8361 results found for 'Germany'

8361 results found for 'Germany'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • PCS Green Line to Present Power Converters at Hanover Fair (Germany)

    21 March 2011

    Visitors to the 2011 Hanover Fair will have a chance to see the expanded centrepiece of the new generation of PCS Green Line power converters: In addition to the extremely compact IGBT power module inside the power cabinet, PCS Power Converter Solutions GmbH from Berlin presents an incoming feeder cabinet with smart DCU control unit […]

  • PNE WIND AG Announces Changes in Its Board of Directors (Germany)

    17 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm developer, PNE WIND AG, announces changes in its Board of Directors. Concluding a successful business phase Bernd Paulsen… [mappress] Source: pne, March 17, 2011

  • Nordex Group Begins Year with 22 pct Sales Growth (Germany)

    11 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      The Nordex Group has begun the year 2011 with double-digit sales growth. The increase to EUR 183.1 million (Q1/2010: EUR 150.5 million) was materially underpinned by the strong performance of Nordex USA, which was able to expand its sales substantially to EUR 28.9 million (Q1/2010: EUR 3.4 million). At EUR 144.4 million, business in […]

  • MKG Fits New Crane on Bibby Tethra Survey Vessel (Germany)

    29 April 2011

    MKG have just fitted out a new purpose-built coastal survey catamaran with a powerful state of the art 20mt radio controlled hydraulic…   (logisticsweek) [mappress] Source: logisticsweek, April 29, 2011;

  • Hochtief Looks for Investment Partner to Develop Offshore Wind Farms (Germany)

    16 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Hochtief AG (HOT), Germany’s largest builder, plans to set up a joint venture with an investment partner to develop offshore wind farms.   By Stefan Nicola (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, November 16, 2011; Image: hochtief

  • New GL Technical Note on Turbine Operation in Cold Climates (Germany)

    7 October 2011

      As wind energy is being called to provide a greater share of the world’s energy burden, more turbines are operating in areas where temperature tests the machinery to its limits. Wind turbines are usually designed to operate in a temperature range from –10°C to +40°C, but at some current installations temperatures can drop to […]

  • Global Tech I Wins Best Project Award in 2011 (Germany)

    26 December 2011

    The offshore major project “Global Tech I”, initiated by the AG Windreich is the best wind project of 2011 in Europe. The internationally renowned magazine “Project Finance International”, PFI, recognized this project as the “Wind Deal of the Year”. The official ceremony of the “PFI Awards” will be on 25 January 2012, in London. Global […]

  • GL Hosts ‘Towards a Cleaner Maritime Industry’ Exchange Forum (Germany)

    20 June 2011

      In a world increasingly dominated by the need to reduce environmental impacts, what role does shipping have to play? Technological solutions exist, but which will prove to be the most beneficial and cost effective, and which lie over the horizon? What impact will the other players in the marine and coastal realm have, as […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Starts Construction of Third Offshore Transformer Platform

    3 May 2012
    Grid Connection

    Construction starts on the SylWin alpha offshore transformer platform at Nordic Yards, manufacturer of innovative special ships and major maritime projects for the offshore wind and other industries. The first steel blank cut was made in the presence of representatives of the client, Siemens Energy, and the end customer, TenneT, at the Rostock-Warnemünde yard.  SylWin […]

  • Germany: NORD/LB Finances Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    14 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank is participating in the financing of an installation vessel for offshore wind energy farms. Commissioned by the international provider of construction-related services HOCHTIEF, the “VIDAR” is a jack-up vessel being built at the Crist shipyard in Poland and scheduled to go into service from 2013 onwards. NORD/LB has co-structured the transaction within […]

  • Germany: Innogy Venture Capital and High-Tech Gründerfonds Invest in Enercast

    23 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Innogy Venture Capital and High-Tech Gründerfonds are going to invest in a first round of financing up to EUR 2.25 million in the start-up company enercast GmbH. The young technology company provides electricity generation forecasts from wind and solar which lead to significant cost savings along the energy supply chain.  “enercast addresses a fundamental problem […]

  • 3 MW FusionDrive® Revealed at Husum WindEnergy 2012 (Germany)

    4 October 2012
    Technology

    On September 18, 2012, the actual, real-life sized 3 MW FusionDrive® was unveiled in front of a large audience at the joint The Switch and Moventas stand at Husum WindEnergy 2012. Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen, President and CEO of The Switch, and Arto Lahtela, Senior Vice President, Sales of Moventas, explained why FusionDrive® is the smartest gear […]

  • Germany: GL RC Certifies Deutsche WindGuard’s Offshore Training Course

    20 September 2012
    Training & Education

    The “COAST” (Customized Offshore Awareness and Safety Training) training course from Deutsche WindGuard Offshore GmbH, Bremerhaven has been certified by GL Renewables Certification (GL RC), according to the GL RC standard. In addition, it demonstrates that the course fulfils the requirements of the Global Wind Organisation (GWO). The training course includes first aid, manual handling, […]

  • Siemens Showcases New Gearless Direct Drive Wind Generator (Germany)

    20 September 2012
    Technology

    The Siemens Drive Technologies Division is showcasing Direct Drive Wind, its new gearless wind generator, at the Husum WindEnergy 2012 trade fair. Comprised of individual, preassembled generator segments, it is able to offer a high degree of flexibility in the implementation of a wide range of turbine solutions and system concepts. The generator, designed as […]

  • Germany: MMT Completes Geophysical Cable Route Survey for Amrumbank OWF

    14 September 2012
    Grid Connection

    MMT (Sweden) has recently completed a geophysical cable route survey for the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm (OWF) project for Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH. The geophysical survey was performed by MMT for the entire inner array grid cable route. The geophysical survey included bathymetric and side-scan sonar survey as well as sub-bottom profiling. At first […]

  • Offshore Wind Energy: “Safety at Sea Has the Highest Priority” (Germany)

    22 August 2012

    The use of real offshore technology is indispensable for sound training of personnel for deployment in offshore wind farms, and for their safety on site. “Preparedness for emergencies, concepts for the saving and recovery of employees in emergency situations, and the maintenance of industrial health and safety standards are prerequisite for the safe erection and […]

  • Germany: Lloyd Werft Sees Offshore Wind Market as New Mainstay

    21 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    A busy winter with plenty of passenger ships was followed by a spring in which special ships dominated the scene: the half-year report of Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven mirrors the current climate in German shipbuilding. “It’s a changeable market,” says Rüdiger Pallentin in a comment which also describes prospects for the coming months. And yet the […]

  • Germany: Allseas Special Vessel Lifts Offshore Platforms in One Piece

    6 March 2012

    As the major engineering partner to the Allseas Group, Bosch Rexroth has developed and engineered the drive and control system solution for the world’s largest mobile lifting mechanism for offshore installations. The special vessel equipped with this topside lifting system (TLS), “Pieter Schelte”, can lift and transport topsides of offshore platforms with a weight of […]

  • Germany: Mobil Industrial Lubricants Becomes HUSUM WindEnergy’s Diamond Sponsor

    1 August 2012

    Mobil Industrial Lubricants, ExxonMobil’s leading international brand of lubricants for the wind energy sector has been announced as HUSUM WindEnergy 2012 trade fair’s Diamond sponsor. This is the second time that the industrial lubricant supplier has taken the lead sponsorship of the event, signifying its commitment to helping to facilitate best practice in the industry. […]

  • GMSH Invites Tenders for Multi-purpose Pier Brunsbüttel Operators (Germany)

    10 February 2012
    Contracts & Tenders

     GMSH has invited tenders for multi-purpose pier Brunsbüttel operators. The offshore wind energy market will play the central role in German energy policy changes. Although other states already have a big lead in the development and production capacities, a certified report of Schleswig-Holstein provides good opportunities for the establishment of production facilities. In particular, Brunsbüttel […]

  • DNV GL Buys German Power Grid Training Company

    6 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    DNV GL has acquired GridLab, a Germany-based provider of power grid training, seminar and studies, from 50Hertz’s holding company Eurogrid International.

  • Dong Closes Onshore Activities to Focus on Offshore

    23 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has today agreed to divest its shareholding in the Swedish onshore wind farm Storrun and Thursday last week the company divested its shareholding in the Norwegian onshore development company Zephyr. This marks the divestment of DONG Energy’s last onshore wind activities. As regards the 30MW onshore wind farm Storrun in Sweden, which has […]

  • Europe Straying Off Course to Meet Offshore Wind Targets, New Report Says

    2 July 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    A report into the state of Europe’s offshore wind sector by international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has revealed how uncertainty around subsidies and the need to unlock new capital are holding back investment in the development of European offshore wind farms. The report ’European Offshore Wind 2013: Realising The Opportunity’, published on June 26, […]

  • Europe update: First half year gives mixed image for offshore wind

    10 October 2013

    A report from the European wind agency EWEA shows mixed statistics for the offshore wind industry so far this year. The first six months of 2013 saw a record high for installed and grid-connected turbines. Newly installed capacity doubled compared to last year, with 1,045MW. But investment and financing options are in sharp contrast with […]

  • RWE Hires BWTS for Three German Offshore Wind Farms

    24 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    RWE has commissioned BWTS GmbH to provide maintenance and repair of the safety equipment at its three offshore wind farms in Germany. BWTS is providing technical examination, as well as maintenance and repair of the safety equipment, such as the access systems and chain hoists, at the Arkona, Amrumbank West and Nordsee Ost wind farms. […]

  • Turbine Components for Virginia Demo Project Reach North America

    28 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Wind turbine components and foundations for the 12 MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project have arrived in the Port of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada. Last week, the Bigroll Beaufort cargo vessel picked up the monopile foundations in Rostock, Germany, and the wind turbine components in Esbjerg, Denmark. The 12 MW pilot project will […]