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The negative image of PtX

The negative image of PtX

Despite the current wave of enthusiasm about the potential of hydrogen, there is much discussion and much uncertainty about the role of synthetic fuels. If you follow the current debate, you sometimes get the impression that E-Fuels are either another saviour or a spawn of evil.

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IAA – New start looks different

IAA – New start looks different

That’s how it is when theory and practice diverge: While the former VDA boss Bernhard Mattes announced a new beginning at the International Automobile Exhibition 2019 (IAA), the exhibition halls were once again full of the same fuel wasters as always.

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Hydrogen CHP plant for Dubai

Hydrogen CHP plant for Dubai

A hydrogen-powered agenitor 406 SG - a comparable model with twelve cylinders now available in Dubai
A hydrogen-powered agenitor 406 SG – a comparable model with twelve cylinders now available in Dubai, © 2G

Hydrogen-powered combustion engines seemed dead after BMW had stopped development work on H2 reciprocating piston engines years ago. This still applies to passenger cars, but not to commercial vehicles or stationary plants. In the sector of large combined heat and power plants, 2G Energy AG has long been working on making its gas engines compatible with hydrogen.

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Kerstin Andreae heads BDEW

Kerstin Andreae heads BDEW

Kerstin Andreae
Kerstin Andreae, © BDEW

Since the beginning of November 2019, Kerstin Andreae has been the new Managing Director of the Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e. V. (Federal Association of Energy and Water Management, BDEW).

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f-cell attracts numerous suppliers

f-cell attracts numerous suppliers

H2 race provides for publicity
H2 race provides for publicity.

On September 10 and 11, 2019, the f-cell took place in Stuttgart for the 19th time, and as one could undoubtedly observe, the event has changed fundamentally over the years. After the focus on the trade fair in the meantime, the symposium is now more in the spotlight again.

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