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In Gersheim, Saarland, the company Next2Sun is implementing one of Germany’s largest agrivoltaic projects to date with a planned output of 15.4 megawatts. The special feature of this project is the vertical installation of bifacial solar modules in an east-west orientation. This design allows over 90 percent of the area to be used for agriculture

TST, the logistics company based in Worms, presented an innovative concept for a cooperative depot charging network for electric trucks at the “Transport Logistic” trade fair in Munich. This network will enable freight forwarders to share charging infrastructure or provide their own charging points. The aim is to establish a digital platform that offers efficient

BASF officially opened a state-of-the-art battery recycling plant in Schwarzheide on June 3, 2025. The new facility processes up to 15,000 tons of discarded lithium-ion batteries and production rejects every year – the equivalent of around 40,000 electric car batteries per year. In the first step of the recycling process, the batteries are mechanically treated

Storck invests in solar energy at its Halle site Storck expands its use of renewable energies by building a photovoltaic system with a capacity of 2.3 megawatts on the employee parking lots in Halle. The plant, equipped with around 5,000 Trina Vertex 450 solar modules and inverters from SMA, is due to be completed and

Gerolsteiner Brunnen and E.ON have started the construction of an innovative biomass cogeneration plant at the Gerolstein site. The plant, which is expected to go into operation at the beginning of 2027, will cover almost all of the company’s heating requirements (up to 95%) and a significant proportion of its electricity requirements (approx. 20%). The

Austrian technology leader ecop is attracting attention with two pioneering developments: a strategic financing round with KSB as lead investor and a technological breakthrough in industrial high-temperature heat pumps. KSB joins: 10.5 million euros for growth and series production In May 2025, ecop successfully completed a financing round of 10.5 million euros. The international pump

JUWI commissions 25th wind turbine on the Gollenberg The project developer JUWI has put another wind turbine into operation in the Gollenberg wind field in the district of Germersheim in Rhineland-Palatinate. The Vestas V162 turbine has a rated output of 5.6 MW and can generate around 12.5 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year, which