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CCUS established

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New vgbe Committee on
Battery Storage Systems established

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Review vgbe Conference
Cooling Systems 2025

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Thermal Treatment of Waste and Sewage Sludge,
Including Fluidised Bed Combustion

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Review vgbe Conference „Thermal Treatment of Waste and Sewage Sludge, Including Fluidised Bed Combustion 2025“ | more

Fuel handling, phosphorus recycling and the use of drones: the challenges and regulatory framework governing the thermal treatment of waste and sewage sludge are multifaceted.

vgbe pulse: The publication library for the energy sector | more

vgbe-standards, vgbe energy journal and the ICSC library under one digital roof

vgbe supports knowledge transfer in India: Simulator training and workshops in Nagpur and Hyderabad | more

On 24 November simulator training began at Steag Energy Services India, where participants were able to familiarize themselves with the flexible operation of a 660 MW coal-fired power plant.

New vgbe Committee on Battery Storage Systems Established | more

With the formation of the new Technical Committee “Battery Energy Storage Systems”, located within the Technical Competence Center “Future Energy System”, vgbe energy is pooling expertise on battery storage systems.

New vgbe Committee on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) established | more

With the establishment of the new Technical Committee “Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage”, located within the Technical Competence Center “Future Energy System”, vgbe energy is pooling its activities related to CO₂ capture, utilisation, and storage.

Review vgbe Conference “Cooling Systems 2025” | more

Evaporative cooling systems, dry coolers, condensers, heat exchangers, cooling water treatment

Review of the 2025 Conference Chemistry | more

The vgbe chemistry community met for the 61st time to discuss current challenges and look to the future together.

The path to a flexible energy system – vgbe and members support study tour by Indian delegation | more

An Indian delegation visited Germany from 2 to 9 November 2025 in order to learn more about the German approach for a flexible energy system.

New vgbe members

We are pleased to welcome the following companies as vgbe members:

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vgbe energy journal

Issue 10 | 2025

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New Publications

Labelling Systems

More information about our power plant identification systems KKS and RDS-PP

Being part of a strong network for power generation

Membership

Our members are companies from the operator sector, manufacturers and other institutions associated with power and heat generation.

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Currently vgbe counts 418 companies from the areas of operators, manufacturers and other institutions associated with electricity and heat generation.

Our members come from 33 countries and represent an installed power plant capacity of 296,000 MW.

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Energy is us

In our mission statement we define our role as technical competence centre for the energy system of the future

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