{"id":33085,"date":"2025-04-15T14:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T12:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/pt-journal\/issue-12-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:15:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T12:15:57","slug":"issue-1-2-2025","status":"publish","type":"pt-journal","link":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/pt-journal\/issue-1-2-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue 1|2-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33085\" class=\"elementor elementor-33085 elementor-33067\" data-elementor-post-type=\"pt-journal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54c6e0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54c6e0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;67a3195&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a953049\" data-id=\"a953049\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca0efb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ca0efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New challenges for Europe\u00b4s energy supply \u2013 EU Clean Industrial Deal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2af5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d2af5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christopher We\u00dfelmann<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ee772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36ee772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The European Commission has finally unveiled its Clean Industrial Deal, a strategic initiative to combine decarbonisation with economic competitiveness. This comprehensive package includes an Action Plan for Affordable Energy and the Omnibus Package, both of which aim to simplify sustainability regulations and EU investments. <\/p><p>At the heart of the Clean Industrial Deal are six key pillars that address Europe\u2019s industrial and economic challenges. These pillars focus on ensuring access to affordable energy, fostering lead markets for clean supply and demand, stimulating public and private investment, securing access to essential materials and resources, strengthening global markets and partnerships, and promoting job creation and skills development. Measures to support these objectives include a review of the carbon border adjustment mechanism, the introduction of a European grid package and investment programmes from the European Investment Bank. One of the key highlights is the target of 32 per cent electrification by 2030, together with extended guarantees for power purchase agreements, which now include nuclear power. However, some of the proposed changes, such as the decoupling of gas and electricity prices and changes to grid tariffs, require careful consideration.    <\/p><p><a class=\"storyLink\" title=\"Editorial Issue 1-2\/2025\" href=\"#editorial1-225\">[more&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b9616e\" data-id=\"2b9616e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6513355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6513355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-403cb39\" data-id=\"403cb39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5187d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d5187d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maintenance strategies for conventional power plants - longer life, optimised operation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454985e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"454985e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Franz Binder<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3fd190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3fd190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Responding to the demands of a dynamic electricity market with flexible operation has be-come part of everyday life for thermal power plant operators. On the one hand, the challenges of the operating mode result in higher loads on the pressure components, which have a significant impact on the service life. On the other hand, the business of covering residual loads is lucrative. New gas-fired power plants, in particular, are even more challenging to operate because of the need for rapid start-up and even higher power change rates. It is important to find the best possible balance between safe, future-oriented operation and meeting these objectives in terms of overall economic efficiency. To this end, T\u00dcV S\u00dcD has worked with a municipal utility to further develop a component fatigue monitoring system based on ambient temperature measurements.     <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/vgbe-ej-2025-02-039-042-BINDER-RGB-Specimen-Copy-HQ-OPEN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download [2,0 MB.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95a8455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95a8455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conventional power plants` contribution to reduction of GHG<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e1351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17e1351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hellmuth Br\u00fcggemann, Martin K\u00e4\u00df and Ingo Dreher<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05630f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05630f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn line with the EU\u2019s endeavours to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, its European member states are in the process of converting the energy industry to an ecological and sustainable generation structure. There is a need for coal-fired power plants, albeit for a limited period of time, as controllable energy suppliers that continue to ensure the stability and reliability of the grids. The use of biomass of various origins and types is one option for the reduction targets. Many biomasses are suitable for replacing fossil fuels, either partially for co-combustion or completely through appropriate conversion measures. This article will report on the important aspects of the availability of biomass for thermal utilisation in power plants and provide an outlook on the economic efficiency of the entire chain from biomass harvesting, transport, storage and processing to the power plant boundary as well as the adaptation work on the plant technology.    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c2a8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72c2a8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industrial cleaning \u2013 Use of liquid cleaning agents \u2013 experiences\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b686d46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b686d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hans-J\u00fcrgen Kastner<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a97a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9a97a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn industrial and commercial enterprises there are often large open spaces, apparatus and pipelines whose surfaces tend to become dirty. Apart from measures to prevent contamination, sooner or later cleaning will be necessary. Dirt\u2018 refers to the contamination of an object, a surface, a person or other things. In a business environment, dirt is significant if it causes a disruption to production or results in economic or other disadvantages, such as an increased risk of accidents or an impact on health or well-being. Dirt adheres to surfaces by a variety of mechanisms, ranging from electrostatic forces, adhesion, mechanical anchoring to chemical surface modification.   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560f83c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"560f83c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conversion of fossil-fuelled steam generators to alternative fuels<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2a150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e2a150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joonas H\u00e4m\u00e4l\u00e4inen\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e6db9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97e6db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFossil fuel boilers are widely used in industrial processes, district heating and electricity generation. Converting them to alternative fuels can be seen as one of many solutions for achieving sustainability goals. Although the required infrastructure is already in place, converting existing plants from fossil fuels to alternative fuels presents a number of challenges, including feedstock diversity, ash and emissions management, and the adaptation of this infrastructure.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ff061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87ff061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rare earth elements \u2013 recovery from coal-based materials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a9c93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38a9c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stephen Mills<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba067ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba067ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This report considers the strategic importance and growing global demand for rare earth elements (REEs), vital components for many high-tech consumer devices and defence applications. They are also a crucial component of the energy transition and are used in renewable energy technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines, electrolysers, and electric vehicles. Many studies have focused on the recovery REEs from different coal-related materials including hard coal and lignite, coal refuse, mine drainage, and coal combustion by-products such as fly ash.  <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/vgbe-ej-2025-02-063-067-ICSC-MILLS-RGB-Specimen-Copy-HQ-OPEN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download [2.0 MB]<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d1bda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19d1bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coal as a resource: Gasification and chemicals \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0a0c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a0a0c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ian Reid\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf6688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cf6688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChina\u2019s fuel and chemicals strategy has focused on maximising the use of its indigenous coal to protect its economy from wide variations in the price of imported oil and gas. Coal-to-chemicals is a relatively new industry that has grown fast and is the largest consumer of coal after power, steel and cement. The study reports on the status of the industry, its technologies and syngas processes.   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c6b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29c6b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SachsenEnergie makes control centre fit for the future\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a21a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80a21a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jungmann Systemtechnik\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8391480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8391480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter the system-related conversions in the control centre of the Dresden combined heat and power plant, it was a logical step for the municipal utility SachsenEnergie to follow up with further modernisations. The technical operating concept, workplace ergonomics and data control were to be updated. As the largest municipal utility company in eastern Germany, the operator SachsenEnergie therefore decided to commission Jungmann Systemtechnik (JST) to redesign its control room with a view to the future.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e77de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e77de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hydrogen embrittlement in stainless steel tubes: norms and standards are crucial\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268cb3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"268cb3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Werner Hannig\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b307a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1b307a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe successful application of hydrogen technologies requires measurement methods and assessment criteria for materials, as well as international norms and standards. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs has also recognised this and commissioned a \u2018Standardisation Roadmap for Hydrogen Technologies\u2019. In this, seven institutes and associations have recorded the status quo of standards and documents for technical regulation for hydrogen. Their analysis: the existing technical regulations must be partially revised for the use of hydrogen and identified gaps must be closed. In an interview, Werner Hannig summarised what this means for the steel and steel processing industry.    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aaf462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9aaf462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to facilitate industry electrification: A proposal for an EU Electrification Bank\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1907e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1907e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eurelectric\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a5527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6a5527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe electrification of industrial processes is essential for Europe to meet its decarbonisation targets while strengthening industrial competitiveness under the Green Deal. However, the transition remains hindered by high upfront costs, long investment cycles, national tax regimes and further burdens on the electricity supply. To overcome these barriers, an EU Electrification Bank should be established as a central pillar of the forthcoming Electrification Action Plan at the beginning of 2026, in close coordination with the Clean Industrial Deal.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff5708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ff5708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The growing role of natural gas in addressing the Dunkelflaute dilemma and enhancing energy security amid renewable expansion\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977aa45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"977aa45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GEFC Gas Exporting Countries Forum\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e5022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42e5022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOver the past few decades, the global electricity market has undergone profound transformations, driven by the accelerated transition to renewable energy in certain regions. As the reliance on wind and solar energy continues to grow, two key challenges have to be addressed related to the variability of non-hydro renewable power generation, which, despite sharing a common origin, differ in nature and duration. The first challenge is the inherent intermittency of wind and solar energy. The second challenge is Dunkelflaute.   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3855858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3855858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Review of vgbe Expert Event \u201cStorage 2024\u201d\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4918a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4918a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">vgbe energy\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b1360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58b1360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The webinar \u201cMaximising Efficiency: The Potential of Storage Technologies in Power-to-Heat-to-Power Systems\u201d delved into the pivotal question: What role can storage technologies, especially power-to-heat-to-power systems, play in addressing these challenges? Leading research institutions provided a comprehensive technical and scientific overview of state-of-the-art technologies and future advancements. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/news\/review-of-vgbe-expert-event-storage-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More &#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f829a88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f829a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Review of the vgbe Expert Event \u201cDigitalisation in Hydropower 2024\u201d\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e6b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9e6b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christopher We\u00dfelmann<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b48109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b48109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Editor in Chief vgbe&nbsp;energy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fb5f41\" data-id=\"8fb5f41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a200d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28a200d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New challenges for Europe\u00b4s energy supply \u2013 EU Clean Industrial Deal<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac36b05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac36b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dear readers of the vgbe energy journal,<\/p><p>The European Commission has finally unveiled its Clean Industrial Deal, a strategic initiative to combine decarbonisation with economic competitiveness. This comprehensive package includes an Action Plan for Affordable Energy and the Omnibus Package, both of which aim to simplify sustainability regulations and EU investments. <\/p><p>At the heart of the Clean Industrial Deal are six key pillars that address Europe\u2019s industrial and economic challenges. These pillars focus on ensuring access to affordable energy, fostering lead markets for clean supply and demand, stimulating public and private investment, securing access to essential materials and resources, strengthening global markets and partnerships, and promoting job creation and skills development. Measures to support these objectives include a review of the carbon border adjustment mechanism, the introduction of a European grid package and investment programmes from the European Investment Bank. One of the key highlights is the target of 32 per cent electrification by 2030, together with extended guarantees for power purchase agreements, which now include nuclear power. However, some of the proposed changes, such as the decoupling of gas and electricity prices and changes to grid tariffs, require careful consideration.    <\/p><p>A key component of the initiative is the Action Plan for Affordable Energy, which prioritises the implementation of electricity market reforms. The plan aims to promote long-term contracts in a technology-neutral way, speed up the approval process for clean energy, storage and grid projects, and strengthen the internal energy market to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels. While the plan sets out a promising way forward, concerns have been raised about the proposed harmonised methodology for network tariffs, which could fail to take into account national specificities and interfere with Member States\u2019 powers to set tariffs. In addition, recommendations to reduce peak demand under normal market conditions could potentially limit demand-side flexibility.   <\/p><p>The Omnibus Package, another key aspect of the Clean Industrial Deal, aims to reduce regulatory burdens, in particular on sustainability reporting. It proposes revisions to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, the EU Taxonomy and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The main aim is to reduce reporting obligations, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises. Adjustments to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism include a revised compliance cycle, changes to calculation methodologies and the exclusion of electricity from indirect emissions reporting. On investment, the proposal focuses on increasing funding for sustainable infrastructure through InvestEU, estimating that legislative changes could unlock an additional \u20ac\u200950 billion in public and private investment. However, the allocation of these funds remains unspecified.     <\/p><p>This initiative marks the beginning of the European Commission\u2019s broader strategy to promote a decarbonised and competitive economy. 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