Overview: Topics
Brazil focuses on domestic demand
01/09/2012
While high expectations were moderated, the wire and tube industry at the Sugarloaf Mountain still has significant potential despite weakened growth rates.
From the chainmail vest to the superconductor – The German Wire Museum
01/09/2012
Wire is more than twisted metal. Wire has a past and a future and is of major significance for nearly everything we almost take for granted today.
Geothermal heat – an underestimated factor in the energy mix
01/08/2012
Geothermal heat is inexhaustible by human standards. In contrast to wind and solar energy, it is independent of the weather and is available around the clock.
Solar power – Subsidized or competitive
01/07/2012
According to the German Solar Industry Association (Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft - BSW-Solar), photovoltaic systems produced more than 18 billion kWh of electricity in Germany in 2011. That is 60% more than the previous year.
China’s growth slowing
01/06/2012
Over the past three decades the Chinese economy grew an average of 10% per year and 500 million people were lifted out of poverty.
Renewable energies and a special energy storage facility
01/05/2012
A large proportion of electric power will soon be provided by wind and solar energy. The problem is that the energy output of those sources is subject to major fluctuations.
Intelligent energy management – Marketing of renewable energies
01/04/2012
Electricity is something we take for granted. A touch of a button and on goes the light. However, in actual fact a great deal of effort goes into providing energy.
Russia before Accession to the WTO
01/03/2012
After 18 years of negotiations, it is possible that August 2012 could be the date when Russia, as the last of the major international economies, accedes to the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Urban Mining: the city as a source of raw materials
01/02/2012
Glass and paper have long since been recycled in Germany. But so far hardly anyone has concerned themselves with metals such as iron, copper, aluminium, gold or platinum. That is set to change...
Growth markets: India’s economic upswing opens up opportunities for entrepreneurs
07/01/2012
India’s rise in the world economy is being reflected increasingly also in the activities of western companies. Next to China and other emerging markets, India is gaining in importance as a cost-efficient production location and also as an attractive sales market.