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Professor Sebastian Bauer re-electedas President of the AiF

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Bauer has been confirmed asPresident of the AiF // Prof. Dr.-Ing. ClaudiaLangowsky (FAT/VDA) has been elected as DeputyPresident succeeding Prof. Dr. Kurt Wagemann(DECHEMA) // The term of office of the ExecutiveCommittee is three years

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CfP | International P2X Conference2020 powered by VDMA

The International Power-to-X (P2X) Conference “FromProduction to Application”, which will be held inHeidelberg on 27 October 2020, brings together plantmanufacturers and users from different sectors todiscuss technical challenges and barriers of futureP2X technologies // Closing date for submission ofpapers is 16 March 2020 // The event is organised bythe VDMA Working Group Power-to-X for Applications(P2X4A)

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Sustainable transportation strategiescan address both climate protectionand sustainable development – CSUstate group and AiF experts met inBerlin

AiF experts met members of the CSU state group toexchange views on environmental protection andtransportation policy // Climate protection is to supportand stimulate the business activity in Germany // Goalof nationwide R&D funding support for small andmedium-sized enterprises achieved

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CfP | E-MOTIVE 2020 Expert Forumon Electric Vehicle Drives

12th Expert meeting on electric vehicle drives andelectric mobility will be held in Wolfsburg from 16 to 17September 2020 // Closing date for submission ofpapers is 27 March 2020 // E-MOTIVE is an initiativeof VDMA, FVA und FVV

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THEMIS NewsCurrent research results (January/February):FVV final reports

THEMIS Calendar:FVV meetings & events in March

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POWER SYSTEMS | VDMA Magazine 12-2019

Are gas turbines obsolete?EUTurbines contradicts: Gas powerplants are much more than just abridging technology

Prof. Dr. Thomas Thiemann, President of theEuropean manufacturers association EUTurbines,explains in an interview why gas-fired power plants aremuch more than just a bridging technology on the wayto a climate-neutral future: "They offer the opportunityfor a climate-neutral supply of electricity and heat. Theleverage effect is enormous. If it is possible to operateelectricity grids with reliably available, climate-neutralpower, it will be possible to cover our needscompletely with renewable energies. ThomasThiemann is also Head of Development at Siemens, aspecialist in Energy Transition Technologies andPresident of VDMA Power Systems. By 2030 theturbine manufacturers want to supply 100 percenthydrogen-powered turbines. "We are determined tofollow this path and develop solutions for completedecarbonisation. Who else if not the big players inindustry?" For members of the FVV innovationnetwork, the full interview (in German language) isavailable for download from THEMIS.

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EUTURBINES | Commitments 2020

Our goal: Climate neutrality – The gasturbine industry’s commitments drivingthe transition to a decarbonisedenergy mix

EUTurbines is the association of leading Europeangas and steam turbine manufacturers under theumbrella of the VDMA. Members are Ansaldo Energia,Baker Hughes, Doosan, Škoda Power, GE Power,MAN Energy Solutions, Mitsubishi Hitachi PowerSystems, Siemens Gas & Power and Solar Turbines.As early as 2020, manufacturers in Europe will offergas turbines that can process up to 20 percenthydrogen in gas. By 2030 they will develop turbinesthat work with pure hydrogen. In addition, retrofitsolutions will be available so that operators cancontinue to operate younger gas power plants even ifthe hydrogen content increases. All members havesigned this voluntary commitment because they regardthe decarbonisation of power generation incombination with a clever coupling of sectors as agreat opportunity for a faster reduction of global CO2emissions.

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OPEN LETTER FROM INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

Striving to be the first climate neutralcontinent by 2050

The European Commission has presented ambitiousplans with its "Green Deal" in Brussels: Europe shouldbe the first continent to become climate-neutral by2050. The Green Deal is to include, in addition to thelegal anchoring of climate targets, various packages ofmeasures to enable climate neutrality and at the sametime generate opportunities for industrial policy. Inaddition to sector coupling, changes in energytaxation and sustainable mobility strategies, thepromotion of sustainable alternative fuels is alsoenvisaged. The "dream" of the partnership with NorthAfrica formulated by the first EU Vice President, FransTimmermans, to produce hydrogen there and transportit to Europe using the existing infrastructure shouldalso be seen in this context.

Industry believes that a consistent package ofmeasures for the transformation of the energy andtransportation systems can thus become a reality. Onbehalf of 17 associations the VDMA has sent an openletter to EU Vice President Frans Timmermans on theimportance of hydrogen and P2X. In the letter, theindustry associations, including VDMA Engines &Systems along with AG P2X4A and VDMA PowerSystems together with EUTurbines and EUGINE,make concrete proposals on how an industrialised andcompetitive market for P2X can be developed inEurope.

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VDMA | P2X4A

Interested in hydrogen and P2X?Become a member of the VDMA platform "Power-to-X for Applications

The VDMA platform P2X4A is successfully promoting power-to-X technology. It was founded about a year ago and has around 80 members accross the entire plant engineering value chain. In addition, it also includes the customers of green hydrogen and synthetic fuels, such as automobile manufacturers, as well as companies in the mineral oil industry. Members from the industrial engine sector have been campaigning for a long time, for example, for the Maritime Energy Transition, which aims to achieve "green" propulsion and climate-neutral shipping. In addition to hybridisation and the use of LNG gas engines, the technology roadmap envisages the gradual replacement of fossil fuels with e-fuels.

For further information on the platform's main areas of activity, please refer to the recently published 2019 Annual Report and address your questions to the Deputy Managing Director, Dr. Carola Kantz, in Brussels.

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Takao Fukuma

Researching together

Takao Fukuma has been working on the diesel enginefor the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota for25 years. For a long time this made him something ofa rarity in a country where the petrol engine dominatesthe car market. He is now devoting his time toindustrial collective research, because researchersand developers in the Land of the Rising Sun haverealised how much dynamism can be generated whenexperts join forces.

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Georg Wachtmeister

The trace of fire

Those who wish to avoid harmful engine emissionsmust have very precise knowledge of the combustionprocess. At the Institute of Internal CombustionEngines, part of the TU Munich, Georg Wachtmeisterand his team build test engines themselves and carryout research into how to effectively reduce methaneemissions from the gas engine, CO2 from the petrolengine and NOx from the diesel engine.

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22 - 24 April 2020

VIENNA ENGINE SYMPOSIUM 2020| ÖVK

The International Vienna Motor Symposium takesplace annually and is one of the worldwide leadingevents of this kind. At the International Vienna MotorSymposium, more than 1,000 decision-makers fromthe most important enterprises of the worldwideautomotive engineering industry meet together. Thetwo-day programme offers a variety of ground-breaking lectures and allows sufficient time forexchange of opinions and networking. This top-level lecture programme is accompanied by anexhibition at which leading automotive and componentcompanies present latest technologies anddevelopments.

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03 - 04 September 2020

Rostock Large Engine Symposium(RGMT)

More stringent emission legislation and an increasingpublic interest for environmentally friendly propulsionconcepts are dominating the research anddevelopment activities of engine manufacturers andsuppliers. With the introduction of IMO TIER IIIemission limits for marine diesel engines must bedrastically reduced. At the same time, substentialregulations on the fuel sector are to be respected. Tomeet these challanges new technological conceptsand control strategies are required. The conferencefocusses on recent research and developmentresults to comply with future emission limits as well asthe discussion of current and prospective boundaryconditions.

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Many thanks & All the bestAt the FVV 2020 Spring Conference at the end ofMarch, after almost twenty years, we bid farewell toour colleague Harald Gustmann, who knew like noother the refinements of IGF project administration incooperation with our funding bodies. In Würzburg, hewill support the coordinator of PG5 "Engine Dynamics& Acoustics" one last time in the planning of the newresearch programme before he retires on 1 April, no -no kidding. We would like to extend our mostsincere thanks to Harald Gustmann and wish him allthe best for this new chapter in his life!

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FVV Newsletter | February 2020Many questions remain unanswered in the transformation of the energy and transport systems, actually.Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier is convinced that natural gas will remain

an important part of the energy supply system - with Gas2030 as the keyword. However, if we want toachieve the ambitious climate targets we have set ourselves in the long term, the remaining gas demandwill have to be increasingly replaced by CO2-free or CO2-neutral gaseous energy carriers. These includein particular the so-called "green" hydrogen, which is produced from renewable energies by electrolysis,

and the "blue" hydrogen, which is obtained from natural gas by capturing CO2. In any case, in PeterAltmaier's view, hydrogen is a key raw material that will be indispensable for the successful

decarbonisation of both his own and many other economies. This opinion is also shared by FransTimmermans, 1st Vice-Chancellor of the EU Commission, who wants to make Europe the first continent tobecome climate-neutral by 2050 while establishing forward-looking industrial policy framework conditions.

The FVV together with its network partners is also intensively engaged at political and operational researchlevel with hydrogen as the currently most "hyped and hopeful" of the energy sources of the future. Inaddition, we take a look ahead to Japan: At the JSAE 2020 Spring Conference in Yokohama at the

beginning of May, there will be an FVV Session at the invitation of our partner association AICE. Andanother German-Japanese partner project under the CORNET flag will be launched.

NEWS IN BRIEF FROM OUR NETWORK

We deliver: Turbine industry commitments turn into results - Briefing event of the European Gas TurbineIndustry | 17 March 2020 (16:00-18:30) | Brussels

You will find further information online: EUTurbines #PowerTheEU

NEWS FROM OUR PROJECTS

PG1 | H2 in the Gas Network: How much hydrogen will gas engines be able totolerate?

Hydrogen can reduce CO2 emissions and will thus make a significant contribution to climate protection in thefuture. Hydrogen will also play an important role in a climate-neutral mobility. However, if this energy source isincreasingly used to heat buildings, for industrial processes or to power vehicles, gas networks will have to absorband transport higher and fluctuating quantities of hydrogen. But how does the increased admixture ofhydrogen affect today's gas engine applications, especially combustion engines in vehicles or combinedheat and power plants? This is being investigated in an FVV project carried out jointly with the DVGW - theGerman competence network for all questions related to gas and water supply. The researchers are looking at howmuch hydrogen the gas engines can tolerate and how technologies and gas networks can best be adapted. Theaim is to work together with vehicle and engine manufacturers to find the most practicable and economicallyadvantageous pathway to replace CNG with hydrogen.

The project is scheduled to run for two years and is being carried out by a consortium of several renownedresearch performers: the DVGW Research Unit at the Engler-Bunte Institute, the Gas Technology Institute inFreiberg (DBI-GTI), the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the think tank Frontier Economics. FVV andDVGW are co-funding the project with a total budget of 560,000 euros. The focus of the research work isinitially on Germany and is to be extended to Europe in the future.

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A EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL

PREVIEW

FVV Session at the JSAE 2020 Spring Conference in Yokohama

Kazuo Takeuchi (Toyota) and Dietmar Goericke will present the joint IGF research programme of the FVV and itsJapanese partner organisation AICE (Research Association of Automotive Internal Combustion Engines) at theforthcoming spring conference of the JSAE (Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan) in Yokohama. To that end,FVV will have its own session in the conference programme on 21 May 2020, with two expert lectures on theresearch cooperations collectively funded by CORNET (Collective Research Networking) and NEDO (New Energyand Industrial Technology Development Association), and another FVV milestone project:

Post-Oxidation (1336) | PG2 Combustion SI | CORNETLecturers: Prof. Dr. Michael Bargende (IVK, University of Stuttgart), Prof. Yasuo Moriyoshi (ChibaUniversity), Associate Professor Tetsuya Aizawa (Meiji University)

Fuel/Oil Flow Measuring (1396) | PG4 Strength & Tribology | CORNETLecturers: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Matz (IAM, TU Hamburg), Prof. Dr. Georg Wachtmeister (LVK, TU Munich),Professor Masayuki Ochiai (Tokai University)

2025+ Emission Control Requirements (1206) | PG6 Emission & Immission | FVVLecturer: Prof. Dr. Christian Beidl (VKM, TU Darmstadt)

The kick-off meeting (PA1) of the CORNET project "Fuel/Oil Flow Measuring" will be held in Tokyo on 19 May2020. The research project has officially started on 01/01/2020 and will end on 31/12/2021.

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