- Dec- 2016 -12 December
RWE
Rolf-Martin Schmitz has been the new Chairman of the Board of RWE AG. Essen/Germany, since 15th October. Markus Krebber was appointed Chief Financial Officer. Following the IPO of innogy SE, the former Chairman of the Board of RWE, Peter Terium, became the company’s Chairman of the Board. RWE’s former Chief…
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STEAG
Dr. Arndt Neuhaus has been appointed as a new member of the Supervisory Board of STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany. The management consultant joins the supervisory body of the energy company and succeeds Dietmar Bückemeyer on the Board of Management of Stadtwerke Essen AG.
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Vattenfall
On 1st December 2016, Stefan Dohler, former Senior Vice President of the Market division, will become the new Chief Financial Officer and successor to Ingrid Bronde at Vattenfall AG, Stockholm/Sweden. Following the sale of brown coal open cast mining sites in Jänschwalde, Nochten, Welzow-Sued and Reichwalde as well as the…
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VGB Powertech
Hans Bünting, member of the Board of Management of innogy SE and responsible for the Renewable Energies division, has succeeded Bernhard Fischer as Chairman of the Board of VGB Powertech in Essen/Germany.
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VNG
On 1st October 2016, Ulf Heitmüller, former Head of the Trade division of Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW), was appointed Chairman of the Board of Verbundnetz Gas AG (VNG), Leipzig/Germany, succeeding Karsten Heuchert.
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Wingas
Since October 2016, Dmitry Kotulskiy has been spokesman for the Board of Management of Wingas GmbH, Kassel/Germany. He succeeds Gerhard König, who has left the company.
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BEUMER Group Pipe Conveyor ensures dust-free transportation of ore concentrates in the Callao port in Peru
Transportadora Callao S.A., the logistics operator of a special cargo terminal in the port of Callao/Peru, relies on a BEUMER Group pipe conveyor for the transportation of zinc, copper and lead concentrates of different mining companies from the warehouse to the terminal (Figure 1). With its ability to navigate curves…
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Caterpillar Develops New High Torque Drive System for Longwall Armored Face Conveyors
The new Cat® HTD4100 High Torque Drive System (Figure 1) for longwall armored face conveyors enables a higher level of automation for enhanced speed and torque control and real-time monitoring, and its modular design simplifies installation and maintenance. The innovative system offers fast response and precise control to reduce conveyor…
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Clean Air in Australian Highway Construction and Tunnelling
Projects which shall improve the infrastructure are generally connected with densely populated countries. An exception is the project “WestConnex” in Australia. The population and the economy of the Australian state New South Wales with its capital Sydney combat an insufficient infrastructure since years. The congestion of harbours and streets by…
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A new, cost-efficient compact hybrid system for solar-diesel microgrids targets the mining industry
Danvest Energy A/S, Hellerup/Denmark, and Pon Power AS, Oslo/Norway, a Caterpillar company, are launching a second-to-none, low-load compact series for solar-diesel hybrid power plants (Figure 1). This compact series offers power producers a complete, cost-effective solution that automatically integrates photovoltaic systems with diesel power. The compact series includes Danvest’s unique,…
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