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Content Iss. 2020-12-23

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 EDITORIAL
Windfair Wishes You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Detail_snowman-321034_1280We would like to thank our members and business partners for the good cooperation and look forward to further joint projects in 2021.

Dear Members, business partners and readers,

An extraordinary year is drawing to a close. 2020 certainly didn't go as we had imagined.

In Germany, though, there's a Christmas present for all in form of a Revised Renewable Energy Law (EEG) just in time for the holidays. Unfortunately, the law falls far short of what is needed, so we won't put this issue on the back burner in the coming - election - year.

But there were some bright spots, too. Thus the European Union has ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
IRENA Pushes Its Green Hydrogen Agenda
List_wasser_4“Renewable hydrogen can be a game-changer in global efforts to decarbonise our economies”, said Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA.

Hydrogen produced with renewable electricity could compete on costs ...

India Needs More Intra-State Transmission Lines
Princeton Study: How the U.S. Can Reach Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 The Importance of the Global Wind Blade Supply Chain
List_wind_bau_8Blades are one of the most critical and expensive components of a wind turbine, and having the right supply chain strategy is crucial for all wind turbine manufacturers.

Blades are one of the most critical and expensive ...

 WINDFAIR EDITORS
Mountain Breeze Wind Farm Reaches Commercial Operation
Detail_windpark_30The 171 MW wind farm in Colorado was developed by Leeward Renewable Energy and consists of 62 GE Renewable Energy turbines.

Leeward Renewable Energy has announced that its Mountain Breeze Wind Farm in Weld County, Colorado has reached commercial operation and that the company has closed the funding under its tax equity financing for the project.While GE Renewable Energy supplied the wind turbine equipment, Citi ...

Winter Is Coming: PolyTech Ice Detection for Senvion Turbines Still Available
Detail_polytech_20201217_2The PolyTech ice detection system is still available for Senvion wind turbines and is fully integrated into the control system.

The PolyTech ice detection system is deeply integrated into the control system of Senvion turbines of the types 3XM and MM. A large part of the service business with Senvion turbines is now carried out by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Deutsche Windtechnik X-Service. For the implementation of new retrofits as well as for the operation of the systems, PolyTech relies on the continuation ...

Northern Ireland Approves Wind Farm for Green Economic Recovery
 MEMBER NEWS
EWE and ENERCON to Form Joint Venture
List_windrad_nebelThe Aloys Wobben Foundation, sole shareholder of Aurich-based wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON, and Oldenburg-based energy service provider EWE have come a decisive step closer to the establishment of a joint venture ...
GE Releases Whitepaper with Position on Climate Change
List_klimademo_2The Whitepaper on energy transition builds on GE’s commitment to carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030

Building on its commitment to carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030 and announced intention to exit ...

Study: Policy Frameworks Hinder Expansion of Renewable Energies
List_klimademo_6“The findings of the report clearly show that auctions are a crucial factor hindering the exponential growth of renewables," says EWG’s president Hans-Josef Fell.

The ...

U.S. Energy Transition Could Unlock Nearly 1 Million Jobs
List_usaClean energy has the potential to unlock economic growth and achieve a majority renewable electricity generation within the next decade, a new study by Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power ...
Statkraft Wins Order for Two Irish Wind Farms
List_windpark_11Statkraft has decided to construct Cloghan and Taghart wind farms in Ireland.

Cloghan (37.8MW) is located in County Offaly and Taghart (25.2MW) in County Cavan in Ireland. Construction will commence early 2021. Statkraft will ...

Analysts Significantly Raise Price Targets for ABO Wind Shares
List_wind_solar_3Furthermore, the company has sold two more assets in Argentina

ABO Wind has succeeded in selling two solar projects that had already secured a tariff in the last RenovAR 3 tender in ...

GE Renewable Energy to Supply Third Phase of Dogger Bank OWF
List_ge_20201218GE is now confirmed as supplying Haliade-X turbine technology to all three phases of Dogger Bank Wind Farm including a record-breaking order for 190 units of GE’s 13 MW Haliade-X for phases A ...
Deutsche Windtechnik and psm WindService Finish Merger
List_deutsche_windtechnik_20190905psm WindService GmbH & Co. KG will become fully owned by Deutsche Windtechnik X-Service GmbH on 01.01.2021 and cease to exist as an independent company.

psm WindService GmbH & Co. KG will become fully owned by ...

Prysmian: World-first installation of a 180µm Optical Fibre Cable in Germany
List_prysmian_20201217Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, delivered the first project of its new Sirocco Extreme optical fibre cable for micro-ducts to the public utility supplier Stadtwerke Landau...
GE Renewable Energy Wins Order for Oklahoma Wind Farm
List_ge_20201217GE Renewable Energy today announced today a 265 MW onshore wind turbine order for ALLETE Clean Energy’s Caddo Wind farm

GE Renewable Energy today announced today a 265 MW onshore wind turbine order for ALLETE Clean ...

 INDUSTRY NEWS
TSOs Start Cooperation for International Baltic Sea Offshore Grid
EU: Binding Target of Net Zero Emissions by 2050
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