"Accelerating the energy transition" - this is the central topic of this year's ETG Congress on 25/26 May 2023 in Kassel, Germany. The aim is to critically discuss the current status of the energy transition and, above all, ways and means of accelerating it. The DBFZ will also be contributing a Lecture entitled "A 2-stage optimisation approach to ensure security of supply in rural cellular energy structures with solid biomass-based (hybrid) system" (25.5.2023, 17:20, Session on sector coupling and electromobility). ...

The National Network "Bioeconomy in Practice", a platform for the engagement of key players in the German bioeconomy, invites to a showcase "Hemp to composite materials" in Mausitz (near Zwenkau / Leipzig) on 11 October 2023 to present the company FUSE, which produces sustainable composite products from hemp fibres and has the potential to replace synthetic glass and carbon fibres in these products. The company has already received several awards for its innovative products. During an excursion that starts in Mausitz and goes from there to Schkopau and Leipzig, participants can get to know the entire production chain of FUSE products: starting from a regional hemp cultivation area to see the roasting processes and visit harvesting and processing machines, all the way to the final composite product, the innovative and sustainable value-added process will be presented. The event is free of charge and English-speaking ...