2023-07-26 07:00:00 The Federal Cabinet today decided to update the National Hydrogen Strategy. From the point of view of Uniti, the federal association of medium-sized oil companies, it is positive that hydrogen derivatives are generally given important importance. Overall, the paper falls short, says managing director Elmar Kühn. “It shows that the federal government continues … Read more
2023-05-31 16:14:24 The People’s Party continues to advocate progress instead of ban mania in climate protection Vienna (OTS) – “It’s a contradiction in terms when scientists block science,” said the General Secretary of the People’s Party, Christian Stocker, in response to statements by a German professor in the daily newspaper Der Standard, who criticized e-fuels … Read more
2023-04-24 07:00:00 The Karlsruhe company Ineratec has started construction of the first large-scale industrial power-to-liquid (PtL) plant in Frankfurt. From 2024, up to 2500 tons of sustainable e-fuels are to be produced annually in the Höchst district. Supported by the environmental innovation program, Ineratec is investing over 30 million euros in the plant in which … Read more
2023-03-29 07:00:00 The coalition committee met for two and a half days, and the results are now in. The 16-page paper with the unwieldy title “Modernization package for climate protection and planning acceleration” does give priority to rail, but road projects are also to be accelerated. The government wants to concentrate primarily on repairs; the … Read more
It’s windy in Punta Arenas, on the southern tip of Chile. It blows hard enough to resist opening the doors of my Porsche Panamera. If I’m not careful, they’ll hit me again with great force. Marcelo Daller speaks of a “high-quality wind”: More than 70 percent of the time it is consistently so strong that … Read more
Cheers to Brussels! It’s finally done: We’re becoming a hydrogen economy, a completely decarbonized one. And the hydrogen will also be green, because it can only be obtained from excess electricity from photovoltaics, wind and hydropower. The surplus should be so large that it sustainably feeds our future prosperity. Not only the steel industry, but … Read more
He speaks for 21 million members – and now he is clearly in favor of the introduction of climate-neutral synthetic fuels: In extensive tests, the ADAC has found that climate-friendly fuel not only works without problems in a wide variety of vehicles with combustion engines, but also that other by no means worsen pollutant emissions. … Read more
The exhaust gas and consumption values of e-fuels are on a comparable level to those of conventional fuels and far below the emission limits in the EU. There are also no noticeable differences in the technical properties, performance and handling. This is the result of a practical test carried out by the Central Association of … Read more