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The Marl Lenkerbeck Volunteer Fire Department, Fire Brigade III, has purchased a trailer that is used for events, transport, and holiday camps for the youth fire department. To park the trailer in a safe place, there was a desire for a carport. Nils Penczek, an employee of Westenergie AG and a member of the Marl Lenkerbeck Volunteer Fire Department, heard about the request and took action. He applied for the maximum grant of 2,000 euros through the Westenergie active on-site employee initiative...
Curtain up for "Wedding under Electricity": Four daycare centers from Velen accepted Westenergie's invitation to the energy theater. In cooperation with the "HalloDu Theater" from Bochum, the Westenergie educational initiative 3malE - Education with Energy makes the topic of energy clear and understandable and packages it in a 45-minute story. On Thursday, June 13, 2024, the energy theater took place in the Waldburg daycare center for a total of around 80 children from four different daycare ce...
The sun shone as brightly as the boys and girls: The training team of the Creuznach Rowing Club 1876 e. V. is delighted with a brand new racing quadruple scull. The boat was christened "Calypso" on Sunday on the reservoir in Niederhausen. Many club members, as well as the local mayor Christine Mathern and sports director Markus Schlosser, attended the boat christening. Creuznach Rowing Club In his speech, the president of the Creuznach Rowing Club, Joachim Ziegler, thanked the many supporters...
The municipalities in the Schweich collective municipality will continue to work with Westenergie on the operation and modernization of street lighting. Representatives of the collective municipality and the municipalities met with representatives of Westenergie in Riol to symbolically sign the extension of the relevant contracts. The service agreements entitled "Light & Service" were extended for a further ten years until December 31, 2035. Energy-saving technology "We will be able to si...
The Leiwener Grillhütte is located in the foothills of the beautiful Schantelbachtal valley near the town. Inside, there is a fully equipped counter with refrigerators and seating for around 40 people, which is also used by clubs and private individuals. However, the refrigerators in the grill hut were getting old. That is why Westenergie subsidized the purchase of two new and energy-efficient refrigerators. Reduce the CO2 emissions "The new refrigerators in the grill hut save energy and...
Whether in childcare, youth work, or a sports club - volunteering has many faces and those who get involved deserve recognition. Westenergie AG is actively implementing this locally in its partner municipalities in the form of the Westenergie employee initiative. 72-hour campaign Because where there is usually no financial help available, employees of the energy service provider and infrastructure provider receive financial support. Kai Quinders, a member of the German Scout Associatio...
The rehearsal rooms of the Grün-Weiß Lembeck e. V. marching band is located in the basement of the former Laurentiusschule and has a large outdoor area that can be reached via an external staircase. Outdoor rehearsals, barbecues, and other events take place outside in the summer. In order to enable safer access to the outdoor area, the desire for a handrail for the outdoor staircase arose. active local employee initiative When Markus Droste, an employee of Westenergie AG, heard abo...
The municipalities of the Prüm collective municipality will continue to work with Westenergie AG in the operation and modernization of street lighting. Representatives of the collective municipality and the municipalities met with representatives of Westenergie in Prüm to symbolically sign the extension of the relevant contracts. The service agreements entitled 'Light & Service' were extended for a further ten years. energy-saving technology "We will be able to significant...
The local community of Bruschied is ensuring greater safety on the roads with the help of Westenergie AG. Road safety is an important building block for increasing road safety. The infrastructure provider - Westenergie is, therefore, supporting the local community financially in this project with the purchase of three new speed measuring systems. speed measuring systems Two of the systems are located at the entrances to the town and one system is in the Rudolfshaus district. The speed measuri...
The use of eBikes helps to reduce CO2 emissions but is not possible without a comprehensive and user-friendly charging infrastructure. This is because eBike riders need to be able to get from A to B reliably. Municipalities play a central role in this. For this reason, Westenergie AG is committed to expanding the public charging infrastructure in its partner municipalities and, together with the city of Marl, has installed a new Westenergie eBike charging station at the central depot, ZBH, Zech...
The city of Voerde has been cooperating with Westenergie AG in the operation of street lighting for another ten years. This was decided by the Voerde City Council at its meeting in early December, thus continuing the long-standing partnership with the energy and infrastructure provider. energy requirements In addition to the planning, construction, and operation of the street lighting systems, the collaboration also includes troubleshooting, maintenance of the systems, and modernization of ne...
The energy company - E.ON is planning to set up a distribution network and corresponding infrastructure for hydrogen and ammonia in the Ruhr region as part of a European cooperation project. The ‘H2.Ruhr’ project is intended to give municipal, medium-sized, and industrial companies in the region access to CO2-free hydrogen and green ammonia. E.ON is planning to set up a European hydrogen value chain together with the energy companies Enel and Iberdrola. The energy required is to com...
How energy in the future will be generated? How are e-mobility, smart homes, and quantum computers changing an industry that is moving towards carbon neutrality and greater sustainability? More than 60 experts will be discussing these and many other questions at the E.ON Energy Innovation Days from 6 to 8 October 2020. For the first time, this event will be taking place in a digital format, giving anyone with an interest in energy innovation the opportunity to participate in a total of over 20...
Katherina Reiche is chairwoman of the Hydrogen Council of the German Federal Government. This was decided by the Council, which consists of 25 high-ranking experts from industry, science, and civil society, in its constituent meeting. Katherina Reiche, CEO of E.ON subsidiary - Westenergie, commented: “I am very pleased to take on this important task. The Hydrogen Council will make a major contribution to implementing and further developing the German government's hydrogen strategy. Togeth...