Deutsche Windtechnik's multi-brand concept has made the service processes at the alpha ventus wind farm significantly more effective. © Deutsche Windtechnik AG

29 Jul 2021 | Bremen/Emden/Oldenburg (renewablepress) - During the winter season 2020/21 (October 2020 to April 2021), Deutsche Windtechnik successfully implemented a new service concept for multi-brand deployments using helicopters for the offshore wind farms alpha ventus and Riffgat. Response times of less than three hours were achieved. At the same time, logistics and personnel costs were reduced by eight percent. The base of operations for the service work was Deutsche Windtechnik's new service hub in Emden. The building, which was inaugurated in the summer of 2020, is located in the immediate vicinity of the heliport of the coastal city, allowing ...... read more...

Deutsche WindGuard Inspection is inspection body at Global Tech I wind farm. © Deutsche WindGuard

27 Jul 2021 | Varel (renewablepress) - On assignment from Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH, Deutsche WindGuard Inspection has now successfully completed recurring inspections on 30 wind turbines at the offshore wind farm Global Tech I in the German North Sea. The contracted scope of services at this wind farm located around 180 kilometres northwest of Bremerhaven, Germany, comprised the inspection of tower and nacelle in accordance with the Standard Design of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). “We are pleased that Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH counts on our expertise and has commissioned us with the inspection of the technic...... read more...

© Levanta Renewables

23 Jul 2021 | Bremen (renewablepress) - Together with Levanta Renewables, a Singapore-based developer of renewable energy projects in Southeast Asia, German developer wpd is planning the Kon Plong onshore wind energy project in the Vietnamese province of Kon Tum, located about 780 km southeast of the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. The project marks wpd's entry into the Vietnamese market. The company will focus on project developments through cooperations for both onshore and offshore wind. The development of the project, planned for a total capacity of up to 103.5 MW, has been initiated by Levanta Renewables and advanced with support from its Vietnamese part...... read more...

© Nordex SE

23 Jul 2021 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - Against the backdrop of a continuing market momentum and a strong order intake, the Nordex Group and the American rotor blade manufacturer TPI Composites have agreed on a unique strategic partnership in addition to collaborating in Turkey and India. As part of this innovative collaboration model, the Nordex Group will transfer the operation of its Mexican rotor blade production in Matamoros to TPI for a period of three years. Starting July 2021, during this period, both partners will further increase the efficiency and output of the rotor blade production, which mainly serves the American markets, by leveraging the ...... read more...

© NOTUS énergie France / Bruno Griffon

19 Jul 2021 | Paris (renewablepress) - Baraize is NOTUS énergie France's largest solar project to date. The small community in central France is proud of "its" climate project: around 200 local residents have contributed financially to the solar park. The solar power plant of 15.8 megawatt supplies more than 4,000 households with clean energy. Now NOTUS énergie France celebrated the inauguration of the solar park together with the neighbourhood. "Through the participation model, many of our citizens are co-owners of the solar park. We are proud that we are making our contribution to climate protection in this way," explains Lionnel Perrot, mayor of the...... read more...

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15 Jul 2021 | Berlin (renewablepress) - Climate change and the energy revolution are altering economic and social conditions, creating new job profiles and requirements. There is demand for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate finance specialists. This need will be met by a new part-time, online degree, the Master Business Management – Green Energy and Climate Finance from the Berlin Professional School (BPS) at the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin). The international postgraduate degree, designed to be completed while working, begins on 1 October 2021 and graduates will be awarded a Master of Science (MSc) degree after four...... read more...

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14 Jul 2021 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received orders for supplying two wind farms with Delta4000 turbines for a total of 54.9 MW in Italy. For one 26.1 MW project, the Nordex Group is supplying five N149/5.X turbines, and a further six N133/4.8 turbines are going to be installed in a second 28.8 MW wind farm. The orders also include a Premium Service contract for the turbines for an initial two-year basis with several extension options for a total of up to 10 years. The name of the projects and of the customer are undisclosed as per customer’s request. The installation of the turbines will take place during summer 2022, and t...... read more...

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13 Jul 2021 | Kallinchen (renewablepress) - Energiequelle GmbH is on course for growth. The company, headquartered in Brandenburg, has added two new locations in Magdeburg and Wiesbaden to its local hubs, bringing its total number of offices across Europe to 17. Of these, 13 are in Germany, three in France and one in Finland. In the Sirius Business Park Magdeburg, the company is pleased to have just under 390 m² at its disposal, featuring various office spaces and good infrastructure. The office in Wiesbaden is located directly at the main train station. The new locations are to be gradually expanded in order to acquire projects and drive forward...... read more...

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07 Jul 2021 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - Of the potential orders for 1 GW from Australia announced as on 14 June 2021 via an ad-hoc notification, the Nordex Group can confirm the order for the first project "MacIntyre" for 923 MW as a firm order intake for July 2021. The subsidiary of its customer Acciona Energía, Acciona Energía Australia Global PTY LTD, has ordered 162 Nordex N163/5.X turbines of the Delta4000 series. The wind farm complex southwest of Warwick in the Australian state of Queensland consists of the "MacIntyre" project with a capacity of approx. 923 MW and the "Karara" wind farm with approx. 102.6 MW. The total output of both wind ...... read more...

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06 Jul 2021 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has closed the second quarter of 2021 with an order intake of 1,534.1 MW (Q2 2020: 888 MW). The intake of firm orders in the Projects segment (excluding the service business) reached a volume of 2,781.6 MW in the first half of 2021 (H1 2020: 2,531.9 MW). From April to June 2021, customers ordered a total of 297 wind turbines for projects in nine countries. Europe accounted for about 54 percent of the order intake in the second quarter, Latin America about 46 percent. The strongest individual markets in Europe were Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, with regard to Latin America two high-...... read more...