Archive News In Brief
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The VDKi calls for a sensible energy revolution – not a sledgehammer approach
The effects of the European elections are also being felt in the energy sector. Institutes, associations and family businesses are complaining about the poor state of the German economy, which is primarily due to high energy prices. Germany is one of the world’s most expensive countries for electricity. Furthermore, Germany…
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VA Erzberg and EIT RawMaterials launch the Net-Zero Iron Ore Challenge
VA Erzberg GmbH, Eisenerz/Austria, Europe’s largest open-pit iron ore mine, in collaboration with EIT RawMaterials, the leading raw materials innovation and knowledge network, launched the VA Erzberg Net-Zero Iron Ore Challenge – Innovative Siderite Processing & Carbonate Valorization (Figure 1). The initiative is an urgent call for start-ups, SMEs, research…
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Spatial Planning Assessment received
South Harz Potash Ltd., West Perth/Australia, is pleased to advise that it has been granted the Spatial Planning Assessment for its Ohmgebirge Potash Development, the flagship asset within its 100 %-owned South Harz Potash Project located in central Germany. The Spatial Planning application for Ohmgebirge was formally submitted to the relevant…
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Review – Kapital im Bergbau
Michael Seeger: Kapital im Bergbau, 1st edition, 251 p., Springer Gabler, ISBN 978-3-031-16358-2, 69.99 € The supply of mineral resources is of crucial importance for the further development of our society. These resources must be sustainably mined in existing mines, but also in new mines that are yet to be developed. The…
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VA Erzberg and EIT RawMaterials launch the Net-Zero Iron Ore Challenge
Researchers and startups are invited to apply for the first VA Erzberg Innovation Challenge. VA Erzberg Net-Zero Iron Ore Challenge seeks solutions in Innovative Siderite Processing & Carbonate Valorization Applications open until 29. September 2024 VA Erzberg, Europe’s largest open-pit iron ore mine, in collaboration with EIT RawMaterials, the leading…
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STEAG calls for fair remuneration for reserve power plants
In 2022, STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany, brought around 2.5 GW of additional power plant capacity back onto the market. Of all the power plant operators, this was the biggest contribution to ensuring security of supply in Germany during the recent energy crisis. These plants are now being withdrawn from the market,…
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STEAG applies for decommissioning of Herne 4 power plant
Hard coal-fired power generation has been a tradition in Herne/Germany since the 1960s. Back then, the first power plant unit, Herne 1, went into operation. STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany, continued this tradition with the commissioning of unit Herne 4 in 1989 – and continues to do so today. The plant, with…
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Iqony Fernwärme and RWE sign new heat supply contract
Iqony Fernwärme GmbH, Essen/Germany, and RWE AG, Essen/Germany, have extended their existing contract for the supply of heat from RWE’s Essen-Karnap waste-to-energy plant to Iqony’s district heating network. The new contract will run from 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2036. The waste-to-energy plant in Essen-Karnap has a heat output…
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Reform of Mining Law − EU Critical Raw Materials Act − Transformation
The 5th Colloquium on raw materials, environmental and climate protection (Kolloquium zu Rohstoff-, Umwelt- und Klimaschutzfragen – KRUK) took place online on 22nd January 2024 with Prof. Walter Frenz, Teaching and Research Area of Mining and Environmental Law (BUR) and Prof. Axel Preuße, Institute for Marrow Sheath, Mining Damage Science…
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Digitalisation, automation, electrification
The industry emphasised its innovative spirit at the 11th colloquium “Conveying Technology in Mining”, which has been held at Clausthal University of Technology, Clausthal-Zellerfeld/Germany, for two decades. The global demand for raw materials is increasing – also due to numerous future technologies. The mining industry is therefore constantly on the…
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