Adwen and Fraunhofer IWES have signed an agreement to test the drivetrain for Adwen’s next generation turbine of 8MW rated power, the largest offshore turbine on the market. Under the terms of the agreement, the 8MW drive train will be tested in IWES´s new Dynalab (Dynamic Nacelle Testing Laboratory) site, a unique test stand located…

Gamesa has celebrated the fifth edition of its Patents and Inventors Competition, which is designed to acknowledge its employees’ efforts to develop innovative new technology with the potential to set the company’s technology offering apart from that of its competitors. This year’s prize has gone to a rotor positioning invention for which the patent application has…

AREVA and the operating consortium DOTI (Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG) signed a five years contract for the service and maintenance of the AREVA turbines at the alpha ventus wind farm. This contract extends the previous service and maintenance agreement, initiated in 2009 with the commissioning of the six M5000-116 5 MW…

AREVA and Schneider Electric have signed an R&D agreement to develop a new energy storage solution called the flow battery in order to produce and store electricity by combining hydrobromic acid and hydrogen. Funded by the European Union*, the project aims to optimize the existing 50 kW flow battery prototype designed by EnStorage** to a…

AREVA and Schneider Electric have signed a strategic partnership agreement to develop energy management and storage equipment based on hydrogen fuel cell technology. Under the terms of this agreement, both groups will combine their expertise in order to design and propose energy storage solutions that guarantee the reliability of electrical grids for isolated sites and…

GAMESA and AREVA have announced the entry into negotiations to create a 50/50 joint-venture company in the field of offshore wind power. The offshore market represents one of the most promising areas for the development of renewable energies over the next decade, particularly in the coastal countries of northern Europe, where the installed base should…

In Europe, more wind energy is planned for production from the open sea. OEM Areva says has taken up a significant challenge with its wind turbines, which have been adapted to offshore environments. With four years of experience operating the Alpha Ventus wind farm in Germany, Areva has demonstrated its reliability. Building on the technology of…

Turbine manufacturer Areva Wind recently won a contract worth €400 million to supply 40, 5-MW turbines for the Borkum West II offshore wind farm in the North Sea near Germany. Under the agreement with Trianel, an association of German urban electric utilities and communities, Areva will provide the turbines, commissioning, and maintenance services. Foundations, transport,…

Already experienced in renewable power generation, France-based Areva purchased the start-up German company Multibrid in 2007, particularly for its 5-MW hybrid-drive offshore wind turbine, the M5000. Now, Areva’s model is on the market as the first turbine designed just for large-scale offshore wind farms. The M5000 is well suited for offshore use because it is…