Wind Energy
The use of wind energy for the generation of electricity in Germany has boomed since the early 1990s. Power generation from wind energy has increased by almost eight times in the last five years (1997 - 2002) and now meets around 3 % of electricity requirements.
This is in part thanks to dedicated specialists, who have provided proof of the successful utilisation of wind energy in pilot projects, but also to the state subsidy programmes. Particular significance is held by the Electricity Feed Act which came into force in January 1991, and which contained an obligation for the utility companies to purchase electricity gained using regenerative technologies. It was replaced in 2000 by the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG).
In this general setting, together with technical developments in wind farms and continuous increases in their size, the production of wind farms has developed into an independent branch of industry in Germany.
As this country is running short of potential locations for wind farms, future developments focus on the one hand on the replacement of small plants by larger ones, which are better able to exploit the potential of the existing locations, and on the other in the development of offshore wind farms. In the long term, offshore wind parks should increase the contribution of electricity generated by wind to the total electricity required in Germany to 25 %.
Development of active oscillating bedding to reduce sound emissions of wind driven power stations - laboratory tests
Environment-Friendly, Energy-Optimized Indoor and Outdoor Swimming Pools (Schaumbergbad Tholey)
Lightning protection at wind energy plants
Modular PV and Hybrid Systems Technology – PV Technology with Integrated Energy and Information Modules for Electrical Power Supply Systems
