Tag: Wind power
Siemens Gamesa largely stops selling new turbines
Siemens Gamesa The turbine manufacturer is deep in crisis. (Photo: Siemens Gamesa) Husum, Munich At the Husum Wind trade fair in recent days, the major wind power manufacturers presented their…
Siemens Gamesa largely stops selling new turbines
Siemens Gamesa The turbine manufacturer is deep in crisis. (Photo: Siemens Gamesa) Husum, Munich At the Husum Wind trade fair in recent days, the major wind power manufacturers presented their…
Despite the crisis, Vattenfall wants to build a mega wind farm in the North Sea
Dusseldorf Far in the sea, north of the small island of Borkum, the Swedish energy company Vattenfall is building a wind farm at sea that will supply 1.7 million households…
Europe needs a strong wind power industry
Wind turbines in Baden-Württemberg The expansion of wind power in Germany is progressing – albeit not as quickly as planned by the federal government. But the manufacturers of the wind…
Technology race for wind turbines threatens to ruin the industry
wind farm The technical leaps in the development of wind turbines are getting bigger and bigger. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Tack) Munich, Dusseldorf The first wind turbines in the 1990s measured just…
Europe needs a strong wind power industry
Wind turbines in Baden-Württemberg The expansion of wind power in Germany is progressing – albeit not as quickly as planned by the federal government. But the manufacturers of the wind…
Technology race for wind turbines threatens to ruin the industry
wind farm The technical leaps in the development of wind turbines are getting bigger and bigger. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Tack) Munich, Dusseldorf The first wind turbines in the 1990s measured just…
Northern Germany benefits from green electricity as a location advantage
Wind power in Lower Saxony Parts of northern Germany produce more electricity than they consume themselves. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The availability of green electricity is a decisive location factor for…
Electricity from the air, smaller and more efficient than a wind turbine
SkySails There are different approaches to airborne wind power. The company SkySails from Hamburg is entering the race with kite technology. Dusseldorf The red and white kite flies through the…
Siemens Energy sets up special committee on wind power subsidiary Gamesa
Plant of Siemens Energy in Dresden The successes in other divisions are regularly wiped out by high losses at Siemens Gamesa. (Photo: dpa) Munich In view of the quality problems…
Siemens Energy drops the profit forecast due to quality problems at Gamesa
Transport of a turbine part Siemens Energy suffers from many problems, some of which are of its own making. (Photo: imago images/Ritzau Scanpix) Munich The Dax group Siemens Energy has…
Who secures the wind farms in the North Sea?
Wind farm with substation in the North Sea The blasting of the Nord Stream gas pipes has radically changed the threat landscape. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The North Sea is to…
Energy industry calls for incentives for new power plants
Berlin By 2030, dozens of new gas-fired power plants will have to go into operation. They are to be used as back-up capacities when wind and sun are not delivering…
Habeck wants to accelerate the expansion of wind power on land
Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) wants to push the construction of wind turbines on land. He announced on Tuesday that more space should be made available, qualified…
Will Olaf Scholz still become climate chancellor?
Olaf Scholz During the election campaign, the chancellor made climate promises, but environmental groups have criticized him. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Berlin Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) wants to make global progress…
Baywa wants to separate from the solar trading business
Solar field Neufahrn by Baywa Baywa wants to sell the solar module trade. Frankfurt The solar and wind power provider Baywa wants to part with its solar trading business and…
What the end of nuclear power plants means for Germany
nuclear power plant On April 15, Germany finally says goodbye to nuclear power. While many other EU countries continue to rely on nuclear power, Germany will shut down its last…
Why it is wrong to phase out nuclear power now
nuclear power plant On April 15, Germany finally says goodbye to nuclear power. While many other EU countries continue to rely on nuclear power, Germany will shut down its last…
Industry still doesn’t feel anything from the Easter package
Berlin Just a few days ago, Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) made it clear what he believes is crucial for a faster expansion of renewable energies: “It is…
Jens Spahn denies contact with impostor Hendrik Holt
Osnabrueck, Dusseldorf It was an unusual appearance for ex-Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU). Accompanied by two bodyguards, the Union faction vice entered room 272 of the Osnabrück district court…