Manufacturers of wind turbines

Wind capacity additions fell by 15% in 2022, following two years of record build, according to a new report by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF).  BNEF’s 2022 Global Wind Turbine Market Shares report finds that developers brought online 86 gigawatts (GW) of wind turbines globally in 2022, after growth in installations stalled in the world’s two […]

General Electric is partnering with the Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology (Fraunhofer IGCV) and industrial 3D printing company voxeljet AG  to develop the world’s largest 3D printer for offshore wind applications. General Electric, via this technology, will speed up and optimise the production of casting components of GE’s Haliade-X offshore turbine, the […]

ENERCON has good news in Germany: the authorities have now approved the first wind farms with the new E-160 EP5 wind energy converters. Approval has been granted in accordance with the German Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) for three wind energy converters in the Hämelhausen project in the district of Nienburg and for ten wind […]

Nordex Group is expanding its product portfolio with the N163/6.X turbine . The Group is in pursuit of  its successful approach that started with the introduction of the Delta4000 series. The series were launched for the first time in 2017, of a flexible power range. They were initially with the 4 MW+ class, followed by […]

GE Renewable Energy awarded Global Wind Service (GWS) with the installation and completion of 38 cypress turbines across multiple sites in Lithuania. The award took the basis on the close and long-standing cooperation between the two companies. Additionally, the successful installation of the Cypress platform across other sites in Europe. Work is scheduled to run […]

“ENERCON Renewable Energy I” fund launched. In order to advance the marketing of onshore wind projects in Germany and Europe, ENERCON has initiated a fund platform for investors. The ‘ENERCON Wind Onshore Deutschland I’ fund has been launched as the first investment product. The fund has been designed as a closed-ended reserved alternative investment fund […]

Supply agreement comprises 46 E-138 EP3 E2 and E-115 EP3 E3 wind energy converters for five projects in Italy and Great Britain. ENERCON has signed a framework agreement with the Italian energy group ERG covering 190 MW for five projects in Italy and Great Britain. As part of the agreement, ENERCON will supply a total of […]

ENERCON installed the E-115 EP3 E3 prototype on a tubular steel tower with a hub height of 92 metres In Leuze, Belgium. This wind energy converter for strong-wind sites completes ENERCON’s EP3 platform portfolio. The design and architecture of various E-115 EP3 E3 components are based on the those of the E-138 EP3. The activities […]

The next step is to conduct measurements of the new wind energy converter type at the Wieringermeer/Netherlands site – Second prototype installation under coronavirus conditions. ENERCON has completed installation of the E-160 EP5 prototype. The first low-wind WEC model in the EP5 platform was constructed at the Wieringermeer wind energy test site in the Netherlands. […]

Swiss investor acquires majority share of 63 x E-138 EP3 WECs in large-scale Markbygden Phase II project Enercon has gained the Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners AG (CSEIP) as a majority shareholder for the ‘northern part’ of the Markbygden II project, a large-scale onshore wind energy project in Sweden. The Swiss investor is acquiring up to […]

A barely manageable demand for rotor blade repairs is looming on the horizon in the wind power industry. The solution: A mobile service platform of the Brandenburg-based company WP Systems GmbH has doubled the number of possible maintenance assignments per year compared to previous systems. The platform features BRECO® timing belt drives, which play an […]

This transformational deal for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s Service Unit will strengthen its competitive position in Europe. It will add approximately 9.0 GW serviced fleet and operations in 13 countries. Also, it will increase the total serviced fleet to approximately 69 GW globally Acquired Intellectual Property (IP) allows Siemens Gamesa to offer competitive service solutions […]