Petrofac has won a €40 million contract from Siemens Energy to provide support during the commissioning phase of two offshore wind converter station platforms in the German North Sea. It is the first contract win since Petrofac established Petrofac Deutschland GmbH in November 2012 to take advantage of the growing offshore wind market. Petrofac will … Continue reading Petrofac chosen for offshore wind energy commissioning support in German North Sea
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The man who set forth to capture the wind
Holger Hennings was one of the first people to show an interest in wind power. He followed the failure of the large Growian science project and saw how wind power turbines went on to become a surprising success. Today, Hennings works at the DLR site in G
Continue readingIberdrola and Port of Sassnitz sign offshore terminal lease for Wikinger wind farm
Iberdrola, through its Berlin-based subsidiary Iberdrola Renovables Offshore Deutschland, and Fährhafen Sassnitz GmbH have announced the signature of a lease agreement for the Port’s Offshore Terminal South, which will be used for storage and pre-assembly activities of the Wikinger project installation. The contract was signed last Friday at a ceremony presided over by Mr. Erwin … Continue reading Iberdrola and Port of Sassnitz sign offshore terminal lease for Wikinger wind farm
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VSMC laying cables for German offshore wind farm
VSMC has been contracted by German firm RWE Innogy to lay and bury the infield cables of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in Germany. Recently, VSMC also won contracts from E.ON and DONG Energy to install the export cables of two wind farms along the English coast, in partnership with Boskalis Offshore Subsea Contracting. Nordsee … Continue reading VSMC laying cables for German offshore wind farm
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Tailwind for Nordex in Germany: Further contracts for 77 MW signed
Over the past few months, Nordex SE has received contracts for the delivery of a total of 31 multi-megawatt turbines for several wind farms in Germany. Leading the race once again was the N117/2400 light wind turbine, of which 24 alone have been sold. Nordex will be installing five of these turbines at the
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Prestigious German University Partners With MTS To Advance Wind Turbine Performance
MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, today announced that it will collaborate with GE Power Conversion to supply a simulation system to RWTH Aachen University for its Center for Wind Power Drives (CWD). RWTH Aachen University will use this equipment to study and design wind … Continue reading Prestigious German University Partners With MTS To Advance Wind Turbine Performance
Continue readingHydrogen plant starts storing wind energy in Germany
A power-to-gas (P2G) unit installed by E.ON in Falkenhagen in eastern Germany today injected hydrogen into the natural gas system for the first time as part of a function test. During the test, which lasted three hours, the unit produced 160 cubic meters of hydrogen, which was injected into the gas pipeline system. It marks … Continue reading Hydrogen plant starts storing wind energy in Germany
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Enercon opens new wind turbine factory
Operations at the new rotor blade factory for Enercon’s E-101/3 MW series started up in record time. Construction of the approximately 26,600 m² production facility started in summer 2011 and test operations began just slightly over a year later. In the meantime, Aero Ems GmbH is now producing one to two blade sets per week. … Continue reading Enercon opens new wind turbine factory
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Germany sets new solar power record
German solar energy plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour – equal to 20 nuclear power plants at full capacity – through the midday hours on Friday and Saturday, the head of a renewable energy think tank said. The German government decided to abandon nuclear power after the Fukushima nuclear disaster … Continue reading Germany sets new solar power record
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Merkel Sticks to Target of 1 Million Electric Vehicles on Roads by 2020
German “angst” is holding back adoption of electric vehicles there, remarked BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer a couple of weeks ago. The Nissan LEAF Sells for a Few Ticks Below $49,000 in Germany But German Chancellor Angela Merkel doesn’t seem to care about that pent up angst. Merkel, just days ago, reaffirmed the German target of … Continue reading Merkel Sticks to Target of 1 Million Electric Vehicles on Roads by 2020
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REpower wins EUR 90 mn German community wind farm projects
REpower Systems SE, a Suzlon Group-subsidiary and leading manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbines, and Bu?rgerwindpark im Kirchspiel Medelby GmbH & Co. KG have concluded a contract over 27 wind turbines for four projects totaling approximately EUR 90 million. CEO Andreas Nauen:
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REpower Systems SE, a Suzlon Group subsidiary, and Bürgerwindpark im Kirchspiel Medelby GmbH & Co. KG, have concluded a €90-million contract for the supply of 27 wind turbines. Repower CEO Andreas Nauen said: “We are pleased that another community project has selected REpower knowhow. Community wind farms, in addition to orders from our major customers, … Continue reading Suzlon wins
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Iberdrola completes geotechnical studies for its Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany
Key geotechnical feasibility studies on the site of Wikinger offshore wind farm have been successfully concluded, with a total cost of €20 million. The studies comprised a full geological survey of the seabed in an area of some 34 square kilometres. Also, stratigraphic samples of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks were drilled out and seismic surveys … Continue reading Iberdrola completes geotechnical studies for its Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany
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Wind energy to lure back German lobsters decimated by WW2
New wind farms off Germany’s North Sea coast will provide an ideal habitat that could help restore the lobster population near Heligoland after British bombing during and after World War II drove them away. Biologists at the Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research are breeding 3,000 lobsters to be released next year into the … Continue reading Wind energy to lure back German lobsters decimated by WW2
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Alstom hands over offshore substation for Trianel
The Borkum wind farm consists of 80 wind turbines situated on 56 kilometres-squared, north of the Borkum coast. The wind farm has a generation capacity of 400MW – enough to supply almost 200,000 households with power. Alstom’s offshore wind power substation platform connects the turbines to the onshore power grid at the connection point. Wolfgang … Continue reading Alstom hands over offshore substation for Trianel
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Zernitz II wind farm completed and Langwedel II wind farm under construction
The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, has completed the construction of the “Zernitz II” wind farm in Brandenburg comprising of three Vestas V90 wind turbines with a hub height of 95 meters and a total nominal capacity of 6 MW. The wind turbines are already operating. In addition, PNE WIND AG has begun … Continue reading Zernitz II wind farm completed and Langwedel II wind farm under construction
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DONG Energy enters into agreements on 6 megawatt offshore wind turbines with Siemens AG for German projects
DONG Energy and Siemens AG have entered into agreements securing potential supplies and servicing of a total of 154 offshore wind turbines of 6 megawatt each, giving a total capacity of 924 megawatt. The agreements give DONG Energy the option to install the turbines on its Gode Wind projects in Germany from 2015. Utilisation of … Continue reading DONG Energy enters into agreements on 6 megawatt offshore wind turbines with Siemens AG for German projects
Continue readingIs German offshore wind energy under threat?
Headlines in the German media have said recently that Germany’s offshore wind sector could be facing support cuts, on top of suffering from the already costly grid connection delays. So what is the future of German offshore wind power? We spoke to Andreas Wagner, CEO of the Offshore Wind Foundation (Stiftung Offshore-Windenergie) and part of … Continue reading Is German offshore wind energy under threat?
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Fossil fuel power sources cost more than renewables in Germany
If all the costs of fossil fuel power generation were detailed in German power bills they would exceed the costs of renewable energy “by a wide margin”, a study by Greenpeace Energy Germany and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) says. Currently German power bills clearly outline the cost of the EEG – the support … Continue reading Fossil fuel power sources cost more than renewables in Germany
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A Record Year for World Wind Energy in 2012
Danish manufacturer Vestas has been knocked off its perch as top wind turbine supplier for first time in 13 years. Danish wind manufacturer Vestas had been the world leader from 2000 to 2011 but in 2012, GE Wind grabbed 15.5 percent of the market share. GE and Siemens boomed while Vestas, Goldwind and Sinovel faltered. … Continue reading A Record Year for World Wind Energy in 2012
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