News in Brief 2015
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E-world energy and water sets new records
The 15th E-world energy& water, which was held at Messe Essen, attracted a record number of participants. A total of 640 exhibitors â more than ever before â from 25 countries presented their products and services in the fields of generation, efficiency, trade, transport, storage, smart energy and green technologies.…
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Mild weather leads to marked drop in energy consumption
Last yearâs mild weather caused energy consumption in Germany to fall significantly. The Working Group on Energy Balances (AGEB) published its report on energy consumption in 2014, and the findings confirm the forecast made at the end of last year: compared to 2013, overall domestic energy consumption in Germany fell…
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Project for a Rhine-Ruhr district heating network takes shape
The planned link-up of the district heating networks in the Rhine and Ruhr regions should deliver an efficient, innovative and environmentally friendly heat supply, and security of supply for the Ruhr area. The project reached a key milestone on 5 March 2015, when representatives of the participating district heating firms…
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25 years of the DMT brand
For 278 years DMT GmbH & Co. KG in Essen and its predecessor organizations have been providing services for the mining industry, for 25 years operating under the brand name DMT. DMT was founded in 1990 to tap into new markets outside of the German coal industry. Today DMT operates…
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The future of the NRW mining industry: A new network highlights the way ahead for this sector
Over 100 decision makers and experts from the mining sector came together in Essen on 24 March 2015 for the first meeting held by the new Mining Industry Network. The purpose of this event, âThe future of the NRW mining industryâ, is aimed at jointly developing economic perspectives following the…
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Lignite is still the most important indigenous energy resource
Lignite now accounts for almost 42â% of total indigenous energy production. According to the German Lignite Industry Association (DEBRIV) the fuel extracted in the Rhineland area, in Lausitz, in central Germany and in the Helmstedt district was still the countryâs most important energy resource in 2014. This was followed by…
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Planning approval procedure for the Siegfried-Giesen reserve mine
The Lower Saxony Authority for Mining, Energy and Geology (LBEG) has received application documents from K+S KALI GmbH for a planning approval procedure in connection with the possible resumption of potash extraction and production at the companyâs Siegfried-Giesen reserve mine near Hildesheim. In submitting the about 90 document files to…
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The Saar mine water drainage concept: RAG submits planning notification to the mining authorities
On 4 March 2015 RAG submitted to the mining authorities a planning notification for the proposed increase in the mine water level in the Reden and Duhamel catchment areas. This marked the start of the approval procedure for phase I of the Saar Mine Water Drainage Concept. This provides for…
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âGreen heatâ for Heidenau
Environment-friendly community heating from the nearby STEAG New Energies biomass-fuelled thermal power station, which has already been supplying heat to the MĂŒgeln district of Heidenau, is to be extended to include Heidenau South and the existing circuit is being enlarged for this purpose. By the end of 2015 some 4,500…
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New storage project at STEAGâs LĂŒnen power plant
The expansion of energy storage technology is a key factor for the success of the energy transition process. In early January 2015 Dr Wolfgang Benesch, Head of Research and Development at STEAG GmbH, presented a new research project with STEAG involvement: the development team at STEAGâs LĂŒnen power plant is…
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