- Apr- 2019 -23 AprilNews In Brief 02_2019
More than 300 guests bid a fond farewell to the Lünen power station
It was an emotional evening in the historic machine hall of the STEAG power station, with a celebration that went into the early hours of the morning. Employees, family members, friends and former colleagues were invited to bid farewell to the founding location of Steinkohlen-Elektrizität AG (STEAG) on 19th January…
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Coal bears the brunt of recommendations from the Commission for Growth, Structural Change and Employment
In its final report, the commission failed to mention a single word on coal’s contribution to reducing CO2 emissions, even though coal has been the main contributor to emission reductions in recent decades. By the end of 2018, it had cut its use of fuel for electricity generation by half…
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Recommendations from the commission: Lignite industry fears tough interventions
The recommendation from the Commission for Growth, Structural Change and Employment to shut down half of the lignite power station capacity by 2030 and to completely end electricity generation with domestic lignite by 2038 will prematurely take away an important source of energy from Germany as an industrial centre. It…
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More climate protection – less security in terms of supply
In 2018, lignite production in the Rhineland, Lusatia and central Germany decreased by a total of 3 % to around 166 Mt. According to preliminary calculations by the German Lignite Association (DEBRIV), Berlin/Germany, this decrease in production and use has reduced CO2 by around 5 Mt. Lignite therefore made a quantitatively…
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Prepared for the future: THGA publishes new university development plan
Digitalisation, competitive pressure, social change: Trends such as these are having a significant impact on requirements for universities. The Georg Agricola Technical University (THGA) in Bochum/Germany, has been focussing on the challenges of the future for some time. In a new university development plan, which it has published at www.thga.de/hochschulentwicklung,…
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First international conference on High Performance Mining: Success factors and best practices in international mining operations
On 4th and 5th December 2018, experts from industry, academia and leading industry associations came together on the premises of RWTH Aachen University to commence a dialogue on success factors for high performance mining. The conference was hosted by the Institute for Advanced Mining Technologies (AMT) at RWTH and was…
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New THEnergy-Voltalia report: Renewables for mining in Africa enter the next stage – focus shifts to cost optimization
In the last few years, more and more mining companies in Africa have adopted wind and solar systems to reduce their energy costs at remote off-grid mines. In this first phase, the initial focus was on the integration capabilities as miners were afraid that adding intermittent renewables such as solar…
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BEE
In mid-February 2019, Peter Röttgen left the Executive Board of the German Renewable Energy Association (BEE), Berlin. The BEE committee appointed Claudius da Costa Gomez from the German Biogas Association (FvB) and Wolfram Axthelm from the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) as new Members of the Executive Board.
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BMWi
Since 1st February 2019, Andreas Feicht has been the new Secretary of State for Energy in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Berlin. Feicht was previously head of the Wuppertaler Stadtwerke.
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EnBW
On 1st March 2019, Colette Rückert-Hennen became a Member of the Executive Board for Human Resources at EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe/Germany. She succeeds Bernhard Beck, who will continue to lead the Legal, Compliance and Auditing department and committees as well as Investment Management until his planned departure from the…
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