Tag: Alternative energy hydrogen
Steel manufacturer relies on hydrogen instead of coal
Leoben The plant is smaller than a single-family house and stands somewhat lost on the huge steelworks site in Leoben in Styria. But for the Austrian Voestalpine, the future belongs…
Electric truck manufacturer delivers first trucks
Nikola truck The first copies have been delivered. (Photo: Nikola Motor) Phoenix, NY Nikola has reached an important milestone: As the electric truck manufacturer from Phoenix, Arizona, founded in 2014,…
Corporations and the EU submit a declaration of intent for the ramp-up
Hydrogen production in Oberhausen The EU’s commitments to promote further hydrogen plants have so far been imprecise and general. (Photo: Imago) Dusseldorf The “European Clean Hydrogen Alliance” initiative lays the…
Wintershall is planning a major hydrogen project in Wilhelmshaven
Electrolyser in Wittenhofe In the future, Wintershall wants to produce hydrogen in Wilhelmshaven using Norwegian gas. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The raw materials group Wintershall Dea, together with project partners, is…
Bosch is investing 500 million euros in green hydrogen
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf The war in Ukraine is disrupting the supply chains, raw material prices are skyrocketing, and the transformation to electromobility is also becoming a financial feat: In this difficult…
Saudi Arabia seeks investors for high-tech city
Visualization of Neom The metropolis of the future is to be built in the north-east of Saudi Arabia by 2030 on an area of 25,000 square kilometers. (Photo: Neom) new…
In these cases, a fuel cell system is worthwhile
New construction of a single family house With fuel cell heating systems, a normal gas heating system usually has to step in and heat the house on colder days. (Photo:…
Olaf Scholz suggests hydrogen cooperation with Japan
Tokyo Olaf Scholz’s limousine rolls through a dense network of pipes, ovens and chimneys. On Friday shortly before his departure from Tokyo, the Chancellor is still visiting one of the…
How hydrogen can help with the current energy crisis
The war in Ukraine once again confirms the realization that war primarily causes one thing: endless human suffering. With a view to the economy, he also makes it clear that…
War in Ukraine: Shortage of natural gas endangers green steel industry
Dusseldorf Martin Lindqvist is optimistic, which is unusual for a steel manager in the current situation. The energy-intensive industry is suffering from high prices for electricity and, above all, gas,…
For the first time cheaper than hydrogen from natural gas
Dusseldorf Because hydrogen from renewable energies was more than twice as expensive as hydrogen from fossil natural gas, experts only expected a breakthrough for the future technology in five to…
Will the heat pump replace the boiler?
Dusseldorf There is turmoil in the heating market: “People are extremely nervous when it comes to oil and gas,” says Nicholas Matten, Managing Director of heating contractor Stiebel Eltron. Since…
LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven should be ready in 2022
Wilhelmshaven The city in the north is becoming a veritable energy hub. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf In north-west Germany, the first terminal for landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) could be…
The view of Europe is neglected
Renewable energies instead of coal power The expansion of renewable energies must be pushed ahead in order to reduce dependence on oil, gas and coal. (Photo: dpa) Berlin When he…
China wants to secure its energy system
Asia Technonomics In the weekly column we take turns writing about innovation and economic trends in Asia. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) 72 percent of the oil that China consumes comes from…
Must “show Putin a clear edge”
Martina Merz The CEO wants to advance the development of climate-neutral production of hydrogen. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The CEO of Thyssen-Krupp, Martina Merz, supports the German government’s line against Russia’s…
Warning of rapid phase-out of Russian gas
Siemens Energy CEO Christian Bruch The CEO warns against a quick boycott of Russian gas. (Photo: Thorsten Jochim for Handelsblatt) Munich Siemens Energy boss Christian Bruch warns of a short-term…
“This is the last fossil fuel war”
Jeremy R. Rifkin “This will be the last fossil fuel war.” (Photo: C. LEBEDINSKY/Challenges-REA/laif) new York Jeremy Rifkin advises governments and politicians around the world. He has been campaigning for…
Eon plans to import hydrogen from Australia on a large scale
Berlin The energy group Eon and the Australian company Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) want to bring hydrogen from Australia to Germany and other European countries on a large scale. The…
Heating manufacturers on the energy transition and the Ukraine war
Dusseldorf Mr. Viessmann, war has been raging in Europe for a month. Your company is also directly affected, one of your locations in the Ukraine was bombed. How do you…