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18 May 2022 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - On 18th of May 2022, the Nordex Group installed the world's first N163/6.X turbine in the Delta4000 series. As recently as September 2021 the company announced the launch of the N163/6.X and thus its entry into the 6-MW class. The premiered turbine is now being installed as part of the installation work in the Zeebiestocht and Olsterwind wind farms in the province of Flevoland in the Netherlands, where a total of 15 turbines in this latest version are being installed. José Luis Blanco, CEO Nordex Group: “We are pleased that we are right on schedule with the introduction and installation of our turbines in the 6 M...... read more...

Goldbeck Solar secures the financing for Poland’s largest solar park with Capcora © Capcora

16 May 2022 | Frankfurt am Main (renewablepress) - Germany based GOLDBECK Solar Group (“GOLDBECK Solar”) and Polish electricity supplier Respect Energy SA (“Respect Energy”) secured senior loan facilities in an amount of up to PLN 635 million (EUR 136 million) for Poland’s largest solar PV project with a capacity of up to 286 MWp located in Zwartowo in the Northern part of the country. The financing package was provided by a banking club consisting of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), PKO Bank Polski and Bank Pekao. Capcora, a German consulting company, acted as the exclusive financial advisor. Zwartowo is Poland’s largest solar p...... read more...

Deutsche Windtechnik was able to reduce downtimes at the Nordergründe offshore wind farm by 28.5 percent in 2021 by using maintenance campaigns focused on synergies. © Deutsche Windtechnik AG

16 May 2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - By realigning its maintenance campaign at the offshore wind farm Nordergründe, Deutsche Windtechnik, which is the only independent full-service provider in the offshore wind energy sector, was able to reduce maintenance-related downtimes by 28.5 percent in 2021 compared to the previous year. Following the insolvency of the system manufacturer, maintenance work for the 18 Senvion 6.2M 126 turbines was still carried out separately from other maintenance work in 2020. In 2021, however, it was possible to combine all of the specialised tasks at the wind farm into one maintenance campaign. In addition, the multi-competent...... read more...

Hubert Kowalski, Managing Director VSB Energie Odnawialne Polska sp. z o.o. © VSB

12 May 2022 | Wrocław/Dresden (renewablepress) - Further strong tailwind for the expansion of renewable energies in Poland: VSB Holding GmbH takes over 100% of the rights to a combined wind energy and photovoltaic project in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The hybrid park offers potential for around 170 MW of installed capacity. The project is planned to be ready for construction by the end of 2023. “The combination of wind energy and photovoltaic park will get the maximum yield out of the area. With regard to the 10H distance rule in Poland, we are confident that the upcoming positive changes will give us additional impetus to make this project a succe...... read more...

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11 May 2022 | Bourbriac/France (renewablepress) - In Bourbriac, France, located northwest of Brittany, the French Energiequelle subsidiary P&T Technologie, together with WindStrom France, commissioned a wind farm with three Nordex turbines. The N117 turbines have an output of 3 MW and will supply around 6,000 households in the future. The project was developed together with WindStrom France and received approval in July 2019. P&T Technologie took on the construction and started work in May 2021. The electricity produced will be remunerated at 7.2 cents per kWh, which has been secured for 20 years. The forecast annual yield is approx. 32 million k...... read more...

New management quartet at wpd windmanger GmbH & Co. KG © wpd windmanager GmbH & Co. KG

10 May 2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - New structure, new management level and new services: wpd windmanager is repositioning itself. In addition to the classic operations management business, wpd windmanager is expanding its range of electrical engineering solutions and services for wind and PV plants, substations and transfer stations. "The requirements in the renewable energy sector have increased enormously in recent years. We are taking this into account by separating operational management from all electrical engineering services that go beyond it," clarifies Dr. Klaus Meier, managing partner of wpd windmanager. Expansion of electrotechni...... read more...

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06 May 2022 | Bremen / New York (renewablepress) - Global Infrastructure Partners ("GIP"), a leading independent infrastructure investor, and wpd AG (“wpd”), a leading project developer and independent renewables power producer (IRPP) for onshore wind, offshore wind and solar, are pleased to announce that they have signed definitive agreements for GIP to acquire 100% of wpd offshore GmbH (“wpd offshore”), the offshore wind business of wpd. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. wpd offshore is a leading offshore wind platform with over 20 years of development experience, a track record of ~7 GW developed to date, and a presence ...... read more...

Dr. Lars Levien, Stefan Küver and Lars Quandel, managing partners Dauerkraft Finance GmbH © Stephan Pflug

02 May 2022 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - The consulting company Dauerkraft, which specializes in financing advice and raising capital for renewable energy projects, is expanding its capacities. Lars Quandel is joining the group as managing partner of Dauerkraft Finance GmbH on May 1st. In the future the advisory business for domestic and international projects will be managed by all three partners Stefan Küver, Dr. Lars Levien and Lars Quandel. Lars Quandel has been working in the renewables sector since 2008. He has built up extensive expertise in project finance in the banking industry as well as in M&A on the equity side. „The need for investments a...... read more...

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20 Apr 2022 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group recorded an order intake of 229 turbines with a total capacity of 1,165 MW in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1/2021: 1,247 MW). The share of the efficient and high-margin Delta4000 series amounted to 91 percent (Q1/2021: 73 percent). The Nordex Group received orders from ten European countries. Overall, the European region accounted for 89 percent of total order intake. The largest individual European markets were Finland, Germany and Croatia. The Latin American region accounted for eleven percent. "The order intake for the first quarter was with over 90 percent again driven by turbines of the su...... read more...

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13 Apr 2022 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - End of March, the Spanish project developer Acciona Energía placed an order with the Nordex Group for 131 MW in Peru. The Nordex Group will supply 23 N163/5.X turbines from the Delta4000 series for the “San Juan de Marcona” wind farm. The project is the first order from Peru for this type of turbine with a rotor diameter of 163 meters and a flexible rated output in the 5 MW class. Acciona Energía is taking charge of transport and installation. Commissioning of the turbines on tubular steel towers with a hub height of 148 meters is to be undertaken by the end of 2023. The project will be built near San Juan ...... read more...