Green Energy News February 2021
Germany's green energy sector is thriving with significant investment being made in fossil fuel alternatives including hydrogen and the country's onshore wind energy sector turning the corner in 2020.
Germany's green energy sector is thriving with significant investment being made in fossil fuel alternatives including hydrogen and the country's onshore wind energy sector turning the corner in 2020.
Germany’s start-up scene can look forward to a positive year after the quick recovery of Europe’s biggest venture capital market from a coronavirus slump in 2020.
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation activities in the public sector according to a bitkom study.
Germany's borders remain open and business trips from EU states, selected third states and within the country are generally possible.
Demand for protective masks has increased with the wearing of FFP2 masks and surgical masks becoming compulsory. Market opportunities exist for international companies seeking to enter the PPE market.
A major focal point of GTAI activity is the promotion of the new federal states, regions undergoing structural transformation and areas affected by the planned coal phase-out.
Germany’s e-commerce market has recorded dynamic growth in 2020 – with demand significantly up as result of the Covid-19 crisis according to the German Federal Association of E-Commerce and Mail-Order Trade (bevh).
A resurgent Chinese economy, the coronavirus pandemic, alternative logistics routes and e-commerce have led to a domestic and international boom in sectors of the logistics industry.
International investors from a diverse range of industries are continuing to invest in Germany despite the ongoing global Covid-19 crisis.
Germany's food and beverages sector has been an unlikely benefactor of the coronavirus crisis - with the organic food and online food retail markets enjoying record turnover.