(IN BRIEF) Voith has won the German Sustainability Award in the “Resources” category for its Infinity +Green press felts, recognising an innovative recycling concept that enables unlimited recycling cycles without quality loss. Designed for full circularity, the press felts significantly … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged Anne Klaschka, Aquafil, carbon footprint reduction, circular economy, ECONYL, German Sustainability Award, green electricity, Infinity +Green, PA 6, paper industry, polyamide, press felts, recycling, resources efficiency, Sustainability Innovation, Voith, Voith Paper, Voith Recognised for Circular Economy Innovation with Infinity +Green Press Felts
(IN BRIEF) Volkswagen Group has launched a new urban testing phase in Wolfsburg with its autonomous research vehicle Gen.Urban, which is now operating in real city traffic without traditional driving controls. The project focuses on understanding how passengers experience self-driving … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, autonomous testing, digital interior, Dr. Nikolai Ardey, future mobility, Gen.Urban, Human Factors, self driving vehicle, urban mobility, user experience design, vehicle research, Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen Group Explores Passenger Experience with Autonomous Gen.Urban Research Vehicle, Volkswagen Group Innovation, Wolfsburg
(IN BRIEF) RWE has commissioned several new solar farms along the A44n motorway in North Rhine-Westphalia, adding 86.5 megawatts peak of renewable capacity on recultivated land at the former Garzweiler opencast mine. The installations will supply clean electricity for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain
Tagged A44n motorway, battery storage, Bedburg 3 wind farm, Dr Lars Kulik, energy transition, Garzweiler opencast mine, Hambach opencast mine, Katja Wünschel, Manheimer Bucht, North Rhine-Westphalia, photovoltaic projects, recultivated land, renewable energy, Rhenish region, RWE, RWE Advances Renewable Energy Road Concept with New Solar Installations Near Bedburg and Jüchen, RWE Renewables, solar farms, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) HENSOLDT has signed a long-term framework agreement with Rheinmetall Air Defence AG to supply SPEXER 2000 radars for ground-based air defence systems, including drone defence solutions and the Skyranger 30. Valid into the 2030s and with a potential … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged air defence systems, drone defence, European defence industry, Framework Agreement, German Armed Forces, ground-based air defence, Hensoldt, HENSOLDT Expands Strategic Cooperation with Rheinmetall on Ground-Based Air Defence Radars, military radar technology, resilient supply chains, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Air Defence AG, Skyranger 30, SPEXER 2000, surveillance radars
(IN BRIEF) MTU Aero Engines has announced a comprehensive leadership reshuffle across its commercial engine and maintenance operations, effective January 1, 2026, following Ottmar Pfänder’s promotion to the Executive Board. André Sinanian will oversee all commercial engine programs, Patrick Biebel … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged aerospace industry, André Sinanian, appointment, asset management, aviation aftermarket, aviation maintenance, commercial engine programs, engine leasing, industrial gas turbines, leadership, leadership appointments, MRO services, MTU Aero Engines, MTU Aero Engines Sets New Leadership Line-Up to Strengthen Global Maintenance and Leasing Activities, MTU Maintenance, MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg, MTU Maintenance Lease Services, Ottmar Pfänder, Patrick Biebel, Remko Bruinsma
(IN BRIEF) Hapag-Lloyd has strengthened its commitment to fleet modernization and decarbonization by ordering eight new 4,500 TEU container ships from CIMC Raffles, with deliveries planned for 2028 and 2029 and an investment exceeding USD 500 million. Equipped with dual-fuel … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged CIMC Raffles, container shipping, decarbonization, Dual-fuel engines, fleet modernization, Goldwind, green methanol, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd Advances Strategy 2030 with New Methanol-Fueled Vessels and Charter Agreements, LNG vessels, long-term charters, methanol propulsion, Rolf Habben Jansen, Seaspan Corporation, shipbuilding investment, Strategy 2030, sustainable shipping
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has been awarded a major contract by the Dutch Ministry of Defence to supply a two-digit number of Skyranger 30 air defence systems, with an order value in the triple-digit million euro range. Deliveries are set to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Germany, Government, Industrial, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged airburst ammunition, cannon-based air defence, counter-drone systems, defence industry, Dutch Ministry of Defence, ground-based air defence, integrated air defence systems, military procurement, Mobile Air Defence, NATO, Netherlands armed forces, Oliver Dürr, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Air Defence, Rheinmetall Strengthens Leadership in Ground-Based Air Defence with New Dutch Skyranger Contract, Skyranger 30, stationary air defence, tracking radar
(IN BRIEF) Bertelsmann’s exhibition Opera Meets New Media – Puccini, Ricordi, and the Rise of the Modern Entertainment Industry continues to attract strong interest at Theater Gütersloh, drawing nearly 10,000 visitors since its late-October opening during the city’s bicentennial year. … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Germany, Media, News, Technology
Tagged AI animation, Archivio Storico Ricordi, Bertelsmann, Cultural Heritage, Culture@Bertelsmann, digitization, Gabriele Dotto, Gütersloh bicentennial, Italian opera, Karin Schlautmann, multimedia exhibition, Opera Meets New Media, Penguin Random House, Prestel, Puccini, Ricordi, Theater Gütersloh, Visitor Interest Grows as Bertelsmann Highlights Puccini’s Legacy Through Multimedia Exhibition
(IN BRIEF) Technical University of Munich researchers have found a way to boost oxidase biosensor accuracy from about 50% to 99% by using an alcohol oxidase oxygen scavenger that prevents signal loss, eliminating the need for calibration. The advancement enhances … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Germany, Healthcare, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged agriculture nitrogen test, AI health data, AI-Data, alcohol oxidase, and Crop Analysis, biosensor accuracy, biotechnology, Breakthrough at TUM Boosts Oxidase Sensor Performance for Health, creatinine, glucose monitoring, Horizon Europe, Huijie Zhang, lactate, LiveSen-MAP, Mohamed Saadeldin, Nicolas Plumeré, oxidase biosensors, oxygen scavenger, personalised medicine, Science Advances, sustainability, Technical University of Munich, TUM, wearable diagnostics
(IN BRIEF) Henkel has introduced Bergquist TGF 10000, a new liquid gap filler providing 10 W/mK thermal conductivity for high-power electronics that require efficient heat dissipation. Based on a silicone two-component system, the material combines strong thermal performance with high … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged 10 W/mK, ADAS, automotive electronics, Bergquist TGF 10000, computing, consumer electronics, dispensing efficiency, Henkel, high-power electronics, liquid gap filler, Michael Cai, network infrastructure, New Bergquist TGF 10000 Gap Filler Delivers 10 W/mK for High-Power Automotive and Computing Applications, SoC modules, telecommunications, thermal conductivity, thermal interface materials, vibration resistance
(IN BRIEF) RWE has launched operations at its repowered Muel wind farm in Aragon, replacing 27 ageing turbines with three high-capacity Nordex models and raising total capacity from 16.2 MW to 19.97 MW. The upgrade more than doubles the electricity … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain
Tagged 000 homes, 19.97 MW, 21, Aragon, Bureau Veritas, Circularity, Katja Wünschel, Muel wind farm, NextGenerationEU, Nordex N163/6.X, Nordtank 600kW, onshore wind, Recovery and Resilience Facility, RenerCycle, renewable energy, repowering, Repowering Milestone in Spain as RWE Upgrades Muel Wind Farm with Higher Capacity and ZeroWaste Certification, RWE, RWE Renewables Iberia, Spain, turbine recycling, Zaragoza, ZeroWaste
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom has formed a multi-year partnership with OpenAI to bring advanced AI services to customers and enterprises across Europe. The agreement grants Telekom early access to an alpha-phase OpenAI model, enabling both companies to co-create new AI-powered … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Abdurazak Mudesir, AI collaboration, AI pilots 2026, artificial intelligence rollout, autonomous networks, Brad Lightcap, ChatGPT Enterprise, communication technology, customer experience, Deutsche Telekom, European digital infrastructure, large-scale AI deployment, OpenAI, OpenAI and Deutsche Telekom Advance Strategic AI Collaboration to Build Consumer and Enterprise Solutions at Scale, productivity tools, telecom AI
(IN BRIEF) KUKA and Australian company 5North have partnered to build a fully automated 2D timber panel manufacturing plant in Adelaide, introducing robotics at every stage of production — from material feeding to finishing. The advanced line will produce precision … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 2D panel production, 5North, Adelaide manufacturing, automated construction, automated timber processing, automation in building, construction efficiency, construction technology, digital fabrication, factory-built homes, industrialised construction, KUKA, New KUKA-Powered Factory to Deliver Fast Timber Panel Manufacturing for Sustainable Housing and Prefabrication Growth, prefabricated elements, prefabrication, robotics, sustainable housing, Timber Construction, Timo Heil, Wayne Hughes
(IN BRIEF) RWE announced that Katja Wünschel, CEO of its renewables business in Europe and Australia, will leave the company on 31 March 2026 to join Vonovia as Chief Development Officer. Sopna Sury, currently Executive Board member at RWE Generation … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged battery storage, corporate appointment, E.ON, executive change, hydrogen business, Katja Wünschel, leadership transition, Leadership transition at RWE as Katja Wünschel departs for Vonovia and Sopna Sury moves into renewables CEO role, Markus Krebber, Nikolaus Valerius, onshore wind, renewables strategy, RWE, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, solar development, Sopna Sury, Uniper, Vonovia
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom, Fraunhofer IAIS and Kliniken der Stadt Köln are developing an AI agent system to support medical staff in emergency trauma rooms. The AI listens to team communication, extracts critical medical information in real time and structures … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Germany, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Society, Technology, Telecom
Tagged ABCDE protocol, AI agent for emergency care enters development with Deutsche Telekom and Fraunhofer to support real-time decision making, AI Foundation Services, AI trauma room assistant, autonomous clinical support, cloud-edge continuum, data security, Deutsche Telekom, emergency medicine AI, emergency workflows, Ferri Abolhassan, Fraunhofer IAIS, healthcare AI infrastructure, IPCEI-CIS, Jerome Defosse, Kliniken der Stadt Köln, Martin Pin, NVIDIA DGX Spark, Open Telekom Cloud, real-time documentation, sovereign AI in Europe, Stefan Rüping, T-Systems, Thorsten Tjardes, TraumAInterfaces
(IN BRIEF) Allianz Re celebrated the ninth Allianz Climate Risk Award on December 2, 2025, recognising outstanding academic research addressing climate-related risks. The 2025 winner, Diego Altafini of Cardiff University, was honoured for research advancing flood-impact analysis for climate adaptation. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Allianz Climate Risk Award 2025, Allianz Re and Allianz Trade spotlight scientific innovation in climate risk and supply-chain resilience with 2025 award winners, Allianz Reinsurance, Allianz Trade Award, Cardiff University, climate adaptation, climate research recognition, climate risk science, Diego Altafini, Emilia Macarie, Guglielmo Zappalà, Harvard University, Holger Tewes-Kampelmann, Markus Stowasser, Mitchell Anderson, natural perils competence centre, Piril Kadibesegil, Ralf Ludwig, resilience research, Shagun Garg, Sibylle Steimen, supply chain resilience, Supriya Krishnan, University of Cambridge, University of Canterbury
(IN BRIEF) RWE has completed the repowering of the Lasbek wind farm in Schleswig-Holstein, replacing six older turbines with four more powerful units, increasing capacity from 10.8 MW to 22.8 MW. The upgrade boosts renewable output fivefold, enabling the site … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News
Tagged 000 annual benefit, 000 households, 18, 22.8 MW capacity, 760 MW in operation, BladeReUse project, doubling capacity to 22.8 MW and benefiting local municipalities, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Katja Wünschel, Lasbek wind farm, Lasbek wind farm enters operation after repowering project, municipal revenue, noise barrier walls, onshore wind construction 145 MW, onshore wind Germany, renewable electricity, repowering project, rotor blade reuse, RWE, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, Stormarn Schleswig-Holstein, turbine recycling, wind energy expansion, €124
(IN BRIEF) BASF has introduced Lupragen® N 208, a new reactive amine catalyst for polyurethane foams that fulfills strict low-VOC requirements. Produced at the Ludwigshafen Verbund site and offered worldwide, the catalyst becomes part of the PU foam structure during … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Science, Technology
Tagged armrests, automotive interiors, BASF, BASF introduces Lupragen N 208 to support low-emission polyurethane foam production globally, CAS 83016-70-0, dashboards, HE-TMAEE, low emission foams, low VOC catalyst, Ludwigshafen Verbund site, Lupragen N 205, Lupragen N 208, mattresses, polyurethane foams, polyurethane industry, PU catalysts, reactive amine catalyst, tertiary amines, upholstery
(IN BRIEF) Covestro and Allmed have entered a partnership to explore whether used artificial kidney filters can be recycled into new polycarbonate-based plastic materials. The feasibility study assesses technical recovery processes, regulatory considerations and potential economic viability. Working with additional … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment
Tagged Ahmed Sorour, Allmed, blood purification, circular economy healthcare, Covestro, dialysis devices, feasibility study, healthcare plastics, kidney filters, Kimal, Lily Wang, material circularity, Matt Press, medical recycling, medical waste, Partnership aims to recover polycarbonate from kidney filters and create new pathways for circular healthcare materials, polycarbonate recovery, recycling trials, sustainability, UK hospital trust
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has received a new order from the Bundeswehr for additional 120 mm tank ammunition under the extended July 2023 framework agreement. The call-off, valued in the several hundred million euro range, includes both combat and training rounds … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Germany, Government, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 120 mm tank ammunition, ammunition replenishment, Bundeswehr, defence procurement, framework contract July 2023, German Armed Forces, hundreds of millions euros order, Leopard 2, NATO defence industry, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall strengthens ammunition supply role with Bundeswehr as new tank ammo order confirmed, security readiness Germany, smoothbore gun, training and combat cartridges, €4 billion agreement
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