In the past two years, Naturenergie Hersbruck has realized a lighthouse project for the combined generation of heat and electricity from forest chips: For the first time, a counterflow wood gasifier has succeeded in generating electricity via a hot air turbine in continuous operation.
To celebrate this sensational breakthrough and to thank all shareholders, business partners, companions and employees, Michael Gammel, Managing Director of Naturenergie Hersbruck, invited everyone to the big EnergiePartner summer party: "It was a rocky road to trouble-free continuous operation. The cohesion and extraordinary commitment of everyone involved was a key reason why we were able to achieve this together," he explained. In contrast to other combined heat and power systems, the plant can cope with residual wood from forestry and landscape conservation. "We can use the fuel from the farms of our shareholders and from the region, fresh from the forest," reports Michael Gammel.
Robert Friedrich's giant steam roller also manages with residual wood from the forest: The Managing Director of Friedrich Anlagenbau from Pegnitz demonstrated the vehicle from 1945 as a special treat. To general amusement, he "filled up" the steam roller at the wood chip bunker and drove around the area with the steaming and snorting colossus.
In 2026, it was once again time to knock over pins, collect points and have lots of fun!
The official blessing of the new children's center in Regensburg took place on 13.03.2026. A significant step in the further development of medical care for children in the region. The St. Martin Children's Center now offers state-of-the-art new facilities for the treatment and care of young patients with physical and mental disabilities.
A healthy diet is a crucial building block for well-being, performance and long-term health. For this reason, nutritional advice was offered at GE as part of occupational health management (OHM), initiated by Evi Wittmann, who is responsible for OHM at the company.