Industry news and insights from Europe and around the World Keep up-to-date with the latest new products and technology GERMANY: The German Federal Environment Ministry (BMUV) is providing €200,000 in funding for an environmentally-friendlier cooling process for steel hardening that promises substantial energy savings The innovative cold chamber using an air chiller a collaboration between induction hardening company Rudolf Rieker GmbH and Refolution Industrie Kälte GmbH an industrial refrigeration specialist based in Karlsruhe.  is one of the largest induction hardening shops in Europe. The hardening process is an important step in steel production. It involves heating steel to a high temperature then cooling it down very quickly. This transforms the austenitic structure into a martensitic structure to give the desired hardness.  The cooling process currently uses liquid nitrogen which is sprayed in a cold chamber. However liquid nitrogen is associated with not inconsiderable energy expenditure in its production transport and storage as well as with risks in operation The new system from Refolution is based on the air cycle technology developed by Swiss manufacturer Mirai Intex It dispenses with the traditional use of liquid nitrogen achieving temperatures of -80ºC for the first time with an air chiller Although there are significantly higher investment costs compared to conventional processes these are offset by significant potential savings in energy and greenhouse gas emissions The newly developed process only has to consider the energy requirement for operating the air chillers on site which is reduced by around 30% through heat recovery within alternating cooling chambers. Overall an energy saving of approximately 410MWh is anticipated which corresponds to a saving of approximately 60-68% compared to the conventional process.  “The innovative process being funded can make an important contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions – as well as to avoiding nitrogen emissions,” commented Christian Kühn parliamentary state secretary of the German environment ministry “Such a climate and environmental protection innovations in steel production not only benefit the future viability of the German economy being used on board ships over a hundred years ago It is still used today in aircraft air conditioning systems The technology has a number of benefits and recent advances in high-speed compressor design and materials have made the air cycle machine a rival to established vapour compression technology The Mirai air cycle machine solves the problems of refrigeration supply in the temperature range of -40ºС to –80°С and lower the air is heated up with compression and is cooled down in the process of expansion this enables the temperature to be regulated with high precision at the outlet and to reach ultra low temperatures for the processes of freezing or storing Refolution was founded in 2019 with the aim of implementing the challenges of climate change using only “natural” refrigerants it has had great success providing systems for freeze drying for pharmaceutical applications Cooling Post is the leading online resource covering latest news and developments in the cooling industry air conditioning news and the latest heat pump developments Privacy & Cookie Policy © Copyright 2025, Cooling Post Ltd - All Rights Reserved | Website by Capital Web The power grids of the future will face a wide range of challenges that require a rapid expansion of the infrastructure A total of 7,500 kilometres will have to be optimised or newly built in the German transmission network over the next few years High-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission links are playing a key role here that will enable low-loss energy transport over long distances and the integration of wind power from the North and solar power from the South of Germany into the transmission grid The contract for the necessary converter technology for the section between the grid interconnection points of Brunsbüttel in Schleswig-Holstein and Leingarten/Großgartach in Baden-Württemberg was signed today Siemens Energy will supply the converters and carry out the detailed and site-specific planning of the facilities in the coming months together with the project owners the transmission grid operators TenneT and TransnetBW the largest grid expansion project in Germany is crucial to the success of the energy transition” said Tim Meyerjürgens “The award of these converter stations is an important milestone in our efforts to implement this system It proves that we have managed to make important progress on SuedLink despite difficult conditions during the COVID pandemic” a decisive step has been taken towards to achieving SuedLink and that the plan can now be further worked out in concrete terms at two starting and end points and the preparatory construction measures already underway at the southern end point in Leingarten SuedLink is one of the largest energy infrastructure projects in Europe converter stations are required that can convert direct current into alternating current and alternating current into direct current The SuedLink converters will be designed as self-commutated voltage-sourced converters in a modular multilevel converter (MMC) arrangement with a rated DC voltage of ±525 kilovolts the systems can also independently control reactive power This allows them to respond flexibly to fluctuations in generation and consumption in the grid and enables the low-loss transport of up to two gigawatts of power in both directions which is equivalent to that of two nuclear power plants can supply around five million households with electricity Siemens Energy There is a new driver pairing for Callaway Competition in the Super Sports Car League for 2019 Marvin Kirchhöfer will share the cockpit of the Corvette C7 GT3-R entered by the Leingarten-based team Their first joint appearance will come on the weekend of 26th – 28th April when the 2019 season gets underway at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben Marvin Kirchhöfer first drove for Callaway Competition in 2018 when he and Daniel Keilwitz claimed three victories more than any other driver pairing in the field The duo ended the season third in the championship standings I felt very much at home with Callaway Competition we didn’t quite manage to win the title in the end,” Kirchhöfer says “That’s why I’m very much looking forward to the new season with my new partner and to going all out for the title It’s a difficult challenge we have set ourselves but I’m up for it and will be giving it everything I’ve got I think I have a good partner in Markus and that we will be among the front-runners right from the start won two races in the 2018 Super Sports Car League and was a title contender up to the season finale at Hockenheim “My objective in the ADAC GT Masters is to win the title with Marvin,” says Pommer “Callaway Competition have proved in the past that they are consistently capable of challenging for it I’ve been in contact with the team for several years now because they are based only a few kilometers from my home we’ve succeeded in putting together a mutually agreeable package.” “The team is well prepared for the upcoming season and in Markus Pommer we’ve managed to sign the ideal candidate,” said team boss Mike Gramke “I’m very confident that the drivers will get used to each other very soon and that we will be on the attack from the very first race at Oschersleben we were in contention for the title up until the last race so our target in the coming season is to provide further confirmation of our merits If the entire team works hard from the first to the last race – which I’m absolutely convinced they will – then we should have an even better outcome to the season than last time round.” Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from Street Muscle We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request We'll send you the most interesting Street Muscle articles We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network Callaway Competition is the most successful racing team in the history of one of the most competitive national GT Championships in the world and the team is celebrating its 25th year in this most unusual of racing seasons was founded in 1995 by Giovanni Ciccone and Ernst Wöhr together with Reeves Callaway Since then the team has contested not only the ADAC GT Masters but also the 24-hour races at Le Mans and has won FIA ​​GT3 European Championship The story of the Leingarten race shop began a decade before the team we know today was founded when car builder Ernst Wöhr merged with bodybuilder Giovanni Ciccone under the name “Wöhr & Ciccone” at the Frankfurt Auto Show and a deal was done that saw their bodyshop and crash repair business transformed into the official European outlet for the Callaway brand and their spectacular re-imagining of the Chevrolet Corvette “Wöhr & Ciccone” decided to enter professional racing through historic motorsport Giovanni Ciccone’s ’65 Corvette which had already been restored at the time was turned into the company’s first race car with the help of experienced engineer and racer Herbert Schürg “Herbert showed us how to correctly build a race car,” recalls Ernst Wöhr the team won the FIA ​​Historic GT Championship in 1991 and 1992 a newly-built Corvette LT-1 took part in the recently announced GT Cup who had continued to have a close relationship with his German partners said on a phone call: “Let’s build a car for Le Mans” That was the starting gun which saw a Corvette C4 with a 6.2-litre V8 converted to a full race-spec machine and used for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1994 After capturing pole position in its class and holding the lead of the GT class for nine hours at P1 the race ended prematurely for the Corvette after the French driver Michel Maisonneuve ignored pit signals and ran out of fuel the team joined the BPR series and took class victories in Vallelunga and Spa as well as second place in the 1000 km race in Suzuka The greatest successes of this period was a double podium finish at Le Mans in 1995 for the Callaways 2nd place in GT2 and 3rd place in class for customer Team Agusta It was that success in not only finishing but scoring podium finishes and Wöhr deciding to found Callaway Competition Founding members also included Karl-Heinz Knapp and Günther Schlag the Callaway C7 (pictured below) failed because of FIA ​​changes in the GT1 regulations that put minimum production car requirements way out of reach for Callaway Karl-Heinz Knapp and Günther Schlag left the company a number of customer vehicles were built and supported by the Callaway team the decision was made to develop and build vehicles together with Toine Hezemans and his engineer Mike Gramke based on the new C6 Z06 Corvette and the newly released FIA GT3 regulations The plan was to start in the FIA ​​GT3 European Championship series in 2006 and to participate in the ADAC GT Masters series in 2007 which was constantly further developed by Callaway Competition throughout its life (including a re-homologation with improved aero was not only the longest-serving but also the most successful vehicle in the “Super Sports Car League” in both racing series (FIA GT3 to 2012 and ADAC GT Masters to 2014) with numerous victories and other podium finishes Customer teams such as “Toni Seiler Racing” and “RWT Racing” were also successful with the support of Callaway Competition the team of Callaway Competition took the ADAC GT Masters teams title for the first time Many well-known drivers have joined the team over the years who secured the most victories for the team the team could build on the 2015 double title winning success of the Z06 R GT-3 Jules Gounon and Daniel Keilwitz confidently won all titles in the ADAC GT Masters series in 2017 “When it came to doing business in automobile racing we didn’t want to concentrate on just one branch,” explained Ernst Wöhr the Leingarten duo also deals with construction and development as well as prototype and modeling to support carbon fiber parts manufacturing for the automotive industry the company would like to direct its focus on tuning and service for road vehicles 25 years of racing are now in the Callaway Competition history books and many more are set to follow While Ernst Wöhr and Giovanni Ciccone have assumed representative and administrative roles in the background the younger team at the racetrack supports team boss Mike Gramke who previously served as technical director team manager André Zanke and race engineer Florian Möhring On the road cr front things are still progressing too – the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Callaway Competition sees a limited edition special model of the Callaway Corvette SC757 road car will be released in cooperation with Callaway Cars USA and development 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Corvette RevealedCallaway Competition Unveils C7 GT3-R At The Hockenheim Ring Racing Circuit Callaway CompetitionPhotographerWalt ThurnWriterCorvette Motorsport.comPhotographerOct 07 The team is confident that they will have as much success with this new Corvette as they have had with their soon to be retired C6 based Z06.R GT3 Corvette This C7 GT3-R has been undergoing development for almost 2 years and was not publicized until the Hockenheim reveal The striking design was the result of the collaboration between Canadian designer Paul Deutschman team owners Giovanni Ciccone and Ernst Whr Florian Mhring and Andre Zanke were also heavily involved in this car's construction Rdiger Geckler coordinated delivery of the car's components and Herbert Schrg completed the detailed assembly work The final result is a stunning high-tech GT3 racing Corvette The new racecar meets all 2016 GT3 FIA rules and regulations In mid-September it successfully passed its Balance of Performance review in France It is powered by a Chevrolet-based 6.2-liter V-8 from APP Racing Engines in Amsterdam The engine is mated to an X-Trac 6-speed sequential gearbox with paddle-shift So far early testing has shown that the new Corvette is surpassing its predicted performance Extensive testing will take place before its first race in 2016 When it begins competition it will race against the fastest GT cars in a variety of worldwide racing series The first C7 GT3-R will be campaigned by Callaway Competition's in-house race team sponsored by Whelen Engineering manufacturers of premium quality warning and signaling devices Toyota Unveils Vintage-Inspired Corolla Hatchback FX It's Official: Porsche and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Tie the Knot Home/NewsCallaway developing C7 Corvette for FIA GT3 [w/video]Since 2006 Callaway Competition has been turning the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 into the Z06.R GT3 race car it has become the most successful team in the series the firm having just announced that Chevrolet has approved it to develop and homologate the GT3 version of the C7 Corvette Stingray Right now there are more than ten Callaway-built Z06.Rs contesting three different European championships each car costing somewhere in the area of 235,000 euros ($310K US) For a taste of what's to come, you can check out the video below of the engine used in the championship winning Z06.R There's also a press release with a few more details OLD LYME CONNECTICUT/LEINGARTEN GERMANY (July 24 will embark on a development program for making the new Corvette C7 into a GT3-class race car and submit for homologation from the FIA require authorization from original equipment manufacturers to submit the homologation forms necessary to allow their version of the car to be the version allowed in FIA competition As Callaway has just received the required letter of authorization from Chevrolet Callaway has become the appointed specialist representative for building and holding the homologation of the Corvette C7 FIA GT3 race cars Callaway has also been the homologation holder for the Corvette C6 version of the GT3 car with the FIA The Callaway team is currently the most successful in GT3 based on numerous Drivers and Team Championships from 2007 to present 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 Get our daily recap of Corvette news delivered directly to your inbox Please check your inbox to confirm your subscription CorvetteBlogger.com covers all generations of the Chevrolet Corvette including C8 news GERMANY: Daikin has continued to expand its coverage in Germany with a new branch in Leingarten which replaces the current facility in nearby Güglingen covers 3,000m2 and extends over three floors It is said to offer plenty of space for offices An Experience Center will also be opened at the new location The premises in Güglingen remain in place and will be used by Daikin Manufacturing Germany GmbH in the future Güglingen is an important Daikin heat pump production site and an important part of Daikin Europe’s 2025 plan to meet growing demand for heat pumps in Europe The 84 Güglingen employees will move the 20km to the new facility this month Daikin to expand German heat pump plant – 4 October 2022GERMANY: Daikin Europe has announced the expansion of its German heat pump manufacturing base in Güglingen, Germany. Read more… Callaway is widely recognized for its tuning prowess particularly when it comes to the Chevrolet Corvette but the company has a European offshoot that also builds complete turnkey race cars We’re talking about Callaway Competition based in Leingarten Callaway’s official European distributor and maker of this awesome Corvette C7 GT3-R race car CHECK OUT: Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport Race Car Headed For L.A. Auto Show Callaway Competition has been building race cars since 1985 and became the official racing arm of Callaway in the early ‘90s Some of the famous cars it’s built over the years include the Callaway LM Project of ’94 the Callaway C7R of ’96 and the Callaway C12R from ’01 This latest car is designed specifically for GT3 competition and replaces the C6-based Callaway Corvette Z06.R GT3 The Corvette C7 GT3-R has been two years in the making and looks even more impressive than Corvette Racing’s own C7.R endurance racer Responsible for the design was Canadian Paul Deutschman as well as Callaway Competition’s own Giovanni Ciccone and Ernst Wöhr They worked hard to develop a future-proof design that should remain competitive for years to come ALSO SEE: Ford Gives Insight Into Development Of New GT Race Car: Video The car’s construction is mostly carbon fiber and its power source is a 6.2-liter V-8 sourced from General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] and tuned to deliver 600 horsepower The engine is mated to an X-Trac six-speed sequential gearbox with paddle shifters and drives the rear wheels only The Corvette C7 GT3-R is now available for order for delivery ahead of the 2016 motorsport season One of the first customers is Callaway Competition itself which will campaign the car through its works team Follow Motor Authority on Facebook and Twitter.