#Germany

Germany: Bakker Sliedrecht has upgraded the automation system at the offshore energy substation of the DanTysk offshore wind farm in Germany.

Germany: Turnover of the Künzelsau electric motor and fan manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg rose from $633 M (€583 M) to $687 M (€633 M) in the year of 2019.

Germany, Essen: Innogy SE has taken the final investment decision for the construction of the 342 MW Kaskasi offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

German government agreed to pump $69B into modernizing rail network system as part of a wider plan to incite commuters to opt for green public transport options

Germany: Transmission system operators (TSO) in Germany are considering splitting the country’s single power market bidding zone into different zones as the first step of a planned EU-wide review intended to increase cross-border power trade and the economic efficiency of electricity flows.

Germany, Regensburg: After 6 years as the CEO Jan will join the Supervisory board of SGB-SMIT group starting from September 1.

Germany: DNV GL has signed a four-year framework agreement with TenneT to provide project certification for new HVDC substations linked to offshore wind farms in the German North Sea.

Germany: Henrik Ericsson is appointed General Manager for ABB’s Power Transformer factory in Bad Honnef, Germany.

GEORG presented its new inline cutting and stacking line of the GEORG precisioncut TBA400 robotline series and its offline stacking system of the autostack series.

Megger has acquired Power Diagnostix of Aachen, Germany, a leader in the development and manufacture of high voltage diagnostic equipment.

OMICRON’s MONTESTO 200 combines on-line partial discharge (PD) measurement and temporary on-line PD monitoring functions into one portable system.

Italy: Coil-and-Winding show, which was held in Pordenone, will for the first time be also held in Ulm, Germany on the 1st and 2nd of April 2020.

Aluminium conductor sheet matches high conductivity with high strength, promising unmatched efficiency in lead time, carbon footprint and product performance.

E.On plans to commission 2500 digital transformer stations in the service areas of its four German distribution grid operators – Avacon, Bayernwerk, E.DIS and Hansewerk – by the end of 2019.

Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH has increased its 70 % stake in CEDASPE to 100% and acquired the company ETI Elettrindustria S.r.L. (ETI), both based in Italy.

Germany: Siemens has announced its plans to spin off and give up the majority stake in its Gas and Power division and related services businesses.

Germany, Berlin: Siemens and the Ministry of Electricity of Iraq have signed an implementation agreement to kick off the actual execution of the roadmap.

TenneT is delivering two transformers to a substation in Wilster in Schleswig Holstein, as part of upgrades that will integrate more offshore wind into the grid.

Germany: Northland Power has completed installation of the offshore substation for the 269 MW Deutsche Bucht wind farm in the German North Sea.

The transformer at the Wolmirstedter substation in Germany developed a defect during the transport and needs to be repaired before installed.

Germany’s four transmission grid operators have published their proposal for the 2030 electricity grid, including 1,600 kilometres of new power lines and updating another 2,900 km. The cost of this proposal is estimated to be $ 59 billion.

Germany: German state-owned bank KfW has agreed to acquire 20% stake in Eurogrid International, the holding company of German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz, on behalf of the German Federal Government.

Germany: German electric utility company E.ON has completed the sale of its 46.65% stake in the energy company Uniper to Fortum for €3.8 billion ($4.4 billion).

Germany, Dresden: Dr. Ralf Pietsch from HIGHVOLT has recently attended a meeting of the 16 CIGRE study committees for the first time since his appointment to committee chairman.