The model-based study investigates scenarios of system development and related costs to transform Germany’s energy system in line with climate protection targets.

At full capacity, it should produce 13.6 megawatts, along with another 16 megawatts from the hydroelectric plant.

n its “State of Affairs 2015” report, Agora forecasts record low wholesale electricity prices continuing into 2018 at least.

Nationwide, wind energy accounted for 13.3% of German electricity generation during the last year.

Nordex installed the first N131/3300 turbine in Germany, four months after the unveiling of the up-graded model. The low-wind turbine was especially designed for inland sites. The first was installed ahead of schedule at the Krampfer Wind Farm in Brandenburg for project developer, VOSS Energy GmbH. Originally six turbines were planned for this site with a delivery date…

Germany aims to generate up to 60% of electricity from renewables by 2035, demonstrating a dramatic shift towards clean energy in Europe’s largest economy.

Vestas has reached a significant milestone, with the installation of its 55,000th turbine in Germany. The V112-3.0 MW was recently installed at the 27-MW Wallroth-Schlüchtern wind park in Hesse, Germany. With the addition, Vestas now provides up to 70 GW of capacity in 74 countries across six continents. The company’s wind turbines can cumulatively produce enough…

DONG Energy, the LEGO Group, and William Demant recently celebrated the inauguration of the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany. DONG Energy is a market leader in planning, constructing, and operating offshore wind farms; the LEGO Group are makers of the iconic LEGO brick; and William Demant are specialists in personal hearing aid…

Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind-power plant has officially been inaugurated. The project includes 78 Siemens wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3.6 MWs and a rotor diameter of 120 meters. These turbines will supply around 320,000 German households with eco-friendly electricity. Siemens is also providing service and maintenance for the turbines for an initial period…

Renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, attended the official opening ceremony of the 288-MW Butendiek offshore wind farm in Husum in early September. SgurrEnergy, a Wood Group company, has been involved in the German offshore wind farm since 2011 and has completed construction monitoring services on behalf of the project lenders. The Butendiek wind farm, located approximately…

From the wind turbine to the distribution grids, Siemens has fanned out its solutions for the wind-power sector as broadly as the challenges facing the energy turnaround. From September 15 to 18, the company will be presenting its wind technology at the Husum Wind 2015 trade fair, ranging from generating electricity from wind and feeding…

Windpark Kalkriese GmbH has placed an order for 12 V126 3.3-MW turbines for a 39.6-MW wind park in Lower Saxony. The project will use Vestas’ patented Large-diameter Steel Towers to achieve higher hub heights and increased annual energy production. The turbines will be installed in Kalkriese in the county of Osnabruck in Lower Saxony, with…

The receiving stations of Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), the company in charge of air-traffic control for Germany, are an important part of the wireless communication infrastructure of the aviation industry. One of these radio navigation stations, close to the village of Löwenstedt in Germany’s northern state of Schleswig-Holstein, supports communications of pilots aloft. At first, it…

Siemens is investing around €200 million to build its first production facility for offshore wind-turbine components in Germany. The factory is to manufacture nacelles for the company’s next-generation wind turbines. These wind turbines are designed for use at sea and have a capacity of seven megawatts. The new factory in Cuxhaven will be one of Siemens’ most significant new…

With the installation of exactly 100 turbines in the period from January 2015 to June 2015, Senvion is now the second largest manufacturer of wind turbines in Germany to date in 2015. The company has installed wind turbines in Germany with a total capacity of over 285 MW in the first six months of this…

Germany will become the world’s leading market for annual offshore wind turbine installations in 2015, with the country set to add an impressive 2,071 megawatts (MW) this year, an almost fourfold increase from the 529 MW added in 2014. According to research and consulting firm GlobalData’s latest report, global annual offshore wind installations will more…

After four years of building 750-kW wind turbines for the community wind market sector, Aeronautica Windpower is reaching for higher air. Aeronautica, which bills itself as the nation’s only US owned and operated mid-scale turbine manufacturer, announced that has signed a sales and licensing agreement with W2E of Germany to build that company’s 2-MW turbine…

Vestas has announced a firm and unconditional order for the Hüselitz wind power plant in eastern Germany that includes an option for an additional 19 turbines. Hüselitz will be located in Saxony-Anhalt. Turbine delivery is expected to start in the third quarter of 2015, with commissioning expected for the end of 2015 and the beginning…

A motion control company and developer of pitch systems for wind turbines, has opened a Wind Training Center in Unna, Germany. The 1,300 m² facility will provide technical training programs to Moog’s global wind energy customer base. A dedicated team of expert trainers will lead customer training programs ranging from a basic introduction to more…

  In a move to gain independence in manufacturing wind turbines, Germany-based Prokon says it will partner with The Switch for its permanent-magnet generators (PMG) and full-power converters. For The Switch, this is the second contract with a German customer for a direct drive, 3-MW PMG. For Prokon, this opens new markets. The generator and…