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In Germany, CSU Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer declares that speed limits are "against all common sense". He has the support of a lung specialist paid for by Daimler. "Lobbyist Scheuer" (Lausitzer Rundschau) apparently believes he is doing something good for the local automotive "key industry".

2018 was the worst year in a long time for the so-called "energy transition" in Germany. All those who care about renewable and decentralized energy use agree on this. We are one of them, of course. That's why it's good that two fixed stars that rose in the energy sky near the turn of the year are spreading at least a little glimmer of hope.

Mayor Eddy Valadier and his deputies visited us on December 3, 2018 for an initial exchange of ideas on current economic issues in the respective region. We identified common interests and goals, but also discussed specific measures with Manuel Lorenz as topics for the IHK committee. Cooperation on energy efficiency would be very interesting for Gammel Engineering.

Unfortunately, Jenbacher's 20,000th gas engine is not an anniversary present either - but no one is likely to question the company's CHP experience. E&M reports on the current hurdles in the development and implementation of projects with highly efficient decentralized energy systems. Entrepreneurial thinking and strong decision-making based on our business plans are the basis for sustainable competitiveness in the dairy industry for our client. We are very pleased about the trustful cooperation in the successful CHP project.

For the member municipalities of the Berchtesgadener Land energy efficiency network, the "innovative CHP system" developed by our team on behalf of Stadtwerke Bad Reichenhall is the highlight in the region, according to coordinator Prof. Markus Brautsch from the Institute for Energy Technology IfE. This project was one of five projects in the nationwide competition to be awarded funding. A great success for the municipal utilities, the region and also for our engineers. We wish the network in the district every success and further outstanding flagship projects!

EURO Heat & Power reports on our planning project for the Isar-Amper-Klinikum München Ost energy center: "Boiler houses were once used to house fired steam boilers. The steam generated there was used to feed thermal engines and district heating systems. This was also the case at the kbo-Isar-Amper-Klinikum München-Ost: the boiler house, built in 1902, still exists, but the energy center inside was constantly renewed until it was given its current form in 2013. A technical system analysis revealed that operating a combined heat and power unit (CHP) would be an economical solution. For this reason, the hospital commissioned Gammel Engineering GmbH with a project study in 2013, in which the possibility of an extensive self-supply of electricity was examined."

EUWID interview with Gaelle Cadiou on the optimization of district heating networks: Every year, the district heating network in Germany is extended by hundreds of kilometers of new pipes. New generation plants often have to be integrated into existing networks. As a rule, new residential and industrial areas or housing estates are to be supplied with heating and process heat. The generation structure is becoming increasingly flexible in order to enable future energy strategies such as sector coupling. Highly efficient and extremely economical systems are required.

The trade magazine BWK reports on our network calculation and simulation with STANET: The expansion of the district heating network in Germany is making increasing progress: According to the main report of the Energy Efficiency Association for Heating, Cooling and CHP e.V. from 2016, the existing network was expanded by a total of 21,521 km nationwide in the same year. Many measures also involve the expansion of existing grids, in which new generation plants are being added and additional consumers are being acquired.

The St. Wolfgang building cooperative celebrates its topping-out ceremony on the Ziegetsberg. Gammel Engineering GmbH is commissioned to plan the technical building services.

Congratulations on the very successful topping-out ceremony! Our long-standing client demonstrated good style with a celebration in a heated tent with a blessing of the building shell and a sumptuous buffet. The Management Board has high praise for all the companies involved in the construction and, of course, for our project manager Robert Göttfried - the project is running on schedule and with outstanding quality. With 53 new apartments, Wohnbau St. Wolfgang eG is creating urgently needed living space in Regensburg.

For Milchwerke Oberfranken, the energy transition means maximum effectiveness and efficiency in production and, of course, in the combined generation of electricity, steam, heat and cooling. The Gammel Engineering team developed the future energy project and is carrying out all planning services up to the performance tests. We congratulate our client, Director Ludwig Weiß, and his team on their far-sighted decision and the sustainable improvement in competitiveness!

When the German government announced its collective energy law in October, Michael Gammel still believed that everything would be fine: "Politicians now seem to be making another correction, albeit a minor one. Renewable energies are to be pushed more strongly again over the next few years. Of course, I hope that this will not be limited exclusively to wind power and photovoltaics, but that the other diverse topics for which we can take over the engineering will also be pushed forward." However, what was actually decided by the cabinet this week will have the complete opposite effect.