News | Jun 18 It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved son Lecia McDermott and William Inden; nephews and niece He then transferred to The Green Mountain Valley Ski Academy in Vermont to complete high school and continue his successful ski racing endeavors His love of skiing began at 2 years old at Elk Mountain in Pennsylvania playing Division 1 soccer at the University of Vermont where he double-majored in history and English where he attended the Denver School of Art for photography Matt started his career as a photojournalist and won a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 before transitioning to landscape photography eventually opening a gallery at the Lionshead base in Vail With an innate talent for capturing the raw beauty of the wilderness through his lens His breathtaking images were a testament to his deep attention and appreciation for the beauty and wonder that can be found in every corner of the earth But it wasn’t just behind the camera that Matt flourished and always enjoyed the camaraderie of being on various soccer and ice hockey teams whose search for new experiences took him on epic journeys with various travel mates to locations around the world Whether he was foraging for prized wild mushrooms While Matt’s accomplishments and adventures were awesome his true gift was the way he connected with so many people throughout his life With an infectious smile and a twinkle in his eye he brought humor and kindness into the lives of all those fortunate enough to cross his path he possessed an unwavering love and loyalty always offering an unusually attentive ear but his spirit will forever reside within the hearts of those who loved him let us also celebrate the incredible life he lived and the impact he made on so many of us let us continue to delight in new experiences and to cherish the connections we forge with one another May your spirit forever soar amidst the mountains but your memory will forever live on in our hearts Kentucky Derby Parties The 151st Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday at 4:57 p.m and here are a few places you can go for watch parties: Lookout Bar at Westin Riverfront in Avon Celebrate the Kentucky.. Easter events in the Vail Valley Church services An Easter tradition that’s been going on for over 30 years is the Vail Mountain Easter Sunrise Service bright and early on Sunday morning Après Madness Championship Party at Avanti F&B The NCAA College Basketball Tournament may have crowned a champion on Monday but Friday is when you can congratulate this year’s winner of Vail’s own form of competition:.. Après at The Amp For its third year in a row Ford Amphitheater has proven that it’s not just a summer venue the Swedish pop band that took the world by storm in the 1970s and early 1980s with its hits “Waterloo,” “Take a Chance on Me” and “Dancing Queen,” will virtually.. where she gained diverse field experience in both development and emergency operations Kazumi also worked for Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) based in Tokyo where she coordinated various stakeholders to make recommendations for UHC in the post-Ebola era to the world leaders at the 2016 G7 Ise-Shima Summit in Japan Kazumi holds a Master of Arts degree from the National University of Malaysia in Malaysia and a Master of Public Health degree from the George Washington University in US She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Public Health Program at Johns Hopkins University in US RWE is supplying solar power from Inden Mine in the district of Düren a utility-scale photovoltaic plant with integrated battery storage Around 26,500 modules collect sunlight to produce green electricity for more than 3,500 homes and the integrated battery storage system feed-in can be tailored to better meet demand RWE invested approximately 11 million euros in this plant CEO Onshore Wind and Solar Europe & Australia at RWE Renewables: “With the RWE indeland Solarpark we are making an important contribution towards the energy transition in Germany We will implement every possible wind and solar project in our home market We are planning to invest around four billion euros gross into a green energy world by the end of the decade in North Rhine-Westphalia alone.” CTO Lignite at RWE Power: “The RWE indeland Solarpark is the visible manifestation of how structural change and energy transition can succeed There is plenty of space for renewables facilities on the areas previously used for opencast mining We will use it to ensure that the Rhenish lignite mining district will remain an energy location in the future.” The RWE indeland Solarpark was built on a 15 hectare gravel site at the western edge of the Inden Mine After the end of mining operations in 2029 it will take two decades before water reaches this area – paving the way for the delivery of this innovative large-scale solar farm with battery storage The solar modules will produce a peak electric output of 14.4 megawatts the advantage being that in addition to sunlight hitting the panels directly they also utilise the light reflected by the ground to the rear side of the modules This makes these modules even more efficient The battery storage system is designed for a two-hour charging and supply cycle of 9.6 megawatt hours functioning as a buffer between generation and grid Integrated plant concept being implemented at several locationsTwo similar plants are currently being built at Garzweiler Mine RWE will combine more than 58,340 solar modules with two battery storage systems The plant can supply more than 7,250 homes with green electricity Another combined photovoltaic and storage plant is to be constructed in Hambach Mine RWE wants to build renewables plants with a minimum of 500 megawatts of capacity in the Rhenish lignite mining district alone Images for media purposes are available at the RWE Media Centre Colossal Photographer Felix Inden recently explored the Faroe Islands with the goal of capturing the landscape’s ephemeral wintery weather “Imagery from the islands is frequently seen in social media,” Inden explains “What I had rarely seen was really winterish imagery so my plan was to capture the islands in their winter dress It’s not a place where harsh winter conditions are likely to happen for a long time Most often it is one or two snowy days—then new rain comes and washes it all away.” Do stories and artists like this matter to you? 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See our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy teachers and other community members stated in a message posted to Facebook Parents and faculty of Casa Grande High School are indignant over the school’s response to a Feb 17 incident in which two assailants in ski masks barged into a classroom and attacked a student during class before being chased off by other students The morning assault — which prompted an email to parents and students from Principal Dan Ostermann later that day – turned out to be part of an ongoing feud between students and did not result in serious injuries to the victim or why no lockdown or earlier announcement was made Community members have since taken to social media to decry what they characterized as a chronic lack of proper communication or adherence to established school safety protocols Casa administration shifted blame to teachers for not issuing bathroom passes correctly and not being able to tell when a student is lying about having a phone with them or not,” a group of parents teachers and other community members stated in a message posted to Facebook last Friday In a separate “Call to Action,” also posted by parents on their Facebook pages the same group of community members indicated this was an ongoing problem at Casa Grande stating that “we have already been through this – when the school received bomb threats earlier this year from ever calling 911 — even in a life and death emergency … and that policy only changed this year via external pressure.” both messages were developed by “Several folks … concerned community members Inden was among those demanding change at the school accusing its administrators of failing to follow the district’s own guidelines in the case of dangerous events Police were called to the campus immediately after the incident and arrived quickly said Petaluma police Deputy Chief Brian Miller Miller said the assailants wore ski masks concealing their faces and entered the classroom the morning of Feb Although they were not apprehended immediately the assailants were determined to be students rather than outsiders and authorities “had both the juvenile offenders in custody (the following) Tuesday afternoon.” Both suspects were taken to Juvenile Hall for processing Because the incident was a campus fight involving minors police did not believe a general alert was warranted He added that whether the campus should have been locked down in the wake of this incident was a decision best made by school and district administrators Miller acknowledged that “the masks contribute to the anxiety” around the assault He noted that while it was not expressly gang-related the incident did involve an ongoing conflict between students and that the perpetrators appeared to be at-risk teenagers who were “emulating gang activity.” When it comes to students leaving class to put on ski masks and attack a student in another class “And I think there were a couple of fights earlier in the week” leading up to the assault Principal Ostermann supported that narrative in the two emails he sent to Casa Grande parents and students — the first on Feb “We believe this incident is directly related to a fight that took place between the students on (Feb.16) after school,” he wrote in the Feb “We take this violation of our campus safety very seriously,” he continued “and appropriate school consequences will take place for the students involved Repairing the harm done to our community and eliminating this type of unacceptable behavior is a top priority.” Ostermann did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Argus-Courier noted that while it wouldn’t be obvious to non-staff teachers and administrators working at the school guessed right away that the assault on the student was conducted by the same fellow students involved in the fight the day before Although it took a few days to get the perpetrators to admit to it “We had a very good sense of who it was from the very beginning.” Harris also addressed the one-time rule at Casa Grande disallowing teachers from calling 911 explaining that it was a holdover from when cellphones didn’t provide information on where a call was coming from – meaning 911 dispatchers had trouble responding to calls made from cellphones “School staff should feel empowered to call 911 if the situation warrants it,” Harris said when it comes to communication around the incident Ostermann’s two emails were not nearly enough Asked on Monday what she would have liked the school to have done differently in response to the Feb the school went on a brief lockdown after a homeless man entered the campus and tried to access one of the doors Police arrived and escorted him off the school campus Harris had a similar response to the same question it would have happened just like what happened today on campus We would have put the school on lockdown,” he said On Tuesday, Harris sent out a district-wide message further detailing the incident and addressing safety concerns at Casa Grande we have concluded that it is justified to initiate a lockdown in the future if something like this were to happen again on one of our campuses because we want to be abundantly cautious when it comes to the safety of our students and staff,” he wrote noted that the sheer frequency and variety of threats faced by schools makes it hard to balance school safety with a desire to not panic students “It’s difficult being a school administrator these days,” he said Don Frances is editor of the Petaluma Argus-Courier. Reach him at don.frances@arguscourier.com Elm Grove could have a new village president.  who has been in that position for 16 years will face off against former village trustee Mary Inden on April 6.  The winner will serve a two-year term and will watch over a community of 6,136 that was recently ranked as the second-best place to live in Wisconsin by Niche.  Voters in Elm Grove will also choose three village trustees Six candidates are vying for those seats.  The candidates for village president shared their views on how they'd preserve Elm Grove's small-town charm Palmer and Inden differ on their views of the village's downtown master plan.  That plan calls for an extension of Elm Grove Road added redevelopment to the Reinder’s property and Elm Grove Park and Shop and creating more parking and public spaces The candidates also discussed plans to redevelop the School Sisters of Notre Dame complex which some residents say could change the look and feel of the community Many residents of Elm Grove say the small-town charm is one of the reasons they choose to live in the village how would you ensure Elm Grove keeps its small-town charm?Mary Inden: Our family found much to love when we moved to Elm Grove A pathway is across the street from our home along Watertown Plank our kids took their bikes to “the Grove” to play and swim at the park all summer Fred Rogers had it right … we need to care for each other assume the best about each other and be respectful By bringing back transparency and collegiality we will embody what we most appreciate about our community: neighborliness recreation programs and involving more volunteers will preserve and enhance our village charm Neil Palmer: Elm Grove is a small town surrounded by a large metropolitan area Our small size with families meeting through community sports and attendance at Tonawanda or St Mary’s promotes people getting to know each other The challenge for village leadership is being able to pay for our services like fire emergency services dispatching and roads with severely constrained resources We must ensure that we encourage redevelopment of the highest quality and the appropriate scale design and traffic are key words when considering the Mandel development of the SSND property A number of village residents are opposed to the project While I deeply understand that few people want construction in their backyard I think that by working with the Mandel group we can get the best results The current zoning is “Institutional,” which means it could be developed as a hospital or nursing home Those options would increase daily and nightly traffic counts far more than the single and multifamily housing now being presented by the developer Palmer: Redevelopment of the School Sisters of Notre Dame campus is a big challenge for the village Mandel Development proposes a combination of single-family homes and high-end apartments Redevelopment of the campus must also find a way to pay for restoration and preservation of the two historic structures and to demolish the other buildings The board has been working with the community and developer to facilitate a high-quality addition to our tax base which minimizes impacts I believe we have made progress and look forward seeing this work through to a positive conclusion The Elm Grove Downtown Master Plan guidelines call for many improvements to the downtown area Generalize how you feel about these plans. Inden: I challenge the term “improvement” used for the master plan proposed and developed under Neil Palmer’s leadership I fully support and encourage any efforts made to promote This impractical and poorly designed plan eliminates current major buildings all at exorbitant costs to property owners and without a timeline I wonder what collaborative efforts have been made with business owners to explore options for improvements My concern is that the demolition and rebuilding could cost the businesses their very existence Palmer: The purpose of the downtown master plan process was to generate community discussion of our downtown area The plan defined conceptual development options based on the existing zoning I believe the process and the plan are helpful Residents have expressed strong desire for a more walkable and bike-friendly village with more opportunities for socializing and services nearby Landowners also know what is conceptually possible as they consider new investments It is important to recognize that access to municipal water is critical for redevelopment of commercial structures and the village board is working hard to make that happen Past political experience: Elm Grove village trustee public safety committee; chairperson of the recreation committee.  Involvement with community organizations: Chairperson July 4th Family Fun Fest; chairperson EGBA annual Shred Day; member and past president Elm Grove Business Association (EGBA); co-chairperson Elm Grove annual village calendar; co-chairperson Best way for voters to reach you: mary.inden@gmail.com. 414-915-4830. maryinden.com Address: 1385 Blue Ridge Boulevard  Occupation: Consulting business with offices in the village.  Past political experience: Elm Grove village president since 2005 Best way for voters to reach you: npalmer@elmgrovewi.org.  Evan Casey can be reached at 414-403-4391 or evan.casey@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter @ecaseymedia.  Lacquer patterns on moist deerskin leather Koshu Inden” is a representative craft of Yamanashi and is sold in many department stores nationwide the third generation of “Inden-no-Yamamoto” (Yamamoto of Inden) has been attracting attention for his innovative attempts What is the “new form of Inden” that he embodies Koshu Inden” is a traditional Yamanashi Prefecture craft in which a pattern is applied to processed deerskin with lacquer The word “Inden” is said to have originated from “Indea leather,” which was made in the 1600s by imitating the Indian (Indian) ornamental leather presented to the Shogunate from abroad it is said that deerskin processing began in Japan in the 400s AD Deers have been abundant in Japan’s mountain forests since ancient times and it is said that this is because they were easier to process than cows and horses Deerskin was used for samurai armor after the Onin War (1467-1477) because of its lightness and high strength in addition to its flexibility to fit comfortably in the hand who later became a feudal lord and protector of Kai Province and came to love to use it for armor and “Shingenbukuro,” a deerskin armor pouch This is said to have been the foundation of Koshu Inden a leather craftsman in Koshu invented the technique of lacquering and this led to the production of high quality leather products in Yamanashi Prefecture Koshu Inden became well known throughout Japan when it was awarded a medal at the National Industrial Exhibition Although there have been several places in Japan that produce leather products using lacquer Koshu Inden is the only one where the manufacturing process is still in use today there were several Koshu Inden businesses in Yamanashi Prefecture a Koshu Inden traditional craftsman (general category) is the third generation to inherit the skills of the company he has attracted attention for his innovative activities including collaborations with game companies The history of “Inden-no-Yamamoto” began after the end of World War II when the city of Kofu was burnt to the ground due to restrictions on deerskin leather caused by the shortage of supplies during World War II he found the town of Kofu scorched and transformed He must have seen the burnt-out ruins of Kofu and thought that everything would have to start from scratch My grandfather was determined to ‘rekindle the fire of Koshu Inden once again a subcontractor to a bag manufacturing company in Tokyo and began producing Koshu Inden again while saving money by making school bags Kinnosuke incorporated the rich colors he witnessed overseas into his products and began producing products dyed in colors not found in conventional Inden restrictions on deerskin leather were lifted in 1952 and the number of inden manufacturers gradually increased along with the demand for products leading to the establishment of the Kofu Inden Merchant Cooperative Association around 1975 he passed the certification examination for traditional craftsman of Koshu Inden and began to produce a wide variety of products as the only traditional craftsman in the prefecture who handles everything from processing to decoration Makoto is the only traditional craftsman in the prefecture who handles everything from processing to decoration Instead of the traditional wholesale sales through wholesalers Makoto has shifted his focus to direct manufacturing and sales where he listens directly to customers and develops products he expanded new needs and created new products one after another that were not bound by conventional wisdom combining the techniques he inherited from his predecessors with a rich variety of colors Yusuke looks at the shelves piled with colorful deerskin “The style of giving shape to customers’ voices has been passed down to this day as one of the strengths of Inden-no-Yamamoto,” he says the company is developing products in a variety of color variations Yusuke decided to enter the world of Koshu Inden when he graduated from junior high school was certified as a “traditional craftsman” by the Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries He had never been interested in Koshu Inden before but he became very curious about the possibilities of Koshu Inden he chose to study commerce at a university outside of the prefecture with an eye toward eventually taking over the family business he entered the family business and began his career as a craftsman in earnest Dyeing: Dyeing the surface of the deerskin by processing and coloring the surface of the minstrel’s skin so that the lacquer will adhere well to the surface Cutting is done to roughly trim the leather to the appropriate size for the product to be made Sewing: Cutting the leather and shaping it into the product Yusuke handles all four of these processes by himself The lacquering process takes only 5 to 6 seconds but he says that he puts his utmost effort into these few seconds “The finish depends on the amount of force I use It is no exaggeration to say that everything is decided here The “Urushi-tsuki” technique is applied by layering hand-carved paper stencils on top of deerskin and brushing lacquer onto the surface with a wooden spatula and lacquer are sold wholesale to craftspeople rather than to consumers Yusuke is concerned that “if the production and consumption of Koshu Inden cannot be sustained the industry of those involved will not be able to survive The relationship between producers of raw materials and craftspeople is truly “hand in hand Holding a finely hand-carved pattern in his hand Yusuke’s expression reflects his sense of responsibility as a bearer of the craftsmanship Lacquer trees used to grow in abundance in Yamanashi Prefecture but due to changes in demand and lifestyles the number of lacquer trees has decreased significantly He and other volunteers are attempting to plant lacquer trees in Hokuto City “We rely on imports from China for the lacquer we use to make patterns but eventually we would like to make products only from Japanese lacquer While it has become more difficult to purchase deerskin from abroad in recent years the number of wild deer in Yamanashi Prefecture is on the rise It is said that about 70,000 Japanese deer live in the prefecture animal damage has become a serious problem in cultivated land the company launched “URUSHINASHIKA,” which competes with Yamanashi Prefecture’s project to prevent beast damage and is working to make effective use of Japanese deer captured as vermin in Koshu Inden He hopes that this will be a breakthrough in securing materials “If it becomes possible to make inden from deerskin produced in Yamanashi Prefecture the prefecture’s traditional handicrafts will gain more depth Yusuke’s desire to continue and popularize Koshu Inden as a bearer and a conveyer of the art is spreading like ripples Inden-no-Yamamoto is brushing up on the policy of his father Makoto who mainly sold his products in department stores and focusing on expanding sales channels through direct orders and sales at the workshop which is one of the company’s strengths corporate collaboration product development The demand for their products ranges from order-made products which can be commissioned even for a single item to the development of cup sleeves in collaboration with a major coffee chain and the production of card holders for government officials Koshu Inden has become well known in the market we are working on new product development so that the appeal of Koshu Inden can be known not only in Japan but also overseas Many people overseas do not like animal products such as deerskin leather from the viewpoint of ethics and environmental pollution during the manufacturing process,” says Yusuke he will release a new brand “obudo (obudo) ®︎” using “ultra-suede,” a leather made from vegetable materials instead of deer skin The company has released a series of products that are animal-free and have a sophisticated design not seen in previous Koshu Inden products “obudo,” will help people to understand the appeal of Koshu Inden to a wide range of people,” and presents a new and free form of Inden that meets the needs of the times The company’s next step is to pass on its techniques to the future While demand for Koshu Inden is increasing it is undeniable that the region lacks power The company is also working to create a foundation for more people to be involved in the business by promoting the use of electronic manuals and the digitalization of paper patterns I would like to broaden the scope of Inden with more free ideas and create products that are demanded by customers and the times,” says Yusuke A strong belief that conveys the backbone and identity of the company A lighthearted attitude that is not bound by molds or stereotypes A soft and flexible imagination that adapts to the needs and lifestyles of the people who hold them in their hands which continue to embody “a new form of Inden,” may be rewriting the future of traditional crafts At the location of the Inden open-cast lignite mine RWE operates a utility-scale photovoltaic plant with an integrated storage system the solar modules are designed to provide 14.4 megawatts of electricity known as “RWE indeland Solar Farm” is the first of its kind for RWE in Europe bringing together about 26,500 solar modules and a battery storage system each about 1.4 kilometres long and about 100 metres wide on a gravel surface on the western edge of the open-cast mine When mining operations conclude at the end of 2029 the area will become lakeside banks and shoreline it will take two decades before water reaches this area – paving the way for the delivery of this innovative large scale solar farm with battery storage right on the edge of the Inden opencast mine You can use our filter to find relevant topics Alternatively our search function or the overview of articles can help you out A site that, not too long ago, was strewn with lignite excavators, is now home to an innovative solar farm. RWE has commissioned a ground-mounted solar project with a capacity of 14.4 megawatts (MW) at the Inden mine in the Rhenish lignite-mining region. The ‘RWE indeland Solar Farm‘ is connected to a battery – the first of its kind But it doesn’t stop there: the project is also a great example of a sustainable interim utilisation strategy for opencast mining sites but once the lignite mining operations have been completed we can put the empty plot to good use with PV systems.” Christian Meisen Project Manager PV Germany at RWE Renewables which had the backing of the German Network Agency The planning application was submitted in 2021 and it only took little more than a year before the 26,500 solar modules were commissioned “The collaboration with RWE itself and the District of Düren was really straightforward which meant we could get on with things quite quickly,” says Meisen Since the symbolic ground-breaking ceremony in early 2022 inverter stations and battery modules have been built on two approximately 1.4 km-long and 100 m-wide gravel strips on the western border of the Inden opencast mine The battery storage unit is what sets the project apart It can store up to 9.6 megawatt hours of electricity enabling it to help cushion generation peaks: “The storage system is designed to store and output electricity over two hour periods This is ideal during favourable weather conditions when more electricity is generated than can be consumed – for example at lunchtime,” says the project manager Once the coal mining operations have been completed the site will undergo extensive recultivation during which RWE will recreate the original landscape and build new habitats “When the Inden opencast mine closes at the end of 2029 the solar modules will be stationed on the edge of a lake the south side of the RWE indeland Solar Farm will need to be dismantled the entire site will be underwater,” explains Christian Meisen The project will pay its way after as little as two decades Ground-mounted solar arrays usually have a service life of around 30 years while most battery storage systems last a maximum of 20 years The plant is therefore a flagship project for the company but also for the structural change in the Rhenish mining area RWE wants to build at least 500 megawatts of renewable capacity in the Rhenish lignite mining region alone Do you want to stay up to date on other exciting topics in the energy transition Always stay informed about exciting topics of the energy transition We encounter energy everywhere – at home, on the street, in the office and on the workbench. 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Used with Creative Commons permission one of the best places to find them is up north where nature is often both moving and intense German landscape photographer Felix Inden showed us another destination to add to our must-visit list: the Lofoten Islands of Norway which is home to some of the most magical landscapes of the Arctic Circle “When a place is as picturesque as any of the different fjords and mountainous islands that make the Lofoten Archipelago (the name of the islands means ‘feet of a lynx’ originally because of the shape of the archipelago) things become almost too easy as a photographer,” Felix said of how the Lofoten landscapes seem to be made to be photographed “It’s almost as if nature created these places in the most photogenic way potentially possible.” this statement means nothing without any photographic evidence so to speak and Felix does not fail in showing us the splendor of the spots he was lucky to photograph It’s almost like a fantasy land where the skies may be filled by eerie and ominous storm clouds by day and lit by dancing colorful lights by night Even the mornings don’t look ordinary as the sunlight bathes the mountains in the distance with a golden glow even winter in the Lofoten Islands can be a pastel wonderland had a major influence on him as a human and especially as a photographer During his first trips around ten years ago he was simply content to go there for hikes and taking in the majesty of the place But its charms were too breath-taking to resist photographing so he ended up giving in to the urge to capture its beauty I started calling myself a landscape photographer,” he added he has started to look for scenes and shooting conditions that allow him to capture unique and irreplaceable images With more and more photographers going to the same places and creating the same “classic” look for landscape photography the need to create something different has become an important goal for Felix he chases short moments of light that add a different look or flavor to the scene he “hunts” for scenes that he has pre-visualized in his mind made possible by different factors coming together I also just simply react to what Mother Nature has on the menu on the given day at the given place,” he added If you do choose to put the Lofoten Archipelago on your landscape photography bucket list there’s a couple things to learn from Felix’s statement and descriptions be prepared to spend weeks or even months to take just a handful of unique photos look for different conditions to photograph; you may not get what you initially had in mind but what you’re able to capture may surprise you be prepared to go back — again and again Do check out Felix Inden’s website and Behance portfolio to see more of his beautiful landscape work It is still a gravel surface on the western edge of the Tagebau Inden open-cast mine this strip of land will become the banks of a lake But it will be two decades before the first waves hit the shore – time enough to turn the area into a large solar farm with battery storage in the meantime That is exactly what RWE proposed in its winning bid to the Federal Network Agency’s innovation tender.  Some specifics: The federal authority called for bids for a total of 250 megawatts with the aim of enabling particularly ambitious renewables projects to be carried out RWE was successful at this tender: The Federal Network Agency granted RWE a fixed market premium on the solar electricity generated on the banks of Inden lake Now the company will call for quotes for the different components of the planned plant and apply to the Kreis Düren district authority for a building permit In June 2022 the project would then generate and store its first electricity.  The solar modules will be designed to have a peak availability of 14.4 megawatts of electric output The battery storage system connected to the modules will be designed for a two-hour electricity input and output of a total of 9.6 megawatt hours This means it will serve as a buffer between solar electricity generation and the supply network so that the power feed-in can be even better matched to demand The plant at the future lake will be called “PV Hybrid Inden” and will be the first of its kind in RWE’s European portfolio.  COO Wind Onshore & Solar PV Europe & APAC at RWE Renewables: “With the combination of photovoltaics and storage technology in one commercial system we are setting a key milestone as a plant operator in Germany and are gaining valuable experience for the expansion of renewable energies Those who take the initiative here and are successful will play a part in making the energy transition a success.” the Executive Board member with responsibility for lignite at open-cast mine operator RWE Power: “It absolutely makes sense to use temporarily dormant former mining surfaces for solar plants Our recultivation project offers plenty of space for renewables – to ensure that the region remains an energy producer in the future and the structural transformation is successful.”  RWE already operates the indeland-Windpark Eschweiler wind farm very close to the plant’s solar location; this is also a collaboration project with regional partners such as the Königshovener Höhe and Jüchen A 44n wind farms on the edge of the Tagebau Garzweiler opencast mine RWE already operates wind farms in the Rhenish mining region with a capacity of over 300 megawatts RWE is also continuously expanding its international onshore wind portfolio of over six gigawatts the company is also currently constructing onshore wind farms in the US RWE operates two biogas plants with a total of some eight megawatts of thermal output in Bergheim-Paffendorf and at Kraftwerk Neurath (Grevenbroich) power plant.  RWE was also successful with a solar project in Rhineland-Palatinate in the most recent tender by the Federal Network Agency: a photovoltaic plant with an installed capacity of 2.4 MWp is to be built in the municipality of Seesbach (Bad Kreuznach district) German Inden Design has released their take on the Mercedes-Benz S500 creating a S65 AMG the side sills and rear diffuser are combined with daytime running lights The vehicle is completed with the chrome parts The performance increase up to 420hp has been achieved by installing a stainless steel exhaust system with two AMG tailpipes left and right the braking system was converted to the S600 V12 BiTurbo model with six-piston front calipers and four-piston brake calipers The rims in dimension of 10.5 x 20 inch with tires in 265/30-20 at the front and 275/30-20 – at the rear axle were installed as well The final technical change was lowering the vehicle 50mm the headliner at the dashboard and door panel are trimmed with two-color leather in combination with black Alcantara all former wood pieces were replaced with black carbon parts The speedometer change to a 360km/h-scale closes the series of changes inside the vehicle and website in this browser for the next time I comment One of our hot hatch this year has to be the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG which we recently drove Impressive is among the many words that could describe it and until the masses give get impressed too based in Rhineland-Palatinate city Rennerod Inden Design has teamed up with fellow tuner Binz Sport from Lorch Hesse in Germany and the two have worked on two Mercedes-Benz A Class cars They are not just the ordinary A-Class as they come with the AMG sport package which gives them the same look as the A45 AMG Starting with the dark grey one; it was treated to the AMG package which comes with front and rear bumper and side skirts It also has a custom-made flap from real carbon on the front The side skirts have been replaced with an ultra-light material and a carbon rear diffuser Air flow was enhanced with the AMG tailpipes from the C 63 AMG Black Series The car was then set on BBS CH-R wheels size 8.5 x 19 inches in the front shod with 225/35R19 tires and 9.5 x 19 inches in the rear shod with 255/30R19 tires It has a deeply set coil over as part of the suspension upgrade Then there is the bold red car which came in the original AMG optical package supplemented with a carbon-flap at the front replaced side skirts as the grey one with the carbon parts sporting contrast color The same rear diffuser and exhaust system as the first car was also used on this one The wheels on the red car are matte black Barracuda Shoxx wheels size 9 x 19 inches shod with 235/35R19er tires they finished it by lowering the ride by 35mm over the suspension springs News | Feb 22 and you get a glimpse of where he’s been: surrounded by endless sand dunes; nestled beneath majestic reaching pine trees; across the way from a sheer rock face The photographer divides his time between trekking in and out of spots both remote and accessible “It is amazing what powerful ideas and emotions nature can invoke,” he muses “There are those magical places that always seem to hold you in your tracks a little longer than usual – be it your first time there or your twentieth these are the places that inspire and that I feel must be preserved.” with the temperature barely breaking the double digits on Vail Pass Inden was tromping around in knee-deep powder in search of something By the look of his 40-pound backpack and weatherproof mountain wear he might have been headed out for some winter mountaineering or maybe a backcountry trip He stopped abruptly and dropped to his knees thoughtfully inspecting the snow in front of him The object of his interest was a lonely clump of branches sticking about six inches out of the snow the branches were bearing the most miniature pinecones entirely covered in sparkling ice crystals “They kind of look like antlers,” Inden says As the brightening sun hit the icy plain around him the entire meadow appeared to be covered with haphazardly strewn diamonds A close-up of these branches with the snow in the foreground It is this kind of eye for detail and thoughtfulness that marks Inden’s photography – anyone else might not have given the meadow a second glance They might have even stepped on the branches Inden works with rather unconventional equipment – a Deardorf large-format camera circa the 1950s that shoots negatives 8×10 inches huge Think of the kind of camera you see in old movies where the photographer has his head under a black blanket an 8×10 camera can create images of extremely high quality so much so that it looks more like what you might see with the naked eye You feel like you could reach out to feel the roughness of grains of sand or the bark of an aspen tree but it doesn’t look anything like I saw it,'” Inden says the idea behind the large-format camera is that the quality can be so good that you feel like you can walk into the photo.” http://www.mattinden.com deployed at the site of an opencast lignite mine in Germany The Germany-headquartered multinational energy company said on 26 April that its project at Inden lignite mine in Duren will go online in “just a few weeks” in late summer this year It will be RWE’s first project in Europe to include a hybrid of solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) technology with 14.4MW of PV generation capacity and 4.8MW/9.6MWh of batteries The BESS will be used to enable the solar-generated power to be fed into the local grid smoothly Germany needs to close its lignite coal mines in order to meet national climate objectives Although the opencast site’s rehabilitation will ultimately see it dominated by a lake the water will take about two decades to reach and fill the pit and RWE saw the opportunity to site the solar-storage plant there in the intervening years The company plans to build at least 500MW of renewable generation assets in the Rhenish lignite mining district that surrounds Inden including 200MW of wind farms already in construction RWE CEO for onshore wind and solar in Europe and Australia Katja Wunschel said that the Inden project represents EU11 million of RWE investment and that the North Rhine Westphalia region is “one of the centres in our growth and innovation strategy” we want to implement every wind and solar project possible and thus help to shape the enormous transformation especially in the Rhenish mining district.” RWE was awarded the project through a so-called Innovation Tender hosted by Germany’s federal network regulator These were first held in September 2020 alongside specific solar with the innovation tranches requiring proposed projects to combine at least two different clean energy technologies each all of the winning bids have been solar PV-plus-battery storage plant proposals German energy storage association BVES’ chief, Urban Windelen, told Energy-Storage.news last year that the tenders and the profiles of winning projects demonstrate the “inextricable” link between energy storage and the achievement of decarbonisation objectives RWE has won Innovation Tender contracts for two more solar-plus-storage projects which together add up to about 30MW of PV and 10MWh of battery storage Each will be DC-coupled to the lithium-ion batteries and use bifacial PV modules The company is also building large-scale battery storage at two run-of-river hydro plants in Germany while abroad it is building some much larger solar-plus-storage plants in the US Inden Design has released a series of photos entitled ‘Haute Couture meets Tuning’ starring the Inden Design Mercedes SLS AMG and German photo model dancer and television personality Katja Runiello Inden Design fitted the Mercedes with a set of 21 inch light metal rims painted in high-gloss black combined with gloss-lathed beddings The wheels are completed with Continental high-performance tires measuring 265/30R21 at the front and 295/25R21 at the rear The German tuner also tweaked the exhaust catalysts and the manifold. Thanks to engine mapping the 6.2 liter V8 engine of the SLS now provides 623hp compared to the standard 571. For more information regarding tuning of the Mercedes SLS AMG, or any other car made by Mercedes or Ferrari, please contact Inden Design VW Sell More EVs, Yet Makes a Lot Less Money Ram Reveals Revamped, Stylish Sub-$50K 1500 Express 2011 Inden Design Mercedes-Benz S-Class – Click above for high-res image gallery Inden Design has gotten its greasy tuner mitts all over the 2011 Mercedes-Benz S-Class and come up with a luxury sedan for your dark side The S-Class is no slouch when it comes to being big and impressive but Inden takes the intimidation to Don Corleone levels with its treatment of the big Merc new front and rear spoilers and 20×10.5-inch wheels front and rear The tuner sealed the look with a matte-grey film covering in lieu of new paint Keeping everything planted is a sport suspension and a set of S600 six-piston caliper brakes up front and four-piston clamps out back The interior got treated to two-tone leather on the seats B and C pillars got the Alcantara treatment Inden threw out the old wood trim and replaced it with carbon fiber Read all about it in the press release after the break 2 / 0Zoom In Launch Galleryinden-design-s-class3-jpg2011 INDEN Design Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2011 INDEN Design Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2011 INDEN Design Mercedes-Benz S-Class interior 2011 INDEN Design Mercedes-Benz S-Class driver's seat 2011 INDEN Design Mercedes-Benz S-Class wheel 2011 INDEN Design Mercedes-Benz S-Class dash 2011 INDEN Design Mercedes-Benz S-Class Alcantara headliner FLY EXPRESS – unequal rival by INDEN Design An icon of good style in the luxury class is the Mercedes-Benz S-Class without any doubts as well as all conceivable safety precautions are inevitable in the car of this category The widely known beyond the borders of the Hessian Haiger-Flammersbach noble tuner INDEN Design specializes in the just discussed vehicles has undertaken to rebuild the S500 of W221 series from Stuttgart to the facelift version of the S65 AMG the side sills and rear diffuser are associated with the highly visible and distinctive quality of INDEN- Design daytime running lights were also installed and tail lights and mirrors were retouched in particular thanks to a stainless steel exhaust system with two AMG tailpipes left and right almost inevitably involves lifting of the Vmax limiter the braking system was “converted” to the S600 V12 BiTurbo model with 6-piston front calipers and 4-piston brake calipers The right set of rims for the perfect vehicle in dimension of 10.5 x 20″ with tires in 265/30-20 at the front and 275/30-20 – at the rear axle was fully installed The standards of agility are set by lowering by 50 millimeters dashboard and door panel are trimmed with two-color leather in combination with black Alcantara The speedometer change to a 360 km/h-scale closes the series of changes inside the vehicle the Mercedes stomp their hooves impatiently in anticipation of a power struggle with the unequal rival… LLC and respective content providers on this website Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website the tuner has implemented a new apron and blacked-out the grille and three-pointed star to give the SLS all the stealth and aggression it could ever need Further styling modifications include a freshened-up rear bumper with more exposed carbon an all-carbon fiber wing as well as a new set of side skirts a stainless steel exhaust system and massaged the 6.2-liter V8 engine to now pump out 635 hp Always had a thing for the Mercedes-Benz W126 (1979-1991) with its simple uncluttered and yet amazingly elegant and timeless styling – a feat never again repeated by the luxury sedan’s S Class successors This particular example you see pictured above is a 1983 model modified by Germany’s Inden Design in 1991 Being the company’s first ever Mercedes product Inden Design thought that it would be a cool idea to photograph the car and share with us a piece of its history The completely blacked out 1983 W126 was upgraded with the 1986 facelift model’s bumpers and side covers and the US-spec model’s headlamps and tail lights while there’s also a sport exhaust system with dual pipes The lowered suspension and the widened fenders that house 18-inch alloy wheels shod in 255/35 R18 tyres up front and (overly) massive 315/30 R18 tyres at the back offer the W126 an even more aggressive stance which is completely covered in black Nappa leather boasts a set of König sport seats up front and special wood trim The classic Merc is powered by a 6.0-liter V8 engine from the 560SE producing over 368 horsepower while stopping power comes courtesy of an upgraded 6-piston sports brake system with 352 x 32mm discs from AP Racing Two German tuners have come together to introduce a mainly cosmetics package for the latest generation of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class compact hatchback. Inden Design and Binz presented their new goods on a pair of A-Class models, both fitted with the optional AMG package that includes different front and rear bumpers, a rear diffuser and side skirts. The aftermarket specialists created a new set of carbon fiber parts that replace the stock front-lip spoiler, rocker panel trims and the diffuse,r while also adding a new sports exhaust system with quad tailpipes borrowed from the C63 AMG Black Series On the red A-Class you’ll find 19-inch Barracuda Shoxx matt black rims shod in tires size 235/35 R19 while the gunmetal grey hatch rides on 19-inch BBS CH-R-alloy wheels wrapped around tires size 225/35R19 on the front axle sports suspension that drops the ride height by 35mm (about 1.4 inches) The transformation begins on the outside with a new wide body kit that emulates the look of the SL65 AMG Black series with heavily beefed up wheel arches The blacked out grille and 20-inch alloys shod in tires size 265/30 up front and 325/25 at the rear round off the changes Interior appointments are restricted to the flat-bottom steering wheel in Alcantara with the same material partially covering the top part of the instrument panel the SL65 AMG’s 6.0-liter bi-turbocharged V12 churns out 612-horses and 1,000 Nm of peak torque but after Inden Design’s new ECU tune while the German firm also removes the electronic speed limiter A new exhaust system producing a more sonorous sound and an electronic module that lowers the ride height by around 45 mm are the final touches of Inden Design’s tune Home/NewsInden Design gets Mercedes-Benz SL 500 to go "deep and wide"Inden Design SL — Click above for image gallery Inden Design SL — Click above for image gallery The Inden Design SL will turn your ordinary aging SL 500 into a previous-gen SL65 AMG lookalike and then some The firm installs fascias front and rear and exhaust pipes that mimic the SL65 then the whole body is given the blackout treatment right down to the door handles And could we even call it German tuning if it didn't get a set of custom 20-inch wheels tucked fender-deep on Pirelli rubber bands the SL65 steering wheel makes an appearance and to combat that ridiculous ride height an adjustable suspension module is installed to provide 50mm of vertical movement only gets a 15-hp upgrade to 330 horsepower you'll probably want to keep looking straight ahead You can read about all the mods in the press release after the jump and check it out in the gallery of photos below PRESS RELEASEDeep and wide – Mercedes SL 500 of INDEN design INDEN design is one of the most famous tuners for Mercedes vehicles Modern accessories now underline the silhouette of the SL No matter whether SL by INDEN Design is considered to be an object for collectors or a pure driving car it is evident that the sport-car can be well convincing with the modification to SL65 AMG (model 2007) On the basis of SL 500 the INDEN-Design launches a special model which is convincing with a lot of design work and also with the horsepower The specialist from Haiger concentrates on changes especially in the external design To give SL sport appearance it will be equipped with the specially-designed wheels INDEN Champion light aluminium rims 10,5×20 and 11,75×20 inches with 255/30-20 and 305/25-20 high-capacity Pirelli tires correspondingly guarantee dynamic driving star rim spokes were varnished in black / lackluster and the high-grade steel outside rims were given luster These provide for controlled speed at the sport-car level SL is equipped with the integrated ABC-sport suspension module with adjustable height up to about 50 mm Now let's take a closer look at the vehicle from the outside The complex modification to SL 65 AMG consists of a front spoiler side skirts and a rear spoiler as well as rear lights mudguards and radiator grill are also painted black/lackluster The sport silencer with the 65th exhaust pipe made of high-grade steel perfectly completes the outside appearance There are also positive changes in the vehicle interior black decorative features were covered in SL 500 with clavier varnish an AMG Black Series steering wheel of 360 mm in diameter was installed The roof-control module or the roof provide a wide view at the speed of max the tuning program includes more than that: due to the INDEN design power augmentation reaches the racing 330 HP INDEN improvement will certainly make SL 500 more athletic!Modification costs: – SL 65 AMG Bodykit incl varnishing and installation 5,498.00 euros – SL 65 rear lights AMG incl installation 548.00 euros – The third brake light from facelift in white 119.00 euros – Black Series steering wheel 1,059.00 euros – Clavier varnish black decorative features 950.00 euro – Pure carbon interior 1,998.00 euros – Adjustable sport suspension module 1,398.00 euros installation 250.00 euros – Inden Champion wheel set 10.5 and 11,75×20 with 255/30 and 305 / 25R 20 (star lackluster black high-grade steel and polished rim base) 11,700.00 euros – Body works necessary for the wheel set 2,200.00 euros – Stainless steel exhaust system with the 65th exhaust pipe 2,498.00 euros – Pure carbon rear diffuser 1,448.00 euros – Roof control module 298.00 euros – Door handles and mudguard in lackluster black incl disassemble and installation 820.00 euros – Door handles and mudguard in pure carbon incl disassemble and installation 1,420.00 euros If you happen to own a pre-facelift Mercedes-Benz S500 W221 and want to spiff it up both cosmetically and mechanically German tuning firm Inden Design has presented a new package for Stuttgart’s premium sedan The styling concept is to bring the S500 in line with the refreshed S65 AMG Inden Design adds the facelifted S65 AMG’s bodykit including the front bumper assembly with the LED daytime running lights A matte grey wrap for the body and new 20-inch alloy wheels shod in tires size 265/30 at the front and 275/30 at the back are also part of the package the German tuner trimmed the S500’s cabin in a mix of Alcantara and black and white two-tone leathers while all decorative wood trims were replaced with black carbon fiber parts a performance kit bumps the 5.0-liter V8’s output to 420HP while other go-fast features include a sports exhaust system 6-piston front calipers and 4-piston brake calipers from the S600 V12 and a lowering kit more than 80 unclaimed bikes have been donated to Sonoma County nonprofits When Petaluma police find lost unregistered bikes they’re taken into evidence while owners are sought but after 90 days those not involved in criminal cases have to be moved That’s where volunteers Jim and Merle Inden step in The retired Petaluma couple are the latest in a line of volunteers who have fixed up the lost bikes and dropped them off at a rotating list of nonprofits the department worked with a Northern California retailer to send the bikes to a nonprofit in Africa who coordinates the police department’s volunteer program “We had so many nonprofits with needy families here.” more than 80 bicycles have been donated to local charities including Mentor Me Committee on the Shelterless and Sonoma County’s Child Parent Institute where the Indens dropped off five bikes just a few weeks ago Next on the list is Social Advocates for Youth first volunteered with the department after retiring as a dental assistant in 2011 ‘I wish everyone could see what was going on in the police department,’” she said When the bike recycling position opened up this spring “Jim has a workshop where he works with wood and tinkers with all kinds of stuff,” his wife said “And he used to work on bikes when he was a kid a lot When bikes get released from evidence after their 90-day stay among them a San Francisco Giants-themed bike “It’s a little bike that would be like for a 5-year-old,” she said and he stripped it down and made it orange and black and put a San Francisco Giants logo on it.” Some of the costs are covered by a department fund but the Indens often pitch in to cover costs “It just really is very rewarding to give back to your community,” Merle Inden said.