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At the end of September 2023, after a long planning phase, the ground was broken for the new building and modernization of the St. Martin Social Paediatric Centre and the Interdisciplinary Early Intervention Centre of the Catholic Youth Welfare Service Regensburg. We are delighted that this represents another very important step towards creating a modern treatment and advice center for children with developmental problems and disabilities and their families for the entire East Bavarian region in Regensburg. Many thanks to the client KJF for their trust in our team for this flagship project!

The Technology Park in Ingolstadt was officially opened. Among other things, Audi's new vehicle safety center and the largest location of the software company CARIAD can be found in this prestigious project. Around 100 million euros were invested in the Audi vehicle safety center with a 250-meter run-up track, a mobile 100-ton crash block and the ability to collide two vehicles at a 90-degree angle. Of course, the well thought-out energy concept, which makes the site a model project in terms of sustainability, deserves special mention. The concentrated power and expertise of Gammel Engineering was brought to bear. For example, we planned the functional building, installed reversible heat pumps for heating and cooling, dynamically simulated the building in the LowEx network of the in-campus with TRNSYS and reduced the energy requirement and the technology to be used to a minimum.

The expansion of environmentally friendly district heating is the essential building block of the future heat supply for cities, municipalities and areas. The municipality of Gräfelfing is prepared for the current political demands and is already implementing them! As the Münchner Merkur reported on 07.09.2023, the first pipes for the municipality of Gräfelfing's comprehensive district heating network have long since been laid on the construction site. The team from Gammel Engineering GmbH, which specializes in highly efficient energy systems, was awarded the planning contract in the EU-wide tender competition together with our local cooperation partner IB Krombach (civil engineering). This allows us to contribute more than 35 years of district heating experience and a great deal of passion to this complex future energy project. We are already looking forward to the first district heating supply through the Gräfelfing municipal network.

These are the words used by Mr. Cetin Yasasin, Head of Heat Generation and Systems, to describe the Kelheim biomass cogeneration plant. It has now been operating successfully for 11 years and Gammel Engineering looks back with pride on this, one of our many successful projects not only in the district of Kelheim. The city council and the Kelheim public utility company had the foresight to decide that the concept was strategically correct and decided to build, plan and operate the energy system and to develop and expand the district heating system. Municipal heating planning in our district town began with foresight and a forward-looking approach long before the commitment that has now been agreed. A successful example of how heat and electricity can be produced sustainably from natural waste wood! Our team is pleased about the many years of advisory cooperation in the strategic development and planning of future energy in Kelheim.

In the 02/2023 issue, r.energy reports on the very positive operating experience of the brewery G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH, Kelheim, since the commissioning of the energy center and the biomass heating plant. There is a detailed report on the success factors of trust on the part of the Schneider brewery and the sound expertise of our engineers in individual, sustainable energy systems.

After the ground-breaking ceremony in October 2021, the inauguration of the respiratory protection center in Neustadt an der Donau was celebrated with all those involved and, above all, the district of Kelheim. The breathing apparatus center in Neustadt an der Donau fulfills two important functions for the fire departments in the district of Kelheim: Firstly, all breathing apparatus and the associated equipment from the entire district are cleaned, checked and serviced there after operations and exercises so that they can be safely used again afterwards.

In the current issue, molkerei industrie reports on operator experience in energy-saving milk and cheese production. Our team successfully advised several milk-processing industrial companies on the transformation and provided engineering support during implementation. Milchwerke Berchtesgadener Land Chiemgau e.G. is highlighted as a lighthouse project. The company has been supplied by its own new energy center with a gas turbine since 2016. Another energy efficiency highlight is the Goldsteig cheese dairies in Cham. There, the Gammel Engineering team developed the energy partnership concept with Naturenergie Cham, planned the entire power plant technology and also participated in the investment.

The renowned trade magazine EURO HEAT & POWER reports on our innovative wood energy concept at the private wheat beer brewery G. Schneider & Sohn in Kelheim. It was a real pleasure for us to be able to contribute our many years of knowledge and commitment to the design and implementation of the project. To now see how much interest our energy ideas are attracting not only makes us proud, but also shows that our team is on the right track. As we have been doing for 35 years now - always one asparagus tip ahead!

On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, the first "Green Hydrogen from Bavaria" trailer was ceremoniously welcomed in Pfeffenhausen with around 120 people in attendance. The assembly of the electrolyzer system technology began at the same time. Mayor Florian Hölzl, District Administrator Peter Dreier (District of Landshut) and District Administrator Christoph Göbel (District of Munich) were keen to thank everyone involved, but also to get the team around Project Manager Dr. Tobias Brunner ready for the final spurt.

Fifteen years ago, the construction of the biomass cogeneration plant and district heating for the city of Cham still had to overcome considerable reservations and resistance from the population. Today, everyone has realized and, of course, knows that district heating is the best possible solution for decarbonization in the heating sector and in power generation.

The canteen at Abensberg primary and secondary school was inaugurated on Wednesday with music, good wishes and God's blessing. Gammel Engineering with project manager veteran Frank Ulbrich handled the technical building services planning for the difficult construction in existing buildings and during ongoing school operations with joy and great commitment. It is always a pleasure when a project is successfully completed in our home town. If this project serves the well-being of our children and families, so much the better!

Together with specialist companies, employees from the waterworks and the Abensberg municipal utility company lifted a 28-tonne pellet store in Stadionstraße over the TSV gymnasium and placed it next to the existing heating center with local heating network. The heating center also received a new pellet boiler. The new module is now attached directly next to it. The Gammel Engineering team planned the existing system and now also the extension. We would like to thank our client for their trust and all those involved for their excellent cooperation. Another important measure for the energy transition in our home town of Abensberg.