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DWV and DVGW Join Forces

DWV and DVGW Join Forces

W. Diwald, T. Bareiß, G. Linke
Werner Diwald, DWV; Thomas Bareiß, economy ministry; and Gerald Linke, DVGW (from left)

On January 17, in Berlin, the German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, also known as DWV, and the German Association of the Gas and Water Industries, or DVGW, signed an agreement to step up their efforts to help set up a power-to-gas market. At the signing ceremony, which was attended by Thomas Bareiß, who has a leading role in the economy ministry, both organizations said they aimed to “gradually turn today’s fossil fuel economy into a climate-friendly energy system” by replacing natural with synthetic gas one step at a time.

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No More OTTI

No More OTTI

On May 31, 2017, the East-Bavarian Institute for Technology Transfer based in Regensburg, Germany, went out of business. Also known as OTTI, it filed for insolvency on Oct. 27, 2016, when it was on the verge of not being able to meet its financial obligations, and insolvency proceedings commenced on Feb. 1, 2017. No potential investor could be found and four decades of conference organizing came to an end this year. (more…)