{"id":36453,"date":"2026-04-23T14:08:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/pt-journal\/issue-4-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:10:40","slug":"issue-4-2026","status":"publish","type":"pt-journal","link":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/pt-journal\/issue-4-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue 4-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36453\" class=\"elementor elementor-36453 elementor-36434\" data-elementor-post-type=\"pt-journal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-831bfcd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"831bfcd\" 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-4973ebc\" data-id=\"4973ebc\" 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-f33e5c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f33e5c1\" 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\">Three years of the Power Plant Safety Act \u2013 time to act!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099791a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"099791a\" 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\">Dr Jens Reich<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-014328e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"014328e\" 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>It the investment challenges posed by the energy transition remain the central issue facing the German energy sector. Ever since the phase-out of nuclear power and the legally mandated accelerated closure of coal-fired power plants, it has been clear that there is a significant shortfall in controllable power generation capacity: Estimates range from 20 to 40 GW. However, political uncertainties and a lack of financial incentives have hindered the urgently needed construction of modern, efficient power plants for years.  <\/p><p>The Power Plant Strategy was intended to remedy this \u2013 yet three years after the initial debates on the matter, we still face a significant capacity shortfall at the end of the 2020s and the start of the 2030s. For a long time, the actual demand for power plants was overestimated at both national and European level. The assumption that electricity from PV and wind alone would suffice was dominant. The idea that numerous gas-fired power plants would emerge almost automatically was proved to be an illusion with the publication of the Federal Network Agency\u2019s 2023 Security of Supply Report. Subsequently, the political focus was initially one-sidedly on hydrogen power plants \u2013 a path fraught with major challenges.    <\/p><p><a class=\"storyLink\" title=\"Editorial Issue 4\/2026\" href=\"#editorial426\">[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-29cc003\" data-id=\"29cc003\" 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-9badca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9badca2\" 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 href=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/vgbe-energy-journal\/#abo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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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-b932861\" data-id=\"b932861\" 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-de63076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de63076\" 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 blackout in Portugal\/Spain \u2013 Food for thought for Germany<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa6727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1aa6727\" 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\">Michael Fette and Hans-Peter Schwintowski<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4c269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc4c269\" 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\tOn 28 April 2025, at around 12:33 pm, three power outages occurred in quick succession within the grid of the Spanish transmission system operator Red El\u00e9ctrica, totalling 2.2 gigawatts (GW) in southern Spain. This caused the grid frequency to drop from 50 Hertz to just 48 Hertz. Consequently, further automatic load shedding occurred in Spain and Portugal. The massive drop in grid frequency triggered a chain reaction. The blackout ranks among the most severe in Europe in recent years. Following the blackout, speculation circulated about the causes. The fundamental question is what caused the blackout in Spain and Portugal. The second question is whether such a system failure would be conceivable in the Federal Republic of Germany, and the resulting third question is what options for action exist to prevent and avoid blackouts of this kind.       \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-f959a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f959a61\" 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\">Significance of Gas Network Infrastructure for the Supply of Power Plants and Industry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b13f1ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b13f1ea\" 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\">Elisabeth Grube, Robert Manig and Stefan Gehrmann<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be05af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0be05af\" 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\tMolecular energy carriers have a crucial role in the transformation process of the German energy system. The existing (natural gas) and future (hydrogen) gas network infrastructure is essential for supplying power plants and industrial process heat plants in Germany. Based on a site-specific dataset, more than 70,000 power plant installations with a total installed electrical capacity of approximately 82 GW were analyzed. For the industrial sector, 5,600 sites with a gas-based process heat demand of 192\u202fTWh were identified. The results demonstrate that gas distribution networks \u2013 prospectively converted into hydrogen distribution networks \u2013 play a central role in ensuring security of supply, maintaining industrial value creation, and enabling comprehensive decarbonization, both for energy supply and for the provision of industrial process heat.    \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-af672ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af672ef\" 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 critical role of turbomachinery for a successful energy transition\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23fdafc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23fdafc\" 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\">Giuseppe Tilocca<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc39148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc39148\" 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>Europe\u2019s power system is rapidly transitioning toward high shares of variable renewable energy while electrification increases demand and raises requirements for adequacy and operability. In this context, turbomachinery and particularly gas turbines (GT), are increasingly valued for flexibility and system services, even as decarbonisation constraints tighten. This paper examines the role of GT for a successful energy transition through three questions: Is there still a need for GT, how should policy address that need, and how can operators decarbonise GT.  <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vgbe-ej-2026-04-027-034-TILOCCA-QHD-RGB-PROMO-1134.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download [1.0 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-b964f38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b964f38\" 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\">Lifetime extension of combined cycle power plants in Vienna: Challenges and strategies in maintenance and operations <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0979940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0979940\" 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\">Mariia Mironova and Tom Popov\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dc5425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dc5425\" 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\tVienna\u2019s district heating and electricity supply mainly relies on three large combined cycle power plants (CCPPs) operated by Wien Energie GmbH. Each of which plays a critical role in ensuring system stability during the ongoing transformation of the energy sector. As Vienna moves toward climate neutrality by 2040, these assets must remain operational, reliable, and safe for at least another decade while renewable technologies and new heat sources continue to scale. This article presents the methodology, technical findings, and strategic decision-making behind the lifetime extension (LTE) program at Wien Energie GmbH, focusing on the oldest unit in the fleet, Simmering 3 (SIM3).   \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-97fef3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97fef3a\" 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\">Lessons learned for lubricant systems in gas turbines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23222b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23222b3\" 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\">Bernhard Persigehl<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d2641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5d2641\" 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>Various lubrication systems for gas and steam turbines are presented. The advantages and disadvantages of each concept are discussed, such as the location of the emergency oil pump\u2018s feed point into the system. The importance of the emergency oil pump and its drive mechanism in emergency situations are also addressed. Three failures are then presented: an operational error, a valve malfunction and coolant entry in the lubricating oil circuit of a gas turbine.   <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vgbe-ej-2026-04-039-042-PERSIGEHL-QHD-RGB-PROMO-1134.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download [1.0 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-80403bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80403bc\" 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 axial-flow compressor: Key component of the first power generation gas turbines\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b057cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b057cd9\" 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\">Dietrich Eckardt\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b10a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b10a83\" 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\tEarly turbomachinery dates back to the 15th Century. The fundamental scientific findings on boundary layer theory (L. Prandtl 1904) that increased understanding of decelerating compressor flow with a pressure rise. After the First World War, the foundations of a successful design methodology were gradually developed in Switzerland, England and Germany. One of the first successful commercial applications was the 13-stage axial compressor designed and built at BBC Baden, Switzerland, under the direction of Claude Seippel for the world\u2019s first supersonic wind tunnel. After a few more intermediate steps, Brown Boveri had sufficient experience in 1939 to build the first 4 MW power generation gas turbine \u2013 in today\u2019s terminology, a back-up power plant.    \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-94bb059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94bb059\" 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\">Special requirements for risk and in\u00adsurance management: New con\u00adstruc\u00adtion projects and new technologies\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-c11969d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c11969d\" 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\">Michael H\u00e4rig<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08ef25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e08ef25\" 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\tNew construction projects and new technologies place very specific demands on risk and insurance management. A consistent, unified risk philosophy is essential for optimal and cost-effective risk protection. Experience shows that those responsible for the project should address these issues at an early stage \u2013 ideally before contracts are signed with suppliers and contractors \u2013 and establish clear rules for the project. In addition to providing transparency regarding the risks, this also lays the foundation for good insurability during the subsequent operational phase.   \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-fb6c961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb6c961\" 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\">Alternative designs of waste fired combined heat and power plants allo\u00adwing for improvements in steam data\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-04bdff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04bdff3\" 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\">Thomas Allgur\u00e9n and Klas Andersson\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b8470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03b8470\" 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 use of ash-rich fuels is projected to increase in the near future, to substitute for fossil fuels in our ambition to reduce CO2 emissions and encourage a circular economy. In this work the potential for increasing the electrical efficiency in bio- and waste fired combined heat and power (CHP) plants is analyzed. Different plant configurations and operational strategies have been investigated using a thermodynamic modelling tool. The result shows that a substantial increase in electrical efficiency can be obtained without increasing the steam temperature by implementing steam reheating. An even greater increase can be obtained by combusting a secondary fuel in a separate boiler interconnected with the primary boiler on the steam side. This will maximize the utilization of fuels.    \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-671a1a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"671a1a3\" 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\">Hybrid plants: Wind and PV at a shared grid connection point\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-e34149d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e34149d\" 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\">Michael Lange \n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ae27b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17ae27b\" 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\tHybrid plants can not only improve the utilisation of limited grid connection capacity, but also broaden feed-in profiles by combining already existing wind parks with photovoltaic systems and optional battery storage. The added value of these parks does not come from simply increasing the installed capacity, but requires a clean system design at the common grid connection point. Oversizing strategy, curtailment logic, metering and protection concepts, as well as overall control architecture all determine the risks associated with yield, availability and scheduling. In retrofit projects, assets often become limiting factors. Site-specific effects such as ice throw and turbine-induced shading may also have an impact on efficient PV operation. This paper outlines how independent technical reviews can address hybrid-specific risks early.    \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-3bf7714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bf7714\" 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\">Further development of agentic AI to improve cyber security in wind farm control systems\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1add71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1add71\" 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\">Stefan Loubichi\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0740a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0740a4\" 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 exponential increase in the interconnectivity of wind energy installations in the context of the energy transition is coming into conflict with the growing threat posed by highly adaptive cyber-attacks. This paper develops a formally rigorous framework for integrating the Huxley-G\u00f6del Machine into agentic artificial intelligence systems for wind farm control technology. Regulatory analysis under the AI Act, NIS-2 and the Cyber Resilience Act shows that the HGM framework is not only capable of compliance but, due to its inherent auditability, actually exceeds normative requirements. The paper concludes with a complexity analysis of the proof procedure and identifies proof time latency as a key research resource.   \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-9ef2fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ef2fa2\" 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\">Small-scale LNG expands global energy access through decentralized logistics\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd3276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bd3276\" 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\">GECF 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-f8b5925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8b5925\" 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 global energy landscape is undergoing a structural shift toward decentralized distribution, driven by the economic and logistical limitations of traditional, large-scale pipeline networks and accelerating decarbonization pressures. This transition is being facilitated by small- and micro-scale LNG solutions, which provide a flexible alternative for producing, transporting, and utilizing natural gas. \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-d4de872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d4de872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd4e982 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched bg-energyfield-fixed neutral elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" 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elementor-size-default\">Editorial<\/h1>\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3528cfc\" data-id=\"3528cfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a1599d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a1599d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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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\">Dr Jens Reich<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d531c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d531c86\" 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\">Head of Site Development<br>STEAG Power GmbH<br>Member of the Board of vgbe energy e.V.<\/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-a6d029c\" data-id=\"a6d029c\" 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-22d98e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22d98e6\" 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\">Three years of the Power Plant Safety Act \u2013 time to act!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632a516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"632a516\" 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>It the investment challenges posed by the energy transition remain the central issue facing the German energy sector. Ever since the phase-out of nuclear power and the legally mandated accelerated closure of coal-fired power plants, it has been clear that there is a significant shortfall in controllable power generation capacity: Estimates range from 20 to 40 GW. However, political uncertainties and a lack of financial incentives have hindered the urgently needed construction of modern, efficient power plants for years.  <\/p><p>The Power Plant Strategy was intended to remedy this \u2013 yet three years after the initial debates on the matter, we still face a significant capacity shortfall at the end of the 2020s and the start of the 2030s. For a long time, the actual demand for power plants was overestimated at both national and European level. The assumption that electricity from PV and wind alone would suffice was dominant. The idea that numerous gas-fired power plants would emerge almost automatically was proved to be an illusion with the publication of the Federal Network Agency\u2019s 2023 Security of Supply Report. Subsequently, the political focus was initially one-sidedly on hydrogen power plants \u2013 a path fraught with major challenges.    <\/p><p>It was only with the 2025 Security of Supply Report and pressure from the new Federal Government that the door opened to a de facto accelerated capacity market: At last, Germany was able to signal to Brussels that a realistic mechanism was being designed \u2013 involving gas-fired power plants and the aim of establishing a comprehensive capacity market from 2032 onwards. Yet time is of the essence, and even now the fast realisation of dispatchable generation capacities designed for continuous operation still faces a number of hurdles. <\/p><p>Power plant developers in Germany have long since prepared themselves: there are numerous, technically mature projects; many are already in the permitting process. Contracts with suppliers have been negotiated, and, not least, tens of millions of euros per project have been invested at their own risk \u2013 among others for grid and gas capacity reservations. The \u201cT-5\u201d tenders, running until 2031, set a tight but still achievable timeframe. Yet further delays jeopardise the future of the projects. In the global market for large gas turbines, Germany now plays an almost negligible role: the action is in the USA, Asia and the Gulf states. Delays and special requests, for example regarding system services, further weaken Germany\u2019s position with manufacturers. Clarity is needed here: planning and investment certainty are paramount.      <\/p><p>The requirements for H2 readiness in efficient gas-fired power plants set out in the previous Federal Government\u2019s drafts were, from an investor\u2019s perspective, unfeasible. When can large gas turbines be converted to 100\u2009% hydrogen? What will it cost? Is there enough hydrogen available? None of these questions could or can be answered today. The new Federal Government\u2019s shift towards tenders for the transition to hydrogen is the right approach. This is how technical solutions will be found.      <\/p><p>System services such as spinning reserve, reactive power provision or frequency control are necessary to keep grids stable \u2013 there is no doubt about this. However, special national requirements for new power plants make implementation more expensive and slow it down. Operators need clear rules; a flood of regulatory authorisations or vague technical requirements hamper investment and jeopardise grid stability. Power plant operators have a clear position on the technical feasibility of system services, for example regarding the power limit for synchronous condenser couplings on turbine shafts of approximately 350 MW(el) and the technically acceptable tripping conditions in the event of frequency changes (keyword \u2018RoCoF\u2019).   <\/p><p>Here, the vgbe\u2019s neutral platform is crucial both for fostering independent opinion-forming and for providing a collective counterbalance to the transmission system operators. The challenges facing our electricity grid are immense, and targeted infrastructure expansion is essential. This is precisely where the focus should lie \u2013 not on regulations that stifle innovation for individual generation units.  <\/p><p>Many power plant projects are ready to go. Utilities and developers are ready to invest. However, they need reliable market frameworks and planning certainty. The Power Plant Safety Act presents a major opportunity: the energy transition can only succeed with dispatchable power plants and a functioning market design. 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