Find out how balcony power plants work, what rules will apply in 2026 and what you should look out for when getting started. This overview also gives you a realistic view of price trends in recent years. | more
The contract for the construction of two new nuclear power plant units is signed in Prague in a hurry and without prior notice. Despite the critics. | more
Am 14. und 15. September 2026 wird Dresden erneut zum Treffpunkt für angewandte Künstliche Intelligenz. Bei der Brains on Silicon 2026 im ICD Dresden sprechen Expertinnen und Experten von Unternehmen wie SAP, GitHub und You.com darüber, wie KI aus Pilotprojekten in echte Geschäftsprozesse kommt. | more
The head of lignite producer Mibrag, Armin Eichholz, currently sees little chance of a premature coal phase-out in the east. Mibrag operates the Vereinigtes Schleenhain and Profen opencast mines in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt and generates electricity from the coal in the Schkopau and Lippendorf power plants, which are due to be taken off the grid in 2034/2035. The "traffic light" federal government would ideally like to bring forward the coal phase-out in the east from 2038 to 2030, but the Minister Presidents of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg are against this. Eichholz emphasized that the expansion of renewable energies is putting pressure on coal-fired power generation, but that the question of supply during lulls and when there is little sunshine is also relevant. The plans envisage the construction of around 40 gas-fired power plant units by 2030, but whether this is feasible remains questionable. Eichholz also emphasized that power plants would have to keep running if the supply of renewable energies was scarce and that coal could hardly be avoided if the gas-fired power plants were not completed in time. The question of whether it is still worthwhile for the power plant operators is also open. | more
About 9000 people in Saxony have applied for funding for a solar installation on the balcony, of which 8500 applications have been approved. | more
