“Repowering” New boost for wind power?

Status: 22.06.2021 3:09 p.m.

The expansion of wind power has not progressed as planned for years. Now the grand coalition has agreed on a number of measures that should give the industry a new boost. This week, the new Federal Climate Protection Act should pass the Bundestag and Bundesrat. It stipulates that Germany will become greenhouse gas neutral by 2045 – five years earlier than planned. By 2030, 65 percent of climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions are to be saved compared to 1990. In order to achieve this goal, along with other measures, renewable energies must also make a major contribution. Wind power is one of them. The planned changes are essentially about making it easier to replace existing wind turbines, known as repowering. The new regulation is intended to facilitate the approval of new windmills at old locations and thus enable repowering that maintains the location. This also applies to wind farms that reach up to 350 meters from residential areas – provided that the loads from the new systems are not higher than the old ones. The aim is to make better use of existing wind sites with more modern system technology, said the politicians Matthias Miersch from the SPD and Stephan Stracke from the CDU.

There is still a lack of space

Lothar Schulze, CEO of the Wind Power Plants Association, maintains that repowering is facilitated “basically makes sense”, but criticizes the unchanged strict requirements for species protection. In addition, there is still a lack of space for new wind farms if the goal set by the federal government of reserving two percent of Germany’s land area for wind farms is to be achieved. Currently 0.9 percent of the area is designated for this, but only 0.5 percent can be used with modern systems. “This means that another 1.5 percent of the federal territory is missing, which means that a giant step has to be taken in the next legislative period”, said Schulze in conversation with tagesschau.de .

SPD parliamentary deputy Miersch also regretted that no agreement had been reached on binding land commitments for wind power. But at least he spoke of one “bridge” in the next legislative period. Green parliamentary group leader Anton Hofreiter criticized that there was only one “a couple of small funding programs” instead of “fundamental reforms”. “Very important and positive” On the other hand, association chief Schulze finds the increase in the tender volume for wind power to four gigawatts agreed for the coming year. However, it is only one “small compensation” the deterioration that has taken place since 2017. In fact, not all tenders were actually implemented between 2017 and 2020. “We would therefore have liked a perspective beyond 2022”, says Schulze. But this task will probably only be taken over by the new government.

Further loosening is necessary

Overall, however, the wind power industry is satisfied with the planned innovations. Material errors and limitations would be corrected. Despite the still too low approval procedures, the quantities were sufficient for 2022 and, due to the catch-up, also in the following years. The next government must, however, continue to promote the expansion of wind energy through further easing, also in the field of species protection, in order to increase the output to 5,000 MW per year, said Association Board Member Schulze.

Nevertheless, the controversial cases in the construction of new wind turbines have steadily increased in recent years. Since 2018, the expansion of wind energy has stagnated at 1,000 to 1,500 MW per year. In addition to the growing resistance from the population, this is also due to the different administrative practices from state to state. The industry also has the impression that new hurdles are always being sought. In the meantime, monument protection has also been included in the approval process for wind turbines. The compromise reached between the Union and the SPD over the past year also caused criticism from the industry Minimum distance from wind turbines to residential buildings . After that, each federal state can now determine which distance is permitted. This can be 1000 meters or less

EY study Corona is changing the pharmaceutical industry

Status: June 21, 2021 3:53 p.m.

The corona pandemic did not give the pharmaceutical industry a boost in 2020, it actually slowed it down. According to an EY study, only cancer medicine and ophthalmology are booming.

by Notker Blechner, tagesschau.de

Is “Big Pharma” but not a beneficiary of the corona pandemic? The management consultants from EY (formerly Ernst & Young) are convinced: “The corona crisis was not a growth driver in the past year, on the contrary, it led to higher spending on research and development”, says Klaus Ort, head of EY’s Life Sciences & Healthcare market segment in German-speaking countries. “The pharmaceutical industry wasn’t a big winner from the pandemic.” In fact, sales of the world’s 21 largest pharmaceutical companies rose by just 4.4 percent in 2020. In the year before the pandemic, the increase was almost 13 percent. However, this was also due to a billion-dollar takeover in the industry.

Corona slowed growth

According to Ort, Corona led to delays in various treatments. Among other things, the fact that fewer operations were carried out in hospitals had a negative effect. This slowed down sales of the corresponding drugs and therapies. In the case of funds for heart and circulatory diseases, for example, revenues stagnated after having increased significantly in 2019. Sales of therapeutics for respiratory diseases even fell. Place refers to the wearing of face and nose masks as the reason, which also prevented infectious diseases such as flu.

Corona surge will not come until 2021

With sales of 26.4 billion euros, vaccines only made up a good five percent of total sales last year “Big Pharma” out. That should change in 2021. The US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has already announced that the corona vaccine Comirnaty will flush a good 15 billion dollars into the coffers. That’s a good quarter of Pfizer’s total sales. “At Pfizer, Corona will only have an impact on sales in 2021″says EY expert Ort.

Pfizer partner BioNTech also expects an enormous growth spurt in new, unimagined dimensions this year. The Mainz corona vaccine pioneer expects sales of 9.8 billion euros for 2021 and should thus become the third largest German pharmaceutical manufacturer – behind Bayer and Boehringer.

766 Covid vaccines and therapeutics pending

EY was unable to quantify how high the market volume for combating corona is. However, the management consultants see huge potential. They refer to 260 vaccine candidates who are currently in studies. So far, only four vaccines have been approved. “The four big players dominate the market and will continue to do so”, predicts Alexander Nuyken, co-author of the study and head of life sciences transaction consulting at EY. Because of the increasing number of mutations, the hurdle for approval will become higher and higher in future.

EY has found out that 506 therapeutics are in the pipeline for drugs against Covid-19. However, no means of this have yet managed to obtain approval. “Despite all the vaccination euphoria, one should not lose sight of this fact”, warns EY expert Nuyken. People are still dying of Covid-19 due to a lack of medication. After all, the number of drug candidates has doubled since the end of 2020. And: 162 therapeutics are in the clinical phase III study. The most promising means is considered the cortisone drug dexamethasone . According to a large-scale study by Oxford University, it lowers the death rate of seriously ill Covid patients by at least 25 percent. In the initial phase of the corona disease, Remdesivir, which was the first Covid drug approved in Europe, also works – albeit only under certain conditions.

Price drop for corona tests

The EY experts see the market for corona tests as completely oversaturated. There are currently 1,021 diagnostic tests on the market, more than half of which are so-called immunassays (including rapid antigen tests). “We see a drop in prices here”says EY expert Nuyken. Individual drugstore and supermarket chains are now offering self-tests for 80 cents.

Thanks to Corona, the vaccine business has experienced a renaissance, emphasize the EY experts. The biotech sector in particular benefits. Due to new trends such as digitization as well as gene and cell therapies, it is on the threshold of further growth. According to EY, the German biotechs received more capital in 2020 than ever before.

Cancer medicine is the major growth driver

The main market for “Big Pharma” but oncology remains. In the fight against cancer, the industry has a turnover of over 200 billion euros, which is more than a third of the entire pharmaceutical business. In 2020, the world’s 21 largest pharmaceutical companies increased their sales in oncology by 14.6 percent. Experts are also predicting growth rates of ten percent for the coming years. Only ophthalmology promises similarly strong growth. Because of the trend towards home office in the pandemic, myopia increased in many people, especially children.

Biotech companies could provide a new boost in the cancer market. Amgen recently made a breakthrough in cancer therapy with Lumakras. For the first time, an active ingredient was approved that is directed against mutations in the KRAS gene. The KRAS mutations are one of the most common causes of pancreatic, colon and lung cancers. The mRNA technology that BioNTech and Moderna are successfully using in the fight against Corona also promises huge potential for cancer research.

Hope in the fight against Alzheimer’s

Biotech could also bring progress in the fight against Alzheimer’s. In early June, Biogen received “green light” for the active ingredient aducanumab . It is the first Alzheimer’s drug to receive FDA approval since 2003.

According to the study by EY, the Swiss Roche Group has maintained its top position in the ranking of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies with 43.4 billion euros. AbbVie climbed to second place – just ahead of Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co. Pfizer slipped to sixth place in the rankings. Due to the corona surge, the US pharmaceutical giant should regain the top spot in 2021

Consumption around the EM Will football boost the economy?

Status: 11.06.2021 09:55 a.m.

Normally, major sporting events create a special boom in the economy. At the EM this year it will be a little different. From Notker Blechner, tagesschau.de Actually, the “Euro 2020” should stimulate Europe’s economy, especially tourism. For the first time, the European Football Championship will take place in several countries – so the organizers originally hoped that thousands of fans would travel across Europe, go out to eat, shop and stay in hotels. But because of the corona pandemic, this calculation no longer works. Most cities will have a limited number of viewers. Many fans refrain from traveling and prefer to stay at home in front of the television at home.

Only limited economic stimulus

The direct economic effects on the host countries of the EM are likely to be limited. The travel industry, gastronomy and hotel business are not expecting a large boost from foreign guests. Even in the only German European Championship host city Munich, the expectations are not too high. Especially since there was no special boom for the construction industry in the run-up to the tournament – unlike at previous events. Most of the stadiums have not been specially modernized for the European Championship, as is usually the case with major sporting events. The infrastructure in the host cities was also not extensively renovated. “Since the games are being played all over Europe, there was no need to invest heavily,” explains Gert Wagner from the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) tagesschau.de .

No million investments in infrastructure and stadiums

It was different at the previous European Championships: For the Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. Ukraine invested eleven percent of their gross domestic product and Poland seven percent in the expansion of the stadiums and infrastructure, as the Berenberg Bank has calculated. However, the hoped-for economic boom did not materialize afterwards – at least in Ukraine. The 2016 European Championships in France were more successful: hosting the tournament in their own country cost a good 200 million euros in public expenditure. This contrasted with 1.2 billion euros in revenue. According to an estimate by the European football association UEFA, half of these came from foreign visitors. Not included in the balance sheet, however, are the costs of 1.6 billion euros for the construction and modernization of the French stadiums. This time, the EM should bring the greatest impetus to domestic consumption. Many Germans are expected to spend more money on new televisions, beer, chips, grilled food and maybe a few fan items in June and July in order to watch the European Championship games in their own four walls or in the garden at home. “Basically, consumer goods companies that do a lot of advertising benefit, sporting goods outfitters, food manufacturers and of course beer brands that do particularly well when the weather is good. When there is a barbecue, more beer is drunk,” says capital market strategist Oliver Roth from banking house Oddo Seydler.

More business with TV sets?

According to a survey by the trade association HDE, 41 percent of electronics retailers expect higher sales. Because experience from past major sports events shows that “before and after the start of the tournament, particularly large TV sets are purchased”, according to the market watchers from Nuremberg-based GfK. Electronics retail chains such as MediaMarkt Saturn are already feeling “an increasing interest in large-format TV sets”. After the end of the corona lockdown, the Germans’ desire to consume is likely to reawaken anyway. During the pandemic, many German citizens had no way of spending their money on travel or expensive restaurant and concert visits.

Brewers increase their capacities

Other industries also believe in an EM effect. Every third grocer is hoping for more income from the European Championship, according to the HDE survey. The brewers in particular have increased their capacities and are hoping for good summer business. However, Corona continues to get in their way. Because public viewings, where the beer flows freely, will probably only take place on a small scale. So far, “our business has only been running with slowed-down foam,” explains Holger Eichele, General Manager of the German Brewers’ Association. The sporting goods manufacturers are traditionally considered to be the greatest beneficiaries of a European Football Championship. Adidas, Nike, Puma & Co have been preparing for months with extensive marketing and advertising campaigns for the sporting event of the year. The further the national team they have equipped goes, the better business with the jerseys is. Adidas and Nike deliver a duel here. The brand with the three stripes has three favorites for the title: Spain, Belgium and Germany. Nike can score with world champion and title contender France as well as with secret favorite England. Adidas also provides the official match ball, the Uniforia.

It depends on the cut

How big the consumption effect is in different countries ultimately depends on how well your own team performs. Should the kickers of the outgoing national coach Jogi Low manage a new edition of the “summer fairy tale” from 2006 or 2014, the consumer mood in Germany is likely to jump even stronger. In the betting offices, however, the Löw team is only considered an outsider this time. In the past, winning a World Cup or European Championship title not only boosted consumption, but also infected the stock markets. The stock market of the respective European or world champions usually developed better than the MSCI World Index after the tournaments. DIW economist Wagner, however, considers the psychological impulse to be the most important: “We will get a demonstration that we have the pandemic largely under control in Europe. That will be an important signal.”

To deal with AMD, the 11th generation Intel H-series mobile processors are manufactured on the 10nm process, support up to 8 cores and 16 threads, support video memory direct connection technology and PCIe 4.0 technology with “5GHz high frequency”. Power consumption of Intel’s H45 processor is divided into 2 levels, OEM manufacturers can choose 35W or 45W version depending on needs. All systems are equipped with 32cu Xe cores as standard and the operating frequency is 1450MHz. The H45 product sequence and general specifications are as follows: i9-11980HK: 8 cores 16 threads, 2.6GHz base frequency, 2 cores / 4 cores / all-core boost frequency 5GHz / 4.9GHz / 4.5GHz, 24MB L3 cache; i9-11900H: 8 cores 16 threads, base frequency 2.5GHz, 2 cores / 4 cores / all cores Boost frequency 4.9GHz / 4.8GHz / 4.4GHz, 24MB L3 cache; i7-11800H: 8 cores 16 threads, base frequency 2.3GHz, 2 cores / 4 cores / full core Boost frequency 4.6GHz / 4.5GHz / 4.2GHz, 24MB L3 cache; i5-11400H: 6 cores 12 threads, base frequency 2.7GHz, 2 cores / 4 cores / all core Boost frequency 4.5GHz / 4.3GHz / 4.1GHz, 12MB L3 cache; i5-11260H: 6 cores 12 threads, base frequency 2.6GHz, 2 cores / 4 cores / all cores Boost frequency 4.4GHz / 4.2GHz / 4GHz, 12MB L3 cache. The H45 series processors have 20 PCIe 4.0 channels, integrated Thunderbolt 4 technology, and support for the Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E wireless network card. It also has dual eDP outputs to optimize power consumption. The former direct connect technology of processor video memory is also present on the H45 series, allowing the processor to access all data in the onboard video memory at once. In addition, the memory frequency support of the H45 processor reaches 3200MHz. The most advanced version, 11980HK is a version that can be overclocked freely. You can customize how often it works using the Intel XTU software. Intel says the H45 series processors support the latest third-party discrete graphics, supporting either FHD 360Hz displays or 4K 120Hz displays. The single-core performance of the new generation of Tiger Lake-H processors can be up to 19% higher than the performance of Comet Lake-H. This is the most powerful processor for laptops. When compared to AMD, Intel claims that the gaming performance of laptops equipped with the new H45 is 20% higher on average than AMD when all systems “maximize performance”. Ingel says there are already more than 80 high-performance laptops that will use the H45 series processors. Intel also shipped 1 million H45 series processors to OEMs during the launch. Most laptops equipped with the H45 series will be revealed soon. According to Zaeke

In addition to environmentally friendly dyeing technology, all costumes in this Tennis Collection are made from PRIMEBLUE – a high-grade recycled material made from Parley Ocean Plastic (Parley Ocean Plastic) waste. This is part of adidas’ effort to materialize its commitment to eliminate the use of virgin plastic entirely by 2024, following the sustainability orientation of the adidas Tennis product line. Tennis collection includes new Bodysuit models and key products for Spring-Summer 2021 such as Next Level shorts and Y-Dress Tennis skirts Following the success of Tennis apparel models that combine fashion and performance, adidas design team has created an impressive color palette for the new collection so that athletes can stand out at the same time. on the field, while maximizing your ability, while minimizing negative impacts on the earth. With only 4 colors dyed red, blue, black and white, the designers have blended to create eye-catching blends with prominent purple, blue, gray colors on the black and white background. In addition, the laminated fabric material also has its own nuances, creating a sparkling effect, changing colors for the outfit with each movement. Famous player Garbin will Muguruza share : “The costumes have a big influence on the quality of the game. The fit, and the comfort Performance has always been essential, but there is another factor as important as sustainability that people often ignore. I personally take this point very seriously when choosing my outfit, so I really like adidas’ new collection. BST’s state-of-the-art dyeing technology is a huge step forward in improving the durability of tennis wear without compromising on performance, under any conditions ”. The Tennis collection will include new Bodysuit models and Spring Summer 2021 flagship products such as Next Level shorts and Y-Dress Tennis Y-Dress. In addition to the performance-focused line of apparel, adidas also updated the new Tennis shoe with trendy blue-purple tones, cleverly designed to highlight key technical details, perfecting the overall aesthetics. collect. In the next season, tennis player Kristina Mladenovic choose to accompany the adizero Ubersonic 4 in the new Tennis BST. This shoe has the most advanced technologies to help players react to situations faster than ever. The midsole employs Lightstrike ultra-light cushioning technology for optimal speed movements without directly affecting the feel of the pitch. The shoe body is designed in a sock-like structure with a comfortable, breathable mesh fabric, providing excellent stability and support, making navigation or lateral movement easy. . The upper body of the shoe is made of high quality PRIMEGREEN materials with 50% recycled materials. Tennis player Dominic Thiem Also choose a shoe model in the new Tennis BST for the upcoming matches, which is an upgraded version of the adidas SoleCourt with a TPU shoelace, fixed torsion bar between the foot, the midsole using BOOST technology and 3D heel cushions for maximum durability, stability and comfort. This shoe is also made from PRIMEBLUE material. Player Dominic Thiem also chose a shoe model in the new Tennis BST for upcoming matches The latest adidas Tennis collection will be available for sale from today on https://www.adidas.com.vn/en and through the adidas application. For more info, follow @adidasTennis on Instagram and use the hashtag #EndPlasticWaste.

Cypress is a word for quantity; The society means the convergence of the Yangtze Lines; The Cypress is the 20th acupuncture points in the Doc’s circuit. The Governor’s Circuit points to the vessels located along the dorsal spine, which act entirely positively in the body. Bach Hoi acupuncture points are located in the center, playing an important role in the body acupressure system. This is acupuncture points with many different names and the main effect helps to balance yin and yang, supporting the circulation of body blood.

Traditional medicine shows that Bach Hoi is acupuncture points with many potentials to help prevent diseases, especially diseases related to the nervous system.

Bach Bach’s acupuncture points cure low blood pressure, pre-life disorders

Many modern scientific studies show that when the impact on the acupressure will reduce vascular tone, increase the wave ampliture in the body, increase elasticity on the vessel wall, increase blood circulation.

Since ancient times, the impact on this acupuncture point by acupuncture, day reflexology will help calm the mind, help prevent memory loss, fight cerebral edema and help improve behavior disorders.

Day acupressure, reduce stress, improve nervous system activity.

Day acupuncture points blood circulation, memory enhancement

Traditional Chinese medicine has long in pointed out that combing the head by hand is both a protective effect on hair and scalp but also an operation to massage the brain, stimulate blood circulation, and flexologistes when directly impacting the acupressure points.

As a result, blood circulation is easier, blood can transmit to all parts of the body, strengthen memory, improve the functioning of the central nerve or the entire nervous system.

Acupressure at The Cypress site is often used by many patients with memory problems, wind hits, Parkinson’s, Azheimer

Day acupuncture points reduce fatigue, help mental alertness

Many studies of modern medicine have shown that when day acupressure bach assembly can help mental comfort, reduce stress, increase excitement, sober mind … Traditional medicine language likens this to the function of “awakening” or “deity”. When day acupressure will directly affect the circulation of blood vessels, increase the elasticity of the vessel city and significantly provide blood flow in the vessel city.

Identification of the Cypress acupuncture points

The acupuncture point is located at the top of the head, which is the meeting point of 2 perpendicular lines: one passing through the top of the ear ring (determined by folding 2 ear rims forward) and one line along the middle of the head, when palpable will see a concave bone slit down, pressing with a feeling of severe anger.

A self-determination is quite simple: insert 2 thumbs into the ears, the remaining fingers spread out, the middle fingers of the two hands reach straight towards the top of the head. Then, the fingers hold tightly to the head, the middle fingertips of the two hands touch each other, that is the location of the Cypress acupuncture points.

How to day reflexology

Choose the appropriate position: lie in bed or sit on a chair with a headrest. Relaxed spirit, focusing attention on reflexology.

Determine the exact location of the acupuncture points. Forelimbs use that hand to grasp superficially, the middle finger is slightly curved perpendicular to the acupuncture point, the root of the hand is pointed to the head as a fulcrum.

Press and day the acupuncture points clockwise within 2 minutes. Note: the operation must be rhythmic but ensure the impact force must be relatively strong. If you do not want to press with your fingers, you can use other objects to replace such as small chopsticks, student stick heads or use 5-6 toothpicks fastened to impact on the acupuncture points.

Rest, relax after acupressure. If the first pressing day does not achieve the expected effect, the patient can rest and relax for a few minutes and continue to follow the procedure again until he feels comfortable.

To achieve the effectiveness of treatment, improve health, when manipulating day, acupressure patients should note some of the following issues:

Ensure the force of impact, rhythmic manipulation in each day, pressing, reflexology.

Persistent implementation for about 15-20 days is a course of treatment.

For the average person, want to relax, reduce stress, perform once a day, 20-30 minutes at a time. Patients can adjust the course according to the instructions of the physician.