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The project partners Duisport AG, the DLR Institute of Vehicle Concepts and the Center for Fuel Cell Technology (ZBT) have investigated the feasibility of locomotives with hydrogen fuel cell hybrid powertrains (FCH) for typical use by Duisport Rail (dpr) in the Duisburg port area and on the public rail network.

This study summarises the scientific state of the art for the production, transportation, storage and reconversion of green hydrogen concisely and in the form of fact sheets. The aim is to provide a compact and independent overview that can serve as a guideline and basis of decision-making for future investments in the energy industry. The study discusses 47 technologies with different technology readiness levels and compares them in terms of technical and economic performance indicators. A set of uniform boundary conditions common to the energy industry allows to ensure comparability of economically relevant data (especially hydrogen production costs). In the study, technology profiles describe technologies with high technical relevance and availability as well as technologies with high technical potential but currently low availability. In each case, the state of development, operating principle, market situation as well as technical and economic risks are discussed. Additionally, a technology radar briefly presents technologies with currently unclear technical potential or technologies that are not yet available. Eine Studie im Auftrag der N-ERGIE Aktiengesellschaft

Report on the market for wind energy in Austria 2016.

Originally, the Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) occurred in Bavaria and Austria in more than 250 rivers occupying more than 7,400 km of rivers. Nowadays, populations in »very good« and »good« status exist in only 0.7 % and 7.1 % of the original distribution. Therefore, the Danube salmon is classified as an endangered species. Due to ongoing stock declines the Danube salmon is running the risk to become a critically endangered species soon. The main reasons for the declines are river channelization and hydropower development. In addition, climate change may further contribute to stock declines in lowland river sections due to exceedance of water temperature limits of this cold-water species. Furthermore, Danube salmon and prey fish populations have lost their resilience to cope with re-established populations of fish predators (cormorant, goosander, fish otter) leading to ongoing population declines. Effective protection against further degradations such as new hydropower developments is required to safeguard the Danube salmon remaining populations. Furthermore, degraded rivers need to be restored and fish predators have to be managed to allow recovery of Danube salmon and prey fish populations. Due to the precarious situation conservation and restoration actions have to be implemented immediately.

Rohstoffe stehen am Beginn einer Produktionskette und sind noch unbearbeitet. Der Begriff bezeichnet also keine bestimmten Stoffe, sondern nur ihren Zustand, vor allem aber ihren Zweck. Sie dienen der Weiterverarbeitung, der Lebensmittel- oder Materialherstellung und der Energieerzeugung. Ihre materielle wie kulturelle Wirkmächtigkeit in einer global verstrickten, hochtechnisierten Welt steht der Bilanz gegenüber, dass alle massenhaft verwendeten Roh-stoffe in ihrer Gewinnung aus ökologischen oder ethischen Gründen problematisch sind. Welches unsere Rohstoffe zur Herstellung von Produkten zukünftig sind und in welcher Menge sie angebaut, abgebaut oder wiederverwendet werden, wie wir sie schätzen und schützen, können wir entscheiden. Blood & Dust. Rethinking raw materials Raw materials can be found at the beginning of a production chain and are still unprocessed. Therefore, the term does not refer to specific substances, but only to their condition and, in particular, their purpose. Raw materials are used for further processing, food or material production and energy production. Their material as well as cultural effectiveness in a globally entangled, high-tech world conflicts with the reality that all raw materials used on a massive scale are problematic in their extraction for ecological or ethical reasons. We can decide which raw materials we will use to manufacture products in the future and in what quantity they will be cultivated, mined or reused, as well as how we will value and protect them. + ID: 593911

Dies ist das dritte Webinar in der „CLARITY für die Klimaresilienz“ (Clarity4CR) Webinarreihe und das erste in deutscher Sprache. Es präsentiert die CLARITY-Methodik zur Klimawandel-Risikobewertung, Impakt-Analyse, und Anpassungsplanung, stellt den "Advanced Urban Screening" Service vor und erläutert die Ergebnisse der CLARITY-Expertenstudie in Linz. This webinar is part of the CLARITY4ClimateResilience series. Other webinars from this series are available at https://www.gotostage.com/channel/climate-adaptation

This publication is based on research in the project "Mobility Report: A new tool to create urban mobility in line with the principles of sustainability and environmental justice", which was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of its Social-Ecological Research funding priority, funding no. 01UR1703B. Responsibility for the content of this publication lies with the author. Leitfaden zur Mobilitätsberichterstattung (2., überarbeitete Auflage) 

The document includes the main results of the Benefits project, funded by the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection under grant numbers 03EI5203A-C (here: version with small corrections). The joint project aimed at 1) Identifying forms, scopes, motives and obstacles of financial participation by citizens and municipalities, 2) Analyzing determinants of geographical and socio-economic distribution/inclusiveness of the participation of citizens and municipalities and its effectiveness for the transformation process as well as the underlying social mechanisms, 3) Developing strategies in a transdisciplinary design to win citizens and municipalities for financial participation in the energy transition ("mobilization strategies"), which will be transferred into practice together with associations and energy and climate protection agencies. This should improve the data basis for analyses differentiated by forms of financial participation. The data will be made available for subsequent research work. Based on the scientific analyses in step (2), practicable concepts were developed together with practitioners. Consortium partner Fördergesellschaft Erneuerbare Energien finished its part earlier and has submitted a separate final report on its work.