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Daniel Mühlenfeld

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Second public dialog on the planned construction of a new gas-fired power plant in Bergkamen

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Iqony takes over district heating shares

Company drives growth in the district heating business

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Iqony working on the municipal heating transition

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Deutsche Bahn secures battery storage from Iqony

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Iqony deploys drones

Aerial pictures around the Bergkamen power plant to be used for route planning

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District heating as a key technology in local heat supply planning

For decades, Iqony has been providing an environmentally friendly, distributed heat supply in numerous German regions by means of district heating networks. In Mayen, a town in the German federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate, the district heating network is celebrating its 25th anniversary. An exemplary success story.

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STEAG’s communications in a new pair of hands

Christoph Dollhausen takes over as head of communications at the STEAG Group

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Iqony starts wind measurements

Analysis indicates the potential yield from the planned Mosbach wind farm

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Iqony investigates utilization of waste heat

If E.ON builds an electrolyzer in the city harbor in Essen, the resulting waste heat could be used for the local district heating supply.

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Hydrogen project in Saarland receives IPCEI funding approval

“HydroHub Fenne” in Völklingen to be supported with federal and state funds

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New training prospects for Bergkamen power plant site

STEAG to cooperate with RWE on industrial and technical apprenticeships

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Feasibility study on Bergkamen hydrogen cluster completed

Results do not permit economically viable implementation of the project at the present time

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Intersolar 2024: The future as an Independent Power Producer

Iqony Sens showcases its expanded business area for the first time at the world’s leading trade fair for the solar industry

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Reorganisation of the Renewable division

Iqony Sens will develop solar and wind projects in future and is increasingly focussing on IPP // Exchange with newly established company at Intersolar

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Invitation to public dialog

Iqony presents planned new power plant at Bergkamen site

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SENS LSG connects a total output of more than 205 megawatts to the grid

Joint Venture between SENS and LSG completes two photovoltaic projects

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Mosbach Wind Farm: Iqony wins bidding process

Signing of license agreements with the town of Mosbach and the Stiftung Schönau foundation

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Dr. Andreas Reichel, Member of the State Parliament and Parliamentary State Secretary Josef Hovenjürgen, NRW Minister of Economic Affairs Mona Neubaur, Gelsenkirchen's Lord Mayor Karin Welge, Matthias Kuhles and Dr. Ralf Schiele (from left to right)

Construction starts on district heating storage facility

Ground-breaking ceremony at Gewerkenstrasse in Gelsenkirchen in the presence of NRW Minister of Economic Affairs Mona Neubaur and Mayor Karin Welge

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Iqony Fernwärme and RWE sign new heat supply contract

Waste heat from Essen-Karnap waste-to-energy plant is turned into climate-friendly district heating // Contract to run until the end of 2036

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SENS finalises 25 megawatt solar park on Swabian Alb in Germany

New solar park in Küpfendorf with 45,000 PV modules generates around 28,000 megawatt hours of green energy per year

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Climate-neutral heat for Herzogenrath

Iqony and regional utility enwor are working together to develop a blueprint for a successful heating transition in the North Rhine-Westphalian town

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E-world energy & water 2024: Focus on power plant strategy and hydrogen

Iqony presents green energy solutions of the future at Europe’s leading energy trade fair

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Iqony’s hydrogen project in Völklingen-Fenne, Saarland, classified as Important Project of Common European Interest

IPCEI notification by the European Union gives “HydroHub Fenne” access to federal and state funding

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SENS develops solar project pipeline of up to 1 Gigawatt in Poland

German solar service provider strengthens the expansion of renewable energy in Eastern Europe together with the Polish project developer Solar Energy PV

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STEAG reorganizes management team

Representatives of the new owner Asterion join the Supervisory Board and Management Board of the Essen-based energy company.

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Iqony drives the local heating transition

A district heating storage facility is being constructed in Gelsenkirchen to supply the local network for around a weekend

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Bayer, E.ON, Iqony and Westenergie planning hydrogen cluster for Bergkamen

Partners Bayer, E.ON, Iqony and Westenergie conclude a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of a hydrogen cluster

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Generating energy from mine gas - like here at the General Blumenthal colliery in Recklinghausen

Recovery of mine gas investigated at the Leopold colliery

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Iqony finalizes funding agreement with EU

Grant Agreement for the ‘HydrOxy Hub Walsum’ hydrogen project in Duisburg now signed.

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SENS LSG builds 63 MWp solar park in Hungary

The joint venture's second project is saving almost 40,000 tons of CO2 with over 95,000 solar modules

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Iqony supports coal phase-out at Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG

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Keeping our word: District heating price to fall!

As announced in the summer, Iqony Fernwärme will reduce the district heating price in the region by around a quarter as of January 1, 2024

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Iqony and RAG implement innovative heating solution for the towns of Camphausen and Sulzbach in the Saar region, Germany

Mine water from RAG’s Camphausen drainage operations becomes a heat source

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Iqony tests green ammonia as fuel

Potentially climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels

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STEAG heads for strong growth

Together with the future owner Asterion, investments in the green business of the future are to increase significantly – in particular in climate-neutral gas-fired power plants and decarbonization solutions in the medium term.

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Iqony supports decarbonization at Mainova

Essen-based energy company plans conversion of the Frankfurt West combined heat and power plant

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Iqony appoints new CFO

Susanne Pietsch succeeds Ralf Schmitz as Chief Financial Officer. He remains on the board as CTO.

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Sale of the STEAG Group completed

The new owner of the Essen-based energy company is the Spanish financial investor Asterion Industrial Partners

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SENS completes 13.5-megawatt solar park in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Project combines solar energy and groundwater protection

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SENS starts the building of two photovoltaic parks in Toledo

Built on 59 ha of land, both solar parks will avoid the emission of more than 24.000 tons of CO2 per year

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Iqony: Hydrogen project in Duisburg-Walsum wins EU funding

The HydrOxy Hub hydrogen generation plant is one of 41 EU-funded projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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District heating: prices to rise and then fall

Statutory escalator clause takes effect on July 1, 2023 – Governmental brake on heating prices continues to curb costs for consumers – Falling prices expected from January 2024 onwards

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Visiting the hydrogen future

Dr. Bettina Hübschen, Managing Director of the Saarland Hydrogen Agency, was our guest in Völklingen-Fenne

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FlexKWK: Green heat with high temperature storage

Partners from the energy sector, storage technology and science start research project

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135 MWp Agri-PV project by SENS and Peridot Solar in Sicily combines technology and nature

SENS’s largest solar project to date is a showcase for sustainable business practices

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Trimet and Iqony agree to cooperate on district heating

Waste heat from aluminum smelter to benefit Iqony’s district heating supply

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Iqony supports Swiss Federal Administration

Federal Office of Energy plans energy reserve for Switzerland

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Solar power for supermarket chain

SENS equips twelve discount supermarkets in Switzerland with photovoltaic systems

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On the sunny side thanks to SENS

Photovoltaic roof system implemented for the Kesseböhmer group of companies

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Starting signal for Sensaia

Software platform from Iqony successfully completes test phase and is now available to customers

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Green power for Erfurt

Iqony supplies wallpaper manufacturer Erfurt & Sohn with green power from January 2023

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A new year and a new name

Iqony takes the place of STEAG, but SENS stays SENS

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Getting the energy transition done

Iqony brings growth divisions together

With the launch of Iqony at the start of January, the division of the STEAG Group into two parts has now been successfully completed.

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