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BEE gets new CEO in Peter Röttgen

BEE gets new CEO in Peter Röttgen

by | Jan 15, 2018 | Germany

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Peter Röttgen, © BEE

On Aug. 1, 2017, Peter Röttgen became the new CEO of Germany’s Federal Renewable Energy Federation, or BEE for short. He replaced Harald Uphoff, who served as interim CEO after Hermann Falk left BEE in 2016. Röttgen had previously served as deputy head at the State Office of Mining, Energy and Geology in the German state of Lower Saxony and later as manager of the Energy Storage Innovation Center at E.ON until the company decided to split operations. (more…)

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Töpler & Lehmann’s guidebook revised

Töpler & Lehmann’s guidebook revised

by | Jan 15, 2018 | Germany

9783662533598It’s been around three years since publisher Springer Verlag released the first edition of its guidebook “Wasserstoff und Brennstoffzellen – Technologien und Marktperspektiven”, written by Johannes Töpler and Jochen Lehmann. In late 2017, an extended and updated version hit the shelves, again comprehensively informing readers about hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Taking account of recent debates, this second edition in German grew by more than 80 pages to include a new chapter on hydrogen storage in underground caverns and one about power-to-X. To make up for the somewhat high price tag, it comes with a non-transferrable coupon that a buyer can use to download the e-book version. (more…)

Alpiq buys Diamond Lite

by | Jan 15, 2018 | Europe

Diamond Lite, a Swiss engineering firm founded by Hansjörg Vock in Herisau in 1982, used to be something of a European office for products by American electrolyzer manufacturer Proton OnSite. That changed last summer, when it was purchased by Swiss energy services provider Alpiq Holding, based in Lausanne, on June 30. With the acquisition of Diamond Lite, Alpiq has made a strategic investment in its growth markets. (more…)

CertifHy: Sustainable H2 production and supply

CertifHy: Sustainable H2 production and supply

by | Jan 15, 2018 | Europe

CertifHyMany see great promise in hydrogen as a fuel for zero-emission transportation and a raw material in the industrial sector. Not only has the number of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles been steadily on the rise. The fulfillment of COP climate targets will eventually require large quantities of the compound, for example, in refineries, steel processing and the basic chemical industry. What is needed is a reliable system to track and certify exactly where the green hydrogen comes from and how it is produced. (more…)

H2-international now well established

H2-international now well established

by | Jan 12, 2018 | Germany

H2-internationalHydrogeit Verlag’s most recently added information service, H2-international, has become a fixture of the international hydrogen and fuel cell community. Since its foundation in the summer of 2015, the e-Journal on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells has been offering translations of articles published in the German trade journal HZwei. Its reach is steadily growing. (more…)