Tag: Energy research
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…
The battery strategies of the German car manufacturers
Electric car from Mercedes The German car manufacturers are pursuing quite different strategies for the procurement of the central batteries. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf, Munich A new technology should make the…
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…
Surprising profit increase for Fresenius – steel trader KlöCo is growing
Siemens Healthineers raises the forecast again thanks to corona tests The sale of rapid corona tests has boosted the business of Siemens’ medical technology division for longer than expected. Siemens…
The energy transition needs leaps, not double-steps
And that’s not all – if things just continue as they have been, we will also jeopardize the security of supply for households and industrial companies. And we accept skyrocketing…
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…
New cars will be ready faster in the future
Dusseldorf, Munich In the automotive industry, the development of a new model follows a strictly predetermined schedule. In the so-called “product development process” (PEP), the individual development steps are sometimes…
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…
More and more car manufacturers are stocking up on battery metals
Battery cell production at VW in Salzgitter With the turn to electric cars, the capacities for cell production and with them the demand for raw materials for them are growing…
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…
Electricity and heating: This is how homeowners achieve energy self-sufficiency
Solar system on the roof On balance, a family can produce as much electricity as it consumes in a year – but in winter it usually still has to draw…
This is what the Gigafactory in Austin looks like
giga texas More than 10,000 employees will build the Model Y in the factory. (Photo: Reuters) New York, Dusseldorf Steve Adler only knows one thing: He’s invited. But Austin’s mayor…
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…
CO2 start-up Climeworks collects 590 million euros
climateworks A system by the Swiss start-up in Iceland. Dusseldorf The climate start-up Climeworks is raising more than half a billion euros in its new round of financing – the…