What the press say

This month in “What the press say”: How things stand with regard to gas reservoir filling levels, how wind thermal plants help avoid wind power being curtailed, and how balcony power plants could be installed in the future without landlord approval according to the Federal Government’s plans.

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taz, 8 June 2023: Large boiler generated district heating (in German only)

Thanks to a wind thermal plant at the Wedel coal-fired power plant, wind power no longer has be curtailed, as the tageszeitung (taz) reports.

Bayrischer Rundfunk, 9 June 2023: Balcony power plants: tenants to have it easier in the future (in German only)

Mini solar plants for balconies are experiencing a boom. Until now, tenants have needed permission from their landlords. Bayrische Rundfunk reports on the Federal Government’s plans to change this.

NDR, 8 June 2023: German gas storage facilities: current filling level (in German only)

What percentage of their capacity have the gas storage facilities reached? How much gas is being consumed? And what are the forecasts? NDR shows us in a live overview.