Deutsche Windtechnik will generate more than 300 inspection reports in the next two years with the help of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). © Deutsche Windtechnik AG

11 Aug 2022 | Utrecht, Netherlands / Bremen, Germany (renewablepress) - Deutsche Windtechnik is proud to announce that it has signed several contracts for underwater inspections at offshore wind farms in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. As part of the sustainable, cost-efficient cluster campaign approach, more than 300 annual inspection reports will be generated in the next two years for well-known wind farm owners including Trianel Windpark Borkum I and DanTysk Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH & Co. KG (51% held by Vattenfall and 49% by Stadtwerke München). Amongst others Deutsche Windtechnik will conduct back-to-back inspections in Trianel Windpark Borkum I, San...... read more...

Managing Director in Poland: Arkadius Sliwka © Energiequelle GmbH

09 Aug 2022 | Poznan, Poland / Kallinchen, Germany (renewablepress) - Energiequelle GmbH has moved into its office in Poznan and is thus entering the Polish solar and wind market. Managing Director Arkadius Sliwka and five employees planned for 2022 are currently successively taking up their work to acquire and implement projects. More than 30 projects with a total capacity of more than 1,000 MW are already under consideration. The company is close to concluding contracts with some cooperation partners. Strategically, Energiequelle sees the expansion of solar energy as a goal, but at the same time offers in the wind sector are also examined. In ad...... read more...

Deutsche Windtechnik's offshore service teams have equipped the Nordergründe wind farm with ADLS, making it the first German offshore wind farm to receive this type of system. © Deutsche Windtechnik AG

04 Aug 2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - The Nordergründe offshore wind farm is the first offshore wind farm in the world to be equipped with a fully functional, officially approved Aircraft Detection Light System (ADLS). Deutsche Windtechnik had already upgraded all turbines at the offshore wind farm with its proprietary transponder-based ADLS in May 2022, and the operating permit has now been issued by the corresponding authorities. This makes Nordergründe the first near-coastal offshore wind farm in the world to have its light emissions reduced to a minimum. Deutsche Windtechnik's comprehensive experience makes it a reliable partner for other operators, ...... read more...

The UKA Group's international project pipeline for wind and solar projects now exceeds twelve gigawatts. © Jan Gutzeit

02 Aug 2022 | Meißen (renewablepress) - UKA has become a top tier German wind onshore developer. In terms of successful tender bids in megawatts, the Group ranked among the top three in the first half of 2022 - as in the full years of 2020 and 2021. 451 megawatts were awarded to UKA in this period. 119 of these are attributable to the 2022 bidding rounds to date. To be able to commission its successfully developed projects, UKA has recently extended its framework agreement with the Nordex Group. The cooperation currently covers a volume of 80 wind turbines, which equates to an output of around 500 megawatts. Well established For the first time ...... read more...

Decize solar park © Energiequelle GmbH

27 Jul 2022 | Decize/France (renewablepress) - Energiequelle GmbH has sold Decize solar park to Watt & Co. The centrally located park in France has a total output of 14.7 MWp and has been built with 36,000 modules on around 15 hectares. The project was developed by the French Energiequelle subsidiary P&T in cooperation with EREA Ingenierie. The park went into operation last year and has since supplied almost 7,000 two-person households with sustainably produced electricity. Watt & Co is a family-owned project developer and investor focused primarily on the solar industry and has been active in this field for more than 10 years. Watt & Co operates...... read more...

From left to right: Michael Blichmann, Matthias Karger, Lars Rinn © node.energy GmbH

27 Jul 2022 | Frankfurt am Main (renewablepress) - A total of four new investors are joining the company, while existing investors such as High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and renowned business angels are once again contributing fresh capital. The four new Series A investors were selected consciously. The financing round is led by Cologne-based VC BitStone Capital, the leading PropTech fund with strong expertise in the real estate industry. As co-investors, the 10x Founders contribute extensive experience in the software-as-a-service sector and the impact investor BonVenture the clear sustainability focus. As an international investor from the energy indus...... read more...

© Nordex SE

26 Jul 2022 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group continues its strong growth path in the Finnish market: a consortium comprised of the Finnish energy utility Helen Oy and Ålandsbanken Wind Power Fund has commissioned the Nordex Group to supply and install 25 N163/5.X turbines for the 147.5-MW Karahka wind farm. The order also includes the Premium Service for the turbines covering a period of 35 years. The Karahka wind farm was developed by VSB Uusiutuva Energia Suomi Oy, the Finnish affiliate of the VSB Group, an international project developer and operator for wind energy and photovoltaics, headquartered in Dresden, Germany, and was given ...... read more...

© Nordex SE / U. Mertens

13 Jul 2022 | Meißen/Hamburg (renewablepress) - UKA, one of the Top 3 wind farm developers in Germany, and the Nordex Group, one of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers, are continuing their successful collaboration by extending their framework agreement for a further two years. This partnership currently covers a total of 80 wind turbine generators, representing a capacity of around 500 megawatts. “In today’s difficult setting we particularly appreciate the spirit of partnership displayed by Nordex, which unfortunately can no longer be taken for granted. Due to the very good collaboration with Nordex we have decided to expand this partnership...... read more...

ENVIRIA secures partner for 500 MWp solar pipeline in Germany © Capcora

12 Jul 2022 | Frankfurt am Main (renewablepress) - Solar energy specialist ENVIRIA and the recently founded green energy group Q ENERGY jointly announced today to have entered into a framework agreement for the co-development of a 500 MW portfolio of greenfield projects in Germany. The portfolio consists of multiple ground-mounted solar PV projects spread across Germany. Capcora, a German consulting company, acted as the exclusive M&A advisor in this agreement. The portfolio consists of more than 30 solar PV projects, with individual project sizes ranging between 2 and 70 MW, and ready to build (RTB) dates expected between 2023 and 2025. The majority of...... read more...

VSB Group to sell 190 MW wind farm portfolio to Helen © Joona Mäki/Huuru Media

11 Jul 2022 | Oulu/Helsinki/Dresden (renewablepress) - VSB Group to sell Karahka and Juurakko wind farms in the Northern Ostrobothnia region to Finnish utility company Helen. The wind farms have a combined installed capacity of 190 MW, equivalent to the annual energy consumption of 174,000 households. The VSB Group, majority owned by Partners Group*, is to sell its Juurakko and Karahka wind farms in Northern Ostrobothnia to the Finnish utility company Helen. The Juurakko wind farm in Kalajoki and the Karahka wind farm in Oulainen, Finland, have been developed by VSB Uusiutuva Energia Suomi Oy, an affiliate of the international VSB Group. The Juur...... read more...