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  • Alporit about to launch halogen-free insulation boards

    Alporit about to launch halogen-free insulation boards

    Alporit AG plans to launch insulation boards made of halogen-free polytrol rigid foam on the market next year. The halogen bromine usually used as a fire protection additive is already no longer accepted by several sustainability labels for environmental reasons, informs the Hightech Zentrum Aargau(HTZ) in a statement. It was involved in the development of the insulation boards together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) in Pfinztal, Baden-Württemberg. A phosphorus-based material is used instead of bromine in the innovative insulation boards produced by Alporit AG, a member of the Zug-based swisspor Group.

    “The benefits of the cooperation with the ICT and the HTZ are very high for us,” Volker Brombacher is quoted as saying in the press release. The feasibility study carried out with the help of the research partners gives swisspor a unique selling point, as no comparable products are currently available internationally, says the head of research and development at swisspor AG. Following the successful feasibility study, application-related product tests were carried out and the production of the innovative insulation material was tested on a large-scale plant.

    The first product segments are to be launched in 2024. However, the production costs for the hallogen-free insulation material will be higher than for conventional insulation materials by a low double-digit percentage, writes the HTZ. Alporit AG is betting that the gain in sustainability will outweigh the higher production costs.

  • Hightech Zentrum Aargau was successful in the e-mobile rally

    Hightech Zentrum Aargau was successful in the e-mobile rally

    Beat Christen and his co-pilot Peter Morf from the Hightech Center Aargau ( HTZ ) have successfully completed their first participation in the Wave Trophy , according to a media release. The e-mobile team Mission Innovation Aargau covered 1818 kilometers without breakdowns in eight days in its Tesla Model S P85D. The start was in Brugg-Windisch, the final in Entlebuch. In the overall ranking, it came second out of around 30 participating teams. It also won the audience award given by students.

    This year's route led along the Grand Tour of Switzerland through all four language regions and over nine Alpine passes. The teams did not only advertise electromobility in action, but also during their planned stays in 23 towns and at a further 23 stops, according to the announcement. Most of the information meetings with authorities, schools and the population were well attended. Interested parties could follow the travel blog of the two drivers on the HTZ website.

    Because the motto of this year's Wave rally was “Energy Tour”, numerous energy projects were also visited, including the first floating solar power plant in the Alps on the Lac des Toules in Valais and the wind turbines on the Rengg Pass in Entlebuch. "Renewable energies go well with e-mobility and the Wave has shown that this combination works," said Peter Morf, co-pilot and head of energy technologies and resource efficiency at HTZ, quoted in the communication. Only the “consistency of the various charging systems” is “still a challenge,” says pilot Beat Christen.