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Issue 3/4/2020

“Back on the road to success”

...is where Enercon boss Hans-Dieter Kettwig hopes to be in 2022. We spoke to him to find out what the turbine maker is doing to achieve this goal, and what he has to say in response to criticism from policy-makers.

24 Aug 20, Interviewed by Jörg-Rainer Zimmermann 0

Issue 5/2019

Blowing the carbon budget

Tar sands, LNG, deepwater drilling: new research shows that oil and gas companies are undermining international carbon targets with their investment decisions – and exposing themselves to serious financial risks in the process.

30 Oct 19, Joachim Wille 0

Issue 3&4/2019

Hard times for wind power

A slump in approvals and a surge in legal challenges – the German wind industry is up against formidable obstacles. The result: vanishingly low expansion levels in the first half of 2019.

23 Aug 19, Margit Hildebrandt 0

Issue 3&4/2018

An industry in distress

Government policy has left German wind companies reeling – but the pressure is just as great for the municipalities they operate in. Aurich, in Lower Saxony, has had to impose a budget freeze.

22 Aug 18, Jörg-Rainer Zimmermann 0

Issue 2/2018

Is China stirring up the wind sector?

Ralf Peters, Head of Communications at wind turbine manufacturer Nordex, wouldn’t be surprised if Chinese turbines were running in Germany soon.

16 Apr 18, Interviewed by Jörg-Rainer Zimmermann 0

Issue 5/2017

Husum Wind trade fair: Everything under review

The pursuit of efficiency gains is not limited to wind turbines. Faced with falling remuneration levels, an entire industry is getting to grips with this very task. Meanwhile, it is on the look-out for new business models.

23 Nov 17, By Jörg-Rainer Zimmermann 0