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Top ideas for transforming the mining industry recognized

One million euros in prizes are up for grabs annually. Ideas for change in the coal area have been submitted by residents, organizations, and schools. The winners have now been identified.

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Molding what lies ahead - Top ideas for transforming the mining industry recognized

In the region of Saxony-Anhalt, there were 144 innovative project proposals identified for supporting the structural transition in the coal mining area. Among the winners of the "Revierpionier" contest's second year were the youth radio team from a gymnasium in Wolfen. Additionally, a former kindergarten workshop in Teicha, located in the Saalekreis district, which is now being repurposed into a mouse slide, birdhouse, and play equipment manufacturing center, received recognition. The State Chancellery disclosed this exciting news in Magdeburg on a recent Friday. This year, a prize fund of one million euros is accessible.

Minister President Reiner Haseloff, representing the CDU party, commented, "Once again, the people living in this region have demonstrated their ability to generate and develop creative and inventive ideas that foster structural change in Saxony-Anhalt."

Participants from the districts of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Burgenlandkreis, Mansfeld-Sudharz, Saalekreis, and the city of Halle, comprising citizens, non-profit organizations, associations, and schools, were all encouraged to submit their suggestions for the idea competition.

Read also:

  1. The winning proposals for alternative energy projects in the Saale district of Saxony-Anhalt could contribute significantly to the region's future energy needs, driving a structural change in the industry.
  2. The youth radio team from Wolfen, in the heart of Saxony-Anhalt, proposed innovative ideas for utilizing alternative energies within the mining industry, a testament to their forward-thinking approach.
  3. The once-abandoned kindergarten workshop in Teicha, now transformed into a manufacturing center for mouse slides, birdhouses, and play equipment, serves as a beacon of innovation in the field of alternative energies in the Saalekreis district.
  4. Mining districts belonging to Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Burgenlandkreis, Mansfeld-Sudharz, and the city of Halle, along with the Saalekreis district, are encouraged to explore the potential of alternative energies to bring about a sustainable structural change in Saxony-Anhalt's energy sector.

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