In an increasing number of countries, projects for the expansion of renewable energies are awarded in tendering procedures that vary from region to region. At the moment, however, one thing seems to be clear: no country has yet found the perfect system. Instead, experiments are carried out everywhere, new rules tested and improved afterwards.

In Germany, where auctions for onshore wind energy were held for the first time last year, it quickly became clear that although the idea of promoting community wind projects was well-intentioned, its implementation in the law ("EEG") was inadequate and had serious consequences for professional project developers. With a few exceptions, they ...

The two OTMs are ready for installation after five months of working on their coatings

Tom Whittleton, Operations Director of Wescott Industrial Services, explained the challenges ...

Research project aims to reduce costs in the construction of offshore wind farms and at the same time reduce underwater noise during pile driving

The starting signal for BLUE HAMMER has been given. The industrial ...

"What if the sun won't shine and the wind won't blow? We'll be out of power!" The everlasting argument of renewable energy opponents... But is there any truth in this statement? Will the lights inevitably go out if the weather won't play along?

Share of Renewables Rises

The German Weather Service (DWD) has now investigated this question scientifically, as renewable energies undoubtedly make us more dependent on the weather. Nevertheless, for the first time ever, more electricity was produced from wind, sun ...

The transmission grid operator TenneT has again awarded Fugro a contract to a conduct a characterisation campaign of the new West Coast Line in Schleswig-Holstein.

The new contract relates to the expansion of the grid in northern Germany and includes detailed site characterisations for a 38-kilometer section from Husum to Niebüll in Schleswig-Holstein. Last year, Fugro had already investigated a 46-kilometre section between Heide and Husum.

The new 380 kV west coast power line is ...

The company will invest €170 million in a new cutting-edge cable laying vessel to be ready in 2020.

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces an investment in excess of ...

Order intake grows / Robust revenues

Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has met the company's targets for 2017. The adjusted EBITDA margin amounted to 8.0 % as guided last year. In a ...

Duncan Berry succeeds Marc de Jong who will step down in April.

GE Renewable Energy Business has appointed Duncan Berry as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LM Wind Power. He will succeed Marc de Jong, CEO since June 2015, who ...

Senvion is about to start installing turbines for Australia's 226 MW onshore project Murra Warra

Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has received Notice to Proceed for the first stage of the 429 MW ...

Senvion expands footprint in Japan with the order of seven turbines

Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has signed a contract to supply and service seven Senvion 3.4M104 turbines for the Wakami Wind ...

Turkey plans to reach a capacity of 20 GW in wind power and generating 30 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2023.

GE Renewable Energy and Fina Enerji today signed an agreement to work on potential eight wind ...

ewz has ordered turbines for a wind farm in France.

The project entails the installation of four N117/3000 turbines at the 12-MW “Graincourt” wind farm. The contract covers project development, turn-key installation of ...

Engie orders 13 turbines from the German manufacturer

Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has been awarded a 30 MW onshore wind project from Engie - one of the world renowned clean energy companies, ...

Nexans strengthens its management board

Highlighting an emphasis on  innovation as defined in its ‘Paced for Growth’ business strategy for 2018-22, Nexans has appointed its first Chief Technical Officer ...

The project developer will install a project in Saxony in East Germany.

Thus, the building permit for the erection and operation of a turbine of the type VESTAS V117-3.3/3.45 with a total ...

Now you can experience the safety testing procedure at Roxtec in Karlskrona, Sweden. Take a look at the first video from their lab and test facilities

In order to ensure maximum safety, we test the ability of our ...

The project site of Éliade is located near the port of Dunkerque on the sandbank of Flanders.

"This triad provides an ideal starting point for successfully implementing ...

The Commission will propose draft legislation to create a checklist of green investments and financing activities.

The Commission will propose draft legislation to create a checklist ...

BayWa increases EBIT in 2017 and plans to raise dividend - detailed figures to follow

All BayWa AG segments contributed to the strong performance of the business in the previous year. The Energy Segment closed the ...

The production of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) using prepregs in a hot press enables the production of large batch numbers with two smooth sides in short cycle times.

The plasma-coated Flex^PLAS® ...

T21WN torque transducer allows simultaneous measurement of torque, rotational speed, and angle of rotation

HBM Test and Measurement (HBM) has introduced its new T21WN torque transducer. Based on strain-gauge ...

Schaeffler pushing ahead with transformation / “Agenda 4 plus One” boosted to 20 initiatives / Plans to grow earnings performance by €300 million / “Agile, quicker and bolder”

Global automotive and industrial supplier ...