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15 Apr 2021 | Feldkirch (renewablepress) - In January 2021 the Bachmann Group announced the acquisition of German tech start-up Indalyz Monitoring & Prognostics GmbH (IM&P), headed by renowned physicist Professor Michael Schulz. Hailing from Halle an der Saale, Professor Schulz and his expert team are specialized in the development, implementation and operation of intelligent monitoring software. Their goal: to optimize predictive and preventive maintenance by designing new mathematical models and artificial intelligence algorithms. The move further strengthens Bachmann’s Condition Monitoring service offering across all customer industries, granting unr...... read more...

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15 Apr 2021 | Brisbane/ Wörrstadt (renewablepress) - Juwi Renewable Energy Pty Ltd, the Brisbane based subsidiary of German renewable energy specialist juwi AG, signed an agreement with APA to construct the solar PV component of a medium penetration solar/gas/battery hybrid power solution for the Gruyere Gold Mine in Western Australia. APA owns and operates the Gruyere hybrid project, which delivers the mine site’s electricity needs. The solar farm is expected to be operational later this year. Dave Manning, Director Global Hybrid at juwi said “We look forward to assisting APA and the mine owners, a 50:50 joint venture between Gold Road Resources L...... read more...

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15 Apr 2021 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - In the first quarter of 2021, the Nordex Group received orders for 279 wind turbine systems with a total rated output of 1,247 megawatts (Q1 2020: 1,644 MW). Turbines of the Delta4000 series accounted for 906 MW or 73 percent, all other turbines are of the Delta series in the 3 MW class. The Nordex Group received orders for 1,151 MW in ten European countries in the first quarter of 2021. The largest individual markets were Spain, Turkey, Germany and Finland. With an order from Mexico, the Latin America region accounted for an additional 96 MW. "In the first quarter, we benefited from our traditionally good pos...... read more...

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14 Apr 2021 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - End of March, the global project developer wpd placed another order with the Nordex Group for N163/5.X turbines in Finland. The Nordex Group will supply 17 turbines from the Delta4000 series for the 96.9 MW "Nuolivaara" wind farm. The order also includes a Premium Service contract covering a period of 15 years and an option to extend by a further five years. The "Nuolivaara" wind farm will be built some 25 kilometres to the north-east of the centre of Kemijärvi, between the municipalities of Kemijärvi and Salla in the north of Finland. Due to the harsh, cold climate to the north of the Polar Circle, the No...... read more...

Windfarm in Greece © Mytilineos

13 Apr 2021 | Oldenburg/Athens (renewablepress) - In preparation for the nascent Greek intraday and balancing market, MYTILINEOS S.A. has contracted energy & meteo systems. The German energy service provider supplies its Virtual Power Plant combined with accurate power forecasts to MYTILINEOS´ Power & Gas Business Unit Protergia. Equipped with this state-of-the-art digital technology, Protergia offers market access to renewable energy asset owners. The Greek power market has shifted since November 2019 towards direct marketing of renewable energies, requiring solar, wind and hydro power asset owners to actively trade their energy production. Prote...... read more...

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13 Apr 2021 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - In March, the Nordex Group received an order from the VSB Group to supply turbines in the 3MW class in Poland. The project developer has ordered 11 turbines for a wind cluster in Poland totalling about 42 MW of installed capacity. The order also includes a Premium Service contract for the turbines covering a period of 20 years. The turbine type and the project name are undisclosed as per customer request. In autumn 2022, the Nordex Group will supply and install the turbines. The commissioning is planned to start end of the same year. "Following projects in Germany and Finland, we are now also pleased to e...... read more...

Stadtwerke Heidenheim acquire 15 MW wind farm in Brandenburg © Capcora

12 Apr 2021 | Frankfurt am Main (renewablepress) - Capcora, Frankfurt am Main, a consulting firm specialized on real assets, advised a family office from southern Germany on the sale of the operational Niedergörsdorf wind farm consisting of five wind turbines. The purchaser is Stadtwerke Heidenheim AG - Group ("Stadtwerke AG"), which is expanding its portfolio by a capacity of 15 MW with the acquisition. The parties have agreed not to disclose the identity of the seller or the purchase price. The consulting firm Capcora acted as sell-side advisor for the transaction. Stadtwerke AG complements its existing renewable energy portfolio with five additional ...... read more...

© NOTUS energy

12 Apr 2021 | Potsdam (renewablepress) - The "Autódromo 1" solar park in Mexico will sell its electricity directly via day-ahead trading on the Mexican electricity exchange. State-of-the-art solar technology with trackers and bifacial, monocrystalline panels ensure a high annual electricity yield for the 0.5 megawatt plant. "For Notus, the "Autódromo 1" solar farm is an important pilot project in a country where we see good prospects for the construction of further solar plants and wind farms," says Heiner Röger, managing director of NOTUS energy, an independent power producer based in Potsdam. The plant's electricity is sold directly on the Mexi...... read more...

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09 Apr 2021 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - End of March, the German project developer Dirkshof ordered twenty N117/3600 turbines from the Nordex Group for the citizen wind farm "Reussenkoege" in Germany. The order also includes a Premium Service contract covering a period of five years with a three-time option to extend by a further five years. The citizen wind farm "Reussenkoege" is a repowering project in North Friesland near to the North Sea coast. The plan is to replace turbines of the 2MW class. The installation of the twenty N117/3600 turbines, each with a capacity of 3.6 MW and a hub height of 91 metres, will commence 2021. Commissioning of ...... read more...

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08 Apr 2021 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group is further enlarging its footprint in Turkey: end of March, the Caba Grup ordered 39 N133/4800 turbines form the Delta4000 series for the second construction phase of the "Istanbul" wind farm. The order also includes a Premium Service contract for the turbines covering a period of 15 years. The Nordex Group had already received an order in 2019 for the first 24 MW construction phase "Istanbul-I" with five N133/4800 turbines, where currently the first turbine is being installed and the remaining turbines are under construction. The Nordex Group is now supplying a further 39 turbines of the sa...... read more...