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ETC Swears by Hydrogen

ETC Swears by Hydrogen

by | Jan 8, 2019 | Europe, Germany

nproxxUK-based Enrichment Technology Company, or ETC for short, has decided to split its German E&MS subsidiary into two: On Sept. 27, 2018, it announced separate contact numbers for the new companies located in Jülich, where Nproxx Jülich has been put in charge of constructing hydrogen tanks, while Pronexos will manufacture carbon-fiber composites and rollers, among other things. (more…)

ElringKlinger Divests SOFC Business

ElringKlinger Divests SOFC Business

by | Jan 8, 2019 | Germany

Automotive supplier ElringKlinger has divested its department that manufactured solid oxide fuel cell, or SOFC, systems. In September 2018, the business based in Dettingen, Germany, announced that it would focus on low-temperature fuel cells used in vehicles. It sold SOFC operations, and its assets in new enerday, headquartered in Neubrandenburg, to Dresden-based Sunfire. (more…)

Water Splitting Is Ready for the Mass Market

Water Splitting Is Ready for the Mass Market

by | Dec 4, 2018 | Germany

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State of the art of electrolyzer technologies, © Fraunhofer ISE

The splitting of water to produce hydrogen will become a requirement if renewable electricity is to be converted into other energy carriers and industrial base materials to transform the energy market and meet climate targets in Germany. Expectations are that by 2050, electrolyzer capacity will run into the tens of gigawatts countrywide. Nowadays, most devices are either customized or manufactured in small numbers. As part of a study conducted on behalf of the German transportation ministry (more…)

Brussels Passes RED II

Brussels Passes RED II

by | Dec 4, 2018 | Europe

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Miguel A. Canete, © European Commission, E. Ansotte

After three years of negotiations, the RED II bill was accepted by the European Commission, Parliament and Council in mid-June. Now, the parliament and council will need to make the agreement legally binding by approving the text of the renewable energy directive. (more…)

Interview with Robert Habeck, German Green Party

Interview with Robert Habeck, German Green Party

by | Dec 4, 2018 | Germany

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Robert Habeck

Robert Habeck is not your typical politician. It may be easier to picture him as a band member of Green Day than a member of a political party. This January, he entered the national stage after having been voted in as one of two co-chairs to lead the Greens in Germany. As a result, he needed to give up his post in the cabinet of Schleswig-Holstein, where he had served a second term as the state’s environment minister upon his confirmation in summer 2017. (more…)