E.ON has announced that Arkona offshore wind farm, comprised of 60 6 MW wind turbines in the German Baltic Sea, is fully built. In partnership with Norwegian energy company Equinor, E.ON completed the installation of the wind turbines in record time. The entire construction phase, including loading, weather downtimes and technical maintenance, lasted for three months.
The Arkona wind farm has been producing renewable energy since September 2018 and is scheduled to commence full commercial operations in 2019. The investment volume amounts to EUR1.2 billion (US$1.37 billion).
The project is located 35 kilometers northeast of the island of Rügen. With an installed capacity of 385 MW, the wind farm can theoretically supply around 400,000 households with renewable energy, saving up to 1.2 million tons of CO2 annually compared to conventionally generated electricity.
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October 23, 2018
juwi wins four wind projects in Germany
juwi has announced that it was successful in Germany's Federal Network Agency's fourth onshore wind tender. The company secured awards for projects in Beelitz (Brandenburg)...
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October 16, 2018
Gasunie, TenneT and Thyssengas to develop 100 MW power-to-gas project in Germany
The grid operators TenneT, Gasunie Deutschland and Thyssengas have put forward detailed plans for coupling the electricity and gas grids and advancing the energy transition. The three grid operat...
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October 04, 2018
German government announces new tenders for over 8 GW solar and wind capacity by 2020
The government of Germany has passed a resolution to tender over 8 GW solar and wind capacity in the next two years.
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October 01, 2018
NOTUS Energy orders Vestas turbines for two wind projects in Germany
Vestas has announced that it has received a 12 MW order from NOTUS energy Plan GmbH & Co. KG for two V150-4.2 MW turbines and one V136-3.6 MW turbine for the Lübbenow II and Lübbenow III...
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September 27, 2018
EnBW inaugurates 16.5 MW wind project in Germany
EnBW has officially inaugurated the Aalen-Waldhausen wind farm in Baden-Württemberg, south-west Germany. Comprised of five turbines, the wind farm has been feeding into the el...
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