The manufacturer-independent service company seebaWIND Service GmbH has taken over the maintenance of the largest single-site Fuhrländer wind farm in Germany. The 20 wind energy plants, Fuhrländer MD-77 with 85-meter hub height, are located in the municipality of Märkisch Linden (in the state of Brandenburg) and have a total power output of 30 megawatts. seebaWIND … Continue reading seebaWIND Service Looks After Largest Fuhrländer Wind Farm in Germany
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Nordex gets wind energy order in South Germany
Nordex is building further on its success with the N117/2400 in South Germany. The wind turbine manufacturer has now received two orders at the same time from its new customer, the Fronteris Group from Regensburg. The sites for the two projects, “Hohenzellig” and “Bucheck”, are located near Hof in Bavaria, where the wind turbines will … Continue reading Nordex gets wind energy order in South Germany
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Iberdola launches offshore pile testing campaign for Wikinger wind power project
Iberdrola has launched the pile testing campaign for its Wikinger offshore wind farm project following the completion of the site’s geotechnical investigation on the Baltic Sea. German engineering and services group Bilfinger and its experienced subcontractors are carrying out the tests in order to confirm the design of the wind farm foundations, checking the performance … Continue reading Iberdola launches offshore pile testing campaign for Wikinger wind power project
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German cabinet adopts a draft law ensuring long-term support for the use of electric cars
German cabinet ministers from the ruling grand coalition of Christian and Social Democrats on Wednesday adopted a draft law aimed at boosting the production and sales of electric cars across the country. Realizing that the electric car business had gotten off to an unsatisfactorily slow start, Berlin came out in favor of granting some extra … Continue reading German cabinet adopts a draft law ensuring long-term support for the use of electric cars
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GE’s Wind Power Up* to Increase Power Output at Five European Wind Energy Farms
GE (NYSE: GE) announced European wind farm operators ENERTRAG AG and Monsson Group have selected GE’s Wind PowerUp* for wind farms in Germany and Romania. PowerUp services, a GE Predictivity* solution, allows wind farm operators to increase annual energy production (AEP) by up to 5 percent, taking into account environmental conditions. A 5 percent increase … Continue reading GE’s Wind Power Up* to Increase Power Output at Five European Wind Energy Farms
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Nordex wins wind power deal for N131 debut
Nordex has received the first order for the latest product of its Delta wind turbine generation. The manufacturer is to install eight N131/3000 machines for Bürgerwindpark Hollich Sellen GmbH & Co.KG in the 24-MW wind farm in Hollich-Sellen in the district of Steinfurt, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nordex CSO Lars Bondo Krogsgaard: “This order shows that there … Continue reading Nordex wins wind power deal for N131 debut
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Start of construction of “Chransdorf” wind farm with 57.6 MW
Wind farm developer PNE WIND AG realises the largest German onshore project in its company’s history: The construction of the Chransdorf wind farm in Brandenburg is about to start soon. A total of 24 wind turbines of the type N117/2400 by Nordex will be installed, which have already been ordered from the manufacturer. The entire … Continue reading Start of construction of “Chransdorf” wind farm with 57.6 MW
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Top Wind Power Markets 2014: China, Germany, Brazil, India, and USA
The worldwide wind energy capacity reached 336,327 MW by the end of June 2014, out of which 17,613 MW were added in the fi rst six months of 2014. This increase is a substantially higher than in the first half of 2013 and 2012, when 13,9 GW respectively 16,4 GW were added. All wind turbines installed … Continue reading Top Wind Power Markets 2014: China, Germany, Brazil, India, and USA
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Germany opens first renewable energy storage facility
The 5 megawatt lithium-ion unit was designed by the Berlin-based grid and storage specialists Younicos for WEMAG, a supplier of green electricity based in the northern German city of Schwerin. Europe’s largest commercial battery power plant was connected to the grid today in the presence of Vice-Chancellor and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s … Continue reading Germany opens first renewable energy storage facility
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First wind turbine installed at Königshovener Höhe wind farm
Twelve wind turbines will come on stream by the end of 2014. Construction work on the Königshovener Höhe wind farm is in full swing, with the first wind turbine having been successfully installed today. In a first step, a lattice-boom crane hoisted the steel tower elements onto the concrete tower which had been completed before. … Continue reading First wind turbine installed at Königshovener Höhe wind farm
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AREVA: Offshore Wind Power: Successful Installation of 80 Wind Turbines at Global Tech I Wind Farm
The erection of 80 AREVA wind turbines was successfully completed at the Global Tech I wind farm with the last rotor star installation finalized today. The wind farm of roughly 41 square kilometres is located 100 kilometres off the coast in the German North Sea. AREVA’s 5 Megawatt M5000-116 turbines were manufactured at the Group’s … Continue reading AREVA: Offshore Wind Power: Successful Installation of 80 Wind Turbines at Global Tech I Wind Farm
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Siemens Receives Order for Wind Turbines and Servicing for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
Vattenfall has awarded Siemens Energy an order for 72 Model SWT-4.0-130 wind turbines for its new Sandbank offshore wind farm. The project is being erected 90 kilometers west of the island of Sylt in water depths between 25 and 37 meters within the exclusive economic zone off the German North Sea coast. A pioneering service … Continue reading Siemens Receives Order for Wind Turbines and Servicing for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
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Bilfinger to install foundations for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
The engineering and services group Bilfinger has won an order for the installation of a total of 72 foundations for the new Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm. Sandbank is a joint partnership of Vattenfall (51 percent) and the city of Munich’s public utility company (49 percent). The foundation elements will be installed in the seabed with … Continue reading Bilfinger to install foundations for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
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Germany Added A Lot Of Wind Energy And Solar Power, And Its Electric Grid Became More Reliable
To hear its critics tell it, Germany’s ambitious push to switch over to renewable energy has delivered an electrical grid that’s capricious, unreliable, and prone to blackouts. But according to data highlighted by ECO Report last week, the reality on the ground couldn’t be further from that caricature. Specifically, the availability of electricity in Germany … Continue reading Germany Added A Lot Of Wind Energy And Solar Power, And Its Electric Grid Became More Reliable
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Siemens Receives Order for Wind Turbines and Servicing for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
Seventy-two wind turbines of Siemens’ G4 product platform to deliver a total electrical generating capacity of 288 megawatts. Pioneering joint service plan with the neighboring DanTysk wind power project. Specialized shared servicing ship will enable highly efficient operation. Vattenfall has awarded Siemens Energy an order for 72 Model SWT-4.0-130 wind turbines for its new Sandbank … Continue reading Siemens Receives Order for Wind Turbines and Servicing for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
Continue readingVattenfall Continues to Invest in Offshore Wind Energy in Germany
Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (Munich City Utilities, SWM) have decided to jointly invest about 11 billion Swedish kronor (1.2 billion Euro) in a second joint offshore wind farm off the German North Sea coast. The offshore wind project Sandbank will include 72 units of 4 MW wind turbines (totaling 288 MW) and is expected to … Continue reading Vattenfall Continues to Invest in Offshore Wind Energy in Germany
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Large scale grid integration of solar energy with photovoltaic and concentrated solar power
On Sunday, July 7th, 2013, a day of unbroken sunshine and low demand, solar PV generated approximately 200 gWh of power, over 20% of Germany’s total electricity production for the day. (I’m indebted to CleanTechnica for the bar graphs): And because peak sunshine and peak demand are more or less coincident on summer Sundays in … Continue reading Large scale grid integration of solar energy with photovoltaic and concentrated solar power
Continue readingConstruction completed on phase one of Borkum West II offshore wind farm in Germany
SgurrEnergy is advising Trianel Windfraftwerk Borkum (TWB) on the project, which is located 45km to the north of the German island of Borkum. The company served as technical advisor, monitoring operations and providing monthly reports on progress and budget reviews. SgurrEnergy will continue to advise TWB during the commissioning phase, which is planned to be … Continue reading Construction completed on phase one of Borkum West II offshore wind farm in Germany
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RotaBolt® ensures joint integrity for German offshore wind farm
A huge increase in the size of wind turbines being installed and a move to installations in deeper water have led to the design and installation of huge subsea structures. One location for such installations is the Trianel Wind Farm Borkum West II, situated 45 km off the German coast. Its huge steel tripod bases … Continue reading RotaBolt® ensures joint integrity for German offshore wind farm
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Germany: Onshore wind power grows strongly
In the first half of 2014, the German market for onshore wind turbines grew by around 66 percent year over year, with some 1,723 megawatts having been installed. The sector attributes this strong growth to some overlapping effects, specifically a race to get projects completed before the new Renewable Energy Act (dubbed EEG 2.0) takes … Continue reading Germany: Onshore wind power grows strongly
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