Record capacity in 2023: IWR expects more than one million new solar installations in Germany © monticellllo / Adobe Stock

29 Sep 2023 | Münster (renewablepress) - The ongoing photovoltaic boom in Germany is leading to record growth and is already exceeding the federal government's expansion targets for 2023 as a whole. From January to August 2023, more than 700,000 new solar installations with a capacity of around 9,200 MW have already gone into operation. This is the result of an initial analysis of data from the Market Master Data Register (MaStR) maintained by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) by the Internationales Wirtschaftsforum Regenerative Energien (IWR) in Münster (data status: 22.09.2023). With the solar expansion to date in 2023, the previous annual all-time ...... read more...

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28 Sep 2023 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has been awarded two contracts to supply and install in total 20 turbines from the Delta4000 series for two projects in Italy. The orders also each include a ten-year Premium Service for maintenance of the turbines. The customer's name and the names of the projects have been withheld at the customer's request. The wind farms - where a total of 7 N163/6.X, 4 N163/5.X turbines and 9 N163/6.X machines will be installed - are to be built in the Region Apulia. The Nordex Group will be installing the turbines on tubular steel towers with a hub height of 108 and 113 metres as of summer 2024 and...... read more...

VSB Group, LBBW and DZ BANK sign project financing of 211 million euros for the Elster repowering wind farm. With 16 new SG 6.6-155 wind turbines from Siemens Gamesa, the energy yield will be increased six-fold © Siemens Gamesa

26 Sep 2023 | Dresden (renewablepress) - VSB, the international project developer for wind energy and photovoltaics, has secured financing for one of the largest repowering projects in Europe – the Elster wind farm. The project is being jointly financed by LBBW and DZ BANK with a total volume of €211 million. In cooperation with LBBW (Landesbank Baden-Württemberg) and DZ BANK (Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank), VSB has successfully concluded a project financing deal worth €211 million. Financial closing took place at the end of August 2023. This financing is the largest and most significant in VSB’s history since it began operations in 1996. The...... read more...

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22 Sep 2023 | Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd can look back on another successful trade fair at HUSUM Wind 2023, the most important specialist trade fair for renewable energies in the German-speaking market. “We are delighted that we were able to consolidate existing contacts with project partners, land-owners, financiers and manufacturers in this sector, advance projects and get to know new market participants,” states wpd CEO Dr. Gernot Blanke. Overall, the developer and operator from Bremen sees itself as excellently positioned. In the onshore sector, it is expecting to commission projects on a scale of around 330 MW in Germany for 2023. “We notice tha...... read more...

Qualitas Energy starts construction phase at Salingen wind farm © iStock/ marchello74

21 Sep 2023 | Berlin (renewablepress) - Qualitas Energy, a global investment and management platform focused on renewable energy, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure investment, is entering the construction phase after successful development work at the Salingen repowering project. Salingen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, a Dortmund district, approximately 10 km from the city center. The two 1.5 MW turbines were connected to the grid in 2002 and have since provided sustainable wind power to approximately 2,000 households. “Qualitas Energy acquired the wind farm in 2019 and, thanks to intensive development work, successfully g...... read more...

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20 Sep 2023 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received an order for N155/5.X turbines for two wind farms in Spain from the independent renewable energy producer Ibereólica Renovables. The manufacturer is supplying 11 turbines for the "Aciberos" and "Padornelo 3" projects with a total capacity of approx. 60 MW. The contract also includes the service and maintenance of the turbines for 10 years. The wind farms are both being built in Lubián (Zamora) in the autonomous Spanish region of Castilla y León. Delivery and installation of the turbines is scheduled to begin in spring 2024. The Nordex Group will install the turbines on 105-metre ...... read more...

WindGuard Certification presents Adani Wind with type certificate © WindGuard Certification

14 Sep 2023 | Varel (renewablepress) - WindGuard Certification GmbH officially presented the type certificate for India’s largest wind turbine generator (WTG) made by Adani Wind, the wind energy solutions division of Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL), today at the Husum Wind trade show in Germany. WindGuard Certification, the internationally recognised and independent certification body from Varel, Germany, completed the type certification for Adani Wind’s new 5.2 MW WTG in accordance with IECRE OD-501 within 18 months. “The type certificate affirms that this wind turbine and its components comply with the applicable directives and standards,” s...... read more...

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14 Sep 2023 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has obtained an order from BayWa r.e. to supply and install 24 N163/5.X turbines from the Delta4000 series in Spain. The order also includes a 25-year Premium Service contract for maintenance of the turbines. The Cluster Rueda Sur wind farm will be installed near Zaragoza in the autonomous region of Aragón in the north of Spain. The park is being developed by BayWa r.e. together with the Spanish company CEAR. The Nordex Group will install the turbines with 5.9 MW installed capacity on tubular steel towers with a hub height of 125 metres as of summer 2024. Commissioning is scheduled for spring 202...... read more...

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11 Sep 2023 | Grevenbroich (renewablepress) - It was 25 years ago, on 1 June 1998, that windtest grevenbroich gmbh (wtg) put the Dewind D4 prototype into operation on its test site south of Grevenbroich. Today, wtg looks back on a 25-year history of its wind turbine test site. Since the start of operations, the specialist in measurement and test services has set up, tested and measured a total of 18 state-of-the-art wind turbine prototypes on its test site. Beacon for innovations Up to now, wtg has been engaged by manufacturers to test and measure to international standards prototypes and test systems with a capacity of 10 kW to 5,500 kW on the 1.4...... read more...

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11 Sep 2023 | Bremen (renewablepress) - Bremen-based wind and solar developer and operator wpd and the co-shareholder of the project companies have successfully completed the refinancing of Luwei and Chungwei onshore wind farms in Taiwan end of August 2023. Luwei Wind Power Co., Ltd. (Luwei) and Chungwei Wind Power Co., Ltd. (Chungwei) have a total of 78 wind turbines with a combined capacity of approximately 180 MW and have a long history of operation in Taiwan. The refinancing of Luwei and Chungwei wind farms was provided by four mandated lead arrangers: two local banks and two local branches of international banks. The refinancing has improved capit...... read more...