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IPCEI technology wave initiated

IPCEI technology wave initiated

After a long wait, the European Commission has approved the first projects of IPCEI Hydrogen. With these Important Projects of Common European Interest, significant progress towards the establishment of a hydrogen economy is to be made. The associated special approval under EU state aid law means that much more funding can be allocated than would otherwise be permitted within Europe. Among the initial are four projects from Germany. More are to follow in the course of the year. (more…)

Déjà vu in Stuttgart

Déjà vu in Stuttgart

For all those who have been active a little longer in the hydrogen and fuel cell industry, it will be like déjà vu when they arrive at f-cell on October 4th, 2022. They will be walking from the S-Bahn station or airport to the Stuttgart fairgrounds, and not, as in previous years, to the Haus der Wirtschaft. And this very move – from the Stuttgart city center to the airport – has already been made once before, in 2008. At that time, however, still under the direction of Peter Sauber. (more…)

Solar hydrogen boat on a course for Monaco

Solar hydrogen boat on a course for Monaco

Thirty-two students from TU Berlin university have set themselves the ambitious task of building a renewables-powered boat by spring 2023 and racing it in the 10th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge. So far they only have a 4-inch (10-centimeter) model of its two hulls. By June next year they intend to have a seaworthy catamaran complete with electric power system. (more…)

Ponikwar CEO of thyssenkrupp nucera

Ponikwar CEO of thyssenkrupp nucera

In the highly competitive electrolyzer market, Essen-based company Thyssenkrupp AG has gotten Dr. Werner Ponikwar to lead the recently created subsidiary Nucera. On July 1st, 2022, the chemist assumed his new role as managing director (CEO), following in the footsteps of Denis Krude, who now fills the newly created function of chief operating officer (COO), as planned.

About this, Dr. Volkmar Dinstuhl, CEO of Thyssenkrupp division Multi Tracks, stated, “Werner Ponikwar has a broad range of experience from various management positions in plant construction and chemistry as well as the rapidly growing hydrogen market.” Ponikwar had been working at the gas company Linde for many years. Initially, he headed the business unit Polyolefins at Linde Engineering as well as Key Account Management at Linde AG, before he became managing director of Linde Hydrogen FuelTech GmbH, a subsidiary of Linde plc.

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Thyssenkrupp nucera had been introduced in January 2022 as a new brand and had immediately, in the first quarter, received two large orders regarding H2 projects in the Netherlands and in Saudi Arabia. According to information by the company, they are still considering whether an IPO should be the preferred option for further development.

Seifert is new decarbXpo director

Seifert is new decarbXpo director

The restructuring of Messe Düsseldorf continues. After Energy Storage Europe was combined with the IRES Conference, the #P2X Conference and ecoMetals Day, and renamed decarbXpo (long form Expo for Decarbonised Industries), this band of events received a new leadership on August 1st, 2022. Malte Seifert has since been the new project director of this decarbonization fair, which will take place under the new focus parallel to partner trade fair Glasstec on September 20th to 22nd, 2022. The 37-year-old additionally directs the trade fair quartet that together make up the event The Bright World of Metals, namely GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST, as well as the seven internationally oriented offshoots.

Source: Messe Düsseldorf

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