{{getV2(globalSponsors,'title','Sponsors')}} a former world mountain running champ and the Kiwi national record holder in the steeplechase took her first ITU World Cup win while Russian men swept the podium Sunday at Tiszaujvaros who switched to triathlon to better cope with a lingering Achilles injury caught Russian Irina Abysova halfway through the 10k run then ran away in the final kilometer to take a 4-second margin of victory in 2:00:48 “I was a little bit worried that I had worked too hard on the bike but I slowly eased into my running and eventually “It was a good race because I had a great swim and a great bike and then enjoyed a super run,” said Abysova to ITU after the race Ivan Tutukin and Dennis Vasiliev organized a bike breakaway but chasers led by Australian James Seear caught the leaders with 10k to go and 29 men arrived in T2 in a pack Polyansky and Brukhankov surged ahead early on the run and established an unassailable lead Polyansky made his move with 1 kilometer to go and held on for a 9-second margin over Brukhankov in 1:48:45 ITU World Cup newcomer Ivan Tutukin surged to a third place finish 1:04 behind Polyansky to complete Russian men’s 1-2-3 sweep “I’m really happy with my win because it’s the first victory for my country in 2009,” Polyansky told ITU media “I knew Alexander [Brukhankov] had a very strong finishing sprint so I wanted to get away and I pushed on in the final kilometer.” © Slowtwitch - Built with Federated Computer we and our partners use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site and show (non-) personalized ads may adversely affect certain features and functions Click below to consent to the above or make granular choices. Your choices will be applied to this site only. You can change your settings at any time or by clicking on the manage consent button at the bottom of the screen 2024 - MOL's EUR 1.3 billion polyol complex in Tiszaújváros boasting a capacity of around 200,000 tonnes of polyol per year addressed by Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán marks a significant milestone for the company MOL Group stands as the sole entity in Hungary and in Central and Eastern Europe to cover the entire value chain from petroleum processing to polyol production (a widely used plastic raw material).  MOL Group held an inauguration ceremony in Tiszaújváros to celebrate the completion of its largest organic investment thyssenkrupp and Evonik IP signed the licence agreement in summer 2017 and the foundation stone of the complex was laid in September 2019 The main units were transported to Tiszaújváros between 2019 and 2020 and were followed by the completion of the complex's hydrogen peroxide a Research and Development Center were also built "I am proud that we have completed the polyol complex a great collaboration involving thousands of people over the past six years that enabled us to deliver MOL Group's largest investment ever perhaps the biggest development in modern Hungarian history The polyol complex will significantly strengthen our company's position and competitiveness with the entire value chain from petroleum processing to polyol production This investment has put Tiszaújváros back on the map of the European chemical industry making it one of the most important industrial centers in the region It will enhance the industrial competitiveness of our country and could catalyze economic growth as well as MOL's success is the success of the whole country," said Zsolt Hernádi “With this new MOL polyol-complex we establish new standards in terms of efficiency environmental friendliness and automation by combining proven technologies with innovative solutions” CEO of thyssenkrupp Uhde. “We are grateful for the deep and trustful partnership with MOL This polyol plant is a true landmark project and a great demonstration of how we at thyssenkrupp Uhde enable the industrial green transformation With fully integrated and highly automated plant units the valuable polyol chemicals will be produced in a highly efficient and sustainable way.” The project involved an international team of thousands of experts with engineering design work carried out in Germany The plant equipment came from 24 countries The construction of the complex involved 75 000 cubic metres of concrete 2 500 kilometres of cable and 700 km of pipelines laid in more than 18 million working-hours The Hungarian government contributed with €131.5 million to the project: a €93.6 million corporate tax credit which can be claimed once the investment is operational and a €37.9 million investment grant based on an individual government decision Polyol is one of the most sought-after plastics raw materials used in a wide range of industries from car manufacturing to clothing and insulation Polyurethane is made from polyol and is the base material for many of the durable consumer goods that everyone encounters in their everyday lives.  Polyurethane made from polyol is needed:  The Tiszaújváros plant will produce polyol using one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly methods available today the plant will contribute nearly EUR 150 million annually to the MOL Group's financial results and will provide long-term employment for nearly 300 people MOL Group has been strengthening its chemical business for almost ten years: the new butadiene extraction plant was completed in 2015 with a HUF 35 billion investment followed by the synthetic rubber (S-SBR) plant in 2018 with a HUF 100 billion investment the company announced a major strategic shift to prepare for the energy transition and the post-fossil fuel world by expanding its portfolio. As part of the third and largest wave of investment in the petrochemicals business the polypropylene plant is the most important element and there are nearly EUR 2 billion of life cycle investments that will secure the long-term future of the chemicals business Press contact: internationalpress@mol.hu E-mail: christian.dill@thyssenkrupp.com petrochemicals and consumer retail company It is active in over 30 countries with a dynamic international workforce of 24,000 people and a track record of more than 100 years MOL Group operates three refineries and two petrochemicals plants under integrated supply chain-management in Hungary and owns a network of almost 2400 service stations across 10 countries in Central & South Eastern Europe MOL’s exploration and production activities are supported by more than 85 years’ experience in the field of hydrocarbons and 30 years in the injection of CO2 there are production activities in 8 countries and exploration assets in 10 countries MOL is committed to transform its traditional fossil-fuel-based operations into a low-carbon sustainable business model and aspires to become net carbon neutral by 2050 while shaping the low-carbon circular economy in Central-and Eastern Europe According to MOL the commissioning is a significant milestone as it is the only company in Hungary and Central and Eastern Europe that covers the entire value chain from crude oil processing to polyol production The new polyol complex is MOL’s largest organic investment and the respective license agreement was signed by MOL The groundbreaking took place in September 2019 a research and development center were also built " This investment has put Tiszaújváros back on the map of the European chemical industry It will enhance the industrial competitiveness of our country and could catalyze economic growth as well," said Zsolt Hernádi Polyurethane is made from polyol and is the base material for many of the durable consumer goods and strategic direction in an exclusive CHEManager International interview Are you ready to elevate your pharmaceutical operations Download our exclusive whitepaper and discover how compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is essential for the safety and integrity of pharmaceuticals Be one of the first to try our new activity feed Russians dominate at Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup in men’s race in Hungary New Zealand’s McIlroy makes successful transition from running events A small lead group of nine formed in the 1500m swim and they managed to stay away on the bike opening up a 50 second lead over the dangerous runners such as Australia’s Beijing Olympian Erin Densham and Yuliya Sapunova from the Ukraine Hard work from Great Britain’s Vanessa Raw and Vicky Holland opened up the advantage over 40km of cycling which set up the race for the leaders accelerating out of transition and into the lead McIlroy bided her time and made contact with 5km of running to go sticking to the Russian before surging away in the final kilometre Further back it was the Australian pairing of Felicity Sheedy-Ryan and Densham who ran through for third and fourth with Sapunova in fifth Zita Szabo from Hungary delighted the home crowd with sixth “I had a pretty good swim and then chased down the front two early on the bike but once we got there we all worked well,” said McIlroy who switched sports following an Achilles tendon injury “I was a little bit worried that I had worked too hard on the bike but I slowly eased into my running and eventually I’m heading to London next weekend for the Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series before going back to New Zealand to prepare for the Grand Final on the Gold Coast in Australia.” Abysova commented: “It was a good race because I had a great swim and a great bike and then enjoyed a super run “This year has been really fantastic for me,” said Sheedy-Ryan “I struggled with a few injuries in the early season but the hard work is paying off To run through Erin [Densham] was very pleasing as she’s an athlete I respect a lot I was pretty disappointed with the swim today I’m struggling with the big packs in the water but the bike worked well and I was lucky that I could chase down some people on the run.” With the Russians enjoying their most successful day of ITU Triathlon World Cup history they swept aside every other nation in the men’s race as Dmitry Polyansky crossed the line to win in a time of 1:48:45 with Alexander Brukhankov nine seconds behind Ivan Tutukin ran his way into third as Russia went on to place four in the top five It was the Russian men who pushed the early pace as they forced an early breakaway with Denis Vasiliev orchestrating the early push of pace as the top ten men out of the 1500m swim escaped into the bike As they shared the pacing between them the chase pack could only maintain a gap of thirty seconds as the small breakaway tried to make the most of the technical bike course The relentless work of Australia’s James Seear brought the chasers back into contention with just 10km of cycling to go and a pack of 28 men exited second transition with 10km of running separating them from the finish tape Polyansky and Brukhankov quickly set the early pace surging away from the chasers and pulling out a sizeable advantage With just one kilometre to go Polyansky made his decisive move pulling himself clear of the finishing kick of Brukhankov Further back it look as though Volodymyr Polikarpenko from the Ukraine would take the bronze medal however he faded on the final 2.5km lap allowing Tutukin onto the podium making it a clean sweep for the Russians Gregory Rouault from France came through late on to take fourth “I’m really happy with my win because it’s the first victory for my country in 2009,” said Polyansky “I knew Alexander [Brukhankov] had a very strong finishing sprint so I wanted to get away and I pushed on in the final kilometre I’m going to London to race at the Olympic venue next week at the Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship race before heading to Cyprus to prepare for the Grand Final on Australia’s Gold Coast.” “My summer has gone very well,” said Brukhankov maybe there was a bit of fatigue still in my legs from the Hamburg Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series race from two weeks ago Dmitry [Polyansky] and I lead right from the start of the run and so we backed off and just looked to maintain the lead We have the same coach so for him it doesn’t matter who wins but I felt a bit tired in the final kilometre and couldn’t respond.” “My swimming is not very strong so I expected a really hard ride out there today but I am very confident in my running ability,” commented Tutukin “I knew I had a chance once I got off the bike with the leaders Turbaevskiy and Polikarpenko are very experienced and strong runners but I knew that I had a chance and I took it.” Home advantage and local support saw Hungarians Zsanett Bragmeyer and Csongor Lehmann totally dominate on Sunday at the long-running and popular final of the Europe Triathlon Premium Cup Tiszaujvaros the latest round of the European Cup series athletes had also raced on Saturday to secure their qualification slot Winner earlier this year of the Arena Games Triathlon Finale in Singapore nobody was going to beat Zsanett Bragmayer in the Elite Women’s event 750m swim for the Sprint distance event saw Bragmayer lead the way Gaining a small gap solo in the very early stages of the bike a group of 11 soon formed at the front of the flat from which the first seven finishers would come Bragmayer hit the front on the run early and it was game over on the very compact four-lap course which took in a circuit of the same lake they had swam in the ‘Tiszy’ venue one that has taken triathlon to its heart over many decades She was a full 22 seconds clear of Selina Klamt (GER) at the finish her best European Cup finish of the season to date with Anja Weber (SUI) completing the podium for perhaps her best result so far beating Zuzana Michalickova (SLO) and Emma Jeffcoat (AUS) in a close battle for the bronze medal Csongor Lehmann was World Junior Champion (2018), U23 World Champion (2021) and the defending champion in Tiszaujvaros No pressure – but this was a set to be a race for silver for everyone else Lehmann didn’t let down his many local fans with a classy display and the gaps he helped create were key to the rest of the race Initially there was a group of five on the bike with Matthew Roberts (AUS) joined by a quartet of Hungarians Five was soon three as Bence Lehmann and Kiss dropped off the bike pace set at the front which left the remaining trio with a lead of almost 40 seconds by the time they reached the dismount line and a lack of racing after a long time out with injury perhaps came back to bite in the final stages however which saw Radim Grebik (CZE) and Gergely Kiss (HUN) move past Ben on the final lap to complete the podium Another step in the right direction for Dijkstra who with a clear run of injury-free racing and training still has plenty of opportunities ahead to display his undoubted talent The chasers had reduced the Lehmann lead to 19 seconds by the end this was a dominant victory for the home town hero Sunday 17 July 2022 (Final) – 750m / 20km / 5km Follow the madness of the 'Race that eats its young' on RUN247 You can watch Tiszaújváros World Triathlon Cup back plus the entire World Triathlon Championship Series and World Cup season live and direct on TriathlonLive.tv.Follow World Triathlon on social media:🔵 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldtriathlon🔵 X: https://x.com/worldtriathlon🔵 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldtriathlon/🔵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@worldtriathlon?lang=en💻 Website: https://www.triathlon.org/📺 WATCH every race on https://www.triathlonlive.tv/Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @worldtriathlon in consortium with the Turkish conglomerate Calik Holdings has signed a contract for the turnkey development of a 1,000 MW combined-cycle power plant in in Hungary The hydrogen-ready plant will be built at MVM Tisza Erőmű’s site at Tiszaújváros Blackouts across Iberia show vulnerability of ‘island grids’ Hybrid generation helps mitigate intermittency risks JERA’s FY2024 revenue falls amid lower electricity prices Taurus Energy to implement first AGP XPAND upgrade in Iraq Avangrid helps restore power in Penn’ State after storm Rare earths shortage risks to undermine the energy transition BKV and Comstock to accelerate CCUS projects at Haynesville Egypt-Greece interconnector to get EBRD and EU financing has developed a new technology to capture CO2 directly from factory chimneys The company will launch Series A round to roll out its solution on a large scale aiming for a turnover of €200 million by 2030 May 1 – The Finish technology group has signed a services agreement with Aqualectra the leading power generation on the Caribbean island of Curaçao The 5-year accord will see Wärtsilä optimise energy generation on the island as Curaçao targets to move from its current 30% renewable capacity to 50% in 2025 and 70% by at least 2027 has reserved a site for a new hydrogen plant Oulu the electrolysis plant could reach a capacity of over 500 MW with the plant meant to be commissioned in three phases between 2028 and 2033 April 10 – As offshore wind becomes cost-competitive to fossil power generation Germany’s Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is developing a digital tool to help wind farm operators decide whether to continue operating older wind turbines or replace them Modern wind towers generate up to 20 MW each three to four times more than older structures while fossil power station based on a modern gas turbine generates over 590 MW April 7 – Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corp (TNPGCL) are planning to add 2,640 MW of power gen capacity in India Main projects included Stage 3 of the 800 MW North Chennai power station Stage 1 of the 1,320 MW Udangudi power plant as well as the 500 MW Kundah pumped hydro power project April 4 – Larsen & Toubro’s Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) has secured new orders in India it will install and commission a 765kV Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) and built a transmission line for power evacuation Saudi Arabia's orders include two 380kV overhead transmission lines spanning over 130 km while the UAE and Qatar contracts cover multiple GIS projects April 3 – Siemens AG has agreed to acquire Dotmatics a Boston-based provider of Life Sciences R&D software The acquisition extends Siemens’ AI-powered product lifecycle management portfolio given that the US company offers highly profitable multi-modal data management for Life Sciences R&D TÜV SÜD will showcase its services for electric utilities in terms of testing inspection and certification for a broad range of energy sources Suitability studies and inspection is on offer for wind power April 1 – Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in North Wales and Merseyside are forecast to pay 13% more in electricity bills next financial year than their counterparts in London this equates to nearly £19,000 more in bills on an average like-for-like basis March 31 – Formation of the ‘Accenture Siemens Business Group’ was announced at Hannover Messe today The two companies aspire to co-develop and co-market solutions that combine automation industrial AI and software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio with Accenture’s data capabilities has converted its existing coal-fired power plant to natural gas in the Morrow repowering project utility replaced a coal-fired generating unit with an SGT6-9000HL gas turbine and the repowered combined-cycle gas plant can now produce 550 MW of flexible power March 26 – Hitachi Energy and Amazon Web Services have teamed up to deploy cloud-based solutions for utilities and power grid operators to manage the impact of vegetation on their business Wild growth of trees and bushes can impact power transmission lines while the data gathered from drones and ground patrols can be incomplete and disconnected and real-time weather forecasts to help utility customers identify and mitigate vegetation interference and risks March 25 – Wärtsilä will supply three 25DF dual-fuel engines for a new 18,600 cbm capacity LNG bunkering vessel being built for Spanish operator Ibaizabal The vessel is built at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in China with the equipment scheduled for fast-track delivery to the yard in September 2025 The ship is expected to be delivered before the end of 2026 March 24 – GE Vernova’s Saudi engineers and specialists have led the first gas turbine outage at SEC's eight power plant in Riyadh With a production capacity exceeding 1,700 MW the plant is vital for grid stability in Riydh and surrounding areas March 20  – The global market for Carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) is growing at a rate of 23.1% ResearchAndMarkets projects the market to reach $9.6 billion by 2029 account for more than half of global of CO2 emissions and 20 countries account for 80% of the global emissions March 19 – Korea East-West Power and E1 have sealed an agreement build an LNG-fuelled power plant in Yeosu A 679 MW coal-fired power station is already in operation in Jungheung which Korea East-West Power may well want to ultimately run on cleaner-burning gas March 17 – YPF’s ‘Vaca Muera Oil Sur’ pipeline has gained Argentine government approval to enter into the Regime of Incentive for Large Investments (RIGI) “With an investment of approximately $2.9 billion this project will generate more than $15 billion in oil exports annually,” YPF President and CEO Horacio Daniel Marin said suggesting the project will also impact dry gas production at the field Copyright © 2021 Gas to Power Journal conditional procurement procedures for the construction of combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant blocks A total of 1600 megawatts (MW) of modern energy generation capacity will be established at the Tisza Power Plant in Tiszaújváros and the Mátra Power Plant in Visonta The call for tenders was met with strong interest the participation documentation of six applicants for each tender was accepted according to the statement by the Ministry of Energy on Thursday The ministry emphasised that combined cycle gas turbine power plants can be built relatively quickly and their capacity can be adjusted according to the current consumption Adequate balancing capacity is needed for the widespread utilisation of weather-dependent renewables The planned blocks will support the integration of several thousand megawatts of solar power production The blocks will also be suitable for hydrogen fuel use in certain proportions the MVM Tisza Power Plant will have two blocks with a maximum capacity of 500 MW each and the Mátra Power Plant of MVM Mátra Energia Zrt in Visonta will have one block with a maximum capacity of 650 MW The developments will fully comply with environmental requirements and make reasonable use of existing infrastructures the construction in Tiszaújváros will take place on an investment site at a previously retired oil and gas-fired power plant location The implementation can begin after the successful and effective conclusion of the procurement procedures and the duration of the works is expected to be around three to three and a half years The ministry also stated that the calls were met with strong international interest with over thirty interested parties downloading the materials for each project After processing the responses to the requests for clarifications six applicants for each tender were selected to proceed to the current bidding phase for the Visonta and Tiszaújváros sites The MVM Group will publish a detailed list of the bidding consortiums including Western European-based global companies The two new blocks in Tiszaújváros will produce an average of 5200 GWh of electricity annually while the Mátra block will produce 3800 GWh The MVM Group will contribute 800 MW of new modern regulating capacity to maintain the stability of the domestic electricity system The planned investments will promote the maintenance and increase of domestic electricity generation meet the needs of residential and industrial consumers and support the fulfilment of climate protection and carbon neutrality commitments Hungarian Conservative is a quarterly magazine on contemporary political philosophical and cultural issues from a conservative perspective Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry We offer daily updated business news and reports polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Jobs | Register | Advertising American Renee Tomlin kept her first position from T2 to the finish line Pierre Le Corre and Ashleigh Gentle took the wins at the 2012 ITU Tiszaujvaros World Cup a race that was set with qualifying heats the day prior The French today actually manged to sweep the men's podium Bryce McMaster and Andrey Bryukhankove had won the semi final events on Saturday and thus many eyes were on them as the men entered the water Aurelien Raphael who had posted the fastest swim the day before again showed his prowess in the water and reached the pontoon first His French teammates Anthony Pujades and Pierre Le Corre were not far behind The three French athletes with assistance from the Russian duo Igor Polyanskiy and Andrey Bryuksnkov plus Aussies Dan Wilson and Ryan Fisher led a 10-men group out of transition and that leading bunch steadily pushed their advantage over the chasers up By the time they reached the second transition they had one minute advantage over a group that contained Verzbicas Le Corre moved into the lead on the run fairly soon and Raphael looked well established in second position but third place was a battle between Pujades and Fisher with the French Pro getting the better of the Aussie at the end Raphael the runner-up spot and Pujades the final podium spot the French managed a rare sweep of the podium Ashleigh Gentle and Annamaria Mazzetti took the semi final heats on Saturday and looked well again for the main event today Inna Tsyganok was first out of the water in 9:31 Gentle though pushed it hard on the bike and with the athletes up front not pushing their advantage out even further Gentle and quite a few others managed to ride into the front pack and thus 21 athletes rolled into the bike-run transition together German Rebecca Robisch was first out on the run but Gentle took over the lead reasonably soon Maake Caelers though really gave her a run for the money and challenged the Aussie until the end Gentle though had a bit more left at the end and took the win in 58:39 "It was a really hard fought battle to be honest," said Gentle but she was relentless and stuck by my side I’m lucky I had that little bit extra at the end." Caelers took second place and Mazzetti finished third One week after Gwen Jorgensen (USA) qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games the rising American star backed it up with her first World Cup win at the 2011 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup She continued her blistering form today in Hungary after taking silver last weekend on the Olympic course in London Italy’s Annamaria Mazzetti held on for the silver her second career World Cup medal while Russia’s Irina Abysova took the bronze Japan’s Akane Tsuchihashi led the swim and the first transition but failed to capitalise on her 7-second lead over second placed Lang Lang shared her lead with Switzerland’s Celine Schaerer quickly broke into two packs in the 40km bike course couldn’t catch the first led by Briton’s Kerry Lang Russia’s Liubov Ivanovskaya and Line Jensen from Denmark struggled to bridge the gap with the front pack “I think I was the first one that didn’t make that front pack we were all trying to work to get up there but we had a lot of strong cyclists in that first group and we just weren’t able to bridge up,” said Jorgensen “I knew we were losing time and there’s just so many talented girls out there Schaerer and Sara Vilic (CRO) led going into the second transition with no clear packs Jorgensen wasted no time in attacking first placed Mazzetti and Tsuchihashi Between the second transition and second lap of the run Jorgensen shifted into another gear From there on she didn’t look back passing run leader Mazzetti and snatching the gold in the thrilling final lap Despite a 70-second deficit coming out of T2 Jorgensen made up more than 15 seconds on each of the laps and stopped the clock at 1 hour 59 minutes and 54 seconds to claim her maiden ITU victory Russia’s Abysova took the bronze after a battle in the final lap with Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) in a time of 2:00:19 eight seconds behind Jorgensen while Abysova finished up a further 16 seconds back Jorgensen blazed to the day’s fastest run split at 33:49 a full 42 seconds faster than any other woman on the 10km run course “There’s so many people out there cheering Ukraine’s Yuliya Yelistratova (formerly Sapunova) Ireland’s Aileen Morrison (IRL) and Vendula Frintova (CZE) Morrison quit during the bike and Frintova pulled out after coming last in the swim Race recap provided by Triathlon.org Desiree Ridenour claimed a junior gold medal while Matthew Sharpe narrowly missed the podium at the ITU Tiszaujvaros world cups in Hungary this weekend Canada’s Matt Sharpe came up a stride short of the ultimate gift of hopping onto the World Cup podium at the world-renowned triathlon race in Tiszaujvaros who qualified for Sunday’s final after winning his semifinal heat on Saturday was solid in all three disciplines of the sprint distance race en route to finishing in fourth spot with a time of 55:19 but disappointed in the result,” said Sharpe “I came here to podium so I feel like I missed out but I honestly couldn’t really have done anything different Taking advantage of a strong 750-metre swim where he came out of the water in eighth spot Sharpe was one of four athletes to control the 20-kilometre slick bike course lined by thousands of screaming fans “After breaking my collarbone earlier this year I haven’t had a ton of confidence in my swim but I saw a glimpse of the past today so that is exciting,” added Sharpe “We had rain on the bike and that made things a little messy and made a bit of a move into T2 as the second pack caught our group It felt a bit like a bike race so that was fun.” Coming out of second transition in first spot with Stefan Zachaeus Sharpe fed off the electric atmosphere in Tiszy to match stride-for-stride with the lead group on the five-kilometre run before running out of gas in the sprint finish “Coming off the bike I definitely had some fatigue in the legs There were a few moments I really had to dig deep but I pride myself in my mental strength and I was able to stay near the front “This place is unreal for racing and I’m so happy to race in a place where they have invested so much in Triathlon.” Hungary’s Bence Bicsak thrilled the hometown crowd The Russians edged out Sharpe for the final two spots on the podium Dmitry Polyanskiy claimed the silver medal at 55:13 while Ilya Prasolov won the race for the bronze at 55:18 was the only other Canadian in the field and finished 13th (55:49) The 21st edition of the world-renowned Tiszy World Cup boasts a unique format where athletes are divided into two semifinal heats held on Saturday The top-nine athletes in each of the three men’s heats Desirae Ridenour Wins Back-to-Back Gold in Junior Racing Canada’s Desirae Ridenour capped off a dream week by winning her second straight gold medal – this time at the Junior European Cup race in Tiszaujvaros Feeding off the momentum of winning her first international race at the CAMTRI North American Championships one week ago the 17-year-old Ridenour took down many of the world’s top junior triathletes Sunday morning after clocking a time of 42:05 in the two-day event “It was such an amazing feeling to win today and nice to see the work that I have done in training is paying off,” said Ridenour who qualified for the finals after winning her heat on Saturday There were massive crowds here today with the whole town coming out to watch and cheer on all of the athletes I am really pleased with how things went.” Coming out of the water in third spot after a strong 500-metre swim set the tone for a nearly flawless race by the Canadian teenager Charging out onto the 12-kilometre bike course with a trio of athletes Holly Henry driving it to the front of the pack after posting the fastest bike time The two Canadians dismounted their bike at the same time in second spot to set up a run for the medals “We all worked well together increasing our lead I tried to stay hydrated on the bike as much as I could so the run wouldn’t be as painful,” said Ridenour “I sat back for the first two loops of the run the Hungarian took off and I kept with her I stayed behind her until the final 300 metres where I sprinted passed her I just kept up the pace till the finish line.” Hungary’s Dorka Putnoczki settled for second place at 42:16 finished 23 seconds off the leading mark in third spot at 42:28 While Canada’s Holly Henry hammered the bike it was her sister Hannah Henry rocking the run The young Victoria resident stormed into fourth place with a time of 42:44 It has been a week to remember for Ridenour In addition to winning her first two international junior races the Canadian teen qualified to race in the Super League Triathlons “I am super excited and nervous to race in Super League It will be a great learning opportunity as I will be competing against the best triathletes in the world,” added Ridenour but I don’t like to have too much because you never know what the top athletes are capable of.” Top-Five World Cup Men’s and Canadian Results: Top-Five Junior Women’s European Cup and Canadian Results: Get the digital edition of Triathlon for your chosen platform: Well that’s one way to celebrate turning 18 Quebec’s Mathis Beaulieu celebrated his birthday last week then won his first major international event at the Europe Triathlon Junior Cup Tiszaujvaros one of the sport’s classic short-course venues Hungary has hosted a World Triathlon event While Canadians have won top junior events in North America it has been rare to see Canadians excel on the competitive European circuit “It’s pretty fun to be able to get this first win (on the week of my birthday),” Beaulieu said “I hope to get another podium next week in Tabor (Czech Republic).” Like the event in Montreal a few weeks ago the course in Tiszaujvaros featured a super-sprint distance – 500 m swim Three semifinal heats on Saturday saw the top nine finishers move to the final along with the next three fastest times 13 seconds up on Chile’s Andree Buc and Hungary’s Zalan Hobor – a photo finish would see Buc take the silver medal and everybody was pushing extremely hard on the bike so it made the race really hard but when it came to the run I felt good and decided to push,” said Beaulieu Que.’s Nicolas Bolouri taking 29th in 39:39 Montreal’s Clara Normand (45:32) took 26th in the junior women’s race Victoria’s Jamie Harker qualified for the final Results from the race can be found here MOL Group has inaugurated a polyol plant in Tiszaújváros (Hungary) following an investment worth 1.3 billion euros The complex has a production capacity of approximately 200,000 tons of polyols per year thyssenkrupp and Evonik IP signed the license agreement in the summer of 2017 “I am proud to have completed the polio complex It was a real international team effort and is the result of an extraordinary collaboration involving thousands of people over the past six years and which has enabled us to realize the largest investment of the MOL Group perhaps the largest development in modern history of Hungary The polyol complex will significantly strengthen our company’s position and competitiveness across the entire value chain This investment put Tiszaújváros back on the map of the European chemical industry turning it into one of the most important industrial centers in the region This will enhance our country’s industrial competitiveness and could also catalyze economic growth because the success of MOL represents the success of the whole country,” said Zsolt Hernádi An international team of thousands of experts was involved in this project and technological design work was carried out in Germany The equipment used in the factory comes from 24 countries The construction of the complex required 75,000 cubic meters of concrete 2,500 kilometers of cables and 700 kilometers of pipes installed in more than 18 million working hours The Hungarian government contributed EUR 131.5 million to the project: a company tax credit of EUR 93.6 million and an investment grant of EUR 37.9 million euros offered on the basis of an individual government decision Polyol is one of the most sought-after raw materials for plastics being used in a wide range of industries from automotive manufacturing to clothing and insulation Polyurethane is made from polyol and is the base material for many of the consumer durables that people encounter in their daily work Fanni Szalai, the teenage superstar who rose to prominence at the start of the year where she podiumed at the Arena Games Triathlon in Sursee has just secured her second consecutive Europe Junior Cup win who won the Europe Triathlon Junior Cup in Caorle in May against girls up to three years her senior was utterly dominant on home turf on Sunday as she took the tape at Europe Triathlon Junior Cup Tiszaujvaros Having already finished sixth overall in the Arena Games Triathlon series and won her debut European Cup in Caorle the stage was set for Szalai to do something special in front of a home crowd this weekend Having exited the water with the front group of five and stayed away with the group on the bike the Hungarian lost a couple of seconds to the rest of the field in transition breaking clear early on and never looking back Szalai looks to be continuing to go from strength-to-strength this season where she will compete at the Europe Triathlon Youth Championships Festival in Banyoles In addition to her European Junior Cup and Championships schedule this season, Szalai was also one of the first athletes announced for the 2023 Super League Championship Series which will see her compete against the very best in the sport over a range of exciting formats Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that new gas power plants would be built in the country He explained the decision by highlighting the increased demand for energy from domestic investments It was also revealed that the power plants would be built in the eastern region of Hungary Since then, the Ministry of Energy has announced the exact location of the power plants and the details of how the project would be financed, forbes.hu reported Three combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants are planned to be built in Hungary Two of them will be built in Tiszaújváros and one in Visonta The blocks in Tiszaújváros will be built at the base of MVM Tisza Power Plant The two power plants will have a maximum capacity of 500 MW each The plant to be built in Visonta will be on the site of the Matra Power Plant owned by MVM Matra Energy Ltd This block will have a maximum capacity of 650 MW The two units in Tiszaújváros will be able to generate an average of 5,200 GWh of electricity per year while the one in Visonta will have a capacity of 3,800 GWh per year Orbán said last week that the final form of funding had not been decided EU funds and foreign investment were also among the options it has been revealed that the project will be financed by public funds conditional tenders for the construction of the power plant blocks According to the ministry’s statement One advantage is that these plants can be built relatively quickly The construction of the three power plants in Hungary is expected to take 3 to 3.5 years Other advantages are that these power plants have a high level of efficiency with low specific carbon dioxide emissions and controllable power outputs The construction will also make use of existing infrastructures the power plant in Tiszaújváros will be built on a site where an earlier decommissioned oil-fired power plant is currently located the new plants will be able to be integrated into a system with thousands of megawatts of solar capacity Another reason for the new plants is that the planned blocks will also be able to generate electricity by burning hydrogen to some extent As the three power plants will be able to serve the growing energy demand the ministry believes that this development will greatly contribute to stimulating investments and creating jobs They also aim to reduce Hungary’s energy dependence by boosting domestic electricity generation and website in this browser for the next time I comment Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span>{excerpt}<\/p><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} You have successfully joined our subscriber list SupportUs Newsletter © 2025 DailyNewsHungary | All rights reserved Hungary is “on the path of development because it is a safe country”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Monday at the opening of a synthetic rubber plant by Hungary’s oil and gas company MOL and Japan Synthetic Rubber Corporation (JSR) in Tiszaújváros (E Hungary) Referring to the upcoming parliamentary election Hungary is facing an important decision because “investments and developments are made in safe countries only which have secure legal systems and a predictable political situation where the helm of the government is not jostled back and forth between left and right.” Orbán said investments are made in countries where “security is provided in physical terms” where there is no threat of terror and public security is not facing serious challenges “Hungary will not become an immigrant country large investors can keep on arriving from abroad and Hungarian large investors are encouraged to continue with developments,” Orbán said He added that a 4 percent annual economic growth will be maintained if his Fidesz party wins the upcoming election Orbán said the new plant will bring Tiszaujvaros closer to becoming a chemicals industry hub for Central Europe The plant will turn out 60,000 tonnes of synthetic rubber a year MOL plans to invest 4.5 billion dollars in its chemicals business by 2030 raising petrochemical raw material use to 3 million tonnes a year already in the mid-term