After the Federal Constitutional Court admonished Germany's climate protection plans last month, the federal government plans to readjust them before this week's holiday. Details? There will be no details until later...

The German government is now apparently planning to tighten up the climate protection law in a fast-track procedure. After the ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court that the current climate protection plans are not sufficient, time is pressing. Immediately after the ruling was announced, the opposition used the opportunity to campaign with demands for stricter climate protection.

Among others, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, leader of the Green Party parliamentary group, called for swift action by the federal government. The ruling of the Federal ...

The report’s recommendations include reaching 30 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind by the end of the decade

The new document, ...

As turbines grow bigger, the installation fleets need to become bigger themselves

Rapid advances in offshore wind technology—making turbines bigger and more powerful—are currently ...

Furuby wind farm sale marks BayWa r.e.’s second major transaction in the southern part of Sweden, after the sale of its 94.6 MW Lyngsåsa wind farm in 2019.

The Furuby wind farm is located in the south of Sweden and will consist of 10 Siemens Gamesa 5.X turbines with a tip height of 220 meters. Siemens Gamesa will also be responsible for service and maintenance of the wind farm for the next 25 years. The project will enter construction within the next month.

“We’re delighted to finalise the sale ...

Hexicon will develop a demonstration project called TwinWay for floating wind power at a deep water area off Norway’s coast.

Swedish company Hexicon develops wind power projects in deep water areas based on a patented technology, while the Norwegian Marine Energy Test Centre (Metcentre) provides facilities and assistance for testing new marine renewable energy technologies. Now the companies have teamed up to develop the floating offshore wind demonstrator TwinWay.

TwinWay is a pilot to commercialise new ...

After a slump because of COVID-19, the revenue of Schaeffler raises.

Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler presented its interim statement for the first three months of 2021 today. The Schaeffler ...

GE Renewable Energy and Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation today announced that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement to localize critical phases of the manufacturing process of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind...

Prysmian has set up a new global Diversity & Inclusion Steering Committee, tasked with overseeing the achievement of the objectives that the Group has set itself.

Prysmian Group strengthens its commitment to Diversity & ...

Adding API’s complete portfolio of portable equipment to Mitutoyo’s already diverse portfolio was a natural fit for both companies.

 

API and Mitutoyo ...

Vestas has chosen SCADA International to deliver technicians across Europe to install their Vestas Online Business- and Compact SCADA solutions

Vestas Wind Systems A/S is one of the energy industry’s most ...

PNE AG has made a dynamic start into the 2021 fiscal year while its pipeline for wind and solar grows.

PNE AG has made a dynamic start into the 2021 fiscal year, both in operational and in financial terms. The first quarter ...

The 60-minute webinar “Roxtec sealing consultancy for offshore wind projects” is available now. It will highlight the help we offer, from early online design and selection of certified seals through to onsite assistance....

WindEurope critizies one part of the approval as unhelpful.

The European Commission has approved Germany’s revised Renewable Energy Act (EEG2021) under the EU State Aid rules. EEG2021 defines the annual ...

Mike Hastings: “It is a win-win situation. We empower the technicians to make preparations for installing sensors and guide them through step by step. From a company perspective, we also save...

The German developer wants to enter the Greece market by developing wind and solar projects.

As an independent subsidiary, wpd solar Hellas will develop its own portfolio of PV projects, in addition to the proven ...

SCADA International secures deal to deliver control solutions for a new hybrid project for juwi.

SCADA International is pleased to announce delivering control solutions for a new hybrid project for the award-winning company ...

“The underlying operating result was the best ever achieved in a single quarter, following higher Nordic power prices and successful energy management”, says CEO Christian Rynning-Tønnesen.

The underlying EBIT was NOK ...

TÜV SÜD has won a contract for a wind condition analysis and AEP (annual energy production) assessment services for a planned offshore wind farm in South Korea.

Supervised by Korea Offshore Wind ...