Germany’s federal government and coastal states increased the capacity target of offshore wind power in the North Sea and Baltic Sea from 15 to 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) announced on Tuesday. “The determined, efficient, grid-synchronous and increasingly market-oriented expansion of renewable energies is a decisive element in … Continue reading Germany to expand offshore wind energy to 20 GW by 2030
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Siemens Gamesa receives firm order for 342 MW Kaskasi offshore wind power plant in Germany
Wind farm with innogy SE to use 38 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD Flex wind turbines. Power to be supplied to more than 400,000 German households. Wind turbine installation work to start in Q3 of CY2022. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has received a firm order from innogy SE to supply the offshore wind turbines … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa receives firm order for 342 MW Kaskasi offshore wind power plant in Germany
Continue readingAn offshore wind farm changes Munich’s energy mix
By 2025, Munich plans to be the first metropolis in the world to be entirely self-sufficient in renewable energy – thanks to the power of offshore wind energy. One of the most important economic centers in Germany has taken a leap into the future with what could be a tremendously important benchmark for energy use … Continue reading An offshore wind farm changes Munich’s energy mix
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The German wind energy market has fallen to just around 1 GW of new installations in 2019
The German wind power market has fallen to just around 1 GW of new wind farm installations in 2019, from an average of 4 GW a year not long ago. The German Government has correctly identified permitting issues as the main problem. In September 2019 Minister Altmaier presented an 18-point working plan to improve the … Continue reading The German wind energy market has fallen to just around 1 GW of new installations in 2019
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Siemens Gamesa secures preferred supplier status for 1.1 GW offshore wind energy in Germany
Ørsted conditionally selects Siemens Gamesa to supply 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 and 242 MW Gode Wind 3 offshore wind power plants in the German North Sea, SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbine to be employed featuring rotor with 200-meter diameter and new B97 blades. Approx 1.2 million German households to be served by projects; … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa secures preferred supplier status for 1.1 GW offshore wind energy in Germany
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Community Power is Most Important for the Acceptance of Wind Power
In a joint open letter to the German Minister for Economics and Energy, Peter Altmaier, the German Renewable Energies Federation BEE, the German Community Power Association BBE, the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation DGRV and the World Wind Energy Association WWEA requested from the German government to recognise the importance of community power and include … Continue reading Community Power is Most Important for the Acceptance of Wind Power
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Sustainable mobility – on the ground, at sea and in the air
Synthetic fuels, a test field for autonomous driving and a new research aircraft – the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is focusing on interdisciplinary research projects that will enhance Germany as a location for high-technology activities. DLR’s ‘Future Technologies for Society 2030’ strategy is centred on interdisciplinary ways of working … Continue reading Sustainable mobility – on the ground, at sea and in the air
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Germany onshore wind energy growth slowed sharply in 2019
Germany saw a sharp fall in the number of new onshore wind turbines installed last year, industry groups said on Tuesday, urging the government to do more to boost numbers this year. Wind power is one of the most important drivers of Germany’s transition to renewable energy and a related target for green energy to … Continue reading Germany onshore wind energy growth slowed sharply in 2019
Continue readingGermany offshore wind power capacity reaches 7.5 GW
A total of 1,469 offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 7,516 MW feed electricity into the German offshore wind energy industry grid as of now. 160 wind turbines with a capacity of 1,111 MW were connected to the grid in 2019. According to a joint press release from country’s wind energy associations said: “Offshore … Continue reading Germany offshore wind power capacity reaches 7.5 GW
Continue readingGermany’s biggest wind energy plant has been connected to the grid
Germany’s biggest wind farm has been fully connected to the grid. According to EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW), its Albatros offshore wind farm is located roughly 100 km off the coast of Germany. “The Hohe See offshore wind farm has already been in operation since October 2019. Now its smaller neighbour Albatros is also producing … Continue reading Germany’s biggest wind energy plant has been connected to the grid
Continue readingRenewable energy’s share of Germany rose to 46% last year
Renewable energy’s share of Germany’s overall power supply mix rose by 5.4 percentage points last year to 46%, data from Europe’s biggest state-funded research and development service showed. Europe’s biggest economy is aiming for renewables to provide 65% of its power mix by 2030. It says it will abandon nuclear energy by 2022 and is … Continue reading Renewable energy’s share of Germany rose to 46% last year
Continue readingGermany seeks to make wind energy attractive
With new ideas, the Social Democratic Party of Germany wants to get out of the deadlock in which the expansion of wind energy is. They have proposed that whoever accepts wind turbines in their neighborhood can receive a financial reward in the future.Companies like Enercon and Senvion suffer the crisis of wind power on land … Continue reading Germany seeks to make wind energy attractive
Continue readingWind energy in Germany, PNE AG won wind farm
Wind farm developer and takeover target PNE AG won around 30 megawatts in Germany’s latest onshore wind power auction, capturing a 6% share of the total on offer. Fifty six bids were approved, of which seven were won by PNE, Germany’s network agency Bundesnetzagentur said. Other winners included ABO Wind, EnBW and MVV’s Juwi. PNE … Continue reading Wind energy in Germany, PNE AG won wind farm
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Germany wind power industry in crisis
One of the biggest hopefuls of the energy revolution has been the wind energy industry. But now in Germany, it’s facing a major setback. First Senvion, and then Enercon have both folded. It’s a huge crisis for the German wind industry. Hermann Albers, the president of the German Wind Energy Association (BWE), is quite conviced that … Continue reading Germany wind power industry in crisis
Continue readingCEE Group acquires further wind farm in Germany from DunoAir
CEE Group, the Hamburg-based renewable asset manager and DunoAir, an experienced wind energy project development company based in The Netherlands, announced today that CEE has acquired the Schwalbach wind farm in Saarland in Germany from DunoAir. The acquisition increases the rated capacity of its wind power portfolio to 435 megawatts (MW). The Schwalbach wind farm … Continue reading CEE Group acquires further wind farm in Germany from DunoAir
Continue readingWind energy overtakes lignite as Germany’s primary power source for the first time in 2019
Wind power will be Germany’s most important power source in 2019, overtaking lignite for the first time, said the German Wind Energy Association (BWE). With 118 terawatt hours (TWh), wind also reached a new record in total electricity production. The sector earned this record because it has “repeatedly demonstrated its innovative strength and entrepreneurial spirit … Continue reading Wind energy overtakes lignite as Germany’s primary power source for the first time in 2019
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Nordex receives wind energy contracts for wind farm projects over 128 MW from Europe
In November, the Nordex Group received orders totalling 128 MW from seven customers from Ireland, Germany, France and Sweden. Construction of the wind power projects will start in 2020 and 2021. The N149/4.0-4.5, N100/3300 and N117/3600 wind turbines were in this instance the machines in demand, and this variety of wind turbines ordered once again … Continue reading Nordex receives wind energy contracts for wind farm projects over 128 MW from Europe
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North Seas Energy Ministers reinforce cooperation on offshore wind power
Energy Ministers from North Seas countries met today in Brussels and agreed their 2020 Work Programme on offshore wind energy deployment as a means of reaching climate neutrality by 2050. The 10 North Seas Energy Cooperation countries – Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK – agreed at their … Continue reading North Seas Energy Ministers reinforce cooperation on offshore wind power
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Ørsted and Covestro sign the world’s largest offshore wind energy PPA
Covestro, a world-leading supplier of high-performance polymer materials, has signed a 10-year corporate power purchase agreement with Ørsted to buy the output of 100MW from the planned Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm. Covestro, a world-leading supplier of high-performance materials headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, has signed a 10-year indexed fixed-price agreement with Ørsted, the world-leader … Continue reading Ørsted and Covestro sign the world’s largest offshore wind energy PPA
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MHI Vestas to supply 27 V174-9.5 MW wind turbines for the 257 MW Baltic Sea wind power project
In a signing ceremony today in Copenhagen, MHI Vestas and Parkwind have signed a conditional agreement for wind turbine supply for Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The signing is the first conditional contract for MHI Vestas to feature the V174-9.5 MW wind turbine. As a result of the challenging soil … Continue reading MHI Vestas to supply 27 V174-9.5 MW wind turbines for the 257 MW Baltic Sea wind power project
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