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"Germany eases rules to accelerate battery heat and hydrogen storage"
#Germany #Batteries #Hydrogen #Energy

Germany eases rules to accelerate battery heat and hydrogen storage
Germany is preparing to ease planning rules for battery, heat, and hydrogen storage systems built outside urban zones.

I would like to get two 10x10x200cm wooden beams and cut them diagonally to get four very long wedges that I can use to raise my mattress base.
Is that doable or insane? And if doable, and if you're in #Berlin or #Germany, is it something I can ask Bauhaus or the like to do for me (in which…

"Germany promises support for Brazil's tropical forest protection scheme at UN climate talks"
#Germany #Brazil #UN

Germany pledges support for Brazil's tropical forest protection scheme
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility seeks seeks to leverage investments into €108 billion that can be used to pay 74 developing countries for every hectare of forest they conserve.

Someone told me fascism isn’t that bad, so I showed him an Austrian painter’s art and he said, oh never mind, it’s that bad.
#Austria #Germany #Fascism

Interesting , They Droned Back.
Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels circling off the Dutch and German coast
#drones #germany #netherlands

They Droned Back
Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels circling off the Dutch and German coast

German emissions cuts slow, North Sea has warmest year on record #Germany

German emissions cuts slow, North Sea has warmest year on record
Germany's greenhouse gas emission cuts slowed sharply in 2025 as the North Sea experienced its warmest year on record, piling pressure Wednesday on the conservative-led government to boost climate protection efforts.

Kuchlbauer Turm and Kunst Haus, Abensberg #Germany
(shot this Wednesday night)
#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #photography #amateur #Deutschland #Xmas #travel

"Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them?"
#Germany #Forests #Nature

"German emissions cuts slow, North Sea has warmest year on record"
#Germany #NorthSea #Emissions

German emissions cuts slow, North Sea has warmest year on record
Germany's greenhouse gas emission cuts slowed sharply in 2025 as the North Sea experienced its warmest year on record, piling pressure Wednesday on the conservative-led government to boost climate protection efforts.

In #Germany we don‘t say Sneak Peek, we say
#language

"Germany adds 6.57 GWh of battery storage in 2025, total hits 24 GWh"
#Germany #Batteries #SolarPower #Renewables

Germany adds 6.57 GWh of battery storage in 2025, total hits 24 GWh
Germany added an estimated 6.57 GWh of stationary battery storage capacity in 2025, an increase of about 8% year on year, lifting total installed capacity to roughly 24 GWh. Growth was driven by industrial and large-scale systems, even as home storage installations declined alongside weaker rooftop solar demand.

TIL about Oskar Speck, who kayaked from Ulm, #Germany, in May 1932, down the Danube, through to Cyprus to work in the copper mines—but decided to continue through to #Australia instead. After over seven years of paddling, he finally arrived on Thursday Island, in Torres Strait, in September 1939, whereupon Au…

"German renewable energy shift slowed in 2025"
#Germany #Energy #Renewables

German renewable energy shift slowed in 2025
The share of renewables in German power production almost stagnated in 2025, data showed Monday, as concerns grow about a shift away from green policies under conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Not often we see train platforms this totally empty. Middle of the day no less.
#Germany #Deutschland #DeutscheBahn #photography #amateur

"German startup installs industrial heat pump producing 139 C steam"
#Germany #HeatPumps #Energy

German startup installs industrial heat pump producing 139 C steam
German start-up SPH has installed its ThermBooster heat pump at Philip Morris International’s Italian factory, producing high-temperature steam at 139 C. The system boosts energy efficiency, cuts gas use by up to 50%, and recovers 20–30% of water from exhaust.

The only good thing Adolf Hitler ever did was end himself.
#Hitler #Nazi #Fascism #Germany…

"France, Germany, Italy break solar records in December"
#France #Germany #Italy #SolarPower

France, Germany, Italy break solar records in December
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting's latest analysis finds Germany broke its record for solar production on a day in December on Christmas Day, reaching 87 GWh, while Italy and France achieved the same feat three days later, registering 66 GWh and 54 GWh respectively.

The city waves Goodbye as we leave for the airport. 👋
(shot from inside a moving car)
#travel #Germany #Deutschland #Bavaria #windmills #sunrise #photography #amateur

"German City Wins European Green Capital Title With Bold Environmental Vision"
#Germany #Environment
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German City Wins European Green Capital Title With Bold Environmental Vision | Happy Eco News
Heilbronn wins European green capital award for 2027 with 600,000 euros in funding. Learn how the German city's innovative environmental planning beat competitors across the continent.

Caught me some "Schäfflertanz", a dance custom dating back to 19th century coopers (makers of bins, barrels, etc.) of Old #Bavaria, #Germany. Performances in modern times are apparently on a 7-year cycle.
#dance #Deutschland #tradition #photography #amateur

Why the #pretzel—baked worldwide—is shaped the way it is, according to the Wiesender Bakery.
In short: it symbolizes folded arms for prayer.
PS: This is a picture I took today of a wall poster.
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #Germany #Deutschland #Bavaria #bakery #food #history

"Germany deploys 920 MW of solar in September"
#Germany #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Germany deploys 920 MW of solar in September
Germany installed 920 MW of solar in September, bringing its cumulative PV capacity to more than 112 GW.

How cold is it outside?
This is our #refrigerator for 3 weeks: Just leaving things outside on the balcony, under a very warm blanket.🥶
In fact, it got so cold in the last few days that we had to bring things back indoors so they don't freeze too much.🥶🥶
#winter #Germany #Deutschland #photography

"Solar energy protects German vineyards from climate change"
#Germany #Climate #ClimateChange #SolarPower

Solar energy protects German vineyards from climate change
As viticulture suffers from the effects of climate change, German researchers are experimenting with technology that fosters growth while also harvesting electricity.

You can take the man out of his BMW but you can't take the BMW (privilege) out of the man.
- An old German saying.
#saying #proverb #joke #parking #privilege #Germany #Deutschland

Always nice to visit a Christkindlmarkt in Germany, though the markets are getting smellier each year: much of the market, in any city, is just food these days. 🎄
#photography #amateur #market #xmas #Christmas #Germany #Sunday #travel #holidays

Shot on "Fackelstadtführung" (a "torch tour" of the city).
#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #photography #amateur #Germany #Deutschland #xmas #advent #church #travel #tourism

"This too shall pass"* ☸️
- Buddha on SAMSARA
*for €30
#pun #philosophy #marketing #packaging #Deutschland #Germany #household

"Frankfurt airport now hosting 17.4 MW vertical PV plant"
#Germany #Frankfurt #SolarPower #Energy

Frankfurt airport now hosting 17.4 MW vertical PV plant
Next2Sun constructed the photovoltaic system with 37,000 vertically mounted solar modules. It stretches over a length of 2.8 km along the airport's Runway West.

Which is the worse deal for the customer? 🤔
1. €2.95 for a cup of hot water and a tea bag.
2. €1.10 for 15g packet of butter (when a piece of good-quality bread is €1.20).
PS: Same issue in the US and elsewhere; not Germany specific.
#euros #Germany #Deutschland #prices #bakery #question

A 10-year old's winter painting on an interior glass door (at a friend's). The objects are traced using a "FensterBilder" and really well executed.
#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #photography #amateur #winter #art #painting #Germany #Deutschland

Sunday: 2°C outside (felt like -1) and figured it was a good time for a hike in the woods, hills, and fields of #Bavaria on a trail I've been eyeing for a couple of years now. Muddy trails for about half the distance but easily negotiated.🚶‍♂️🌲
Would've liked if the walk was longer but 10.7kms felt good, especially after a 2-month break in any such activity.
#hiking #walking #health #Germany #Deutschland #nature

Angel(s) wanted. 🪽🎄
#FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #photography #amateur #xmas #wings #Germany #Deutschland