- Jun- 2021 -10 June
A modern classic: Robust and maintenance-free steel cable carriers
STEEL-LINE cable carriers from TSUBAKI KABELSCHLEPP GmbH, Wenden-Gerlingen/Germany, are designed for extreme applications. The company’s extensive experience of applications and design expertise guarantee success, particularly in extreme environments. The proven cable carriers are being constantly further developed and continue to move into new areas of application. The TKSR is a…
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Quick check of the oil chamber
For dewatering and wastewater pumps to last a long time, every part of them must run nicely. If users suspect a defect in the oil chamber: Tsurumi has developed a test tool that provides information about the tightness of the pump (Figure 1). The tool is still only in use…
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Internationally renowned Research Center of Post-Mining set to move to Herne
The City of Herne, the RAG-Stiftung, -Essen, and the TH Georg Agricola University (THGA), Bochum, announced their ideas and plans for THGA’s Research Center of Post-Mining (FZN) on 16th April 2021 (Figure 1). The three partners are aiming to establish the internationally renowned scientific institution in Herne. To support this…
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STEAG registers Völklingen Model Power Plant for provisional closure
The Energy company STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany, notified on 30th March 2021 the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) of the provisional closure of the Völklingen Model Power Plant (MKV) unit in the Saarland (Figure 1). This announcement on the transparency platform of the EEX energy exchange is required by law and was…
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Herne’s energy future takes shape
At STEAG GmbH’s long-established power plant site in Herne/Germany, construction is currently in progress on a state-of-the-art combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant, which is to replace the hard coal fired unit previously operated there in the course of the coming year (Figure 1). The new Herne CCGT plant,…
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STEAG intensifies transformation process
The Essen-based energy company STEAG GmbH (Figure 1) is consistently pushing ahead with its reorientation towards growth areas beyond its previous core business. To this end, the supervisory board of STEAG has appointed Carsten König as a new member of the management board. As Chief Transformation Officer, he will continue…
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Reports on Post-Mining – scientific series from the Research Center of Post-Mining now available online
The Research Center of Post-Mining (FZN) at the TH Georg Agricola University (THGA), Bochum/Germany, has a broad field of focus. When it was established in October 2015, research focused initially on the perpetual tasks of the German coal mining industry: long-term mine water management, the management of polder areas and…
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Report on energy consumption 2020
In 2020, energy consumption in Germany fell 8.0 % compared with the previous year and reached a total volume of 11,784 PJ or 402.1 Mtce (Figure 1). As mentioned by the Working Group on Energy Balances (AG Energiebilanzen) in its annual report, the slightly milder weather compared with the previous year had only…
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Competence in the right place
Since the beginning of this year, Alexander Tigges has been head of sales at the Center of Competence (CoC) for Conveying & Loading Systems (CL Systems) at BEUMER Group, Beckum/Germany. The mechanical engineer can draw on many years of experience in international plant design. Before joining BEUMER, he was, among…
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New professor at WH Gelsenkirchen
The Westphalian University (WH) of Gelsenkirchen/Germany has appointed Daniela Gutberlet professor for the field of Environmental Technology and Logistics in the Mechanical Engineering, Environmental and Building Technology Department. Gutberlet, who previously worked in the Mining Engineering business segment of the DMT Group, Essen/Germany, started at the beginning of the summer…
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