The German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation (Stiftung der deutschen Wirtschaft zur Nutzung und Erforschung der Windenergie auf See) was founded in 2005 on the initiative of the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). The German coastal states and the offshore wind energy industry were also involved in the founding process.
As forecast at the beginning of the year, only 32 offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 219 MW were connected to the German grid in the first half of 2020. This figure corresponds to around 11 percent of the installed capacity of 2 GW that the domestic value chain implemented in 2015.
Construction of alpha ventus: Assemlby of the tower of a Repower 5M (AV6)
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The topside of a transformer station is prepared for transport.
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Testimonial video clip by Andreas Wagner about the PROMOTioN project, in which he explains the role role of the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation in the project and the political context of a meshed European power grid. More testimonials here: http://www.offshore-stiftung.de/en/PROMOTioN#testimonial
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