- Oct- 2018 -12 October
CEDEC
CEDEC Board of Directors elected Andreas Feicht, CEO of WSW Energie & Wasser AG and Vice-President for Energy of the German Association of Local Public Utilities (VKU), as the new President of the Federation of Local Energy Companies (CEDEC), Brussels/Belgium.
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DEBRIV
Helmar Rendez, Chairman of the Board at LEAG, is the new Chairman of the German Lignite Association (DEBRIV), Berlin/Germany. He was elected to his new office at the general meeting at this year‘s lignite convention. The new Deputy Chairman was declared to be Lars Kulik, Member of the Board of…
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GVSt
With effect from 24th May 2018, Jürgen-Johann Rupp, Member of the Board at RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, was elected as the new President of the Gesamt-verband Steinkohle e. V., Essen/Germany. He replaces Bernd Tönjes, the new Chairman of the Board at RAG-Stiftung Essen/Germany, who stepped down from both the GVSt and…
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RAG
Since 1st July 2018, Erich Kometz has been the new head of the Central Division of Communication and Sustainability at the RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany. In this role, he succeeds Prof. Eberhard Schmitt. Christoph Beike is also deputy to Kometz in addition to his role as Head of Public Affairs. Stefanie…
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RAG-Stiftung
Prof. Eberhard Schmidt, who was Head of the Central Division of Communication and Sustainability at RAG Aktiengesellschaft -until 30th June 2018, moved to the RAG-Stiftung in Essen/Germany in the same role on 1st July 2018.
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RWE
On 1st August 2018, Ralf Giesen, former Member of the Board of Management at housing association Vivawest GmbH, will become the new Head of HR at RWE Power AG, Essen/Germany. He will take over from Erwin Winkel, who retired at the end of June 2018.
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Sandvik
With effect from 1st June 2018, Friedrich Hirt-ler has been appointed Managing Director of Sandvik Mining and Construction Central Europe GmbH, Essen/Germany, having taken over this management role on an acting basis back in December 2017 alongside his permanent position of Sales Manager Parts and Services. In his new position,…
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Staatskanzlei Brandenburg
Klaus Freytag, former Head of Brandenburg State Mining office (Landesbergamt Brandenburg) and, since 2015, Head of the Energy and Raw Materials Department at the Ministry for Economic Affairs of the State of Brandenburg, was named by Minister-President Dietmar Woidke (SPD) as the new coordinator for Lusatia at the State Chancellery.…
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„Danke Kumpel!“
On 3rd November 2018, citizens, active and former miners and their families, mining clubs and local groups of the IG BCE trade union can say farewell to the German coal mining industry at five different RAG locations in the Ruhr region and Ibbenbüren as part of the “Danke Kumpel!” (“Thanks,…
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Decrease in energy consumption until the middle of the year
Energy consumption in Germany reached 6,771 PJ or 230.9 mt ce by the middle of 2018 (Figure 1), constituting a solid 1 % decrease on the previous year. Following the first three months, growth amounted to more than 5 % on account of the cool weather conditions in February and March. According…
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