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Collapse in wind energy growth jeopardises German and EU renewables targets

Friday, 10 May 2019 Robin Whitlock

The growth of onshore wind energy is collapsing in Germany, jeopardising both German and EU renewables targets says Wind Europe.

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Solarwatt installs solar roof for Dresden public transport operator

Wednesday, 24 April 2019 Robin Whitlock Solarwatt has installed solar panel arrays with a total output of 300 kWp on two roofs above the Trachenberge railyard in Dresden owned by the city’s public transport operator Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe ...

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Bredenoord receives Gridstor test conformity statement from DNV GL

Wednesday, 13 March 2019 Robin Whitlock

Mobile energy specialist Bredenoord has received the first ever Gridstor test conformity statement from certification body DNV GL for its containerised battery energy storage system Big Battery Box.

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New Eco-District in Freiburg Receives Green Light

Wednesday, 27 February 2019 Dan McCue The German City of Freiburg has decided in favor of the construction of a new eco-district called Dietenbach. The green light was given by 60 percent of the citizens who went to vote in the referendum, ...

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AKASOL Expands Framework Agreement with Swedish Commercial Vehicle Manufacturer

Thursday, 07 February 2019 REM German company, AKASOL, which produces lithium-ion battery systems, is expanding its long-term framework agreement to supply a Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer with high-performance battery systems ...

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Container Transporters Support Grid Stability as Mobile Power Storage Units

Wednesday, 06 February 2019 Dan McCue Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG and its partners have begun research and development work on the publicly funded FRESH project at the company’s Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA). The goal is to ...

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Onyx InSight supports digitisation of wind energy O&M

Tuesday, 29 January 2019 Robin Whitlock Onyx InSight has provided fieldPRO software to ERG Germany to support the digitisation of wind energy operations and maintenance (O&M) practices across a portfolio of 17 wind farms, totalling 117 ...

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Siemens, Gamesa launches 10 MW offshore wind turbine

Wednesday, 16 January 2019 Robin Whitlock

Siemens Renewable Energy Gamesa (SGRE) has launched its first 10+ MW offshore wind turbine, the SG 10.0-193 DD, building on the experience of its previous generations of turbine.

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WPD Windmanager Takes Over Management of German Wind Farm

Tuesday, 08 January 2019 REM The CEZ Group has assigned the operational management for the wind farm Fohren-Linden to Bremen-based WPD Windmanager. WPD Windmanger is taking over the entire wind farm management – this includes the ...

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Vestas secures first order from enercity Erneuerbare GmbH in Germany

Monday, 17 December 2018 Robin Whitlock Vestas has received a 33 MW order from German municipal utility enercity Erneuerbare GmbH, a subsidiary of Hannover-based utility enercity AG, for the Klettwitz III B.A. 2.2 project located in Klettwitz ...