Concretes with optimized thermal conductivity for geothermal applications

Building materials for use in the field of alternative energies

One of the key objectives of the German federal government is to increase the share of renewable energies, which is one of the pillars of the energy transition. The Act on Renewable Energy Sources (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz; EEG) was adopted to promote the expansion of this share. Its aim is to reshape the energy system whilst increasing the share of renewables in electricity generation to 80 % by 2050.

Wind, geothermal and solar power are examples of new forms of energy for which building materials with particular characteristics need to be developed. Concrete is a universal construction...

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Issue 05/2016

Geothermal Segments: The Tunnel as Heat Supplier

Thanks to the logging of data from the operation of the Jenbach thermal power plant since 2012, and also from additional tests, it is now possible to make more detailed statements about the energy...

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Issue 11/2010 An Additional Main Pillar of Business for Precast Plants

Massive Absorbers – How Concrete Can Promote Climate Protection

The electric heat pump heating technology is the most efficient, cost-effective in operation and, compared to the rise of energy costs, the least sensitive heating system causing the lowest emissions....

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Issue 02/2016 Renewable Energy Sources Law (EEG)

Concrete as energy storage for solar power plants

The expansion of renewable energies is the declared objective of the German Federal Government and a central pillar of the energy transition. The Renewable Energy Sources Law (EEG) was established in...

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Issue 02/2015 Precast elements provide solutions for the energy transition

Grid-reactive buildings

The implementation of energy policy goals of the EU [1] requires an ambitious expansion of renewable energies (RE). The national action plan of the federal government in Germany therefore provides for...

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Issue 06/2022

Energy-efficient heating system integrated in the reinforcement as precast carbon concrete element

At present, about 70?% of space heating for private households are provided by fossil energy sources. The projected transition for using renewable energies exclusively leads to the fact that fewer and...

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