aream Press release

Regardless of the form and color of the new government, the outcome of the Bundestag elections has shown how deeply the energy transition is already anchored in society's catalog of tasks. The details are still debatable, but the path taken is now irreversible.

Wholesale electricity prices have risen sharply in recent weeks. For example, the average price on the EEX power exchange climbed from around 45 euros in January 2021 to around 80 euros per megawatt hour. "The renewed strong growth in demand for electricity is making itself heard", says Markus W. Voigt, CEO of the aream Group. "And there is no end in sight to the increase."

First, a low-pressure system spread over the British Isles, then polar air also came to Germany: August was relatively cool, wet and sunless. Nevertheless, the solar plants were able to achieve their target values. The energy harvest from wind power was also almost on target. "It remains the same: When investing in renewable energies, diversification is the key to smooth-out fluctuations", says Markus W. Voigt, CEO of aream Group.

Hydrogen has had its day even before it comes into real use - at least for powering vehicles. And that's despite the fact that hydrogen is probably the better concept. But it is like the Video 2000 system in the 1980s: It was better than VHS, but disappeared into oblivion because of the arrogance of its engineers. The hydrogen car follows this example.