Thorsten Czechanowsky

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TÜV Rheinland tests the sustainability of hydrogen

3 days ago | energate-messenger.com | Thorsten Czechanowsky

Cologne (energate) - TÜV Rheinland has been recognised as a certification body under the "CertifHy EU RFNBO" programme. This means that the testing service provider can now certify whether hydrogen or other renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) have been produced sustainably in accordance with the programme standards. The European Union's voluntary certification programme aims to promote the mar… Would you like to read this and other news?
Terranets BW plans new line in Hesse

3 days ago | energate-messenger.com | Thorsten Czechanowsky

Stuttgart (energate) - The transmission system operator Terranets BW has applied for planning approval for the first section of the hydrogen-compatible SPO gas transport pipeline. The "Spessart-Odenwald pipeline" in Hesse has a total length of 117 kilometres. It runs from Wirtheim in the Main-Kinzig district via the districts of Offenbach, Aschaffenburg, Darmstadt-Dieburg and Bergstrasse to Lampertheim. … Would you like to read this and other news?
Pfalzgas makes VNG and Sefe hydrogen partners

4 days ago | energate-messenger.com | Thorsten Czechanowsky

Frankenthal/Leipzig (energate) - Pfalzgas GmbH from Frankenthal wants to gradually decarbonise its energy procurement. To this end, the gas supplier has agreed a co-operation with the VNG subsidiary Handel & Vertrieb in the field of green gases. The aim of the cooperation is to examine joint potential for the supply, transport and utilisation of green and low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia and to shape the transformation of Pfalzgas' energy procurement, VNG Handel & Vertrieb announced.
Ludwigsburg solar field exceeds expectations

4 days ago | energate-messenger.com | Thorsten Czechanowsky

Ludwigsburg (energate) - The "SolarHeatGrid" ground-mounted solar thermal plant operated by Stadtwerke Ludwigsburg-Kornwestheim (SWLB) has been in operation for five years. During this time, the largest plant of its kind in Baden-Württemberg has fed almost 29 million kWh of climate-neutral heat into the Ludwigsburg district heating network, SWLB announced. "The cooperation with the sun is going extremely well: our plant has exceeded the manufacturer's guarantee values by around 8.
Mainz gets H2 initial grid

5 days ago | energate-messenger.com | Thorsten Czechanowsky

Mainz (energate) - The municipal utility subsidiary Mainzer Netze is starting to build an initial network for hydrogen. It is being built in the industrial area of Mainz Neustadt and in the district of Mombach, announced Mainzer Stadtwerke. Mainzer Netze is planning to build a new 2.6-kilometre-long pipeline from the Mainz business premises past the sewage treatment plant to the headquarters of Schott AG at a cost of over 10 million euros. … Would you like to read this and other news?
Bavaria wants to connect biogas plants to the grid more quickly

5 days ago | energate-messenger.com | Thorsten Czechanowsky

Munich (energate) - Bavaria wants to speed up the connection of biogas upgrading plants to the gas grid and make it more cost-effective. At the initiative of State Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters), players from the Bavarian energy industry have signed the "Biogas Bavaria Feed-in Initiative".
EEX launches register for French biogas certificates

1 week ago | energate-messenger.com | Thorsten Czechanowsky

Leipzig/Paris (energate) - The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has launched a new register for biogas production certificates in France. The Certificats de Production de Biogaz (CPB) are based on an initiative of the French Ministry of Energy. The aim is to promote the development of biomethane as a renewable energy source in the country, the exchange announced.
Marginal costs of green hydrogen are rising

1 week ago | energate-messenger.com | Thorsten Czechanowsky

Bonn (energate) - The lower wind power feed-in in particular led to higher prices on the short-term electricity markets last week, while solar feed-in remained stable. Spot prices rose by 19 per cent compared to the previous week and averaged EUR 65/MWh. This also increased the marginal costs of green hydrogen on a weekly basis. The Hydex Green averaged EUR 133/MWh (EUR 4.44/kg) for the week, up EUR 16/MWh (EUR 0.54/kg) on the previous week.
"The grid operators cannot prevail with every argument"

1 week ago | energate-messenger.com | Thorsten Czechanowsky

Bonn (energate) - With the presentation of the first draft specifications on 1. June, the new regulatory system for the German energy market will become much more concrete. The Vice President of the Federal Network Agency, Barbie Haller, analyses the most important points in advance in an energate interview. energate: Ms Haller, you will present the draft regulations on 1. June. What has changed compared to the last draft status published in January?
Solar thermal system supplies district heating in Dresden

1 week ago | energate-messenger.com | Thorsten Czechanowsky

Dresden (energate) - Sachsenenergie has officially commissioned the first ground-mounted solar thermal plant in Dresden's district heating grid. It comprises 140 modules and can generate 700 MWh of heat per year in the form of hot water, the municipal utility announced. Sachsenenergie is aiming to generate all of Dresden's district heating from non-fossil, green energy sources by 2035. The switch is part of the city's integrated energy and climate protection concept to achieve climate neutrality.