Month: February 2024
- Industry News 01_2024
Sandvik launches its most advanced top hammer tool systems
Featuring an industry-first curved thread design, Sandvik’s new CT55 and CT67 top hammer tool systems are the most advanced the company has launched. The unique design increases efficiency and reduces cost while saving fuel and simplifying automated drilling in surface bench and underground longhole applications. The new multi-patented, first-of-its-kind curved…
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Two new tenders won in Romania
Oil Dynamics GmbH grows its ESP business Earlier this year, Romania’s largest O&G company and Oil Dynamics GmbH signed two additional five- year supply and service contracts for over 180 Electric Submersible Pumps (ESP) to Romania. Along with complete standard and slim-line pumps (ESP), the contract includes the supply of…
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German Design Award for the impact crusher Kleemann MOBIREX MR 130(i) PRO
High functionality, performance and ergonomics The Kleemann machine impressed the jury of the German Design Award with its combination of environmentally friendly drive concept, exemplary functionality and user-friendliness in interaction with a striking design. The justification was as follows: “The modern impact crusher MOBIREX MR 130i PRO makes all-electric operation…
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Kick-off for ground-breaking research project to develop a climate-neutral drive concept for specialist foundation equipment based on a fuel cell system
On October 16, 2023, the headquarter of BAUER Maschinen GmbH in Schrobenhausen, Bavaria/Germany hosted the kick-off event for a research project with the potential to catapult the carbon footprint of specialist foundation equipment to a whole new level. The goal: climate-neutral operation based on a fuel cell system. The consortium…
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Saarland Ministry of Economic Affairs and RAG sign letter of intent: Cooperation in the expansion of renewable energy
The Saarland Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digital and Energy (MWIDE) and RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, with its subsidiary RAG Montan Immobilien want to join forces to expand renewable energy in Saarland. Minister of Economic Affairs Jürgen Barke and RAG Board Member Michael Kalthoff signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to…
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Iqony finalizes funding agreement with EU
In the summer, the EU Commission announced that the “HydrOxy Hub Walsum” was one of the 41 major industrial projects from across Europe to be invited to start the Innovation Fund Grant Agreement Preparation. Iqony GmbH, Essen/Germany, is happy to announce that the Grant Agreement has been signed with CINEA,…
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SENS LSG builds 63 MWp solar park in Hungary
The solar service provider Iqony Solar Energy Solutions (SENS), Würzburg/Germany, a subsidiary of Essen-based Iqony GmbH, has completed a new photovoltaic (PV) project in Eastern Europe as part of its joint venture with the LSG Group. In Senyö/Hungary, a PV park with an output of 63 MWp was installed and…
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Energy consumption fell significantly in 2023
Energy consumption in Germany has fallen to a historic low in 2023. The Working Group on Energy Balances (AG Energiebilanzen), Berlin/Germany, expects a decrease of 7.9 % to 10,791 PJ or 368.2 Mtce (Figure 1). This means that the consumption of primary energy in Germany is more than a quarter below…
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THGA Christmas colloquium “Geotechnics” 2023: B. Eng. and M. Eng. honoured
The Christmas colloquium organised by Professor Frank Otto took place for the 24th time in 2023. After the inaugural lecture by Honorary Professor Lothar te Kamp, Alexander Rudek reported at the TH Georg Agricola University (THGA) student centre in Bochum/Germany on the graduation excursion to the hard coal mines in…
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The world in an energy crisis
The crises in Ukraine and the Middle East have caused considerable uncertainty on the global energy market, especially in Germany and Europe. The tensions and armed conflicts are having a significant impact on the price structure of the energy markets. Added to this is the great vulnerability of Germany’s energy…
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