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Content Iss. 2020-05-20

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 EDITORIAL
SALCOS Project: A Steel Giant Wants to Become Greener
 Detail_salzgitter_ag_20200519_3Large amounts of energy are needed to produce steel. In order to use resources more sparingly in the future, the industry is rethinking its approach. German Salzgitter AG has now given the starting signal for the company's own wind farm. But the company goes even further.

For some time now, Salzgitter AG has been working on producing steel as resource-efficiently as possible. That's why the company from Lower Saxony, Germany, operates its integrated steelworks in Salzgitter on a virtually energy autonomous basis and closes material loops to enable residual material and cogenerated products to be reused within the company or across sectors. As a result, the company is already one of the world's most efficient steel producers.

Despite this, the ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
Vestas Broke the Annual Wind Turbine Installation Record in 2019
 List_wood_mckenzie_20200519Vestas became the first wind turbine manufacturer to install more than 10 GW of wind capacity in a single year

The Danish OEM’s grid-connected capacity of 11.3 GW in 2019 is an ...

U.S. Clean Energy Industry Hit Hard by COVID-19
 List_bauarbeiter_figurenDevastating numbers have been published in a new report by E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), E4TheFuture, and BW Research Partnership.

Nearly 600,000 U.S. clean energy workers ...

GWEC Releases Updated Q1 2020 Wind Auctions Database
 List_windpark_16From January to April 2020, a total of 3.35 GW of wind power capacity was auctioned, with 2.1 GW in Europe and the remaining 1.2 GW in Asia. During the same period in 2019, nearly 5 GW of capacity was auctioned.

From ...

EWG: New Law for Reliable Renewable Energy Supply Needed
 List_ewg_20200515“The newly proposed Sector Coupling and Innovation Act for Renewable Energy is intended to become a major impetus to overcome the current challenges of the coronavirus recession and the climate crisis," says Hans-Josef Fell, President of the...
 WINDFAIR EDITORS
Tenaska Clear Creek Energy Center Generates 242 MW of Renewable Power in Northwest Missouri
Siemens Unveils 14+ MW Offshore Giant
 Detail_siemens_14_mwSiemens presents a new offshore giant: SG 14-222 DD with direct drive and a rated output of 14 MW can reach 15 MW using its power boost function. The prototype is scheduled for completion next year, with commercial use scheduled for 2024.

Big, bigger, Siemens Gamesa - their new offshore wind turbine has enormous dimensions: a rotor diameter of 222 meters fitted with 108-meter blades, covering a swept area of 39,000 square meters. With this powerful wind turbine, Siemens Gamesa is taking a leading position in the ...

Nordex to Supply Vattenfall's Largest Onshore Wind Farm in the UK
 Detail_nordex_20200518The 240 MW South Kyle wind farm in Scotland will consist of 50 N133/4.8 strong-wind turbines

The Nordex Group will be the supplier for Vattenfall’s largest onshore wind farm in the UK. The 240 MW South Kyle wind farm in Scotland will consist of 50 N133/4.8 strong-wind turbines,

Accompanied with the supply of the turbines comes a maintenance contract on the basis of a Premium Service Contract with a term of 10 years. The Nordex Group booked the contract for this project in ...

 MEMBER NEWS
Prysmian Provides Inter-Array Cables for First Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Project
 List_prysmian_20171206_1Hollandse Kust Zuid III and IV offshore wind farm in The Netherlands will be constructed by Vattenfall and its partners.

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and ...

GE Renewable Energy Supplies Turkish Wind Farm
 List_ge_20190306_1Four wind farms in Turkey will be supplied with 3 MW platform onshore wind turbines

GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has been selected by Fina Enerji to supply 52 of its 3 MW platform onshore wind turbines for four ...

Demag Offers Chain Hoist with Balancer Function
 List_demag_20200518_1With the DCBS chain hoist, Demag presents a compact hoist which, with its smart control system, makes assembly and, above all, joining processes even simpler and safer.

With the DCBS chain hoist, Demag presents a compact ...

EU Renewable Industries Write Open Letter to European Commission
 List_windeurope_20190906_sThe letter delivers a clear message from EU renewables industries: restarting Europe’s economy post-COVID-19, and delivering on the EU’s 2030 & 2050 climate & energy targets, will not be achievable without an appropriate and...
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 ...

 INDUSTRY NEWS
WindEurope: "Good news from Germany"
 
Poland Renewable Projects Get Money from EBRD
 
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