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| The Ghost Plant At Air Liquide’s air separation plant in Unterwellenborn no one sits at the operator’s console. As if driven by a higher power or the hand of a ghost, the cursor jumps across the computer screen. This is not the work of a hacker and it’s not a malfunction either. Instead, it’s daily business at the remotely controlled plant located in the picturesque Thuringian Forest in Eastern Germany ...more Blowing it out It can be difficult to imagine what goes on in the power station in Gelsenkirchen-Scholven, given the relaxed atmosphere that prevails inside the complex. Here in “Friedrich”, located in Germany’s Ruhr region, incredible forces of energy create enormous temperatures and drive what is one of Europe’s largest coal-fuelled power stations ...more The heart and the lung Ever since Carl von Linde invented the air separation process in 1902, Linde Gas has been at the forefront of the trans-national air separation industry. Its customer base spans the entire globe and its products travel thousands of kilometers to reach them. At the Linde Gas Production center in Linz, however, gases stay in the neighborhood and supply two of the country’s largest industrial complexes ...more Let it Grow It is bad for the environment, can be dangerous for humans, and yet it’s so incredibly important for plants and life on this planet. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is “food” for plants, and in a country like the Netherlands with 10,000 hectares of horticulture, the demand for it is very high. Therefore, it would be highly beneficial for farmers, and for the environment, if CO2 that would otherwise be emitted into the air were instead put to use in greenhouses, feeding roses, tomatoes or lettuce for example ...more The Road to Hohhot The road to Hohhot can seem long at times. Throughout the Inner Mongolian landscape, there are only scattered signs pointing to the vast abundance of natural resources that the region has to offer. But people traveling through the region are in for a major surprise when they reach Hohhot ...more |
