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19.02.2019 |

Pressemitteilung

Elia and 50Hertz call for start-ups to compete for their third Open Innovation Challenge

A glance into the Transmission Control Centre in Neuenhagen. Photo: Jan Pauls

With the third Open Innovation Challenge, Elia Group calls for ideas from start-ups across the world to improve the day-to-day operations of its two electricity transmission companies: Elia in Belgium and 50Hertz in Germany.

15.02.2019 |

Pressemitteilung

50Hertz Board of Directors appoints Dr Frank Golletz as interim CEO

New 50Hertz CEO: Dr. Frank Golletz. Picture: Jan Pauls

The Board of Directors of electricity transmission system operator 50Hertz appointed its Chief Technology Officer, Dr Frank Golletz, as interim CEO on 14 February. Dr Golletz will combine his new function with his other tasks as CTO. As such, Golletz will succeed the current Chief Executive Officer, Boris Schucht, on 1 March 2019. Schucht will leave the company at the end of February to take on...

15.01.2019 |

Pressemitteilung

New record: over 16,000 megawatts of wind power in 50Hertz grid

Cyclone Florenz brought 50Hertz a new wind power feed-in record. On 13 January, at 8.45 pm, the system control centre of the transmission system operator for north-eastern Germany registered over 16,000 megawatts for the first time ever.