Tag: Energy Technology
Strategy paper warns EU against China dependence for batteries for electric cars
Battery recycling EU demand for lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells and electrolyzers needed in hydrogen technology will increase sharply in the coming years. (Photo: dpa) Madrid The Spanish EU Council Presidency…
Warsaw plans 79 small nuclear power plants by 2038
Illustration of GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 nuclear power plant Poland wants to use modular reactors as an important part of its energy transition. (Photo: Hitachi) Frankfurt Oder Clean energy, independent of…
This start-up wants to get aircraft powered by ships into the air
Frankfurt Almost all of the great inventions in aviation began with an initially bold vision. But Hans-Georg Kinsky and Markus Steinke have not yet lost their realism – despite all…
Tesla to change plans for expanded battery factory
Tesla’s “Gigafactory” in Brandenburg The company says it wants to double the factory’s production capacity of 500,000 cars. (Photo: Reuters) Grünheide The US electric car manufacturer Tesla is to change…
Battery manufacturer works on rechargeable batteries for electric flight
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Manufacturers of batteries for electric cars have discovered a potential new market for themselves: civil aviation. The Swedish company Northvolt, together with its Californian subsidiary Cuberg, has developed…
CARBON CAPTURE CO2 storage in the middle of Manhattan
new York Coughing, Shane Johnson stands in front of the skyscraper called “Grand Tier”, one of his most recent projects. The location is captivating: right across the street is Lincoln…
How EU rules slow down imports of hydrogen from India
Bangkok, Bombay Wherever Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) steps in front of a microphone during his trip to India, he mentions India’s potential to produce green hydrogen on a large…
EU agrees to subsidies worth billions for Thyssen-Krupp
Steel production at Thyssen-Krupp In the future, the group wants to produce 2.5 million tons of steel per year in a so-called direct reduction plant. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf After a…
EU agrees to subsidies worth billions for Thyssen-Krupp
Steel production at Thyssen-Krupp In the future, the group wants to produce 2.5 million tons of steel per year in a so-called direct reduction plant. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf After a…
Tata plans to build new battery factory in UK
Car production at Jaguar Land Rover The Indian parent company Tata apparently wants to build a new battery factory in Great Britain. (Photo: REUTERS) London The Indian industrial group Tata…
New type of solar systems is about to make a breakthrough
Organic Solar Cells The cells are thin, light and flexible – this opens up completely new application possibilities. (Photo: Heliatek [M]) Dusseldorf When Karl Leo looks at houses, he sees…
Organic solar cells are about to make a breakthrough
Organic Solar Cells The cells are thin, light and flexible – this opens up completely new application possibilities. (Photo: Heliatek [M]) Dusseldorf When Karl Leo looks at houses, he sees…
Northern Germany benefits from green electricity as a location advantage
Wind power in Lower Saxony Parts of northern Germany produce more electricity than they consume themselves. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The availability of green electricity is a decisive location factor for…
Organic solar cells are about to make a breakthrough
Organic Solar Cells The cells are thin, light and flexible – this opens up completely new application possibilities. (Photo: Heliatek [M]) Dusseldorf When Karl Leo looks at houses, he sees…
Turbine manufacturers want to combine gas power plants with CO2 storage
Construction site for a gas power plant Industry does not want to wait for hydrogen to become available and is proposing other approaches. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The manufacturers of gas…
Bosch increases hydrogen investments by one billion euros
Fuel cell drive at Bosch The world’s largest automotive supplier is the only one in Germany to rely on hydrogen technology. (Photo: Bosch) Stuttgart The Bosch Group sees hydrogen technology…
This is what the German hydrogen network should look like
Construction of a gas pipeline From 2032, a hydrogen core network is to transport the gas through the country. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The operators of the long-distance gas pipelines in…
Federal government wants to use hydrogen in all areas
hydrogen line The federal government wants to advance the development of a hydrogen economy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal cabinet is to decide on the update of the national hydrogen…
Daimler Truck wants to grow by 60 percent – Unimog as a hydrogen combustion engine?
Electric truck at the IAA The electric trucks from Daimler Truck should make the manufacturer noticeably more profitable. (Photo: Reuters) Boston, Vienna From a chronic underperformer to a star on…
Daimler Truck wants to grow by 60 percent – Unimog as a hydrogen combustion engine?
Electric truck at the IAA The electric trucks from Daimler Truck should make the manufacturer noticeably more profitable. (Photo: Reuters) Boston, Vienna From a chronic underperformer to a star on…