Gas & Heat 24/02/2025, 15:11
Northern Germany advances geothermal projects
Hanover - Geothermal energy is set to play an important role in heat supply in northern Germany. The Federal-State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology has now taken this into account and granted initial exploration licences for 33 projects. Among others, Norddeutsche Erdwärme Gewinnungsgesellschaft has reason to be pleased. However, the company has cancelled another project.
Gas & Heat 24/02/2025, 15:00
Rheinenergie relies on AI for heating plants
Cologne - The Cologne-based utility Rheinenergie and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM) are expanding their pilot project on the use of digital twins for heating plants.
Gas & Heat 24/02/2025, 12:02
"We are seeing pull-forward effects in the heat pump business"
Berlin - Heat pump start-up Aira had big plans for its market launch in Germany in autumn 2023. Christoph Barth, commercial director at Aira Germany, explains how the young company is doing now and why the rigorous heating plans of the Christian Democratic CDU/CSU parliamentary group, as the fresh election winner, are making little impression on the company for the time being.
Gas & Heat 21/02/2025, 15:54
RWE launches second enquiry for hydrogen storage requirements
Essen - RWE Gas Storage West plans to put the first commercial hydrogen storage facility into operation in 2027. Around 70 per cent of the storage facility's capacity has already been allocated. The operator is now launching a market enquiry for the remaining 30 per cent.