What to do now

“We will do everything to ensure that Germany’s energy supply is secure,” said Economics and Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck yesterday at a hastily called press conference. Germany imports 35 percent of its oil from Russia. But there is a national oil reserve that ensures independence from imports for ninety days. “So we’re on the … Read more

Slight upswing for Saxony’s wind power (nd-aktuell.de)

Maintenance of a wind turbine in the district of Zwickau. The state government has agreed on conditions for new plants. Photo: dpa/dpa/Jan Woitas The “house war” in Saxony is over. For months, the coalition had been arguing bitterly about how the distance regulation for wind turbines should be designed in detail. In the 2019 government … Read more