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Lufthansa Group and BASF roll out sharkskin technology on Boeing 777 freighters: AeroSHARK

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Lufthansa Technik and BASF will equip Lufthansa Cargo’s entire Boeing 777 Freighter fleet with eco-friendly sharkskin technology in 2022. The aviation industry is facing similar challenges to the chemical industry: ongoing progress must be made with climate protection despite high energy requirements.

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German Agency for Disruptive Innovation supporting development of high-altitude on-shore wind turbines

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Bendix, who was in charge of technology and research at heavy-equipment manufacturer Kirow , has designed a version of a high-altitude wind turbine for low-wind, onshore use with a hub height clearly higher than everything else built to date. SPRIND GmbH was founded in Leipzig in December 2019.

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Haru Oni e-fuels demo plant in Chile officially opens

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The Chilean-German energy partnership launched in 2019 offers great potential to cooperate on climate protection and the indispensable transformation of the fuel industry. Siemens Energy is responsible for the plant design, technology integration, and supplies its electrolyzer and the wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa.

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Rolls-Royce commissions test bench for mtu hydrogen engines for climate-neutral power supply

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Over the past year and a half, the company has invested around €10 million at Rolls-Royce Solutions in Augsburg in test bench modernization, hydrogen infrastructure and other measures as part of its ‘Net Zero at Power Systems’ climate protection program. Otto Preiss, Rolls-Royce Power Systems Chief Technology Officer and COO.

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Rolls-Royce launches mtu hydrogen solutions for power generation

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With its climate protection program “Net Zero at Power Systems”, Rolls-Royce’s Power Systems division has set itself the target of saving 35% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2019 using new technologies.

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BMW Group to build new pilot plant to produce Li-ion cells

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We will be capable of testing new systems technology and innovative production processes. To make an effective contribution to climate protection, the overall environmental balance of all vehicle components must be improved and partners brought into the process.

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Rolls-Royce releasing mtu rail engines for sustainable fuels

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HVO allows our customers to significantly reduce their greenhouse gas emissions with existing vehicles and engines and to make an important contribution to climate protection today. DB Series 294 locomotive with an 8V 4000 R41 mtu engine running on HVO.

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