In competition with the best manufacturers of construction machinery, the newly developed and already practically proven E-Power Pipe method for the environmentally friendly installation of underground cables was able to take the top spot in the Machine category. During the opening ceremony, Ulrich Schaffhauser, Management Board member received the trophy, the Bauma Innovation Award 2019.

In its first deployments, the E-Power Pipe method has already proven to be very convincing. Thanks to the trenchless installation of underground cables, it protects the environment to the greatest possible extent, allows for rapid construction progress with high quality and is also very economical," said Schaffhauser. The method was jointly developed by Herrenknecht in cooperation with Amprion GmbH and RWTH Aachen University and has already proven success in first projects, which was a prerequisite for winning the Innovation Award.

Under the motto ‘The Future Tunnels' at the world's largest trade fair, the mechanised tunnelling systems specialist is presenting cutting-edge tunnelling technology, outstanding projects and innovative concepts for the future to the international trade visitors.

"Once again, we are expecting our most important customers as well as project partners from around the world and look forward to the constructive dialogue about the present and the future in tunnelling," said Martin Herrenknecht, founder and chairman of the Board of Management. "For us, Bauma is an ideal platform for informing the industry about ground-breaking technology innovations. Receiving the Bauma Innovation Award 2019 for E-Power Pipe is a successful start."