Energy
Energy networks and their operators, renewable energy and its producers, power plants and their technology
Solar Change
5. January 2023
Solar Change
Portugal produces more than half of its electricity from renewable energy sources. The southern European country achieves this considerable quota primarily with wind and hydropower. The power of the sun…
Tiny houses under electricity
20. December 2021
Tiny houses under electricity
They are gray, they are inconspicuous, they are everywhere – and when it comes to electricity, nothing works without them. There are around 600,000 transformer or local network stations in…
The Lords of Lightning
29. November 2021
The Lords of Lightning
When these colleagues get going, local public utilities have to put in extra shifts. Trabtech’s lightning protection laboratory enjoys a legendary reputation and is home to countless developments that protect…
Icarus’ chariot
23. November 2021
Icarus’ chariot
It’s impossible to get too close to the sun when the RWTH Aachen University and FH Aachen University’s solar-powered car starts moving. But the flirtation with the fire in the…
Hot washed
16. November 2021
Hot washed
Lithium is the gold of the 21st century. The modern world demands its use on a massive scale, for example in large-volume batteries. How nice it would be if the…
It does not work without Chile
21. June 2021
It does not work without Chile
The vision of an All Electric Society, in which fossil fuels are replaced by intelligently networked regenerative energy generation, cannot be realized without Chile. Chile is the world’s largest copper…
Berries from Büren
7. June 2021
Berries from Büren
A cold day in May, near Paderborn – on-site visit to the field. In icy wind and hail, we take the opportunity to visit a project that is unique in…
Special issue of the UPDATE
27. May 2021
Special issue of the UPDATE
With the growth of renewable energies, the limits of wind power plants are pushing further and further into regions that are not without their pitfalls in terms of climate. When…
Fitness for the water pipeline
1. March 2021
Fitness for the water pipeline
Water is a foodstuff. When it comes out of the tap, it’s even very inexpensive, as it costs an average of just 0.2 cents per liter. But there is another…
Solar on wet feet
18. February 2021
Solar on wet feet
When it gets too narrow for the solar power plants on land, they go out on the water. At least that’s the case near the Dutch town of Zwolle. Stable…
Energy on all levels
9. November 2020
Energy on all levels
When walking through the plant, there is a constant crackling noise above. And the warnings are still ringing in our ears: Always take small steps. Do not raise your arms…
Power to Pressure
5. November 2020
Power to Pressure
When the only compressed air energy storage and gas turbine power station in Europe went into operation in Huntorf, Germany, in 1978, an energy revolution towards renewables had not even…
What does INGO do?
4. November 2020
What does INGO do?
INGO is small, rectangular and very red. And it is useful. Because renewable energies can be so exhausting. They make completely new demands on the finely balanced system of the power…
Nezzy – the Loch Geestland monster
2. November 2020
Nezzy – the Loch Geestland monster
Until now, wind turbines have been considered a rock-solid affair. Anchored unshakably in the ground, the tower, the movable nacelle and the three rotor blades defy the forces of wind…
Always nice and bright
30. October 2020
Always nice and bright
The sun is shining when Christoph Werlitz opens the gates to the Menteroda solar park. It’s weather that’s appropriate for a visit to a plant that produces clean energy in…