Dorothea von Boxberg is set to become the new CEO of Brussels Airlines Subject to the pending resolution by the Board of Directors of SN Airholding who is currently Chairperson of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG will take over in Belgium as of 15 April 2023 she will also assume the function of "Representative of the Executive Board to the European Commission." Member of the Executive Board of the Lufthansa Group and Chair of the Board of Directors of SN Airholding "I am very pleased that Dorothea von Boxberg an experienced and skilled airline manager from within Lufthansa Group is assuming the leadership position at Brussels Airlines With her extensive knowledge and broad understanding of cargo and passenger airlines she will continue to drive the successful transformation of Brussels Airlines The long-term successor for Dorothea von Boxberg at Lufthansa Cargo is to be announced as soon as possible Dorothea von Boxberg began her professional career in 1999 at the Boston Con-sulting Group Dorothea von Boxberg moved to the Lufthansa Group where she has held various management positions she was responsible for Customer Experience Design at Lufthansa Airline she and her team introduced a new generation of Business Class seats Dorothea von Boxberg moved to Lufthansa Cargo AG and headed the Global Sales Management department she was appointed to the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG product management and product development and since 2021 she has led Lufthansa Cargo AG as Chairperson of the Executive Board Long-duration energy storage (LDES) company ESS Tech signed a deal with German energy provider LEAG to install a 50MW/500MWh iron flow battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Boxberg Power Plant site in eastern Germany The pair said the BESS is expected to become a standardised building block in LEAG’s plan to deploy 2-3 GWh of storage in the transformation of LEAG’s power plant locations Different technologies will be deployed according to service Around half will be put in place by 2030 and the remainder by 2040 LEAG plans to invest €200 million ($217 million) with further support anticipated from additional investors and stakeholders ESS’ long-duration energy systems have already been deployed in commercial microgrid systems Utility-scale projects are underway in the US and Australia said its partnering with LEAG will develop the model for utilities and communities worldwide as they transition from coal to renewable energy LEAG expects its full-scale energy system to replace baseload coal generation with short- and long-duration energy storage as well as hydrogen to replace natural gas for grid balancing project lead for stationary large-scale storage at LEAG said the first project consists of four main phases: 380 kV grid connection hydrogen applications and the battery park he said they currently only use general estimations for the different technologies lithium-ion 100 MW/100 MWh will cost around €100 million ($109 million) it estimates it will come in at around €300 million ($327 million) All the latest on Batteries & Energy Storage Technology Energy storage company ESS has begun commercial shipments of a higher energy flow battery system called Energy Center Find a wealth of information on the energy storage and battery industries with BEST Magazine From all the latest news to in-depth technical articles we have everything you need in print and online All the latest news and articles on Batteries & Energy Storage Technology Copyright 2025 © Energy Storage Publishing Ltd This article is the second in a series of posts on fostering energy resilience in Europe The first article in the series can be found below: in response to Europe’s need to rapidly decrease demand for natural gas Breakthrough Energy teamed up with Siemens Energy to launch the Energy Resilience Leadership Group (ERLG) The purpose of the initiative is simple – to bring together people who can collaborate to rapidly bring climate technologies to scale Demonstrating the power of partnership, the ERLG resulted in its first project last month when U.S. energy storage technology manufacturer ESS Tech, Inc. and German energy provider LEAG announced an agreement to scale up iron flow technology to provide long-duration energy storage The project is expected to catalyze the sustainable transformation of a major German coal mining and energy generation region It will help eliminate 50,000 tonnes of coal annually which will in turn eliminate 20 million tonnes of CO2 a year I sat down with ESS CEO Eric Dresselhuys and LEAG CEO Thorsten Kramer to learn more about the ambitious project congratulations on this partnership and the enormous impact it will have on Europe’s path to decarbonization Why did you decide to build the renewable capacities and the iron flow battery project in Boxberg And why did you pick this specific storage technology LEAG: This mining region offers transformative opportunities for the clean energy transition - gigantic power plant sites and high-voltage infrastructure provide the connection that is needed when it comes to scalable storage projects The Boxberg storage site is planned to be directly fed by one of Germany’s biggest Wind-and PV-Parks called Gigawatt Factory so we have a historic chance to close the gap of a 100% green energy supply chain to create a green baseload system thank you for the important work that Breakthrough Energy and the Energy Resilience Leadership Group have done to drive decarbonization and the transition away from natural gas in Europe the Boxberg site provides a blueprint for the clean energy transition by ultimately replacing coal generation with green baseload power Iron flow technology is well-suited for the long-duration energy storage component of this system In addition to providing needed intra-day storage capacity iron flow batteries (IFBs) are manufactured using earth abundant minerals and relatively common components Energy security has become a central concern following the Russian invasion of Ukraine which highlighted the risks associated with outsized reliance upon any one country or region for energy The broad supply chain for iron flow technology avoids these risks Philipp: The Gigawatt factory is set to be the biggest renewables project in Europe alongside the largest energy storage project in Germany Are there projects of a similar scale anywhere else in the world ESS: The storage element of this development alone is larger than any battery built or announced in Europe The significance of this battery is not just its size storage is being used to entirely replace the balancing function typically carried out using natural-gas powered turbines The project is therefore the first of its kind to provide true 24/7 green energy by combining renewable generation with a fully zero-carbon alternative to natural gas combining short duration batteries with ESS iron flow and hydrogen to cover the entire spectrum of storage needed to provide green baseload power Philipp: What are the commercial opportunities for green baseload power in Eastern Germany Who do you anticipate will buy all that power LEAG: We see growing demand for 24/7 green energy Green Power Purchasing Agreements (PPAs) will be the most attractive supply model for industry and other stakeholders due to increasing net zero commitments as well as rising CO2-certificate prices Philipp: What does this project mean for the transition away from lignite in the Lausatia region LEAG: Long-duration energy storage is a key technology when it comes to phasing out the fossil-baseload supply infrastructure This project is a real breakthrough that will be a force for German energy turnaround Philipp: It will make a huge impact on the local economy I’m sure there will be people reading this wondering if the model be replicated in other coal regions coal accounts for ~20% of the electricity generated in Europe and over 230,000 people1 still work in coal mines or coal-fired power plants across the EU and these retirements will inevitably have economic implications for surrounding communities This project will not only enable the transition to renewables at Boxberg but it will illustrate a path forward for coal-dependent communities across Europe through investments in and opportunities from new clean technology manufacturing and deployment Philipp: What do you think this project will mean for the future development of LDES technologies in Europe and globally ESS: The word “transformational” is over-used The planned deployment of 7-14 GW of renewable generation and 2-3 GWh of energy storage will drive the establishment of new industries in the region and support decarbonization across Europe we know there is considerable need for LDES technology in Europe but the supply chains that will meet this need are not yet mature By establishing a plan and providing visibility into future demand this project will support supply chain development demonstrate the critical role that LDES will play to deliver green baseload power this will also enable those utilities seeking to follow LEAG’s lead to gain hands-on learning about LDES technology and understand how it will function with their systems This project is designed with scalability in mind The first phase will establish a 50 MW / 500 MWh “building block” of energy storage which is intended to be easily replicated elsewhere enabling and accelerating the transition to clean energy Philipp: My final question is about the Energy Resilience Leadership Group As you know this is the first project to be announced Why was it important for you to join this group LEAG: The preconditions for this project seemed to be great but we needed the ERLG to spark the technology breakthrough ESS: All infrastructure projects are complex and require the support of multiple parties The ERLG is playing a key role by convening stakeholders and educating policymakers about the need for emerging technologies and the strategies and reforms that will enable its deployment We are pleased to partner with the ERLG in this work to support the creation of a secure An existential challenge for Europe’s competitiveness and three critical industrial sectors—old and new Steel production is responsible for nearly 10% of global carbon emissions Three pivotal 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By clicking “Accept,” you consent to our use of Analytics and Performance cookies. See our Privacy Policy to learn more The Lufthansa Group merry-go-round has whirled again this time sending Lufthansa Cargo’s Dorothea von Boxberg off to head Brussels Airlines who is chair of the executive board of Lufthansa Cargo will also become the ’representative of the executive board to the European Commission’ Looming tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals could push up the cost of US drugs by $51bn .. Following its clearance by competition regulators to complete its acquisition of DB Schenker the less-than-container load (LCL) consolidator owned by India’s Allcargo Logistics Lithuanian road freight and logistics firm Girteka Group appointed Edvardas Liachovi?ius (above) as its new .. Freight forwarding veteran Marco Nazarri (above) has been appointed chief commercial officer (CCO) of German .. German logistics group deugro has promoted Steffen Behrens (above) to the position of chief commercial .. 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Read our policy By 2021-01-04T17:08:00+00:00 Dorothea von Boxberg will be taking over as CEO and chairwoman of Lufthansa Cargo on March 1 this year She will move from her current role as chief commercial officer (COO) at the airfreight subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa and replace Peter Gerber who is moving to become CEO of Brussels Airlines Gerber will at the same time assume the newly created position of Lufthansa Group chief representative for European Affairs in Brussels representing the interests of the entire Lufthansa Group at a European level Prior to her role as COO at Lufthansa Cargo von Boxberg was head of global sales management at the company While at Lufthansa Passage von Boxberg and her team her team rolled out a new generation of business class seats and developed the Premium Economy Class She was appointed to the supervisory board of Lufthansa Cargo in 2018 and has responsibility for global sales and capacity management product management and innovation and platform management of Austrian Airlines and Eurowings Ashwin Bhat will replace von Boxberg as COO at Lufthansa Cargo Bhat has been vice-president and head of cargo at Swiss International Air Lines in Zurich since October 2015 He joined the former Swisscargo in February 1999 and held various positions in revenue transport and global area management ahead of his most recent role GKN Automotive achieves EcoVadis Gold rating advancing from Silver in 2023 and Bronze in 2022 highlighting its sustainability commitment The 10th edition of Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Mexico will be taking place in Mexico City in November this year Members of the United Auto Workers union (UAW) have ratified the tentative deals with GM Ford and Stellantis following weeks of strikes against the Detroit Big Three but an expert warned the damage may already be done for some suppliers Cargo Facts is pleased to announce that Dorothea von Boxberg, chief commercial officer and executive board member for product and sales at Lufthansa Cargo, will join Cargo Facts Symposium 2020 to speak in a session titled “Refiling air cargo’s flight plan: Growth opportunities and obstacles in global airfreight.” This live panel will take place from 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m Von Boxberg joins a lineup of esteemed panelists including: Tatyana Arslanova executive operating officer of Volga-Dnepr Group; Andres Bianchi vice president of flight operations of UPS Airlines; and Jessica Tyler president of cargo and vice president of airport excellence at American Airlines Von Boxberg joined Lufthansa in 2007 and in 2015 transferred to Lufthansa Cargo to the role of global sales management She was appointed to the executive board in August 2018 Von Boxberg is currently responsible for managing global sales and handling at airports other than the Frankfurt and Munich hubs In the third quarter of this year, Lufthansa Cargo took delivery of its eighth and ninth own-operated 777Fs and expects to complete the transition away from the MD-11Fs to an all-777F fleet in 2021 Cargo Facts Symposium is the leading airfreight conference, and it remains vitally crucial to the industry during the COVID-19 crisis. 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Subscribe “Our goal is to help stakeholders understand the future of mobility.” Home › News Releases › Change in the board of management Henning von Boxberg will become President of Bosch Service Solutions GmbH with effect from January 1 In his future position at Bosch Service Solutions Henning von Boxberg will continue to drive the handling of business processes the so-called business process outsourcing with innovative service solutions in the areas of mobility “I am very much looking forward to my new duties and the associated challenge I am convinced that we will continue the success story of the dynamic service division” Henning von Boxberg studied Business Administration in Berlin and New York and joined the Bosch Group in 1998 Following various positions in sales and marketing he became Director of Sales for Bosch Power Tools in the Germany-Austria-Switzerland region in 2005 he assumed responsibility for sales of power tools in Europe He has been a member of the Board of Bosch Power Tools GmbH since 2011 SOURCE: BOSCH Let us help you understand the future of mobility Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" and trends shaping the future of electric mobility Tickets for this in-person event are limited and trends shaping the future of the software-defined vehicle and trends shaping the future of autonomous mobility LEAG made initial steps and a EUR 200 million investment plan to convert the Boxberg coal plant into a renewable energy storage system Photo: Frank Vincentz / Wikipedia / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en 0 the second-largest producer of electricity from coal in Germany plans to transform its complex of thermal power plants and coal mines in the Lusatia region in the eastern part of the country into the biggest green energy hub in Europe it would install between 7 GW and 14 GW of wind and solar energy capacity along with up to 3 GWh of storage capacity and 2 GW for green hydrogen production The transition is aimed at replacing 8 GW of coal power capacity the company plans to utilize the existing infrastructure for energy storage from renewable sources LEAG is also considering the possibility of installing floating solar power plants as some of the open cast coal mines will be turned into lakes The company plans to utilize the existing infrastructure for storing energy from renewable sources after it closes the mines The company intends to invest EUR 1.5 billion in renewable energy by 2030 and aims to install wind farms and solar power plants with a total capacity of 7 GW on the mining sites The largest battery system in the country is set to be installed at the location of its Boxberg power plant LEAG has signed an initial agreement with American energy storage system manufacturer ESS Tech The company claims its large duration energy storage (LDES) battery technology offers the lowest costs and that it is environmentally safe LDES systems can provide electricity for at least ten hours at maximum operational power The two companies are planning a 50 MW facility with a capacity of 500 MWh alongside weaker lithium-ion batteries and hydrogen storage The Boxberg thermal power plant is the first in line for the switch to renewable energy storage The 2.6 GW facility was commissioned in 1971 it earmarked initial EUR 200 million and that it would seek additional investors as well as subsidies from the German government and the European Union The entire project is estimated to cost EUR 500 million owned by Czech companies EPH and PPF Investments plans to connect a total of 7 GW of wind farms and solar parks to the grid before the end of the decade The projects would occupy an area of 33,000 hectares or 330 square kilometers The energy giant estimates that it will require EUR 10 billion euros for the endeavors Last year, the utility announced its pioneering project The construction is expected to cost over EUR 1 billion LEAG anticipates that over 1,000 employees would be directly or indirectly involved in the project while its complex currently employs around 8,000 workers The existing power grid and other infrastructure can be utilized for the proposed thermal and electricity storage facilities on former open pit mines and closed coal plants LEAG’s green energy hub is expected to provide the equivalent of up to 7% of the country’s current electricity demand Germany is bound by law to phase out coal usage by 2038 but the governing coalition has promised to do so before the end of the current decade The majority of coal power plant operators in Germany have already committed to shutting them down by 2030 and the government is also in negotiations with LEAG on the matter Last autumn, the state achieved an agreement with RWE, Germany’s largest electricity producer Two plants with a combined capacity of 3 GW are scheduled to be shut down by 2030 RWE obtained permission to extend the operation of two others totaling 1.2 GW and originally set for closure in 2022 Be the first one to comment on this article 05 May 2025 - The delegations from the two countries met on the sidelines of the 10th summit meeting of the Three Seas Initiative 05 May 2025 - The Trebinje 3 photovoltaic plant would have an installed capacity of 53.63 MW and an estimated annual production of 85.5 GWh 05 May 2025 - VDE Renewables found that SolarEdge’s advanced safety capabilities minimize photovoltaic system risks and effectively prevent fire hazards 02 May 2025 - The project is located in Constanța county recognized for its superior yields in green energy production © CENTER FOR PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2008-2020 website developed by ogitive German energy company LEAG is building a renewable energy system at its Boxberg coal-fired power plant as part of its “transformation into Germany’s Green Powerhouse” LEAG signed an initial agreement with energy storage manufacturer ESS Tech Inc to deploy renewable generation and long-duration energy storage (LDES) using ESS iron flow battery technology The companies expect to complete definitive agreements and financial close by the third quarter of 2023 after which they will build a 50-megawatt (MW) / 500-megawatt-hour (MWh) iron flow battery system at the Boxberg power plant is “expected to become a standardized building block” in LEAG’s plans to transform its power plants to renewable energy LEAG’s Boxberg lignite-fired power plant has an installed capacity of 2,575 MW and produced 14.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2021 LEAG and its partners plan to invest around $220 million (EUR 200 million) “with further support anticipated from additional investors and stakeholders” LEAG plans to develop seven to 14 gigawatts (GW) of renewable generation paired with two to three gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy storage and two GW of green hydrogen production The company aims for its renewable energy system to replace baseload coal generation and hydrogen to replace natural gas for grid balancing “A key requirement for our transformation into Germany’s Green Powerhouse is the deployment of cost-effective Long-Duration Energy Storage” “We look forward to partnering with LEAG to develop the model for utilities and communities worldwide transitioning from coal to clean “The deployment of renewables and long-duration energy storage will not only deliver reliable clean energy to effectively replace the baseload power currently provided by coal it will deliver economic opportunity and a cleaner environment for Germany.” LEAG and ESS have joined the Energy Resilience Leadership Group a multi-stakeholder initiative aiming to “enhance Europe’s energy resilience by rapidly bringing emerging climate technologies to scale” led by Breakthrough Energy and Siemens Energy was launched at the 2023 Munich Security Conference “We are pleased to support a long-term strategic relationship between energy and technology experts LEAG and ESS through the Energy Resilience Leadership Group” Breakthrough Energy Senior Manager Philipp Offenberg said “Delivering green baseload power thanks to scalable long-duration energy storage will not only solve a major challenge to decarbonization It will also enhance Europe’s energy resilience because less natural gas will be needed for backup power generation in the future.” “The Energy Resilience Leadership Group and Breakthrough Energy have provided an ideal framework to drive rapid technology development and deployment to meet emissions goals as soon as possible” Oregon-based ESS has developed an iron-based LDES technology and its systems have been deployed in commercial microgrid systems with utility-scale projects underway in the USA and Australia Wood Mackenzie found that LDES projects around the world have attracted more than $58 billion in commitments made by governments and companies since 2019 potentially leading to the installation of 57 GW of power the equivalent of three times the global energy-storage capacity deployed in 2022 Essential 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Read our policy By 2020-11-18T16:24:28+00:00 In a year of change for the air cargo industry Peter Gerber will leave the position of chief executive of Lufthansa Cargo to take over at Brussels Airlines Gerber will take over as chief executive of the Belgian airline Dorothea von Boxberg will become the new chief executive and chair of the executive board of Lufthansa Cargo Lufthansa said the supervisory boards still have to approve the proposals "Gerber's appointment to the Lufthansa subsidiary Brussels Airlines is part of the Group-wide rotation policy for management positions," the airline group said Gerber has lead Lufthansa Cargo since May 2014 and began his career at the German airline group in 1992 Von Boxberg studied industrial engineering and management at TU Berlin and ESCP/EAP Paris she worked for The Boston Consulting Group in Stuttgart she moved to Star Alliance and was responsible for alliance development she joined Deutsche Lufthansa and from 2009 was head of the "strategy and investments" department at Lufthansa Passage She then took on several management positions in product management at Lufthansa Passage where she initially headed global sales management before being appointed chief commercial officer of Lufthansa Cargo in 2018 chairman of the supervisory board of Lufthansa Cargo said: "I would like to thank Peter Gerber for his outstanding achievements as chief executive for Lufthansa Cargo AG he has very successfully managed the highly demanding and volatile logistics business and together with a motivated and committed team has played a major role in shaping the group's cargo division in recent years an experienced manager from within the company is taking over the helm of Lufthansa Cargo AG she will continue to develop Lufthansa Cargo AG successfully in these extraordinary times." A successor for Dorothea von Boxberg as chief commercial officer will be announced at a later date The information on this page is intended for journalists If you click NO you will come back to Mynewsdesk.com Peter Gerber takes over as CEO of Brussels Airlines with effect from 1 March 2021 and assumes the newly created position of Executive Vice President of the Lufthansa Group in BrusselsDorothea von Boxberg succeeds Peter Gerber as Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa Cargo AG Peter Gerber (56) will succeed Dieter Vranckx as CEO of Brussels Airlines Subject to the pending decision of the Board of Directors of SN Airholding Gerber will take up his position in Belgium on March 1 Peter Gerber will continue to implement the company's "Reboot Plus" turnaround plan and build a strong In addition to managing the Belgian airline he will also assume the newly created position of Lufthansa Group Chief Representative for European Affairs in Brussels thus representing the interests of the entire Lufthansa Group at European level Dorothea von Boxberg is to become the new Chief Executive Officer and Chairwoman of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG on 1 March 2021 The 46-year-old thus succeeds Peter Gerber The Supervisory Boards still have to approve these proposals.Gerber's appointment to the Lufthansa subsidiary Brussels Airlines is part of the Group-wide rotation policy for management positions "I would like to thank Peter Gerber for his outstanding achievements as CEO for Lufthansa Cargo AG has played a major role in shaping the Group's cargo division in recent years she will continue to develop Lufthansa Cargo AG successfully in these extraordinary times," said Harry Hohmeister Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG Peter Gerber began his career with the Lufthansa Group in 1992 during which time he held various management positions in the Lufthansa Group Gerber was appointed to the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG with responsibility for Finance and Human Resources In June 2012 Gerber joined the Executive Board of Lufthansa Passage Airlines and was responsible for Human Resources Peter Gerber has been Chairman of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG since May 2014 Dorothea von Boxberg studied Industrial Engineering and Management at TU Berlin and ESCP/EAP Paris In 2005 Dorothea von Boxberg moved to Star Alliance and was responsible for Alliance Development she joined Deutsche Lufthansa AG and from 2009 was head of the "Strategy and Investments" department at Lufthansa Passage Dorothea von Boxberg moved to Lufthansa Cargo where she initially headed Global Sales Management before being appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Lufthansa Cargo in 2018 A successor for Dorothea von Boxberg as Chief Commercial Officer will be announced at a later date With a turnover of 2.5 billion euros and 8.9 billion revenue tonne-kilometres in 2019 Lufthansa Cargo is one of the world's leading companies in the transport of air freight The company currently employs about 4,500 people worldwide Lufthansa Cargo focuses on the airport-to-airport business The cargo carrier serves around 300 destinations in more than 100 countries with its own fleet of freighters the belly capacities of passenger aircraft operated by Lufthansa German Airlines and an extensive road feeder service network The bulk of the cargo business is routed through Frankfurt Airport Lufthansa Cargo is a wholly owned Lufthansa subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Lufthansa Group’s logistics specialist One of the world’s leading air cargo carriers in international air traffic Markets its own freighter capacities and belly capacities of all passenger aircraft of Lufthansa German Airlines When you choose to create a user account and follow a newsroom your personal data will be used by us and the owner of the newsroom for you to receive news and updates according to your subscription settings To learn more about this, please read our Privacy Policy, which applies to our use of your personal data, and our Privacy Policy for Contacts which applies to the use of your personal data by the owner of the newsroom you follow Please note that our Terms of Use apply to all use of our services You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing or deleting your account Today's print edition Home Delivery Eastern Germany's historic mining belt could get a new lease on life thanks to plans to build the country's largest battery park at the site of Boxberg a communist-era coal-fired power plant on the Polish border unveiled by the Czech-owned mining and power company LEAG last week involves building a €200 million ($218 million) facility to store wind and solar energy that will gradually replace the sprawling coal pits of the Lusatia region.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); 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To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division A farming practice where cows are tethered and restricted to sitting or standing is still commonplace where the animals are kept permanently restrained in one position His herd of 30 cows face each other in two rows inside the dim low-ceilinged barn on the side of the family home in the town of Boxberg in the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg In a farming system criticised as “medieval”, each cow is held in place by a chain or strap around her neck which restricts movement to standing or sitting although some farmers untether the animals and allow them into a yard or on pasture for part of the day or during summer months “It seems strange that something from the middle ages still exists,” says Sophie Greger from the campaign group Animals’ Angels “It’s unimaginable to modern consumers and in none of the advertising and branding.” Unlike chicken cages and sow stalls, tie stalls are not a modern invention but date back to the 19th century. Modern dairy farming started this way, with stables built adjacent to the house to provide it with heat, according to Marina Von Keyserlingk, a professor in animal welfare at the University of British Columbia. “The public may have that romantic image of a milkmaid on a stool and a cow tied up, but [they] don’t think that it remained tethered all day long.” Read moreAs dairy farms grew in Europe and north America many started using free-stall systems in which the cows are untethered which is well below the German average of 65 Farming groups in Germany are now joining calls for tie stalls to be banned “We demand that tethering be ended by law so that it can be replaced by more up-to-date farming methods,” the youth wing of the German Farmers’ Association said in a statement published in late August We as young farmers support the principle that healthy cows need movement It reduces the occurrence of illness of the udder and body the movement allows the cow to build muscle and be more fertile.” Yet the German government continues to publicly reject calls for a ban saying it would be a “burden on small- and medium-sized farms” and that many were already moving away from the system A cowshed in Boxberg. Photograph: Friederike Brandenburg/The GuardianOpponents of a ban argue it could force many of them out of business and accelerate the shift to large-scale dairy farms They also say farmers know their cows individually and maintain good animal welfare Weber had two nine-year-old cows that had been through eight lactations which is well above the typical industry average of three “In Bavaria people see themselves as the part of Germany with a lot of tradition,” says Marie Reinke a vet at the German NGO Albert Schweitzer Stiftung “Keeping cows this way is part of their way of keeping tradition says it expects officials to announce a ban within the next year It is calling for a 10- to 12-year transition period for farmers to adapt 80-90% of those farms using tie stalls will be gone in the next decade but we don’t want it to stop now because they have to earn money and a living,” says BDM advisor and dairy farmer Johannes Pfaller Animal welfare campaigners say that is too long to wait “There has been a big drop in recent years as older people are dying or giving up with children that don’t want to carry it on but why do so many more have to go through it?” says Greger Jürgen Weber’s farm in Boxberg Photograph: Friederike Brandenburg/The GuardianWeber knows he will have to adapt and accepts that it would be better for the cows not to be tethered “There are two possibilities: to build a new barn or end milk production.” Unlike some other farmers using older tie-stall systems Weber has a 21-year-old son who wants to take over the business but my son does not want to work [elsewhere] He says he has much more fun here and loves the cows.” Building a new barn without tie stalls would cost Weber and his family €1.3m (£1.1m) It would take 20 years to pay back and nobody knows the milk price Although not yet banned in the UK, the Red Tractor assurance scheme said it plans to phase out the method, estimating 0.3% of dairy cows in the UK are still tethered. Government rules on animal welfare in the UK state that tethered cows must be able to groom themselves, as well as being untied and allowed to exercise at least once a day. Read moreAlthough the EU has no rules against the use of tie stalls, a review by the EU food safety advisors called for a ban on permanent tethering concluding it restricted the voluntary movement and social behaviour of cows The town of Boxberg Photograph: Friederike Brandenburg/The GuardianDenmark is one of the few countries to bring in a ban on tie stalls more than 85% of dairy cows were kept in tethered stalls It is inevitable that farmers in both Europe and north America will have to accept an end to the use of tie stalls “The older generation thought as long as [the cow] is producing milk that’s all right but now we also want to make sure we are giving the animal a good life “Twenty years ago the consumer did not ask those questions The reasonable person does not expect them to change tomorrow but to strive to change more as we learn They need to understand that in the long run it is not acceptable.” but a vast lignite mine is expanding in eastern Germany and coronavirus has delayed new climate laws Mon 1 Jun 2020 07.00 BST Last modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 14.45 BST The landscape makes you think of the surface of the moon At the spot where the giant machines stand ancient layers of bared coal are visible all the way to the base of the pit Georg Ortmann walks along a bridge 40 metres above the mine to check that sand and gravel taken from the earth’s top layers are not sticking to the conveyor belt removing them from the precious lignite beneath “My job is to make sure the dirt is moved from one side of the pit to the other,” he jokes This is Reichwalde, one of two open-cast lignite mines that supply Boxberg coal-fired power plant. Boxberg was East Germany’s biggest power station and climate campaigners now rank it high among the “dirty 30” of Europe’s most polluting It is a physically demanding job and Ortmann has spent his entire working life in these craters The 62-year-old is one of about 6,000 coal miners left in eastern Germany’s Lusatia region once the German Democratic Republic’s mining and industrial heartland people who went through the school system had a chance at the nicer indoor jobs Before the collapse of East Germany and reunification the brown coal industry in this region directly employed 100,000 people Coal was not just the main employer in Lusatia Miners enjoyed a special status as proud contributors to energy independence in the socialist state who is more?) was a phrase commonly heard during the cold war Germany pledged last year to end all coal mining by 2038 in line with its EU and global climate obligations This has deepened existing political tensions in its coal-dependent regions In Lusatia, it has placed climate activists on a collision course with local politicians the coal companies and the communities whose incomes depend on coal “Coal is a very emotive topic here,” says Adrian Rinnert from the local NGO Strukturwandel Jetzt which has opposed the expansion of these mines for nearly a decade is the lack of alternative economic opportunities Although tens of thousands of mining jobs have been cut since the 1990s most available employment in the region is still tied to coal Mainstream German parties still champion the industry the impact of green policies on traditional or left-behind communities has become a convenient agenda for populists and far-right politicians to latch on to “When people here discuss whether environmental protection or jobs are more important it’s always the jobs that win,” Rinnert says Coronavirus brought the coal plant sit-ins and the conflicts to a temporary halt in March but the battle is resuming as Germany gets back to business Brown coal, or lignite, of the kind mined in Lusatia is the most polluting fuel in the world and it still powers 14 % of Germany’s energy which is a higher reliance than any other EU country The global climate movement has repeatedly demanded that Germany decarbonise faster For Wiebke Witt, a brown coal expert for the NGO Klima Allianz Deutschland, Germany’s 2038 closure timeline fails to honour the 2015 Paris climate agreement on ending coal energy production “When the end date for coal was negotiated talks revolved around the amount of energy produced from coal and not for instance the impact it continues to have on the climate,” Witt says The coal lobby, and many politicians, argue that Germany still needs lignite because it is already committed to shuttering nuclear power plants by 2022. And renewables are being built at a pace too slow to meet the country’s current energy needs The energy to sustain the minimum level in the power grid needs to come from somewhere and that is coal for the time being Georg Ortmann “The energy to sustain the minimum level in the power grid needs to come from somewhere and that is coal for the time being,” says Ortmann He points to the dark layer at the bottom of the pit plants and trees that grew on this spot 17m years ago are exposed by the machines but once laid bare it will decompose quickly in the fresh air The coal companies’ logic is that since the damage to the environment has already been done, existing mines should be exploited to the maximum. But that can mean expanding brown coalfields by digging them out from underneath existing villages the Czech-owned coal firm that runs Boxberg wants to add the lignite-rich land beneath the village to its current mine So Mühlrose will be razed and locals rehoused in the nearby town of Schleife Even the graves in the cemetery will be moved But people’s lives should not be uprooted for a dying industry Yet some in Mühlrose say they are tired of living next door to a coalmine and are ready to move “We’ve suffered here for years,” says Reinhild Martin The 69-year-old owns a restaurant in the village an establishment opened by her grandfather Most villagers have mixed feelings about their proximity to the mine Nearly everyone was employed by the coal company the noise and pollution were almost unbearable Thick layers of brown or grey coal dust would be carried by the wind lodging on window panes and clinging to the laundry on the line but the matter was never officially investigated Martin looks forward to a fresh start with the compensation Those that left before and that came back to see the devastation never really recovered from the sight,” she says forced displacement was part of everyday life in mining regions An estimated 30,000 people in the Lusatia region were relocated and more than 130 villages destroyed Next to the human cost the environmental impact is a lasting one, too. Germany’s lignite mines have destroyed 175,000 hectares of the country’s landscape Soil here is considered dead since nothing grows in it afterwards And once the mine shuts and the pumps regulating the water levels are turned off Rinnert says recultivating disused pits for tourism and other uses has had mixed success and is not sustainably planned “The coal companies are making an effort now but who will pay once their operations stop and their money runs out?” Some old mines have been flooded to create artificial lakes but managing the water quality is a long-term project “Right now no guarantees exist that the companies will continue to care for the lakes I don’t think that the plans to turn them into a holiday destination and new job sector will work out,” Rinnert says the climate crisis has mobilised public consciousness across Europe uniting anti-coal campaigners with Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future school movement In Brussels, the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, a former German defence minister and ally of Angela Merkel, is pushing the so-called EU green deal under which the 27-nation bloc would become carbon neutral by 2050 Poland is the only EU country that has refused to sign up to that goal Lusatia runs along the German/Polish border It is hard to find anyone on either side who does not reject the need for a fast exit from fossil fuels “For climate protesters we are like filth and to be blamed for climate change But moral lectures don’t really help when people’s livelihoods are at stake.” The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party disputes climate science but in Lusatia has matched its campaigning to the sentiments of people such as Ortmann focusing (with strong echoes of the “gilets jaunes” demands in France) on the individual’s right to drive their own car and the unfairness of fuel taxes an AfD politician in the Lusatian town of Hoyerswerda claims the coal protest movement is not organised by local activists “I have seen how they arrive here by train From how they act it seems like these protesters come on a fun weekend trip and not a serious demonstration.” This culture war framing – rust-belt people being lectured to by outsiders and metropolitans – helps the AfD to manipulate local emotion and discredit local protesters “The populists know how to address people’s feelings which is why the AfD has such a large supporter base here in the Lusatia region.” This coal region spans the German states of Brandenburg and Saxony. Last year the AfD surged in popularity to win 27% of the votes in Saxony’s state elections and 23.5% in Brandenburg becoming the second biggest political party in both states The party campaigned on a platform of delaying the deadline for closing the Lusatia mines “We need more infrastructure for new industries and for instance fast internet access for all households before quitting coal can be even considered,” Schneider says A parallel surge in support for the Greens nationally means the party could plausibly be in government after the next election After explosives were placed in our letterbox Activists in Lusatia feel the personal consequences of this political polarisation where he has been on the receiving end of hate and physical attacks He even considered leaving when threats started to include his family “After explosives were placed in our letterbox I filed a complaint with the local police.” Rinnert says The law underpinning Germany’s exit from coal was planned for May or June, but the Covid-19 pandemic has delayed its introduction to parliament The law’s likely winners are the coal companies, which have been promised generous compensation. Der Spiegel reported in January that LEAG would be in line for €1.75bn (£1.55bn) from the state Germany has pledged €40bn to help coal regions to restructure But the losers will be the people who live next to the pits and who will go on suffering the polluting consequences for almost a decade longer than foreseen by the Paris agreement “When you compare the draft law with other European measures Germany remains the only country that is compensating companies for the coal exit,” Witt says campaigners in Germany have been forced to scale down the anti-coal protests However, both sides of this political struggle will use the pandemic to advance their opposing visions for energy in the post-shutdown future Some experts believe the lockdown has accelerated a long-term global shift away from coal. Britain has gone more than a month without burning coal to generate electricity the longest recorded stretch since the Industrial Revolution A public backlash against air pollution could also strengthen the resolve of European governments to speed up the switch from fossil fuels But a back-to-business decarbonisation backlash is also a risk depending on the depth of the recession “We have now been told that we are part of an essential service to the state,” Ortmann laughs Ortmann and his colleagues working their busy shifts at Reichwalde tending to the gigantic machines Exhaustion and other side-effects are taking their toll The strong vibrations from the bridge give me aches in my bones and muscles that I can still feel when I get home.” A coal miner’s pension is still one of the best available topping the average eastern German retirement benefit of €1,252 a month With stable jobs in short supply and the political fight over coal’s closure still raging his younger colleagues lack any such certainty intends to invest €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) in renewable energy at one of its lignite operations aligning with the government’s increasing pressure to phase out coal the company intends to establish 7 GW of wind and solar energy accompanied by 3 GWh of energy storage and 2 GW of hydrogen production LEAG aims to commission the first gigawatt of generating capacity within four years and eventually develop up to 14 gigawatts of renewable generation at the site by 2040 LEAG has entered into a €200 million agreement with ESS Tech Inc. to construct an iron flow battery system at the Boxberg site The company is also exploring the implementation of floating solar panels to repurpose flooded coal mines LEAG is resisting Berlin’s accelerated coal exit timetable which aims for a phase-out by 2030 instead of the legally mandated deadline of 2038 In response to the energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Germany temporarily reactivated some coal plants and discussions are underway with LEAG regarding an early coal exit agreement Source: MINING.COM Image of Boxberg Power plant: Leag.de View More Subscribe photo above) is to become the new CEO of Brussels Airlines from mid-April a subsidiary of the German Lufthansa group announced Ms von Boxberg’s appointment on Thursday evening Dorothea von Boxberg began her professional career in 1999 with Boston Consulting Group left his post at the end of January with immediate effect He had led the airline since 1 March 2021 in addition to serving as the Lufthansa Group's chief representative for European affairs Ms Gerber will become the boss of German carrier Condor from 1 February next year who had already been CEO of the Belgian carrier a few years ago Brussels Airlines has changed CEO regularly in recent years Bernard Gustin led the company in early 2018 and was replaced in April of that by Christina Foerster before Dieter Vranckx succeeded her in 2020 A year later the German Peter Gerber took over the reins at the Zaventem (Flemish Brabant)- based airline Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications Featured Image Credit: DailyMotionTopics: Belgium Daniel is a social editor for SPORTbible after moving from the writing team Nearly scored past Stormzy at Old Trafford once Back in 2013, Belgian club FC Racing Boxberg signed 20-month-old Bryce Brites to a contract and made him the youngest professional footballer in the world Recruitment is important to any football club and getting it right at youth level can bring success down the line We've seen a number of elite players go from academy starlets to world class talents The Genk-born youngster was given a long-term deal to play with Boxberg's under-fives despite not being able to say 'football' or 'ball' You can check out footage of his unveiling below Brites looks like a young lad who enjoys kicking a football about Boxberg's coach saw something special though He said at the time in quotes carried by Metro: "The way Bryce kicks the ball: you do not see that very often "His ball control is incredible for somebody of his age." It's currently unknown what Brites is up to You wouldn't bet against seeing his name pop up down the line Belgium has become a hotbed of talent in the last decade of so and they've rocked up to every international tournament boasting insane depth Among the names currently playing are Thibaut Courtois, Toby Alderweireld, Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku among others Many believe that crop of players are Belgium's very own 'Golden Generation' similar to the England side of the early 2000's This year's World Cup in Qatar is likely their final shot at glory and manager Roberto Martinez backs his side to make a huge impact Belgium were top of FIFA's rankings back when the World Cup draw was made in April and Martinez said it couldn't be focused on He explained: "There are two ways of measuring the national team: there is tournament football and there is the consistency of that level to win games and it is almost an objective that allows you to qualify for good tournaments "To be number one for four years is a tremendous achievement when you look at the size of the nation and only two national teams – Brazil and Spain – have had a longer period It would be very irresponsible to concentrate on that which is developing the squad and trying to work and get us as prepared as we can for the World Cup." Belgium are in Group F alongside Canada, Croatia and Morocco. ​CategoriesCategoriesEnglishGENERAL, EUBrussels Airlines files complaint against 'unlawful state aid' for Charleroi Airport17 July 2023 Brussels Airlines has lodged an official complaint with the European Commission against the "unlawful state aid" it claims Charleroi Airport receives The complaint concerns the terminal navigation charge which Belgian air traffic controller company Skeyes receives for each aircraft taking off Regional airports like Charleroi have full government funding "The regional airports and Brussels Airport are not treated in the same way," says von Boxberg, who has been head of Brussels Airlines since mid-April "It is not fair that the federal and regional governments pay that tax in full at regional airports like Charleroi's which compete directly with us when we have to pay most of it ourselves." This puts Brussels Airlines at a disadvantage compared to the low-cost airline Ryanair which has a large presence at Charleroi There has been some informal discussion about the matter "but now we feel that this is hurting us too much" The objection from Brussels Airlines is directed against Charleroi Airport because it is the most direct competitor "These are the same passengers who travel to an airport from Brussels so that has a direct impact on us," said von Boxberg She also argued that Charleroi had long ceased to be a regional airport a regional airport is an airport with less than 3 million passengers per year," she said Charleroi received more than 8 million people in 2022 "There's no reason why that airport should be treated any differently." The airline hopes the European Commission's investigation will lead to a "level playing field" "Either the state pays the levy in full for everyone or the airlines everywhere pay their share," von Boxberg said The investigation has no deadline; von Boxberg expects it could take a year Copy linkGet updates in your mailboxYour email addressSubscribeBy clicking "Subscribe" I confirm I have read and agree to the Privacy Policy rapid and high-quality information 24 hours a day from Belgium and abroad to all Belgian media not to mention entertainment and lifestyle our journalists and press photographers produce hundreds of photos and news stories Since the end of March 2022 English has been added as a language businesses and various organisations that need reliable information Belga News Agency also offers a comprehensive range of corporate services to meet all their communication needs www.belganewsagency.eu