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Anniversary for transmission system operators
04/12/2023
To mark the tenth anniversary of FNB Gas e.V., a specialist conference on hydrogen infrastructure was held at which the association, together with guests from politics, the energy sector and industry, discussed how the market ramp-up of hydrogen can continue to be jointly accelerated.
IGR Chairman of the Board confirmed in office
04/12/2023
Dr Werner Sievers has been re-elected as Chairman of the Executive Board by the Interessengemeinschaft Regelwerke Technik e. V. (IGR). On 9 November, he was elected by the voters, who confirmed him as Chairman of the Executive Board for a further four-year term of office.
AquaDuctus, SoutH2 and co.: Important H2 infrastructure projects receive PCI status
04/12/2023
The European Commission published the final list of "Projects of Common Interest" (PCI) yesterday (28.11.). Several transnational hydrogen infrastructure projects are now to receive the coveted funding status.
University of Hong Kong develops stainless steel for H2 applications
04/12/2023
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have announced a breakthrough in the development of stainless steel: the new "SS-H2" steel offers extremely high corrosion resistance and is therefore ideal for applications in the hydrogen sector.
Ludwigshafen: BASF receives funding approval for large-scale electrolyzer
04/12/2023
BASF SE has received a funding commitment from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) and the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. This means that the Hy4Chem-EI project is now entering the next phase: In cooperation with Siemens Energy, the chemical company is building a 54 MW PEM electrolyzer at its site in Ludwigshafen.
Silo protection system: Counteracting overpressure events in storage silos
04/12/2023
Silos are equipped with safety equipment. As this is almost never fail-safe, near-accidents and safety-related incidents occur regularly. In the worst case, people, the environment and the system can be damaged. Envea has developed a silo protection system designed to ensure long-term silo safety.
ZVEI publishes white paper on the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
04/12/2023
The ZVEI has published a new white paper to develop a common understanding of the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and its meaningful use, describe minimum elements and their scope and highlight options for future development.
NAMUR and ZVEI publish brochure on sustainability in the process industry
04/12/2023
Together with NAMUR, ZVEI has published the brochure "Sustainability through process automation - More efficiency and sustainability through automation, digitalisation and modularisation in the process industry". The document can be downloaded free of charge from the ZVEI website.
New Lake Constance ferry runs on liquid gas
04/12/2023
There has been a ferry connection between Constance and Meersburg since 1928, which has proven to be extremely successful from the very beginning. Stadtwerke Konstanz is now setting another milestone in this success story with the introduction of the new ferry named “Richmond”, which is powered by LNG.
German Sustainability Award presented
04/12/2023
On 23 November, MAN Energy Solutions was honoured at the 16th German Sustainability Award ceremony and named one of the winners in the “Mechanical and Plant Engineering” category.