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Fuel from H2: Ineratec Opens Europe's Largest e-Fuels Plant in Frankfurt
16/06/2025
Karlsruhe-based company Ineratec has opened its power-to-liquid plant at the Frankfurt-Höchst industrial park. The facility is designed to produce 2,500 tons of e-fuels annually from CO₂ and hydrogen. According to the company, it is the world's largest plant of its kind. 70 million euros in funding support the project to decarbonize aviation and the chemical industry.
Pilot Project in the DRI Sector
16/06/2025
Kanthal and Danieli are jointly supplying a pilot unit for installation at Emsteel’s direct reduced iron (DRI) production facility in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The goal is to electrify parts of the existing gas-based heating system.
SuedLink: Bundesnetzagentur approves two further sections
16/06/2025
On 28 May, the Bundesnetzagentur completed the planning approval procedures for two further sections of the SuedLink direct current line. Tennet and TransnetBW, the two organisations responsible for the project, have thus received the comprehensive approvals for the conversion of the line.
Andritz Launches Electrolyzer Production in Germany
16/06/2025
Austrian technology group Andritz has commissioned its new electrolyzer factory in Erfurt, Germany. The facility has been manufacturing components for green hydrogen production since March and will initially supply Salzgitter AG.
Fully Automated Grinding to P3 Standard
16/06/2025
In steel construction, thermally cut components must meet demanding requirements—especially when reaching preparation grade P3. While removing slag and burrs is relatively straightforward, tasks such as grinding narrow sides and rounding all edges with a 2 mm radius are considerably more challenging. These operations are hardly feasible manually and put significant physical strain on workers.
Stress crack failure: SKZ has developed a new test method
10/06/2025
At the end of May, the SKZ Plastics Centre completed a pioneering research project, the aim of which was to develop a faster „test method with which the stress crack failure of plastic components under the influence of media can be assessed quantitatively“ for the first time.
Hydrogen Bank: 15 Projects Receive EU Funding
02/06/2025
The European Commission has published the results of the second auction round of the European Hydrogen Bank. The Commission has selected 15 projects for funding of nearly one billion euros. For the first time, German projects are also receiving funds from the Hydrogen Bank's Innovation Fund.
Pleissner Guss Launches €6 Million Modernisation to Drive Innovation in Sustainable Heavy Industry Castings
02/06/2025
Pleissner Guss GmbH, a subsidiary of GMH Gruppe, has completed a €6 million modernisation programme aimed at expanding its role as a key supplier to critical sectors such as rail technology, wind energy, infrastructure, mechanical engineering, and defence.
Starting signal for southern Germany's first hydrogen pipeline: Badenova gets going
23/05/2025
The Badenova Group and its subsidiary Badenova Netze have started construction of the first section of the H2@Hochrhein project. The planned hydrogen pipeline stretches 58 kilometers from Grenzach-Wyhlen to Waldshut-Tiengen and, according to the company, is the first of its kind in southern Germany.
Ebro Armaturen expands its product range with a butterfly valve for water applications
23/05/2025
Ebro Armaturen (manufacturer of shut-off and control valves) has added a new butterfly valve specially designed for water applications to its product portfolio. Thanks to its flow-optimised design, it is said to cause minimal pressure losses and is therefore particularly suitable for pipelines with large volumes of water.