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Diesel is currently most expensive in Bavaria, petrol in Saxony. (Archive image) / Photo: Arno Burgi/dpa

Fuel more expensive in the south

Drivers currently pay the most for refueling in Bavaria and Saxony. Rhineland-Palatinate has also become significantly more expensive in a state comparison. The city states, on the other hand, get off more cheaply.

Steam rises from the cooling towers of the Jänschwalde lignite-fired power plant operated by Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG (LEAG). (Archive photo) / Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

Czech EP Group takes over Leag completely

Czech investors EPH and PPF took over the opencast lignite mines and power plants in Lusatia in 2016. Now they are parting ways with the investment in Saxony and Brandenburg. What does this mean?

View of the solar modules at the Zeithain solar park / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

95-hectare solar park inaugurated in the district of Meißen

It covers an area equivalent to around 133 soccer pitches and can supply around 25,000 households with green electricity every year: the Zeithain solar park was opened in the district of Meißen on Wednesday. "The new photovoltaic plant in Zeithain is an important component of our energy transition," ..

The Solarwatt logo is mounted above the main entrance to the Solarwatt GmbH factory / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa/Archivbild

Solarwatt ends production of battery storage systems

After solar modules, Solarwatt is now also planning to discontinue the production of battery storage systems in Dresden at the end of the year. Production in Germany is currently no longer economically viable, a spokesperson explained on Sunday in response to a dpa inquiry. The machines would not be ..

The lignite-fired power plant is to be taken off the grid by the end of 2028. / Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

121 structural development projects selected

To date, 121 projects with a volume of around 1.1 billion euros have been selected for structural change in Lusatia in Saxony as part of the coal phase-out. According to the regional development ministry in Dresden, 78 of these and 684 million euros have already been approved. In addition to project ..

A ground-mounted photovoltaic system (PV park) / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

Solar park in Upper Lusatia put into operation

The energy company Leag commissioned a photovoltaic park in Boxberg (district of Görlitz) on Tuesday. The 23-hectare solar park is expected to generate up to 26,000 megawatt hours of electricity per year, the company announced. The solar plant is to become part of the Leag GigawattFactory, which is ..

Saxony's Agriculture Minister Wolfram Günther (Alliance 90/The Greens) visits the Hoflößnitz winery / Photo: Daniel Schäfer/dpa

Günther criticizes lack of support for solar industry

Saxony's Energy and Environment Minister Wolfram Günther (Greens) has described the German government's lack of support for the domestic solar industry as a "major pain point". Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) must ask himself why he is pushing parts of the solar industry "over the c ..

Several wind turbines stand behind a solar park / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa/Symbolic image

Environment Minister Günther: "Progress is being made with renewables"

According to Saxony's Environment Minister Wolfram Günther, Saxony is making good progress in the expansion of renewable energies. "The strong momentum in the expansion of renewable energies is continuing," said the Green politician on Friday. According to the report, 130 wind turbines with a total ..