{"id":4099,"date":"2025-02-10T16:57:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/h2-netzwerk-ruhr.de\/new-years-reception-2025-at-the-h2herten-application-center\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T07:41:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:41:47","slug":"new-years-reception-2025-at-the-h2herten-application-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/h2-netzwerk-ruhr.de\/en\/new-years-reception-2025-at-the-h2herten-application-center\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year&#8217;s Reception 2025 at the H2Herten Application Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chairman Dr. Thomas Kattenstein and Managing Director Dr. D\u00e9sir\u00e9e Schulte were pleased to welcome over <strong>65 participants<\/strong> to the <strong>New Year&#8217;s Reception of h2-netzwerk-ruhr<\/strong> on February 4, 2025. This was a <strong>new record<\/strong> for the event, which was held for the third time. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditionally, the network uses the New Year&#8217;s Reception to give new members from the previous year the opportunity to introduce themselves to other network partners. This is very valuable for both sides, as it often leads to new <strong>collaborations<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the engaging introduction of the new members, there was ample opportunity for informal exchange over light refreshments, which is always very important to the network members.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten visitors took advantage of the opportunity to tour the technological infrastructure of the Application Center\u2014an energy complementary system based on wind power with the components electrolyzer, compressor, pressure tank, fuel cell, and lithium-ion battery.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to Dr. Kattenstein, the <strong>network board<\/strong> was almost fully represented with Dr. Frank Obenaus (EGLV), Dr. Babette Nieder (WiN Emscher-Lippe), Dr. Manfred Gehrke (City of Marl), Dr. Joachim Gores (K\u00fcmmerlein), Janine Feldmann (City of Herten), Janina Senner (GWI), and Friederike Konold (Gelsenwasser).<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h2-netzwerk-ruhr.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3720-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"At the conclusion of the New Year's Reception, Dr. D&#xE9;sir&#xE9;e Schulte (center) invited the new members for a group photo (l-r): Hans Brinkhof and Michael W&#xFC;nnemann (VoltH2), Dr. Ahmet Lokurlu (Solitherm), Prof. Dr. Jochen Schubert (Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences), Justus Beste (Hydrogen Alliance Westphalia), Carsten Bleck and Ralf Groening (Andernach &amp; Bleck); not pictured: Jonas B&#xF6;hm (Elektro Pieper Recklinghausen). Photo: Peter Brautmeier \" class=\"wp-image-2373\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>At the conclusion of the New Year&#8217;s Reception, Dr. D\u00e9sir\u00e9e Schulte (center) invited the new members for a group photo (l-r): Hans Brinkhof and Michael W\u00fcnnemann (VoltH2), Dr. Ahmet Lokurlu (Solitherm), Prof. Dr. Jochen Schubert (Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences), Justus Beste (Hydrogen Alliance Westphalia), Carsten Bleck and Ralf Groening (Andernach &amp; Bleck); not pictured: Jonas B\u00f6hm (Elektro Pieper Recklinghausen). Photo: Peter Brautmeier <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chairman Dr. Thomas Kattenstein and Managing Director Dr. D\u00e9sir\u00e9e Schulte were pleased to welcome over 65 participants to the New Year&#8217;s Reception of h2-netzwerk-ruhr on February 4, 2025. This was a new record for the event, which was held for the third time. 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