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Wind power / Predictive maintenance
A compact solution package for the predictive maintenance of azimuth drives for wind turbines is the result of a long-term development partnership between Bonfiglioli and Schaeffler.
read more...The ABB Group has sold its solar inverter business to the Italian company Fimer. With this transaction, ABB is continuing to systematically focus its business portfolio on other growth markets.
read more...According to the ZSW and BDEW, renewable energies accounted for 44% of electricity demand in Germany for the first time. Compared to the previous year, the share of green electricity thus increased by 5%.
read more...Siemens Gamesa plans to launch a 10 MW turbine with direct drive on the market in 2022. Compared to the previous model, the offshore turbine is expected to increase annual energy production by 30 %. Each rotor blade is approximately the length of a soccer pitch.
read more...A spin-off from Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences has developed an electronic circuit that reduces shading on solar modules and thus improves the efficiency of the system. The electronics will be available to buy in spring at a price of 35 euros.
read more...The VHPready standard is intended to make the smart grid a reality. The further development to version 5.0 is intended to make the standard fit for digitalization - with artificial intelligence and protocol-independent information models.
read more...With a new wind energy competence center in Unna (North Rhine-Westphalia) and production sites in Lahnau (Hesse) and Shanghai, LTI Motion intends to expand its wind business into a strategic growth pillar.
read more...Renewable energies / Intersolar
Stäubli Electrical Connectors (formerly Multi-Contact) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Swiss start-up Power-Blox. Together, they want to offer new solutions in the field of energy storage and off-grid systems in the future.
read more...The world's first solar road has been launched in France. The 1 km long and 2 m wide road with an area of 2,800 square meters is equipped with particularly stable photovoltaic modules, which were developed using a completely new method.
read more...The SolarStratos mission aims to fly a solar airplane into the stratosphere. Weighing 450 kilograms, it will be the first solar-powered aircraft capable of reaching this altitude. The solar systems required for this were developed by the CSEM research team.
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