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Content Iss. 2020-05-14

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 EDITORIAL
U.S. Government Underestimates Economical Benefits of Wind Energy
 Detail_freiheitsstatue_1Under the Trump administration, U.S. climate policy is moving in exactly the wrong direction. Driven by corporate interests of the fossil fuel industries, President Donald Trump is undermining protection against air pollution, abandoning the Paris Climate Agreement and destroying jobs in the renewable energy sector. In doing so, he underestimates the considerable economic influence of this industry.

A study by Purdue University, Indiana, shows the economic effects of increased wind production in ten states and beyond: "While the impacts are directly felt in the state experiencing the increase in economic activities due to installation of new wind energy generation capacity, the positive economic effects also spill over,” the ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
Report: India’s Total Wind Energy Capacity Could Reach 50 GW by 2022
 List_indien_sariEfforts by the government to lower barriers around market design, grid infrastructure and land allocation must be intensified to reach that target though.

According to a new report ...

How to Achieve a Net Zero Economy?
 List_carbon_trust_20200513A new cross sector consortium lead by The Carbon Trust and the Imperial College investigate the role of a flexible energy system in achieving a net zero economy

The launch of a vital project that will investigate the ...

Bombora and ORE Catapult Team Up for Floating Wave and Wind Technology
 List_ore_catapult_20200513The research will carry out a techno-economic appraisal of extending Bombora’s mWave™ technology into an offshore environment and will investigate the feasibility of co-location with ...
German Federal Environment Ministry Launches Survey on Sustainability
 List_sustainability_1In a letter addressed to the CEOs, Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze has invited nearly 430 of Europe's major companies to participate in the European Sustainable Finance ...
 WINDFAIR EDITORS
World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Gets New Base
German Government Sets Path for Offshore Growth
 Detail_offshore_wind_8The federal government, the coastal states and the transmission system operators have concluded a joint offshore agreement.

The offshore agreement was concluded between the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, the President of the Federal Network Agency and the President of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, together with the Energy Ministers of the coastal states and the managing directors of the transmission system operators involved (50Hertz, Amprion and TenneT). With the agreement, all parties commit themselves to a close cooperation in order ...

E.ON Announces Investments to Revive Economy
 Detail_eon_20171026_sGerman Energy utility E.ON is calling for a sustained economic recovery and is increasing investment in climate-friendly energy infrastructure to drive energy transition.

Johannes Teyssen, Chairman of the Board of Management of E.ON SE, emphasized that E.ON intends to continue its commitment to the energy transition. When presenting the figures for the first quarter of 2020, he reaffirmed E.ON's in-house investments in critical infrastructure for energy system transformation and also announced that E.ON will mobilize an additional ...

 MEMBER NEWS
wpd Celebrates Another Success in Spain
 List_spanien_flaggeConstruction work is underway on the fourth project of the Torozos project cluster, the “Corralnuevo” wind farm.

The wind farm with a total capacity of almost 42 MW consists of 12 Siemens Gamesa G132 wind ...

Moog and Voith Form Joint Venture HMS – Hybrid Motion Solutions GmbH
 List_handschlag_3The companies plan to expand the hydrostatic servo-hydraulics business in various industrial markets.

HMS – Hybrid Motion Solutions GmbH aims to combine the solid expertise of ...

Prysmian Publishes Q1 Results
 List_prysmian_20190606_sResults for the quarter confirm a solid start of the year, but the Covid-19 crisis will hit soon

The Board of Directors of Prysmian S.p.A. has approved today the Group’s consolidated results for the first quarter of ...

Dynamic Start for PNE AG
 List_pne_windpark_1Despite the Corona pandemic, developer PNE AG starts the year with cautious optimism.

PNE AG, which is internationally active in the development and operation of renewable energy projects, has made a dynamic start to the 2020 ...

Deutsche Windtechnik Grows Senvion Portfolio
 List_deutsche_windtechnik_20180913The onshore wind farms are located in Germany, Belgium, France and the UK and include a wide range of turbine types of all technology generations.

The onshore wind farms are located in Germany, Belgium, France and the UK and ...

wpd Hails Finnish Wind Yields
 List_wpd_20200115_sThe Finnish Kuuronkallio wind farm produces electricity for one of Google's data centres.

The electricity produced by the project, which is located in the municipality of Kannus in the Central Ostrobothnian region of ...

Schaeffler Elects New Supervisory Board Members
 List_schaeffler_20200512At its meeting on May 8, the Schaeffler AG supervisory board was regularly reconstituted.

At its meeting on May 8, the Schaeffler AG supervisory board was regularly reconstituted. After the ten shareholder representatives ...

Schaeffler's Virtual Annual General Meeting Sparked Interest
 List_schaeffler_20170308At its peak, around 600 shareholders participated in the broadcast of the Annual General Meeting.

Schaeffler AG’s virtual Annual General Meeting sparked intense interest. At its peak, ...

Prysmians Wins Another Order from Germany
 List_prysmian_20200512Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a contract by Amprion GmbH, the German grid operator, for the A-Nord underground cable connection, part of the 2GW German Corridor “A” electricity transmission...
Statkraft Publishes Results for Q1
 List_wind_berge_3Changes in the energy market outlook led to impairments of wind power assets

Statkraft has upheld reliable and safe operations during the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.  A large hydrological surplus in the ...

Identify Damage before Turbine Failure
 List_windrad_1A researcher from UMass Lowell University has received $1.4 million fundings to develop a solution.

Murat Inalpolat, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has devised a way to assess the integrity of wind ...

Nexans Publishes Q1 Financial Information
 List_nexans_201804062020 guidance suspended on March 24, 2020, will be updated when situation firms up
  • Standard sales of 1,569 million euros in the first-quarter 2020, representing organic growth of -0.1% year-on-year (YoY)
  • Strong backlog in Subsea (1.6...
Reducing Costs for Offshore Turbines Using 3D-Print Technology
 List_purdue_uni_20200507Researchers from Purdue University try to find a way to make costly components out of 3D-printed concrete

But building wind turbines offshore is expensive, requiring parts to be shipped at ...

Africa’s Energy System Needs Significant Investments
 List_windpark_16Falling technology costs have made renewable energy a cost-effective way to generate power in countries all over the world, which would drive further development and improved economy.

Falling technology costs have made ...

New date: WindEnergy Hamburg to take place from 1 to 4 December 2020
 List_windenergy_logoxWindEnergy Hamburg, the global on & offshore wind event, has been postponed to 1-4 December 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic and ist global impact on major events and international travelling....
 INDUSTRY NEWS
Siemens Gamesa to Install Hybrid Plant in the Philippines
 
UK Residents Voice Support for Renewable Energy
 
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