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In the first nine months of the current financial year, REpower Systems AG has installed a total of 136 turbines, of which 96 had a full impact on sales with a total output of 170MW. This equates to a 37.7 per cent increase in installed rated power (previous year: 75 systems and 123.5MW).
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Nordex AG has recorded a significant growth in new business for the second quarter in succession in this financial year. In the third quarter of 2005 order receipts doubled on the basis of strict internal criteria to € 122.4 million (previous year: € 61.2 million). Overall, order receipts increased by some 60% to € 279.9 million in the first nine months of the year (previous year: € 174.7 million), putting them above projections.
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The former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of REpower Systems AG, Dr Klaus-Detlef Wulf, announced he would be leaving the Board. As one of the largest shareholders, Dr Wulf had previously been a shareholder representative on REpower Systems’ Supervisory Board.
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In his contribution to a podium discussion during Copenhagen Offshore Wind Prof Dr Fritz Vahrenholt, CEO of REpower, called for support on the political and business front with respect to developing offshore wind energy in Germany. He argued that costs for connecting the cables of the offshore wind parks to the land should be carried by the utility companies themselves, as is the case for other power plants. Prof Dr Vahrenholt is calling for support from the utility companies: ‘The distance to the coast of 40–50km which is promoted by environmental policy makes connection to the grid more expensive. In Germany I would plead for utility companies generally bearing these costs, which in turn can reduce the feed in tariffs by up to 30%. These costs may not be charged to investors. Grid connections to all coal, gas and nuclear power stations are also carried by the utility companies and distributed via wheeling fees. Wind energy may not be placed in a worse situation.’
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Siemens Power Generation (PG) will further expand its presence in the growing wind power sector with the acquisition of Bremen-based AN Windenergie GmbH. An acquisition agreement to that effect was signed with the current shareholders on November 2, 2005, in Bremen. The approval of the German anti-trust authorities has already been issued and closing can be completed before the end of the current quarter.
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Vermont printmaker Sabra Field revealed her latest, and last, commissioned artwork, Windfarm, Vermont, at the Blue Heron Gallery in South Burlington, Vermont, on 19 October. The 19 by 13 inch (48 x 33cm) IRIS print depicts six graceful wind turbines atop a Vermont mountain ridge, ablaze with autumn colour and was commissioned by NRG Systems of Hinesburg, Vermont. Only 200 of the limited edition signed prints will be sold. They will be available for sale on the NRG Systems’ website and at the South Burlington gallery. ‘Wind turbines are a beautiful part of our cultural landscape,’ says Field. ‘They are beautiful in themselves – kinetic sculptures on the skyline.’ NRG Systems’ CEO Jan Blittersdorf added, ‘We are thrilled and honoured to have played a role in the creation of this beautiful piece of art’
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