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QI for Green Hydrogen: Roadmap launched at COP 29

On November 16th, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) jointly presented the most recent IRENA publication, “A Quality Infrastructure Roadmap for Green Hydrogen”, at a side event of the World Climate Conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This study was commissioned and accompanied in terms of its content and strategy by…

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Coming full circle: Recycling and reusing photovoltaic modules in India

As more and more solar systems are reaching the ends of their life cycle in India, the issues of reuse and recycling are playing an increasingly important role. To address this, the National Physical Laboratory of India (CSIR-NPL) and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) joined forces to organize and host a two-day Calidena workshop on Improving Circularity…

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Symposium on green hydrogen: IRENA presents the QI roadmap

Within the scope of the four-day International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Innovation Week, a symposium on the need for a quality infrastructure (QI) for the green hydrogen industry took place in Bonn on 28 September 2023. Around 50 representatives of international institutions, lobbies, consulting firms as well as other actors from the energy supply sector and QI met…

Offshore wind turbine with the label Hydrogen Power

Green Hydrogen – a colorless gas with potential.

Interdisciplinary collaboration between different sectors and nations The significant reduction of carbon dioxide emissions on our planet by 2050 is an important climate goal of countries worldwide. At the same time, a significant increase in fuel consumption is expected in emerging countries such as India in the coming years. In order to do justice to…

PTB Side Event at the COP23 – the message is clear

»Quality pays!« Francisco Boshell from the International Renewable Energy Agency directed this clear message to the visitors of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn – the largest conference ever organized in Germany. And the message was well received. Boshell’s contribution was part of the PTB event »Fulfilling the Promise of Paris – Quality…

COP 23 – Fulfilling the Promise of Paris – Quality Infrastructure for the Energy Sector

Fulfilling the Promise of Paris – Quality Infrastructure for the Energy Sector The UN Climate Change Conference 2017 will take place in Bonn under Presidency of the Government of Fiji. From 6 to 17 November, diplomats, politicians and representatives of the public from all over the world will meet. During PTB’s Side-Event, “Fulfilling the Promise…

Pilot Project for Introducing Energy Management Systems in Mexican SMEs

The bilateral project »Quality Infrastructure for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in Mexico« is being realized by the Technical Cooperation Department since 2013 on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) as a part of the German-Mexican development program »Sustainable Energy in Mexico«. During the course of this project, we successfully…