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One solution to mitigate the energy crisis in Germany is its Ordinance on Securing the Energy Supply via Measures Effective in the Short Term (Verordnung über kurzfristige Energieeinsparmaßnahmen, EnSikuMaV). The purpose of the ordinance is to implement short-term energy-saving measures, particularly in residential and non-residential buildings. These regulations affect public enterprises, the energy, real estate and tourism industries as well as trade. We will explain the specifics of what this entails in our blog post.

In July 2022, an amendment to the Energy Industry Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz, EnWG) laid the groundwork for reducing gas consumption in the electricity sector, this being done in the backdrop of an impending natural gas shortage. Sections 50a to 50e of the Act seek to increase the amount of electricity generated with coal and oil, while Sections 50f to 50h introduce measures to reduce the amount of electricity produced using gas and increase flexibility in gas supplies. But how can this be achieved?

Data-driven insurance (DDI) is not only about data; it is also about people. When you consider the valuable role played by employees at an insurance company, a traditional change management process is simply not enough anymore. In making the transition to become a data-driven insurance company, they need to create a new awareness for a data culture that affects everyone at the company.

The metaverse has been made possible thanks to the ever-growing role digitalisation plays in our lives. It allows lotteries to start the necessary process of attracting younger customers through the use of AI by activating previously unknown emotions and through personalised customer contact. We explain what this looks like in detail in our blog post.

Gas prices are not only skyrocketing, but electricity prices are also at record highs. That is because the price of the two is coupled as a result of the merit-order effect, the electricity market regulation that is subject to much debate at the moment. We will explain what the merit-order effect is and how it contributes to the coupling of gas and electricity prices in this blog post.

In a previous blog post, we already summarised the reasons and consequences of the second stage of the ‘Emergency Plan for Gas’. In this blog post, we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear and coal-powered plants.

The rise of digitalisation, the massive increase in competition between companies and the strong need for IT resilience are all driving a change in software development. This means shorter release intervals and smaller software updates instead of infrequent releases and updates in large blocks. This is where the need for containerisation comes into play. Containers really make the most of their potential in combination with Infrastructure as Code (IaC). I will explain how this works in my blog post.

This blog post explains why the use of data in the health sector makes sense and which concepts and framework conditions need to be created for this.

Electricity is available anytime we need it. That has been a given for decades, and it is something that we rarely if ever think about. As the power grid has grown in complexity because of the energy transition and the increased flexibility in generation and consumption that has come with this, grid operators will now be given the opportunity to influence the consumption of controllable consumption devices. We will be presenting the newly amended Section 14a of the EnWG [Energiewirtschaftsgesetz – German Energy Industry Act] that is set to enter into force on 1 January 2023 in our blog post.