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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Berlin/Munich/Münster (energate) - German industry and private households use energy more efficiently. 80 per cent of the energy consumed in industry and 81 per cent in the household sector is converted directly into useful energy such as heat, light or mechanical power.
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Oberhausen (energate) - A new research project is attempting to address two challenges at the same time: sustainable energy generation and efficient recycling of industrial waste materials. Under the title "STARS" - Solar Thermal Applications for Secondary Raw Materials from Steel Production - four partners are working on transforming steel mill slag into high-quality materials for Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST). … Would you like to read this and other news?
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Stuttgart (energate) - Stadtwerke Stuttgart is making a change in management. On 1 January 2026, Hans-Günther Meier will take over the position of Commercial Managing Director at the municipal utility. The Supervisory Board of Stadtwerke unanimously appointed the experienced energy manager at a special meeting. Meier succeeds Martin Rau, who will be leaving the company at the end of 2025 after many years of service.
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Dortmund (energate) - Amprion, the transmission system operator, has issued green bonds totalling one billion euros on the international capital market. This is a green dual-tranche bond. There are two tranches: the first runs for 4.5 years, comprises 500 million euros and has an annual coupon of 3.00 per cent. The second tranche runs for 11 years, also comprises 500 million euros and has an interest rate of 3. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Vienna (energate) - The Austrian cleantech company Ecop has completed a financing round totalling 10.5 million euros. The company intends to use the money to further scale up its industrial high-temperature heat pump technology. The round was led by the German pump manufacturer KSB. The European Innovation Council Fund (EICF) and other investors such as Innoenergy and New Energy Technologies are also on board. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Arnstadt (energate) - Together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS), Thyssenkrupp Nucera has opened a pilot production facility for SOEC electrolysis stacks in Arnstadt, Thuringia. The collaboration aims to develop SOEC (Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell) technology for the industrial production of green hydrogen to market maturity. The newly opened plant will produce SOEC electrolysis stacks that will later be used in large-scale hydrogen production plants.
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Aalen (energate) - The Aalen municipal council has adopted the annual financial statements of Stadtwerke for 2023 and approved the actions of the former supervisory board by a majority. Accordingly, the municipal utility from Baden-Wuerttemberg recorded a loss of around 1.47 million euros in 2023, while the utility had achieved a net profit of 1.48 million euros in the previous year. A deficit of around 25 million euros is forecast for 2024. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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1 week ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Aalen (energate) - The Aalen municipal council has adopted the annual financial statements of Stadtwerke for 2023 and approved the actions of the former Supervisory Board by a majority. Accordingly, the municipal utility from Baden-Württemberg recorded a loss of around €1.47 million in 2023, while the utility had achieved a net profit of €1.48 million in the previous year. A deficit of around 25 million euros is forecast for 2024. … Would you like to read this and other news?
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2 weeks ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Constance (energate) - Constance is now getting a local heating network around the Bodensee-Therme after all. The municipal utilities want to build this together with Iqony Energies. To this end, the partners want to establish the joint project company "Wärmeversorgung Bodensee-Therme GmbH" as a pilot model for future heating solutions in the city.
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2 weeks ago | 
energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer
Munich (energate) - There has been a change at the provider of fast charging stations Electra. Paul Tonini is taking on the role of Country Manager Germany with immediate effect. Kerstin Schmidt previously held the position of Managing Director Electra Germany. She is leaving the company at her own request, according to a press release. She will initially assist the new management in an advisory capacity. … Would you like to read this and other news?
