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  • Germany: SSB Presents Universal Electric Pitch System

    4 April 2012
    Technology

    SSB Wind Systems is presenting its new UniFlex Pitch at the EWEA 2012 in Copenhagen. The UniFlex Pitch is the world’s first modular electric pitch system capable of being integrated into a wide variety of wind turbines (WTGs). Until now pitch systems have had to be individually adjusted to meet the specific demands of different […]

  • Germany: HUSUM WindEnergy 2014 Half Sold-Out

    9 July 2012

    The major companies in the wind industry have decided to go with HUSUM WindEnergy in 2014. Today, a good two years before the leading international wind trade fair in 2014, firm bookings have already been taken for half the exhibition space. Before the 2012 exhibition opens its doors in almost three months, the organisers are completing a variety […]

  • Germany: Energy Change Cannot Be Stopped, Says Windreich

    5 July 2012
    Grid Connection

    Windreich AG welcomes the agreement of the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of the Environment for a binding time schedule for connecting the offshore wind parks to the German electricity network. Also, the agreement reached on Tuesday on the part of the Ministers responsible with respect to proceeding in matters of liability is valued […]

  • Germany: Allianz Could Invest in Offshore Wind Farms

    27 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    As the German biggest insurance company is searching for other ways to increase income, investment in offshore wind farms may be just the right solution. After more than EUR 1.3 billion of investment in onshore wind and solar power, Allianz is considering investing in offshore wind as long as the risk-return profile is acceptable, according […]

  • BASF Opens New Application Center in Oldenburg, Germany

    19 March 2012

    BASF’s Coatings Division has invested one million euros in the construction of a new Application Center in Oldenburg, Germany. The company has now officially opened the center as part of a customer event. The center is therefore not only strengthening the Oldenburg site, but also BASF’s global business in industrial coatings. The new center, which […]

  • REpower to Deliver Turbines for Innogy Nordsee 1 (Germany)

    5 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Suzlon Group-subsidiary, REpower Systems SE, has signed a contract with RWE Innogy for the delivery of 54 REpower 6M offshore turbines, each with 6.15 MW of rated power, for the Innogy Nordsee 1 wind farm. The project, with a total capacity of 332 MW, is based in the German North Sea, around 40 km north […]

  • BMWi Awards Contract for Implementation and Maintenance of NMMT (Germany)

    3 February 2012
    Authorities

      The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) awarded a contract for the construction and operation of a coordinating body for the implementation and maintenance of the National Master Maritime Technologies plan (“NMMT”) directed towards the promotion and development of maritime technology industry in Germany to Bietergemeinschaft Balance Technology, Consulting GmbH. Apart from many […]

  • Siemens Profits Down Due to Project Delays (Germany)

    25 January 2012

    In the first quarter of its new fiscal year 2012, Siemens achieved increased revenue and laid the cornerstone for future growth, despite the difficult economic environment. Thanks to a strong order backlog, revenue for the first quarter rose two percent compared to the same period a year earlier, while new orders declined five percent year-over-year. […]

  • University of Oldenburg Announces GW Wakes Project (Germany)

    13 January 2012
    R&D

    University of Oldenburg has announced a joint project “GW Wakes”. This project will investigate wind currents in a very large offshore wind farm with 100 or more wind turbines. The Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) will be funding the project over the next three years with approximately 3.8 million […]

  • Germany: RWE’s EBITDA Reaches EUR 5 Bln

    14 August 2012

    RWE improved its earnings performance in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in the previous year. While revenue remained almost constant at 27.1 billion Euro, the operating result increased by 9 percent to 3.6 billion Euro and EBITDA also rose by 9 percent to 5 billion Euro. However, the first half […]

  • Germany: BARD Reaches Agreement on Social Plan for CSC

    8 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    A mutually acceptable solution has been achieved over a balance of interests and a new social plan amid constructive negotiations between the management and the union of Cuxhaven Steel Construction CSC. The operational tasks of the CSC for the BARD Offshore 1 will be completed by 31 October 2012. The BARD group is still in […]

  • BBB and ep4 to Intensify their Activities in Offshore Sector (Germany)

    9 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    The joint exhibition stand of BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH and ‘ep4 offshore’ at the EWEA Offshore event 2011 in Amsterdam was very well attended. “We raised BBB’s visibility on the offshore market and strengthened our partnership with Heinrich Duden and ‘ep4 offshore’ “ said Joachim Binotsch . Both companies are planning to further intensify their joint […]

  • New Wind Farms to Harness High Winds (Germany)

    30 August 2011
    R&D, Technology

    Using kites and balloons to tap the strong, consistent winds more than two kilometres in the air could avoid many of the pitfalls of …  (environmental-finance) [mappress] Source: environmental-finance, August 30, 2011

  • RENEWABLE ENERGY 21XX Exhibition Goes Online (Germany)

    21 July 2011

    EXPO21XX opens RENEWABLE ENERGY 21XX, first exhibition for renewable energy on the internet. The strongest wind turbine, the biggest solar power plant on a roof top and the leading renewable energy research projects! All this can be found on RENEWABLE ENERGY 21XX, the most comprehensive online trade fair for renewable energies recently launched by EXPO21XX. […]

  • Siemens Installs First 6MW Wind Turbine (Germany)

    9 June 2011

    Siemens Energy has installed the first prototype of its next generation offshore wind turbine in Høvsøre, Denmark, and has today initiated the first trial operation. The new SWT-6.0-120 wind turbine with a power rating of 6 megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 120 metres uses the innovative Siemens direct drive and proven rotor technology. […]

  • Germany: BARD-Group Completes Realignment of Management Team

    13 September 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

      BARD, Germany’s offshore pioneer seated in Emden, has completed the realignment of the management team which began early 2011. Olaf Struck (46) will join Bernd Ranneberg (50, CEO) and Manuel Althoff (47, CFO) from the 1st of October 2011 as new chief technical officer (CTO) of BARD Holding GmbH. Olaf Struck is a versed […]

  • Brunsbüttel Port Ends 2011 With Record Turnover (Germany)

    6 January 2012

    Leaving behind a very successful business year, Brunsbüttel Ports is planning its further expansion. The essential focus of their activities will still be directed towards logistics services for onshore and offshore wind power. Brunsbüttel Ports is constantly transporting wind elements as it has recently did for Enercon. In a short period of time, this port […]

  • GRIDS 2010 – the Backbone of Europe’s Energy Guture (Germany)

    12 November 2010
    Grid Connection

    A BETTER GRID, with LARGE QUANTITIES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, intelligently interconnected between European countries is urgently needed. All the issues surrounding the grids debate will be discussed at a: Two-day conference and exhibition, GRIDS 2010 organised by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) 23-24 November 2010 in Berlin, (bcc, Berliner Congress Center) You are invited […]

  • nkt Cables Group Appoints New CEO (Germany)

    25 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    In follow-up to the release no. 3 on March 1, 2011 nkt cables Group has appointed Marc van´t Noordende as CEO as per 1 June 2011. Marc van´t Noordende is 52 years old and holds a Law Degree from the University of Leiden, Netherlands, and an MBA from INSEAD Fontainebleau, France. He has extensive international […]

  • TÜV SÜD Secures Offshore Wind Energy (Germany)

    4 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    The wind energy sector is on an upswing. Installed power worldwide, totalling 203,000 MW in 2010, will rise to 1,900,000 MW in 2020. TÜV SÜD… By Kim Chapman (iewy) [mappress] Source: iewy, February 04, 2011

  • Genset for diesel-electric propulsion launched at SMM (Germany)

    8 September 2010
    R&D

    At SMM 2010, Tognum company MTU Friedrichshafen launched a new, standardised genset for diesel-electric propulsion and onboard power…   (motorship) [mappress] Source: motorship, September 08, 2010;

  • Germany starts up first offshore wind farm

    3 May 2010
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Bremen/Norddeich: The time had come. On 27 April 2010 Federal Environment Minister Dr. Norbert Röttgen started up the first German wind park [mappress] Source: ambau-hb, April 27, 2010;

  • BSH Lists Offshore Wind Projects Proposed for Germany

    9 November 2016

    German Maritime and Hydrography Agency (BSH) has published a list of proposed offshore wind projects in the North Sea and Baltic Sea, excluding projects which are in operation, in trial operation or under construction.  The basis for the publication of the list is the national offshore wind energy act (WindSeeG), which combines a new tendering system with the […]

  • Germany Adopts Offshore Wind Anti-Corrosion Standard

    14 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has adopted a joint standard from VGB PowerTech and the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW) for the protection of offshore wind farms from corrosion.   With the adoption, BSH has made the VGB/BAW Standard a mandatory regulation in planning permission procedures for the offshore wind power industry. The […]

  • Germany: Construction of Offshore Operating Base in Heligoland Launched

    22 July 2013

    RWE Innogy has begun the construction of the service station on Heligoland. A two-story building with a warehouse, office space and a workshop will be built on a 3,000 square meter area in the south port of the island. Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm (295 MW), which is being built 30 kilometers north of Helgoland […]

  • Diver Dies at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    15 July 2013

    A British diver was killed while performing underwater work at the Riffgat offshore wind farm, located north of Borkum in the North Sea, between Friday 12 July and Saturday 13 July. The 26-year-old was buried in 20-meter water depth by a concrete mat, Die Welt reports. The mats were spread to weigh down power cables […]