coal fuels Germany's energy transition

Open-pit coal mining in Colombia's EL Cerrejon — now the mine is scheduled for expansion.
Human RightsNovember 29, 2023
Natural gas pipeline storage facility

How can we realistically replace gas?

Coal, nuclear, fracked gas or renewables — how can Germany power itself and protect the environment?
Nature and EnvironmentJune 23, 2022
Protesters' flags flying at the power station in Grafenrheinfeld

Will Germans change their minds about nuclear power?

Energy prices are rising, and Germany's neighbors are building new nuclear reactors.
SocietyOctober 25, 2021
Stop sign in front of nuclear power station stacks

Nuclear melts down ahead of climate summit

Ten years since the Fukushima disaster, there is less and less nuclear energy on the grid as renewable prices plummet.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 28, 2021
A man walks with a coal plant and a wind farm in the background

Spare Germany the blackouts

Renewables are struggling to keep up with coal's exit. A gloomy future is avoidable — will politicians get on board?
Ashutosh Pandey
Ashutosh Pandey
CommentaryDW Voices
BusinessSeptember 23, 2021
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