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The municipality of Eslohe, together with the Koenig'sche Stiftung and Westenergie, has successfully applied for funding to build a fast-charging station in the center of Eslohe: For around 90,000 euros, a corresponding hypercharger has now been built directly at the bus station, where electric vehicles with a total output of 200 kW can be charged in the shortest possible time. Alpitronic brand Hypercharger All challenges were successfully overcome on the way from the application for funding to the commissioning last week. "I am very pleased that our joint efforts have now borne fruit and that the municipality of Eslohe can provide its citizens and of course its visitors with its first own public fast charging station," says Mayor Stephan Kersting. In the first step, the Alpitronic brand Hypercharger will provide a total output of 200 kW at two charging points. "In the future, we will upgrade the network so that 400 kW of power can also be made available in the future," says Stefan Lange, municipal manager at Westenergie AG. The Hypercharger at the bus station is now available for public use.

The DLRG Rheinböllen local group has a new motor rescue boat. The new addition is 5.4 meters long, but weighs less than 500 kilograms and has a 100 hp engine. The boat can accommodate up to twelve people, including the boat captain, lifeguards and rescued people. The boat's hull is made of aluminum and a large tube, which gives it high maneuverability, more safety, and good handling even in the roughest conditions. Highfield Patrol 540 boat The purchase of the new boat was made possible in part by the energy service provider The DLRG Rheinböllen will not only use it as an emergency boat on the Rhine, as the first chairman Thomas Scherer emphasized at the christening of the boat, but also as a training boat for future boat captains. Last Sunday the time had finally come: after around ten months of planning, the new Highfield Patrol 540 boat was christened "Phoenix". The purchase of the new boat was made possible in part by the energy service provider and infrastructure provider Westenergie through a financial contribution as part of a sponsorship. DLRG's own comrades In total, over 80 guests accepted the invitation to the DLRG Mittelrhein watch station in Bingen-Kempten to celebrate this special event. After more than 30 years, the previous rescue boat is now being replaced by a professional motor rescue boat. Following the celebrations, the guests and supporters of the DLRG and sponsors of the project, as well as the DLRG's own comrades, had the opportunity to experience the new boat live from the shore as well as on board on the Rhine.

The local community of Raversbeuren is now ensuring greater safety on the roads with the help of Westenergie AG. The topic of road safety is an important building block for increasing safety on the roads. The infrastructure provider, Westenergie, is therefore supporting the local community financially in this project by purchasing a new speed measuring system. Speed measuring system The system installed is intended to better protect pedestrians, especially children The system is located near the playground, on the main road. The speed measuring system not only shows drivers the speed, but also lights up green when they are driving within the prescribed speed limit.  However, if the speed is displayed in red, this is a signal for drivers to take their foot off the gas and drive more slowly. The system installed is intended to better protect pedestrians, and especially children, from dangerous situations in traffic in the future. Special protection in road traffic The local community of Raversbeuren and the new Mayor - Marion Engelbach, as well as the long-standing Mayor - Horst Möhringer welcome the initiative of Council Member - Stefan Demand and are very pleased about the new measuring system. They stated, "It was particularly important to us to create additional safety for young and older people, because they need special protection in road traffic. With the new speed measuring system, we hope that traffic in our local community will be safer for everyone. Many thanks to Westenergie for the financial support." Small initiatives and large associations In addition to energy supply, Westenergie is traditionally involved in the areas of sport, culture, social affairs, climate protection and education in its partner communities. Through sponsorship and cooperation, the company supports both small initiatives and large associations in order to shape the future together with local people at a social level. More than 12,000 voluntary projects have already been implemented through the employee initiative - 'Westenergie aktiv vor Ort' alone.