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German Companies Plan to Raise Climate Investment to 10.6%
ifo says firms devoted 9.3% of 2025 investment to climate measures and plan a higher share in 2026.
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Frankfurt's Data-Centre Boom Is Running Into the Electricity System
Internet connectivity made Frankfurt a natural computing hub; grid access is becoming the scarce input that determines the next phase.
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Wolfsburg Needs Vehicle Software to Become a Local Capability, Not Just a VW Function
CARIAD and the wider Volkswagen ecosystem can broaden the city's engineering base if software expertise survives organisational cycles and supports a deeper supplier market.
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Düsseldorf's Startup Opportunity Is Enterprise Technology, Not Volume
Cognigy and other local companies show how a headquarters-heavy economy can support software startups selling directly to large businesses.
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Stuttgart's Next Technology Story May Be Industrial Software
Manufacturing expertise gives local startups a customer base for factory software, energy systems and engineering tools that pure software hubs cannot easily copy.
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Dresden's Chip Cluster Is Stronger Than One Factory
Fabs attract suppliers, research and skills, while subsidy, power and customer cycles shape the economics of expansion.
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DeepL Shows Cologne Can Produce More Than Media and Insurance
The translation software company has become evidence that Cologne's technology economy can generate globally relevant products from outside Germany's better-known startup centres.
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German Patent Applications Rose 4.7%. Quality Comes Later
DPMA received 62,050 applications in 2025, with German filings growing faster than the total.
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Dresden's Chip Cluster Is Germany's Most Strategic Manufacturing Bet
GlobalFoundries, Infineon and Bosch give Dresden existing production depth while new investment could expand the supplier and engineering ecosystem.
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Why Munich Has Become Germany's Deep-Tech Capital
Corporate research, universities and venture-backed companies give Munich unusual depth across software, aerospace, semiconductors and industrial technology.
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Germany's Digital Patent Growth Shows Invention, Not Commercial Scale
German applicants filed 4,494 published digital-technology applications, up 6.6%, while products and revenue remain a later test.