April 22 is Earth Day and we at Dickow want to make a commitment to protect and preserve our planet on this special day. As a company, we believe it is our responsibility to make sustainable choices and do our part to protect the environment.
Waldkraiburg, March 10, 2023
As of today, the mechanical engineering company Dickow Pumpen has already generated more than 200,000 kWh via its in-house photovoltaic system, thus avoiding CO² emissions of more than 140 tons. As an innovative technology company, Dickow has made it its goal to be an active driver of the energy turnaround with clean energy sources and to ensure a future worth living for the younger generations. And: the sun does not send a bill!
As of this week, Dickow Pumpen, a long-standing traditional company and established manufacturer of centrifugal pumps for chemical and petrochemical applications, enriches the STAR PUMP ALLIANCE network.
The town of Wunsiedel with a population of 10,000, is forging ahead on its path as an energy pioneer and is currently implementing a gigantic lighthouse project for the production of green hydrogen. In the largest electrolysis plant in Germany, pumps from Dickow are making a decisive contribution.
Dickow Pumpen is an essential project partner of the DLR project "SING" and thus an important factor in the hottest thermal oil plant in the world. In the new pump test stand built by Dickow especially for this purpose, heat transfer fluids are tested for their resistance at temperatures of up to 480 °C. The aim here is to reduce the electricity generation costs of solar thermal power plants (CSP)*.
As a member of the Hydrogen Alliance of Bavaria, Dickow Pumpen, along with other players from business, science and politics, has set itself the goal of promoting the expansion of hydrogen technology. With the first pumps for the LOHC process Dickow Pumpen succeeds in taking an important step in this project.
We are pleased to announce that Dickow Pumpen GmbH & Co. KG has again received the silver seal in the EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility Rating 2022 for its sustainability management. In the overall rating, Dickow Pumpen is in the top 8 % of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the general machinery manufacturing industry.
