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Assessment of the Coalition Agreement 2025 from a building technology perspective

A lack of new buildings, stalled refurbishment projects and rising costs are making the transformation of existing buildings towards climate neutrality more difficult. Viable concepts and a simplification of construction and approval practices are needed.

MarLEN promotes maritime innovation

MarLEN, a new European initiative to promote maritime innovation, was launched at the beginning of 2025. Annual calls for funding are planned.

Clarity at last for the approval of electrolysis plants in Germany

The amendment to the German Federal Emission Protection Ordinance (4th BImSchV) by the German legislator brings clarity and relief both for the placing on the market of smaller electrolysers below 5 MW and for large-scale plants.

Measures to reduce the climate impact of companies

Have you already calculated your company's climate footprint and defined ambitious climate targets? But what specific measures can a company take to achieve these goals?

Climate Protection needs an intelligent mix of instruments

Emissions trading is the lead instrument for climate protection. EU countries are using additional instruments to achieve further targets. An IMPULS study examines the challenges of the instrument mix.

VDMA EB 6924X Plant Requirements matrix H2 & Derivatives DE + EU (3)

After the second face-to-face meeting on 8.11.2024 and numerous further online meetings of the 7 sub-working groups, the first drafts and H2 requirements lists are available. (update no. 3)

"EU must tackle the causes of competitive disadvantages"

The objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal are fundamentally correct. However, EU policy must urgently improve the conditions in Europe across the board. Not only the symptoms of crisis industries must be treated.

Study analysis: Energy Technology Perspectives Report 2024

In the IEA's 2024 "Energy Technology Perspectives" report, the agency looks at global market developments in green technologies and the resilience of their production chains.

Net-zero manufacturing industries in the EU

In January 2025, the EU Commission presented its report "The net-zero manufacturing industry landscape across the Member States". It documents the current state of affairs.

Politicians must step up the pace - for diesel fuel alternatives

The agricultural machinery industry is focusing on climate-friendly diesel fuel alternatives in order to sustainably minimize exhaust emissions in agriculture.

Carbon management through mechanical and plant engineering

Carbon management is a central key to achieving climate targets and highlights the important role of mechanical and plant engineering in implementing appropriate solutions.

AUMA study on the added value of trade fair visits published

By efficiently bundling personal contacts, trade fairs make an important contribution to climate protection and sustainability because additional travel is avoided.

What it's all about and why the results are relevant for the industry

The COP29 world climate conference is taking place in Baku (Azerbaijan) from November 11 to 29. Find out here what topics will be discussed there and how the results could affect the mechanical and plant engineering sector.

VDMA EB 6924X Plant Requirements matrix for H2 & Derivatives DE + EU

At an initial public meeting on 3.9.2024 at the VDMA in Frankfurt, almost 50 experts specified the aim and focus of the project and defined working groups. Initial results will be discussed on 8.11.2024. (Update no. 2)

VDMA member meeting in the run-up to the leading trade fair SMM

The maritime supply industry met on the eve of the world's leading trade fair SMM for its traditional industry meeting in Hamburg and set the tone for further discussions in the coming days with high-ranking guests from politics and the shipping industry.

How do you develop sustainable products?

The results report of the "Managing Sustainable Innovations" project provides a compact overview of the framework conditions and approaches that can be used to create more sustainable products.

CLIMATE NEUTRALITY AS A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT - HOW TRANSFORMATION SUCCEEDS

VDMA member companies discussed with political representatives at the Week of the Environment.

Study analysis - IEA - Energy Efficiency Toolkit 2024

The International Energy Agency's Energy Efficiency Toolkit is a collection of policies to increase energy efficiency. It is intended to help decision-makers find new opportunities for their own countries.

Opportunities of the circular economy for mechanical and plant engineering

The circular economy is one of the key areas of transformation with opportunities as an enabler for mechanical and plant engineering. The kick-off event presented selected business models.

Reduction of packaging

The use of recyclable or reusable packaging not only makes ecological sense, but also saves direct costs. Reducing packaging sizes offers additional efficiency potential for companies.

Efficient compressed air generation

Losses in the compressed air systems of manufacturing companies often lead to unnecessarily high energy costs. More energy-efficient systems and preventive diagnostic and maintenance measures save money.

Autonomous heating and ventilation

Creating a heating and ventilation concept in conjunction with an autonomous control system can reduce CO2 emissions throughout the company.

VDMA Construction visits the Federal Ministry of Construction

At the invitation of Federal Construction Minister Klara Geywitz, VDMA Construction Equipment Chairman Franz-Josef Paus and Managing Director Joachim Schmid informed a small audience about the current state of construction equipment technology.

Into the future with green technologies

The VDMA cooperation with the Greentech Festival in Berlin enters its second year

Further training as an energy scout

Training employees to become energy scouts can help to identify hidden efficiency potential in companies and thus reduce costs.

Minimization of heat loss from the building (without insulation)

Heat losses in company buildings contribute to higher energy bills and thus also to a higher greenhouse gas emissions balance for the company.

Reduction of office space - shared desk concept

This measure contributes to the optimization of building efficiency by reducing the building area to be managed.

Replacing conventional building lighting with LEDs

The continuous replacement of existing conventional light sources is a low-threshold measure to improve the energy efficiency of buildings.

Carpooling platform

In a study, the Federal Environment Agency examined the potential and obstacles to carpooling in Germany. It was found that these solutions "are an essential component of environmentally-oriented mobility management.

Direct current supply for production

Traditionally, production halls are supplied with alternating current from the public power grid. However, switching to direct current would have a number of advantages.

Recycling of rejects and process scrap in production

The more material - for example metals or plastics - that is not part of the final product, the higher the total material consumption and the higher the total greenhouse gas emissions.

Recording the energy consumption of the machines

The energy efficiency of your own production equipment, such as machine tools, can be improved by measuring and visualizing electricity consumption.

Use of mobility hubs

Enabling more climate-friendly commuting for employees

Enabler and pioneer: mechanical engineering is shaping the transformation

ProduktionNRW looks at different areas of the transformation megatrend. Practical examples from the mechanical and plant engineering sector are used to show how implementation can succeed and which success factors are important.

Carbon Management 2035 - Scenario study volume IX

The ninth future study examines the role of carbon management as the key to achieving climate targets. It outlines opportunities and hurdles for industry and society and presents four future scenarios for 2035 and beyond.

IEA - Energy Technology Perspectives 2023

The IEA examines current trends and risks of future energy technologies and recommends that responsible parties actively pursue solutions.

Trade Mission to Indonesia: Positive Evaluation

Southeast Asia's most important market offers great opportunities, but Chinese competitive pressure is strong. Indonesia pursues ambitious mega-project New Capital City Nusantara.

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