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STEAG returns 2.5 GW additional power plant capacity to the market

STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany, is returning both its hard coal fired power plants Bexbach and Weiher in Saarland from the grid reserve to the market. With a net rated capacity of 726 MW, the Bexbach power plant (Figure 1) is the largest STEAG plant in Germany, it’s sister power plant in…

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STEAG sells shares in foreign power plant

STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany, sells a large part of the shares in its power plant on the Philippine island of Mindanao. The buyer is co-shareholder Aboitiz Power Corp (APC). STEAG had already announced last year that it wanted to sell its stake and initiated a sales process. As part of this…

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STEAG cooperation with ADNOC pays off

Part of the demonstration deliveries of carbon-reduced ammonia agreed in spring between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and various German energy and chemical companies has arrived in Hamburg; the tranche destined for STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany, will follow timely. Representatives of ADNOC, STEAG and other companies as well as…

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Control flight on the coking plant: Research Center of Post-Mining sends drones to search for damage

Drone pilot Bodo Bernsdorf sees the world through different eyes. When he lets his special copter soar high above the grounds of the Zollverein coking plant in Essen/Germany, he not only encounters the chimneys and pipelines at flying height – he also finds damaged areas that are not even visible…

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Clausthaler at the head of the Societät der Bergbaukunde

Prof. Oliver Langefeld has been elected as the new president of the worldwide academic institution “Society of Mining Professors/Societät der Bergbaukunde” in Windhoek/Namibia (Figure 1). A larger delegation from the Institute of Mining at TU Clausthal University, Clausthal-Zellerfeld/Germany, spent a week in Namibia’s capital Windhoek in September at the 32nd…

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After a break of two years, the 10th Essen Expert Meeting on Repository Mining was again held in person and met with great interest

For the first time in two years, the Essen Expert Discussion on Repository Mining took place again on 8th September 2022, and was very well received (Figure 1). Together with renowned partners, the organizer DMT GROUP, Essen/Germany, discussed current topics of final disposal and offered all participants a forum for the…

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bauma 2022: Construction machinery industry highly satisfied

From the number of visitors from Germany and abroad to the weather, bauma 2022 was a complete success. With this result, the industry is setting an example against the general negative economic trend. This is not to hide existing difficulties such as supply chain problems, skills shortages, rising prices and…

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Thomas Jabs appointed TAKRAF Group CEO

A new lead to boost the Group’s market position in times of important changes for the sector. TAKRAF Group, a leading global provider of innovative technological solutions to the mining and associated industries, is pleased to announce today’s appointment of Thomas Jabs as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Jabs is a…

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