Gottfried Deuble

akirolabs is challenging the 40-years old de-facto standard in #categorymanagement. Hear akirolab's CEO Michael Pleuger speak at the Procurement Summit pitch session in #Hamburg next week and witness, why globally leading analysts and experts are considering akirolabs a #breakthrough #innovation and see us on a trajectory to eliminate much or the category management as we know it today... #procurementsummit #procurement #einkauf #akirolabs

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No question about it: the new Elli Charger 2 and a photovoltaic system are a true dream team! ☀ 🤝🏻 ⚡ Elli and the Norwegian PV provider Otovo have recently joined forces to offer sustainable and cost-effective home charging solutions. In an interview, Otovo CEO Andreas Thorsheim reveals why that is a perfect fit - and how customers benefit from the partnership. #emobility #energy #pv #collaboration #sustainability #interview

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How about sustainability in sales? Here are some thoughts about it:

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So, how are we taking action? 🔁🚀     Not only a question Carina Brehm raised in her post on waste management at our Nuremberg factories at Siemens Energy Grid Technologies, but also a question I would now like to address regarding #circulareconomy within our products – more precisely, our #powertransformers. 💡   But first, what is a transformer and what does it do? Electricity is transmitted at high voltage to reduce energy loss. Power transformers are the heart of every electrical transmission and distribution system by stepping up or down the voltage level of an alternating current (AC) electrical system. This primary function is important for efficiency, as it allows for the voltage to be adjusted to levels suitable for long-distance transmission to reach homes, businesses, and industrial facilities. For greater efficiency over very long distances high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology is used. ⚡   Now, how do we implement circular economy within our power transformer?  To begin with, our design philosophy revolves around #sustainability: Our transformers feature a compact design that minimizes the use of raw materials and is built to last for up to 40 years. Additionally, our production technology is optimized for recycling, offering the possibility for our transformers to be designed for scrap. ♻️ From repair and #refurbishment to lifetime extension, our power transformers are designed for a circular lifecycle. Current challenges, such as long delivery times, can thus be met by refurbishing our transformers. Moreover, the performance of our transformers can be improved by replacing individual parts. We believe in shared responsibility, and that's why we entrust the end-of-life (EoL) phase to our customers. Containing two of the most valuable scrap metals, namely steel and copper, over 95% of of our transformers’ total weight can be fully recycled EoL. Within our industry, recycling at the EoL phase is also widespread practice today. To drive continuous improvement throughout the transformer lifecycle, the integration of digital technologies and data analytics further enhances our sustainability efforts. 💻🌱   You still haven't heard enough of circular economy within our power transformers? 👂 Then register for the Stuttgarter Hochspannungssymposium, June 11-12, 2024, and listen to Michael Heinz talk about “Transformatoren im Umfeld von Circular Economy und Life Cycle Assessment” on June 12 👇 https://bit.ly/3w3yY41   #decarbonization #energytransition

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🌍🔧 In times of talent scarcity, up- and reskilling are crucial levers to enable employees and drive business results. As global player in the climate technology industry, Viessmann Climate Solutions is currently navigating the energy transition by shifting from fossil-based heating to electrical solutions such as heat pumps. Their global up- and reskilling program supports this transition by offering tailored future skill-based learning journeys for employees – from Engineers to Sales Managers and Service Technicians. Over the past 1.5 years, Conves has supported Viessmann Climate Solutions in successfully scaling their global up- and reskilling program. 🌟 Our collaboration led to: ◾A structured and successful rollout to 13 markets with ~1,800 participants ◾Enhanced global coordination and community engagement, ensuring high-quality deployment ◾Effective content creation, balancing market specifics with global scale ◾Development and delivery of comprehensive learning modules in diverse formats ◾Robust skilling analytics and diligent follow-ups, ensuring the positive impact of the program 🔑 Based on this experience, our main key takeaways for up-and reskilling programs are: 1️⃣ No one size fits all: learning journeys ought to be tailored to the specific skill needs per job 2️⃣ Co-creation as enabler: engaging internal experts for content creation lifts organizational culture 3️⃣ Scaling through tech: leveraging AI for translations is key to gain efficiency and speed in delivery 4️⃣ Value of personal interactions: Peer-based learning and physical sessions are crucial also in “digital first” times 5️⃣ Return on skilling invest: Measuring progress beyond participation and satisfaction ensures business impact We are proud to be part of this great initiative and to help shape the future of work. 🚀 Lena Bierl Carolin Sophie Widenka Malte Landwehrmann Joshua Gran Nico Eppert #Upskilling #Reskilling #TalentDevelopment #EnergyTransition #Conves #ViessmannClimateSolutions #LearningJourney #FutureOfWork

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🚨🚨🚨Portfolio company alert🚨🚨🚨 Enpal the leading German solar solution provider continues to inovate with a new service : Enpal.Pro allowing highly flexible financing model for independent solar companies to better convince their customers. Congrats Paul Frorath Marlene Freers Thanks Hannah Schwär Daniel Hüfner for the artikel in Capital Magazin —————————- Enpal offers even more service for local solar companies! 🤩 Imagine: You are a local solar company from Reutlingen. Your customer wants a solar system, but says to you: "I don't want to pay all this high amount right away!" Although there are cheap loans, e.g. from the KfW, customers have to take the detour via their own bank. That can take time. Many customers also have the necessary capital, but are reluctant to make the investment in one fell swoop. 💡 The solution: Enpal.pro. Our service platform for the solar trade also offers a highly flexible financing model, allowing independent solar companies to better convince their customers. The companies continue to decide on hardware and prices themselves.

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Technologies 💡 for a cleaner 💚 planet 🌏 . #environmental #responsibility is something that matters for each and everyone of us. Only together we can change the world towards something better. Because we share one planet 🌏. Because we share one sky 🌤 . At Miba Group we contribute with our #physical ⚙ and #digital 🖥 #product #innovations along the entire energy chain: from energy creation ⚡ , energy storage 🔋 , energy transmission 🔌 and energy usage 💡

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Highly recommended: The manufacturing industry is undoubtedly under pressure from an inevitable process of change. One of the most important aspects of successfully meeting this challenge, particularly for heavy industry, is the use of hydrogen and securing its supply chains. If you are around, don’t miss this confrence.

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🔋🔄More and more electric cars are putting PS on the road and the demand for batteries is growing rapidly. Local recycling of these batteries and recycling of the contained valuable raw materials are essential for a sustainable circular economy. 💡Bosch Rexroth supplies Battery Lifecycle Company (BLC) – a joint venture between REMONDIS subsidiary TSR Recycling and Rhenus Automotive – with one of the first fully automated systems for unloading and disassembling battery modules in Europe. This innovation not only simplifies recycling, but also increases efficiency and increases safety. Read about the role #ctrlXAUTOMATION plays in this 👉 https://bit.ly/4cL7ksa #automation #transfersystem

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58% of the electricity is produced by #renewables - that's quite a number. In #Germany, wind, solar, biomass and water covered well over half of electricity generation in the first half of 2024. That's a significant increase compared to the previous year. So far, so promising. Energy transition in action, so to speak. However, comparable successes are needed in two closely related areas. We need to accelerate the expansion of the electricity #grids at European level. We have published recently a study on this, which you can read here: https://lnkd.in/d3tyUryG And we need to expand #storage capacities. Both are important for a stable and independent energy supply in Europe. Also important: reliable framework conditions. Only those who can be sure that the path will not be altered will be willing to invest. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung https://lnkd.in/d7vx5NZH

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☀⚡ How has the expansion of #solarenergy in Germany progressed in recent years? Why is unregulated solar power a challenge today, and how does this affect the electricity market? What happens if too much solar power is fed into the grid? And how can we organise solar energy to benefit the system in the future? Listen to Lion Hirth's take on these questions in his appearance on the enPower Energiewende Podcast (in German). 🎙 https://lnkd.in/dDUfa85x

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"E.ON and MAN Truck & Bus Deutschland GmbH are jointly taking the expansion of the charging infrastructure for commercial vehicles in Germany and Europe a decisive step forward. As part of their new cooperation, the energy company and the commercial vehicle manufacturer will set up around 170 locations with around 400 charging points for the public charging of electric trucks across Europe. E.ON and MAN are investing in the new charging locations, which are being built along the existing MAN service network and at which commercial vehicles from other manufacturers can also charge publicly. Around 125 locations are planned in Germany alone. This will create the largest nationwide public charging network for heavy commercial vehicles in the country to date. The joint venture are also setting up further locations in Austria, the UK, Denmark, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary." #betcharging #evcharging #charginginfrastructure #emobility

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Fostering local competencies - “SPOT ON” Last week, the transnational solar cluster “SPOT ON” e.V. was founded in Halle (Saale). East German PV-stakeholders pooled their forces to strengthen their region’s position as a center for PV expertise. Co-founding the cluster, #WAVELABS is part of a team of regional top-players in PV-manufacturing and development. Founding members include envia THERM GmbH, NexWafe, AVANCIS GmbH, Qcells Europe, Leipziger Energiegesellschaft mbH&Co KG, CE Cell Engineering GmbH, Mounting Systems GmbH, Yokk Solar GmbH and Hochschule Anhalt. Furthermore, Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP supports the initiative with intentions to join the association themselves. Dr. Torsten Brammer, WAVELABS co-founder and board member at SPOT ON, remarked: "With photovoltaics, we have a proven technology that is a central building block for the decarbonization of our energy supply. The cluster’s combined economic and scientific potential will be used to promote eastern Germany to an innovative and competitive site for solar technology. We are convinced that our region harbors the talents necessary to develop a serious standing in PV. Therefore, the best way forward is to reach out and excite boys and girls for solar and engineering! The latter are particularly needed if we want to bring a breath of fresh air into this old boys' club.” https://lnkd.in/eFGFgBBy #EnergyTransformation, #Photovoltaics, #Innovation, #SolarIndustry

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BayWa AG no longer part of SDAX   From 23 September 2024, BayWa AG will no longer be a part of SDAX, but will remain of course in Deutsche Börse’s #PrimeStandard at #FrankfurtStockExchange with the most demanding disclosure requirements of being public.   After the BayWa share price came under pressure, the #freefloat #market #capitalisation lost significantly in value. The company therefore fell in the #ranking and can no longer remain in the SDAX index.   The #DAX, #MDAX and #SDAX indices are #powerful #brands of STOXX, which belongs to Deutsche Börse Group. This is even more a driver for us, to work on our agenda of bringing BayWa AG back into the SDAX again. In our history on the stock exchange, we have been excluded twice from the index, but BayWa AG has always made it back into the SDAX again.   #BayWaIR

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The debate surrounding hydrogen and e-fuels as alternatives to battery-electric vehicles is becoming increasingly contentious within the European automotive industry. Often presented as crucial solutions to achieve carbon neutrality, hydrogen and e-fuels are, in reality, closer to a mirage—a “Fata Morgana” that, despite its appeal, fails to hold up under scrutiny for widespread, practical use in passenger vehicles. While these technologies have potential in specific sectors like heavy-duty transport and certain industrial applications, their current efficiency, infrastructure, and cost limitations make them ill-suited for mass adoption in the automotive sector. In contrast, battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) have advanced considerably in recent years, offering Europe an opportunity to take the lead in a market increasingly dominated by Chinese manufacturers. China’s automotive industry has, for years, been strategically positioning itself in the electric vehicle sector, and the results are now becoming evident on a global scale. By leveraging extensive supply chains, aggressive pricing strategies, and significant advancements in battery technology, China has become a formidable competitor, not just in producing vehicles but also in driving innovation forward at an impressive pace. Europe, and particularly Germany, has long been recognized for its engineering prowess. German and European engineers have, over decades, set benchmarks in quality, innovation, and performance. This legacy of excellence could be harnessed to dominate the electric vehicle sector, provided they are given the support and freedom to innovate without being constrained by overly cautious political and industrial policies. Unfortunately, the influence of political agendas and industrial inertia—most notably in Germany and France—has diluted this potential, steering resources towards maintaining legacy technologies instead of embracing the future. If Europe is to compete with the relentless pace of Chinese advancements in battery technology and electric mobility, the time has come to commit fully to BEVs. This “all-in” approach requires mobilizing the full extent of European engineering and industrial capability, free from the constraints of legacy interests. With the right support, Europe could reclaim its standing as a global leader in automotive innovation, driving forward an industry that is not only sustainable but also competitive on the world stage.

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Great news for the hydrogen economy! 🚀 It's (semi-)official: Hydrogen and the hydrogen economy have been recognized as of overriding public interest, a significant milestone for the industry!   The draft law of the #Wasserstoffbeschleunigungsgesetz (WassBG) from the German economic ministry is paving the way for a boost in the German hydrogen economy by streamlining permitting processes. This means shorter planning and approval procedures for the entire hydrogen production and transport infrastructure, from electrolyzers to pipelines and storage facilities.   💡 Key takeaways from the draft law include criteria based on green electricity, with projects linked to renewable energy seeing faster permitting. While the law is initially limited until 2035, it will be evaluated in 2033, potentially extending beyond 2035. Importantly, these benefits also apply to projects already under construction or in planning stages, providing much-needed planning security.   However, swift adoption of the law is crucial to avoid stalling the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy. We cannot afford to miss out on its potential, both economically and in the fight against climate change. 👏 The draft law lays a solid foundation for the speedy implementation of the hydrogen economy in Germany, potentially making 2024 the year of financial investment decisions in the sector.   At Sunfire, we are ready to deliver and support the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy. Let's embrace "Deutschlandgeschwindigkeit" and ensure swift political adoption of the law!

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