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"Green quota regulations create demand for hydrogen"

5 days ago | energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer

Essen/Duisburg (energate) - The industrial plant manufacturer is no longer focusing solely on alkaline electrolysis, but is also investing in innovative processes in the field of high-temperature electrolysis. energate spoke to Nucera CEO Werner Ponikwar about the advantages of solid oxide technologies and Germany's position in the global hydrogen race. energate: Mr Ponikwar, in May you commissioned your first production plant for so-called electrolysis stacks based on SOEC technology.
"Green hydrogen is competitive - if electricity is cheap

5 days ago | energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer

Essen/Duisburg (energate) - Plant manufacturer Thyssenkrupp Nucera is no longer focussing solely on alkaline electrolysis, but is also investing in innovative processes in the field of high-temperature electrolysis. energate spoke to Nucera CEO Werner Ponikwar about the advantages of solid oxide technologies and Germany's position in the global hydrogen race. energate: Mr Ponikwar, you commissioned your first production plant for so-called electrolysis stacks based on SOEC technology in May.
Slight decline in earnings at Rheinenergie

2 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer

Cologne (energate) - The Cologne-based utility Rheinenergie closed the past financial year with a slight decline in its operating business. The company achieved an operating result (EBIT) of 373 million euros, which corresponds to a decline of around 5 per cent compared to the previous year. "The economic conditions remain extremely challenging for us," summarises Birgit Lichtenstein, chief commercial officer of Rheinenergie. … Would you like to read this and other news?
MVV Enamic builds biomass plant for Rubinmühle

2 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer

Lahr (energate) - Oat processor Rubinmühle is expanding its sustainable energy supply. MVV Enamic, a subsidiary of the Mannheim-based energy company MVV, is building a biomass plant for steam generation at the Lahr site on behalf of Rubinmühle. The new plant will use oat husks from the production process as fuel to generate CO2-neutral process steam. Commissioning is planned for April 2027. The federal "Energy Efficiency in the Economy" (EEW) programme is funding 20 percent of the project.
Stadtwerke Duisburg makes millions in profit

2 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer

Duisburg (energate) - Stadtwerke Duisburg generated a profit of 251.7 million euros in the 2024 financial year. This result is partly due to the sale of Steag shares. At the end of 2023, Stadtwerke sold its stake together with the municipal utilities of Dortmund, Bochum, Essen, Dinslaken and Oberhausen to the Spanish investment company Asterion Industrial Partners. Asterion paid a total of 2.6 billion euros for the Steag Power and Iqony divisions at the time.
1Komma5 appoints CCO and COO for German business

2 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer

Hamburg (energate) - Cleantech provider 1Komma5 is further expanding its management team in Germany. Martin Krull is taking over the position of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Alexander Brenske as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Krull and Brenske have been part of the company since the end of 2022. Both managers are working on the development of the virtual assembly line (VAL).
Fusion energy: Proxima Fusion receives 130 million euros

2 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer

Munich (energate) - The Munich-based start-up Proxima Fusion has raised 130 million euros in a Series A financing round. The round is the largest private investment in the field of fusion energy in Europe to date. The financing round was led by venture capitalists Cherry Ventures and Balderton Capital.
Yara Rostock benefits from emissions trading

3 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer

Rostock/Poppendorf (energate) - Fertiliser manufacturer Yara Rostock has almost completely reduced nitrous oxide emissions at its site in Poppendorf, Mecklenburg. The installation of catalytic converters in two stages, the utilisation of waste heat energy and the installation of new end gas turbines paid off without subsidies thanks to emissions trading. "With a CO2 price of around 100 euros per tonne, this results in annual savings of around 15 million euros.
Thyssenkrupp Nucera: Planning study for 600 MW project

3 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer

Dortmund (energate) - Thyssenkrupp Nucera, a specialist in electrolysis technology, is conducting a so-called FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) study for a new large-scale project in Europe. The focus is on a planned electrolysis plant with a capacity of around 600 MW. The green hydrogen produced is intended to serve industrial companies as an emission-free energy source in the future and make a significant contribution to reducing CO2 emissions.
Havstjerne CO2 storage project picks up speed

3 weeks ago | energate-messenger.com | Hannah Panzer

Stavanger/Hamburg (energate) - Harbour Energy has successfully completed an initial exploratory well as part of the Havstjerne project in the southern Norwegian North Sea. The British energy company has now confirmed the suitability of the geological reservoir for the permanent storage of carbon dioxide. The well, drilled using the Deepsea Nordkapp platform, was the first CO2 exploration well drilled by an independent oil and gas company on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.