Summer time is travelling time. People working in wind industry often take a closer look at where and how often they come across turbines at their holiday destinations. By now at quite exotic places on this earth energy production from wind can be witnessed and kept hold of in a snapshot in front of a turbine.

Since last week, visitors in Indonesia have the opportunity to take photos of the country's first wind farm. To do so they need to visit the island of Sulawesi, where the 75 MW wind farm is located. Head of state President Joko Widodo didn't miss the opportunity to come by and attend the inauguration.

The wind farm, which covers an area ...

The vessel will be outfitted for power cable laying, including bundle laying, cable jointing and repair and cable system protection and trenching

CEO Gunvor Ulstein, Ulstein Group, comments: “We are very pleased that ...

A team in Spain is currently working on a special class of turbine called the 4.2-117 which can withstand violent typhoons with gusts of up to 57 m/s.

They’re also a threat to the adoption of wind power in island nations ...

The so-called 'Coal Commission' started its work on Tuesday with a lot of noise. However, it will probably be quite some time before an agreement can be reached to end coal in Germany.

Rome wasn't built in a day... Following this proverb, the 'Commission for Growth, Structural Change, Employment' - the so-called 'Coal Commission' - met for the first time in Berlin on Tuesday. The interest had already been high even before the beginning of the meeting, because nothing less than the future of our earth is being discussed here. "The German ...

Four turbines are being replaced in a repowering project in Rakow near the Baltic Sea

The client is a long-standing Vestas customer, Rakow Bürgerwindpark GmbH & Co. KG. The project involves the replacement of four V66-1.65 MW turbines with four V117-3.45 MW turbines with a total output of 14 MW. This will more than double the installed capacity of the wind farm and triple annual energy production due to the more efficient turbines.

"The quick transition from auction ...

The company has sold their systems all over the world.

The milestone is also a bellwether for the industry, signifying the growth in wind turbine power generation around the world and the ...

Christopher Guérin has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer.

Christopher Guérin, 46 years old, has been with Nexans since 1997 and most recently since 2014 served as Senior Executive Vice President, Europe and ...

Control laser positioning without a PLC

Up to now, “SERVOLASER Xpert” by LAP has been used as a laser positioning system integrated directly into machines. It is now possible to ...

The country plans to build three more offshore wind farms until 2030 and to support onshore wind through auctions.

The Energy Agreement will get Denmark to 55% of renewable energy by 2030. ...

Roxtec Transit Designer is an online application that simplifies the selection of sealing solutions as well as the entire process concerning cable and pipe transits.

Roxtec Transit Designer is an online ...

WindEurope and Eurelectric held a joint workshop in Sofia last week

The event gathered policy makers and industry to discuss how to restart local markets in view of the Clean Energy Package, with a focus on Bulgaria, ...

TÜV SÜD will support the realization of the new offshore wind farms, Danish Kriegers Flak in the Baltic Sea and Vesterhav in the North Sea.

“These wind-farm projects demonstrate that offshore wind energy is becoming more ...

Test and integrate up to 199 sensors in real-time to PROFINET

The QuantumX CX27C gateway module, the latest addition to the QuantumX modular data acquisition system, offers test engineers maximum flexibility in testing ...

The aim: achieving a production tolerance of just 0.1 millimeters all over the robot workspace starting with the very first component.

The researchers are focusing on developing a new kinematics for milling ...

The two N149/4.0-4.5 turbines, each with a nominal output of 4.5 MW, will be placed at the "Wennerstorf II" wind farm in the north of Germany.

Less than eleven months have passed since the launch of this powerful turbine type ...

Deutsche Messe introduces HANNOVER MESSE brand in Chicago

For the first time in its 70-year history, Deutsche Messe will market an event outside of Germany under the HANNOVER MESSE brand. HANNOVER MESSE USA runs ...

Energy Union governance deal will give much-needed visibility on post-2020 wind energy market

The deal on the Governance Regulation, one of the key pillars of the Clean Energy Package, says Member States will have to ...

General Electric has reveiled plans for a reconstruction of the whole company, focusing on aviation, power and renewable energy

GE has announced the results of its strategic review yesterday. GE will focus on Aviation, ...

Curious viewers can watch the test and certificates engineers and test technicians perform some powerful tests

Roxtec has a tradition of developing pioneering and patented sealing solutions which inspire the entire ...