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Hamburg coal-fired power plant to be converted into mega-electrolyser for green hydrogen
Vattenfall, Shell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hamburg’s municipal heat supplier Hamburg Wärme signed Letter of Intent 100 MW capacity to be installed in the Port of Hamburg (Moorburg site) from 2025 onwards Hamburg is on its way to becoming European hub for green hydrogen economy According to the OECD, the Hamburg metropolitan region is one of the most promising hydrogen regions in Europe The companies Vattenfall, Shell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Hamburg’s municipal heat supplier Hamburg Wärme are planning to build one of the world’s largest electrolysers in the Port of Hamburg. The new electrolyser is to have a capacity of 100 megawatts and be built on the site…
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McGee Storage & Handling joins the FlexQube dealer network in the USA
FlexQube is happy to welcome McGee Storage & Handling as our newest dealer in the USA. Throughout 2020, FlexQube had been introduced to McGee through MODEX, one of the largest tradeshows within the material handling industry in the USA. From there a project had begun between one of McGee’s clients, FlexQube and McGee, then from there, the partnership discussions began. McGee is located in Georgia and they will work to resell our FlexQube products to their existing customers and throughout the region. McGee has been helping customers in the Atlanta area since 1972 and have an impressive track record with their clients. FlexQube CEO Anders Fogelberg comments “We have already…
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FPT Industrial leads a swiss funded project for alternative fuel in heavy duty engines
Being ever more sustainable is one of the strategic objectives that FPT Industrial is facing, and it is also a major challenge. The requirement to reach the European CO2 emission targets in 2025 and 2030 make the use of alternative fuels and e-fuels possible paths to addressing these challenges. Following its DNA of leading research and technological innovation, FPT Motorenforschung in Arbon, Switzerland, is developing an innovation project into the use DME, an alternative fuel in an 11-liter heavy duty engine. DME (Dimethyl-ether, CH3-O-CH3) is a suitable fuel for compression ignition engines and can be produced from several renewable sources. Its chemical properties allow for, with the correct engine hardware…
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Wasser-Elektrolyse-Anlage für internationales Forschungsprojekt errichtet mit dem Ziel der CO2-Reduzierung
Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz (CAC) hat im Rahmen des internationalen und weltweit einzigartigen Forschungsprojektes ALIGN-CCUS eine Wasser-Elektrolyse-Anlage im Innovationszentrum von RWE Power in Niederaußem, Nordrhein-Westfalen realisiert. Ziel des Projektes ist es, eine technologische Kette zur Nutzung von CO2 zu entwickeln und in die Praxis umzusetzen, um den CO2-Ausstoß zu verringern. Dafür wird das CO2 direkt aus Industrieabgasen abgeschieden, da es dort in einer weitaus höheren Konzentration abgefangen werden kann als aus der Luft. Beauftragt von Asahi Kasei Europe GmbH, dem Verfahrensgeber für die Wasser-Elektrolyse, hatte CAC die Planung, Beschaffung, Montage und Inbetriebnahme erfolgreich übernommen. Für CAC ist es die erste Anlage mit dieser neu entwickelten Technologie. Die Anlage besteht aus vorgefertigten Modulen…
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Preliminary figures for the fourth quarter and the 2020 financial year
On the basis of its preliminary figures, Grammer AG expects to report group revenue of around 1.711 million euros for the 2020 financial year, roughly 16 percent lower than in the previous year (2019: 2,038.5 million euros). Group revenue for the fourth quarter should stand at around 514 million euros (2019: 488.9 million euros). Revenue performance in the third and fourth quarter recovered significantly over the first half of the year, which was heavily impacted by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the year as a whole were particularly impacted by exceptional effects primarily related to restructuring measures totaling around 20 million…
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Carbon removals under scrutiny
Key dates: The talks between EU governments and the European Parliament on the higher 2030 climate target – ongoing (the Portuguese presidency aims to wrap them up) Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) refers to removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and storing them permanently on land, underground or in the oceans. It could be based on natural processes such as forests and land that act as “carbon sinks” (so-called CDR ‘practices’) or a variety of technology solutions. A word of caution; certain industry actors present carbon capture and storage and utilization technologies as CDR. They can only be considered CDR if they meet the definition of removing carbon from the…
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trans-o-flex delivers Covid-19 vaccines throughout the state of Bavaria
The logistics service provider trans-o-flex, which specialises in pharmaceutical distribution, ensures the delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to vaccination centres throughout Bavaria. One special feature here is that trans-o-flex transports the consignments in vehicles with active temperature control. These vehicles have a unit for the load compartment that cools or heats depending on the outside temperature in order to keep the temperature of the load compartment constant between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius. The contract for the state-wide distribution from the Bavarian storage sites of the Covid-19 vaccine to around 100 different locations (in addition to vaccination centres, also the storage sites for Covid-19 vaccines designated by urban and rural districts)…
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Hybride IT-Infrastrukturen sichern Künstlereinnahmen im internationalen Musikmarkt
Die Digitalisierung des Musikmarkts durch Streaming-Dienste hat auch bei der Abrechnung von Künstlereinnahmen zu einem exponentiellen Datenwachstum geführt. Die genaue Abrechnung von Musikdiensten und die Zahlung von Urheberrechtsgebühren erfordert die Verarbeitung riesiger Datenmengen. Die ICE International Copyright Enterprise Germany GmbH (kurz ICE), ein Joint Venture dreier nationaler europäischer Verwertungsgemeinschaften für Musikrechte, stand im Jahr 2018 vor der Herausforderung, eine zukunftsfähige Infrastruktur zur Verwaltung wachsender Datenmengen aufzubauen. Dafür musste die Kernanwendung zur Abrechnung des Online-Geschäfts von ICE "Licensing Online" (kurz: LION) auf einer hoch performanten und skalierbaren Plattform bereitgestellt werden. Als Partner für diese Migration wurde mit Robotron ein langjähriger Spezialist in der Verwaltung großer Datenmengen beauftragt. Die zertifizierten Experten für…
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Warum AWS S3-Speicher-Buckets zum Sicherheitsproblem werden können
Die Nutzung von Amazon Simple Storage Service (AWS S3)-Speicher-Buckets nimmt exponentiell zu. Treiber für dieses Wachstums sind einmal die gemeinsame Nutzung von Dateien durch Mitarbeiter. Ein weiterer Grund ist aber auch die Fähigkeit von AWS S3, internetbasierte Dienste zu hosten. Die Kombination von kollaborativen Funktionen und ihre hohe Flexibilität machen S3-Buckets zur ersten Wahl für viele Unternehmen und Einzelpersonen. Damit rückt aber auch nach einer umfassenden Untersuchung das Thema Cybersicherheit in den Fokus. Die Flexibilität von AWS S3 ist ein großer Vorteil für Nutzer, macht diesen Dienst deshalb allerdings auch zum lohnenden Ziel böswilliger Angreifer. Diese nehmen die offenen Amazon S3-Buckets zunehmend ins Visier, um Daten von Unternehmen und Privatpersonen…
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DRAM modules from Innodisk
Innodisk is a leading manufacturer of industrial DRAM modules. The Taiwanese storage specialist guarantees a lifetime warranty on its products, which includes examination, repair, and replacement parts. The industrial-grade DRAM series DDR4, DDR3, DDR2, DDR1, and SDRAM are high-quality memory modules that were developed for embedded and server requirements and offer a complete turnkey solution. Customization services in hardware and firmware are possible according to Innodisk. All DIMM modules are designed with a pair of mounting holes, 10 mm apart, for more secure mounting on the CPU board. They are therefore shock and vibration resistant for stable system operation. A special DRAM module add-on helps to passively distribute the heat…