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A feeling of fulfilment

A feeling of fulfilment

by | Sep 18, 2019 | Europe

The Force-VIII - an eye-catcher during the Hanover Trade Fair
The Force-VIII – an eye-catcher during the Hanover Trade Fair

While Formula E in Germany was held in Berlin on 24 and 25 May 2019 with purely battery-operated racing cars, preparatory measures are currently underway elsewhere to ensure that hydrogen cars can also take part in races in the future. On 28 March 2019, the LMPH2G prototype completed its first laps at Le Mans with driver Emmanuel Collard and prominent co-driver Bertrand Piccard.

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Wind rescuers at the Minister of Economic Affairs

Wind rescuers at the Minister of Economic Affairs

by | Jul 2, 2019 | Europe, Germany

Dr. Buchholz (centre) surrounded by wind rescuer supporters
Dr. Buchholz (centre) surrounded by wind rescuer supporters

Not only the movement “Fridays for Future” has many supporters at the moment, also the “Windretter” have a lot of supporters behind them. On 10 April 2019, the initiator Sybille Riepe handed over an open letter with 4,105 signatures to the Minister of Economics of Schleswig-Holstein, Dr. Bernd Klaus Buchholz.

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MAN joins H-Tec Systems

MAN joins H-Tec Systems

by | Jul 2, 2019 | Europe, Germany

T. Bareiß, Parliamentary State Secretary at the BMWi (l.), in front of the GP Joule Electrolyzer at the Hannover Messe with F. Zimmermann
T. Bareiß, Parliamentary State Secretary at the BMWi (l.), in front of the GP Joule Electrolyzer at the Hannover Messe with F. Zimmermann

MAN is a vehicle and mechanical engineering group and is commonly associated with combustion engines and commercial vehicles. This is now likely to change, as the subsidiary of Volkswagen AG has held 40 percent of the shares in H-Tec Systems GmbH, an electrolyser manufacturer, since the end of March 2019.

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Refining renewable energies

Refining renewable energies

by | Jul 2, 2019 | Europe, Germany

"This is how we imagine the future," explained GP Joule CEO O. Petersen to Energy Turnaround Minister J. P. Albrecht (centre); right: Exhibition boss A. Petersen
“This is how we imagine the future,” explained GP Joule CEO O. Petersen to Energy Turnaround Minister J. P. Albrecht (centre); right: Exhibition boss A. Petersen

“Let’s refine renewable energies – we as an industry would be ready.” With these words Mai-Inken Knackfuß, Managing Director of watt_2.0, opened the New Energy Days, which took place from 21 to 24 March 2019 in Husum. The H2.0 conference was the prelude to this event. More than 120 participants came to the NordseeCongressCentrum to inform themselves about a green hydrogen economy in the regions. This was complemented by the public trade fair New Energy Home and the trade fair New Energy Expert, which brought both consumers and experts up to date in the energy sector with a total of around 90 exhibitors.

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Energy storage systems are crucial

Energy storage systems are crucial

by | Jul 1, 2019 | Europe, Germany

ESE, Halle 8b.
ESE, Halle 8b.

The core statements of Messe Düsseldorf were contradictory: On the one hand, Hans Werner Reinhard, the managing director of the trade fair company, explained: “A new industry is emerging here. […] We want to have the central platform for energy storage in Germany.” On the other hand, he stated that the exhibitor figures for 2019 were “rather in a horizontal movement”:

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The H2 engine is alive

The H2 engine is alive

by | Jul 1, 2019 | Europe, Germany

H2 engine in the foyer of the Deutz head office in Cologne-Portz
H2 engine in the foyer of the Deutz head office in Cologne-Portz, © Deutz

For a long time it was very quiet around the H2 combustion engine. Only Keyou GmbH from Munich adhered to this technology. Now the team of former BMW employee and current Keyou managing director Thomas Korn is receiving support from a prominent source: Deutz AG signed a cooperation agreement with Keyou at the end of March 2019. In addition, the Cologne-based company announced that a first prototype using hydrogen as a fuel had already been developed.

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