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Intelligent energy, networked – ADS-TEC Energy unveils decentralized energy platforms on a limited grid at Volta-Xchange

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

The battery-buffered solutions offered by ADS-TEC Energy are one such option

Key Points: 
  • The battery-buffered solutions offered by ADS-TEC Energy are one such option
    Battery-buffered solutions enable energy consumers and providers to act independently of the limited grid and inflexible energy suppliers.
  • ADS-TEC Energy is unveiling energy platforms for limited grid capacities at Volta-Xchange.
  • At Volta-Xchange in Stuttgart today, Felix Jaszczak, Product Marketing Manager at ADS-TEC Energy, presented battery storage solutions that do not require the grid to be upgraded.
  • “Back in the day, there were very few energy suppliers, and all of them were large, centralized entities,” states Jaszczak.

Changes in the Management Board and the Board of Directors of Cembra

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Zurich, 15 March 2024 – Sandra Babylon and Christian Stolz enhance the Management Board of Cembra.

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  • Zurich, 15 March 2024 – Sandra Babylon and Christian Stolz enhance the Management Board of Cembra.
  • Sandra Hauser will be proposed for election to the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting.
  • He has been part of the Bank's management team since the takeover by Cembra in autumn 2022.
  • Alongside him, Sandra Babylon will join the Management Board of Cembra from 1 June 2024.

EQS-News: q.beyond and Fraunhofer IGD agree data intelligence cooperation

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Cologne/Darmstadt, 19 March 2024 – The Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD and IT service provider q.beyond are set to cooperate in the field of data processing and visualisation.

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  • Cologne/Darmstadt, 19 March 2024 – The Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD and IT service provider q.beyond are set to cooperate in the field of data processing and visualisation.
  • Fraunhofer IGD and q.beyond will enable companies to exploit the wealth of data at their disposal by using scientific and pragmatic approaches.
  • Whether for purchasing decisions, selling off products or accessing new business models, for our customers the benefits of data intelligence are always immediately tangible.”
    q.beyond is currently already working with Fraunhofer IGD on a solution to visualise data for a customer in the energy sector.
  • Prof. Jörn Kohlhammer, Head of the Information Visualisation and Visual Analytics Department at Fraunhofer IGD comments: “q.beyond has far-reaching experience in analysing large quantities of data and access to numerous companies.

Nano Dimension Announces Record 2023 Revenue of $56.3 Million and Organic Growth of 29%

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

WALTHAM, Mass., March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nano Dimension Ltd. (Nasdaq: NNDM, “Nano Dimension” or the “Company”), a leading supplier of Additively Manufactured Electronics (“AME”) and multi-dimensional polymer, metal & ceramic Additive Manufacturing (“AM”), today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31st, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Nano Dimension has a breadth of technologies and products assortment, yet narrow and focused span of synergistic vertical markets.
  • It is specifically designed to enable Nano Dimension to become operating income positive in 2025, and potentially cash flow positive earlier.
  • As an example, Q4/2023’s $14.5 million in revenue was 19% higher than the same period in the year before.
  • With close to $56.3 million of revenue, Nano Dimension is the fastest growing of the cohort of publicly traded AM / 3D printing companies (approximately 10-12).

EQS-News: IBU-tec Advances Development in Sodium-Ion Battery Research Making Further Progress

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Among other things, IBU-tec is currently making progress in expanding production towards larger volumes and is pushing ahead with research projects.

Key Points: 
  • Among other things, IBU-tec is currently making progress in expanding production towards larger volumes and is pushing ahead with research projects.
  • IBU-tec has already successfully completed the development and production of phase-pure cathode active material made of sodium manganese layer oxide.
  • In the next step of the research project, IBU-tec is testing the cycle stability of the cathode in full cells and further optimizing it.
  • Ulrich Weitz, Managing Director of IBUvolt battery materials: "With the further development of innovative battery materials, we are securing the future viability of IBU-tec.

thyssenkrupp nucera and Fraunhofer IKTS Agree on a Strategic Partnership in SOEC Technology

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

thyssenkrupp nucera and the Fraunhofer IKTS are entering into a strategic partnership for this purpose.

Key Points: 
  • thyssenkrupp nucera and the Fraunhofer IKTS are entering into a strategic partnership for this purpose.
  • Together, thyssenkrupp nucera and Fraunhofer IKTS want to work to take the final steps in high-temperature electrolysis (SOEC) toward industrial manufacturing and application.
  • The strategic partnership also includes a license for the production and use of CFY stacks based on the SOEC technology of Fraunhofer IKTS by thyssenkrupp nucera.
  • Professor Dr. Alexander Michaelis, Director of Fraunhofer IKTS, adds: "We are very pleased to contribute our world-leading research and development expertise in SOEC technology to the partnership with thyssenkrupp nucera.

BayWa r.e., Ampt and Fraunhofer ICT Complete European First-of-its-Kind PV, Wind and Battery Storage System Combination

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

A 10 MWh flow battery energy storage system completes the triad.

Key Points: 
  • A 10 MWh flow battery energy storage system completes the triad.
  • Technically highly sophisticated, it represents a progressive plant combination of wind and solar energy including battery storage, which is unique in Europe in this form.
  • Through individual string MPPT, Ampt optimizers mitigate the energy losses caused by shade from surrounding buildings on the Fraunhofer ICT campus.
  • Our shareholders are BayWa AG, a €27,1 billion global business, and Energy Infrastructure Partners, a leader in energy infrastructure investment.

IFCO delivers record environmental savings during 2023 and awards its customers with annual Sustainability Certificates

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

IFCO Sustainability Certificates acknowledge each customer's specific environmental savings achieved together with IFCO in 2023.

Key Points: 
  • IFCO Sustainability Certificates acknowledge each customer's specific environmental savings achieved together with IFCO in 2023.
  • In total, by using the IFCO SmartCycle circular business model, customers have generated the following environmental savings in 2023.
  • Backed by the results of third-party, peer-reviewed Life Cycle Assessment studies, IFCO reliably calculates the environmental benefits of using IFCO RPCs and awards trustworthy Sustainability Certificates to its customers each year.
  • Increasingly, IFCO customers underline the positive impact of using IFCO RPCs in their supply chains by including these environmental savings in their ESG reports and sharing it with their employees, customers and other stakeholders.

IFCO delivers record environmental savings during 2023 and awards its customers with annual Sustainability Certificates

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

IFCO Sustainability Certificates acknowledge each customer's specific environmental savings achieved together with IFCO in 2023.

Key Points: 
  • IFCO Sustainability Certificates acknowledge each customer's specific environmental savings achieved together with IFCO in 2023.
  • In total, by using the IFCO SmartCycle circular business model, customers have generated the following environmental savings in 2023.
  • Backed by the results of third-party, peer-reviewed Life Cycle Assessment studies, IFCO reliably calculates the environmental benefits of using IFCO RPCs and awards trustworthy Sustainability Certificates to its customers each year.
  • Increasingly, IFCO customers underline the positive impact of using IFCO RPCs in their supply chains by including these environmental savings in their ESG reports and sharing it with their employees, customers and other stakeholders.

Bruker Introduces the Ingenious Novel ‘Triceratops’ SPR #64 Surface Plasmon Resonance System for Drug Discovery at SLAS2024

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Monday, February 5, 2024

At the SLAS2024 International Conference and Exhibition , Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today introduced the ground-breaking, new ‘Triceratops’ SPR #64 Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) instrument.

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  • At the SLAS2024 International Conference and Exhibition , Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today introduced the ground-breaking, new ‘Triceratops’ SPR #64 Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) instrument.
  • The SPR #64 system has been engineered from the bottom up to accelerate drug discovery with increased SPR throughput, leading sensitivity and data quality.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240205314598/en/
    ‘Triceratops’ SPR #64: the all new, high-throughput multiplexing Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) system (Photo: Business Wire)
    The ‘Triceratops’ SPR #64 system combines highest sensitivity detection with a novel microfluidics concept, which via the perpendicular rotation of the 8-channel flow cell, now facilitates the simultaneous reading of 64 sensor spots.
  • With the ‘Triceratops’ SPR #64, Bruker is now offering drug discovery customers the highest throughput in the industry with uncompromising data quality.