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The availability of energy from fossil fuels, nuclear or renewables is the basis for world economy and human development. How to secure energy is at the center of much of today's news reporting.

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Aerial view of the floating solar energy plant with a capacity of 40 megawatts of energy in Huainan city, east China's Anhui province

IEA: Clean energy investment to reach $2 trillion in 2024

More money is being invested in solar power than in all other sources of electricity combined, the IEA report says.
BusinessJune 6, 2024
A man carrying a solar panel at a market in Karachi, Pakistan

What's behind Pakistan's solar energy boom?

Electricity in Pakistan is costly and unreliable. Could turning to solar power help residents overcome these challenges?
Nature and EnvironmentJune 5, 202403:29 min
Hydrogen storage tanks are visible at the Iberdrola green hydrogen plant in Puertollano

Germany partners with Africa on green hydrogen energy

Green hydrogen energy could one day replace fossil fuels in the race for sustainable energy transition.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 3, 202401:30 min
Vorschaubild Planet A

Primary Energy

We only have to replace third of the fossil fuels we're burning!
Nature and EnvironmentMay 31, 202409:51 min
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman fist bumps US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Al Salman Palace in Saudi Arabia, July 2022.

Could a US-Saudi nuclear deal spark Middle East arms race?

Experts fear Saudis may use a civilian nuclear program, supported by the US, to gain their own atomic bombs. .
PoliticsMay 28, 2024
DW Sendung Made in Germany

The traditional, the modern, and cannabis

Startups in the coalfields, strikes to exert pressure, and the cannabis business.
SocietyMay 28, 202426:06 min
A worker installs panels for solar electricity production for poor households in Hanoi

Vietnam's shift back to coal is under EU scrutiny

Vietnam is turning back to coal to ensure factories avoid blackouts this year, after costly shortages in 2023.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 27, 2024
Deutschland EZB Ratssitzung in Frankfurt am Main

How war in Ukraine changed Europe's economies

Some EU countries have benefitted, others have struggled with high energy prices and depressed consumer sentiment.
BusinessMay 22, 202402:40 min
DW Sendung Made in Germany

The end of coal mining in Svalbard

Energy transition in the Arctic: Norway closes its last coal mine in Svalbard.
BusinessMay 22, 202406:18 min
Dokumentation Vorschaubild | Die Revolution der Erneuerbaren

The renewable revolution - Pioneering the energy transition

We are facing the greatest upheaval since industrialization.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 21, 202442:35 min
A solar power plant is seen with the sun low in the sky

The renewables revolution - Global solutions for energy transition

Mankind is facing the greatest upheaval since industrialization.
ClimateMay 14, 202442:35 min
A view of a funicular railway

Swiss funicular generates energy by braking

The Stoosbahn in the Swiss mountains is the steepest funicular railway in the world — and it even generates energy.
InnovationMay 14, 202403:12 min
A coal plant spews out black smoke above a snowy slope

How Norway's Svalbard plans to phase out coal

Svalbard is aiming to end coal production and instead focus on renewable energy. But the transition won't be easy.
BusinessMay 13, 202403:38 min
A coil of copper shown in the production facility of copper producer Aurubis in Hamburg, Germany

Will copper unleash a new commodities 'supercycle'?

Are recently spiking copper prices a harbinger of a new supercycle for commodities, and what’s fueling the current boom?
BusinessMay 10, 2024
E-car charging at a charging station

Portugal: How the state promotes e-mobility

A standardized payment system and lower electricity costs: This is how Portugal is promoting e-mobility.
Cars and TransportationMay 8, 202404:12 min
Poke Bowl Vegan mit gebratenem Tofu

Why certain foods boost your energy, vitality and your mood

If you’re recovering from an illness or feel generally run down, eating foods with the right nutrients can help.
HealthMay 2, 202404:13 min
DW Made in Germany | Sendung vom 01.05.2024 | Methanol-Antrieb

Green methanol for container ships

A Berlin start-up wants to make green methanol cheaper for container ships.
BusinessMay 1, 202404:40 min
DW Made in Germany | Sendung vom 01.05.2024 | Flusswärmepumpe

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
Large scale heat pump

Transformation: The price of green business - MADE

Green economy: from the heat pump to marine methanol, the EV to battery recycling.
BusinessApril 30, 202426:06 min
Cell fuel stacks on display

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
The cooling tower of the Emsland nuclear power plant seen in 2022

German ministers quizzed over nuclear phase out 'deception'

A political magazine alleged that the benefits of extending the life of Germany's nuclear power plants were played down.
PoliticsApril 26, 2024
Thumbnail | Planet A

Is Saudi Arabia really quitting oil?

Saudi Arabia has ambitious green energy goals, but what does that mean for their fossil-fuel production?
Nature and EnvironmentApril 26, 202412:40 min
DW In Good Shape Sendungslogo Composite

In Good Shape – Always tired? How to boost your energy!

Very often, simple lifestyle changes can make a huge difference to your energy levels, and combat persistent tiredness.
HealthApril 26, 202426:06 min
Iranian officials visit a heavy water reactor in 2019

Iran's nuclear activity 'raises eyebrows' at IAEA

Despite transparency concerns, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said he is committed to dialogue.
ConflictsApril 23, 2024
Data center with multiple rows of fully operational server racks

Why AI's staggering energy needs could spell serious trouble

AI may play a key role in solving the climate crisis, but it also requires huge amounts of water and electricity to run.
BusinessApril 22, 202413:14 min
Energy Drinks, Projekt Zukunft

Are energy drinks bad for kids?

Too much sugar and caffeine in energy drinks aren't good for your health – though sales aren't regulated in Germany.
ScienceApril 20, 202402:48 min
DW Tomorrow Today Sendungslogo Composite

Tomorrow Today – The Science Magazine

Eating algae instead of fish; health effects of energy and soft drinks; snakes as early-warning sensors for earthquakes
ScienceApril 19, 202426:06 min
A Ukrainian electrician is repairing cables on scaffolding.

Ukraine: Front line electricians risk lives restoring power

Power outages in the Kharkiv front-line region might worsen as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine's power grid.
ConflictsApril 16, 202403:11 min
Magazin Global Us vom 15.04.2024 | Neodym

Neodymium: The metal driving the energy transition

China is world leader when it comes to mining neodymium - a metal in high demand worldwide.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 15, 202407:16 min
A shopping trolley full of food with a receipt

German food and energy prices fall, inflation sinks to 2.2%

Food prices fell for the first time in more than 9 years, with energy costs dropping even more.
BusinessApril 12, 2024
DW Made in Germany Sendungslogo Composite

What is critical infrastructure?

What is critical infrastructure and how can it be protected?
BusinessApril 11, 202401:59 min
Chinese workers on an electric vehicle production line in Jinhau, Zhejiang province, China on March 24, 2021

From solar to EVs: How China is overproducing green tech

The US and EU are working to ensure their clean-energy sectors aren't wiped out by unfair competition from China.
BusinessApril 10, 2024
Power plant in Port Harcourt with one worker in the foreground

Nigerian businesses outraged by electricity tariff increase

Nigeria's government says the rise will only affect 1.5 million consumers, mostly manufacturers — but analysts disagree.
BusinessApril 9, 2024
Workers constructing the Iranian section of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline in 2013

Iran gas pipeline: A solution to Pakistan's energy woes?

Energy-hungry Pakistan wants to go ahead with a natural gas pipeline connecting it and neighboring Iran.
BusinessApril 8, 2024
A storage area for spent nuclear fuel at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine

Ukraine: Drone attack damages Zaporizhzhia power plant

The IAEA says a building housing a reactor sustained damage after three direct hits but safety was not compromised.
ConflictsApril 7, 2024
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, is in China for five days of meetings

Chinese subsidies endanger world economy, says US' Yellen

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that China's subsidy-fueled "overcapacity" could overload the global market.
BusinessApril 5, 2024
DW Eco Africa (Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos englisch)

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

Ghana tackles pollution with citizen science and Kenyan scientists wage fungal warfare against witchweed.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 4, 202426:06 min
A man welding stainless steel in Tamale, Ghana

Ghana's dumsor crisis: blackouts plague homes and businesses

As Ghanaians suffer power cuts known as "dumsor," many wonder if the entire country will face rolling power outages.
BusinessApril 2, 2024
ZDF Still Dänemark Sonderborg 2024 | Klimaneutrale Industriestadt Sønderborg

ProjectZero: Denmark and the road to a carbon-free future

The EU wants to be carbon-neutral by 2050, but the Danish city of Sønderborg is ambitiously aiming for 2029.
ScienceMarch 28, 202405:36 min
DW Eco Africa (Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos englisch)

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

Protecting migratory birds and helping their hunters in Egypt, and creating energy from human waste in Kenya.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 28, 202426:06 min
View of Flamanville reactor on coast

France set to commission new nuclear plant

France's state-owned energy company EDF says it has approval to load a new nuclear plant with fuel.
BusinessMarch 28, 2024
A picture of Sunmaxx solar panels on the roof of a building

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
Moldau Chișinău | Energieminister Victor Parlicov

Energy minister: 'Moldova can't be blackmailed any more'

Moldova has grown more resilient to Russian and Transnistrian pressure, Energy Minister Victor Parlicov tells DW.
PoliticsMarch 23, 2024
IAEO-Generaldirektor Grossi besucht Japan

Europe must accept 'global consensus for nuclear power'

Europe must provide fresh funding if it doesn't want to lose out in the global race for nuclear power, IAEA chief says.
BusinessMarch 21, 202407:05 min
An orange flame rises out of a cooling tower at the Neckarwestheim Nuclear Power Plant in Germany

Nuclear energy offers fossil fuel alternative — IAEA chief

Nuclear energy offers an alternative to fossil fuels with already-existing technology, IAEA chief Grossi tells DW.
PoliticsMarch 21, 2024
Rafael Grossi spoke with DW about the pros and cons of nuclear power in Europe.

IAEA Director General talks pros and cons of nuclear power

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi discusses in a DW interview the benefits and dangers of nuclear power in Europe.
PoliticsMarch 21, 202405:12 min
Flames rising from the burning of excess hydrocarbons at a natural gas field in Iraq, a row of palm trees in the foreground

Fossil fuel giants fall short on climate goals

They may tout a low-carbon future, but many of the top oil and gas companies are failing to meet global climate goals.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 20, 2024
DW Eco India Sendung vom 15.03.2024

Balcony solar panels: Renewable energy for all!

Easy to use, solar modules for balconies and terraces can cover up to 15 percent of a home's electricity needs.
ClimateMarch 19, 202404:36 min
A bearded man in a white polo shirt standing next to wind turbine blades and a concrete staircase

Combining wind and solar — a game changer for India?

Wind-solar hybrid systems boast huge potential. But there are also challenges. Could it help India cut fossil fuels?
ClimateMarch 18, 202406:05 min
DW Podcast | Science Unscripted

Weekly roundup — Want the job? Be first

New research can help you get a job, a date or win a talent show. Also, Conor puts a social norms study to the test.
ScienceMarch 17, 202430:00 min