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Siemens Energy is preparing the legal and operational spin-off of its Transformation of Industry division. This division, with 17,000 employees and a turnover of 5.7 billion euros, also includes the electrolyser business for the production of green hydrogen.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials (IWM) have developed a simulation model that calculates the fatigue life of highly stressed components under hydrogen influence based on physical principles. This is intended to reduce costly experiments and make safety factors more realistic.
The VDMA opposes a weakening of climate targets. Managing Director Thilo Brodtmann instead calls for better research funding for climate protection technologies. The mechanical and plant engineering sector sees itself as a key supplier – also with Power-to-X solutions.
The German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) has criticized the assessment by the Federal Court of Auditors regarding alleged multi-billion-euro risks in the ramp-up of hydrogen. The federation sees green hydrogen as a macroeconomically sound investment with long-term benefits.
At the Neste refinery in Rotterdam, the world’s largest high-temperature electrolyzer (SOEC) has been commissioned in an industrial environment. The 2.6 MW system was supplied by Dresden-based manufacturer Sunfire and is part of the EU-funded MultiPLHY project.
The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the start-up Magnotherm have commissioned Europe’s first pilot plant for hydrogen liquefaction using magnetocaloric cooling. The technology is expected to be more energy-efficient and cost-effective than conventional processes.
Ecoclean and the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) are expanding their collaboration. The aim is the economical series production of electrolysis stacks for high-efficiency alkaline pressure electrolysis.
Kumho Mitsui Chemicals (KMCI) has commissioned a new chlor-alkali plant with electrolyzers from thyssenkrupp Nucera in Yeosu, South Korea. The plant uses e-BiTAC v7 technology and enables the recovery of thin brine from MDI production.
Trade fair company Messe Düsseldorf announced in August 2023 that decarbXpo will not take place from Nov. 28 to 30 as planned. Despite the very topics on the event’s agenda being the subject of heated debate around the world, the organizers have decided against going ahead. The homepage merely...
