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Leaders of the partners in the ETES project stand in front of the pilot plant in Hamburg. Left to right: Michael Prinz, Managing Director Hamburg Energie; , Andreas Feicht, State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy; , Peter Tschentscher, Mayor of Hamburg; Markus Tacke, Siemens Gamesa chief executive; and Professor Gerhard Schmitz of the Technical University of Hamburg (TUHH).
Leaders of the partners in the ETES project stand in front of the pilot plant in Hamburg. Left to right: Michael Prinz, Managing Director Hamburg Energie; , Andreas Feicht, State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy; , Peter Tschentscher, Mayor of Hamburg; Markus Tacke, Siemens Gamesa chief executive; and Professor Gerhard Schmitz of the Technical University of Hamburg (TUHH).Photo: Siemens Gamesa
Published 12 June 2019, 13:14Updated 12 June 2019, 13:17