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Press releases by the Steag Iqony Group

Steag’s communications in a new pair of hands

Christoph Dollhausen takes over as head of communications at the Steag Group

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STEAG reaffirms climate targets

Sustainability Report 2023 published // Climate neutrality by 2040 and unilateral coal phase-out in the current decade

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New training prospects for Bergkamen power plant site

STEAG to cooperate with RWE on industrial and technical apprenticeships

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STEAG reorganizes management team

Representatives of the new owner Asterion join the Supervisory Board and Management Board of the Essen-based energy company.

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STEAG heads for strong growth

Together with the future owner Asterion, investments in the green business of the future are to increase significantly – in particular in climate-neutral gas-fired power plants and decarbonization solutions in the medium term.

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Sale of the STEAG Group

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Climate-neutral by 2040

STEAG Group presents sustainability report

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STEAG ensures continuity at the top

Supervisory Board of Essen-based energy company appoints director Dr. Ralf Schiele for a further three years

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More space to work on

Essen’s Maria Wächtler School is delighted with a donation of desks from STEAG

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More space for crafting

Dorsten’s Antoniusschule is delighted with a donation of desks from STEAG

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Waste heat for Rüdersdorf?

Municipality, State of Brandenburg and STEAG discuss possible realization

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Ewald Woste new Chairman of the STEAG GmbH Supervisory Board

Former head of the Thüga group of municipal utilities and former president of BDEW to head the Essen-based energy company’s controlling and supervisory body with immediate effect // Appointment of STEAG’s CTO Ralf Schmitz extended by one year

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Sun and wind going hand in hand

In Oening, Bavaria, STEAG constructs a new solar farm for the Altmühl-Jura Energiegenossenschaft cooperative on an existing wind farm site

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Relief for district heating customers

Customers of STEAG Fernwärme GmbH, STEAG Fernwärme Essen GmbH & Co. KG and Fernwärmeversorgung Gelsenkirchen are to receive a one-off payment under the Natural Gas and Heating Emergency Assistance Act

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STEAG to supply hydrogen

Agreements with public transport company Saarbahn in place

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STEAG returns 2.5 gigawatts additional power plant capacity to the market

Power plants Bexbach and Weiher return from grid reserve, power plants Bergkamen and Völklingen-Fenne, who were designated for permanent shutdown, continue operations

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STEAG cooperation with ADNOC pays off

First shipment of ammonia imminent to arrive in Hamburg // Talks about follow-up projects underway

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STEAG sells shares in foreign power plant

Further step toward decarbonization of the Group // Co-owner Aboitiz acquires majority stake in Mindanao power plant

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Solar power for Bulgaria

STEAG SENS committed to the energy transition in South East Europe

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Change in the chairmanship of the Supervisory Board

Gerhard Jochum resigns from the Supervisory Board // Chairmanship back in the hands of the shareholders

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Krantz supplies ventilation systems for Konrad repository

Aachen-based STEAG Group company wins contract in the tens of millions

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District heating expansion successful

STEAG Fernwärme Essen celebrates completion of the eastern line project

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STEAG gains strength

Half-year figures confirm clear upward trend

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STEAG joins Solytic

Berlin-based cleantech start-up supplies software solutions for PV systems

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Fast track to excellence

Five STEAG apprentices from the training workshop in Herne pass examinations ahead of schedule with good to excellent grades

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Top-scoring trainees

Six apprentices in Saarland pass their examinations ahead of schedule with good to excellent grades

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Practice makes perfect!

Height rescuers from the Gladbeck Fire Department practice recovering a person from the nacelle of the wind turbine at the Mottbruchhalde pit heap, 130 meters above ground

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Rescuers practice on wind turbine

Gladbeck Fire Department conducts exercise for emergencies at Mottbruchhalde pit heap on July 7

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STEAG headquarters becomes climate-neutral

Climate plan for Essen headquarters saves 1,550 metric tons of CO2

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SENS realizes large-scale solar project

Project in the Lake Constance district combines ground-mounted and rooftop PV system with powerful storage system

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Aid for Ukrainian children from STEAG trainees

Proceeds from STEAG trainee fundraising campaign donated to Caritas Essen

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Gerhard Jochum elected Chairman of STEAG Supervisory Board

“He is excellently suited for this role” // Guntram Pehlke resigns after nine years in office

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Management change at STEAG

Joachim Rumstadt resigns // Supervisory Board expresses its thanks for successful cooperation over more than two decades // Dr. Andreas Reichel is new Chairman of the Executive Board

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STEAG achieves a good recovery

After a difficult year in 2020, key figures for 2021 show initial transformation successes

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STEAG streamlines management

CFO Dr. Heiko Sanders steps down / CTO Ralf Schmitz takes on additional responsibility for Finance

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New branding for STEAG

Transformation of the long-established company now expressed in new Corporate Design

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Vaccination campaign at power plant construction site

STEAG and the City of Herne organize COVID vaccination for site personnel

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STEAG reaches important milestones in its transformation process

Realignment making rapid progress / Supervisory Board appoints Ralf Schmitz as new STEAG director while Chief Transformation Officer Carsten König leaves the company

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STEAG trainees perform well

13 trainees fast-track their apprenticeships and qualify with “B” and “A” grades

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EPH subsidiary completes acquisition of STEAG Power Minerals

EP Power Europe, a.s. (EPPE), a subsidiary of Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. (EPH), and STEAG today announced successful closing of the acquisition of STEAG Power Minerals GmbH (SPM) and its facilities by EPPE.

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STEAG applies for further power plant unit closures

Völklingen-Fenne CHP plant and Bergkamen power plant to go off line

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STEAG registers Völklingen Model Power Plant for provisional closure

No effect on supplies from the site to the Saar district heating network

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Herne’s energy future takes shape

STEAG applies for final decommissioning of Herne 4 hard coal fired power plant

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EPH subsidiary has bought STEAG Power Minerals

EPPE strengthens its position in the sustainable business and invests in STEAG Power Minerals

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STEAG intensifies transformation process

Carsten König newly appointed to the energy company's management board

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STEAG registers two power plants in the Saarland for final closure

Decision made after thorough reassessment of economic viability

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1,750 euros for a good cause

Year in, year out: STEAG trainees donate to a good cause

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STEAG opens training workshop in Herne

New facility with an area of 900 square meters provides optimum learning conditions for trainees in commercial and technical professions

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STEAG disappointed at rejection of urgent application

Federal Constitutional Court ruling leaves question of constitutionality of Coal-fired Power Generation Termination Act (KVBG) unanswered

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STEAG files urgent application with the German Federal Constitutional Court

For the closure auction for hard coal fired power plants taking place at the beginning of September, the Essen-based energy company is seeking to have the volume substantially increased and the compensation awards declared provisional.

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“A patchwork, not a grand design”

Joachim Rumstadt, Chairman of the Board of Management of STEAG GmbH, is critical of the Coal-fired Power Generation Termination Act

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STEAG publishes sustainability report

Social responsibility as the basis of corporate success

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STEAG: Strategic repositioning progressing well

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STEAG reorganizes its management team

Supervisory Board appoints three new directors for the Essen-based energy company

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STEAG support for special initiative during coronavirus pandemic

Message of hope and inspiration projected onto the stack of STEAG’s power plant in Herne

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STEAG flies the flag against racism

The Group supports the International Weeks against Racism in March

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1,500 euros for a good cause

STEAG trainees present donation to the Ronald McDonald House in Essen

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STEAG to build training workshop in Herne

Energy group will train young professionals in modern facilities at its Forellstraße location in Herne from July 2020.

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STEAG exceeds its earnings forecast

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STEAG registers Lünen power plant for final closure

STEAG no longer sees any economic prospects for the hard coal-fired generating units 6 and 7 in Lünen. One power plant unit in Völklingen, Saarland, is to be taken off the grid temporarily for seasonal reasons.

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