This is the third wind farm project between the two partners: RWE and the town of Bedburg are building nine more wind turbines with a total output of around 60 megawatts (MW) on recultivated land at the Garzweiler open-cast mine the two partners will then operate a total of 156 MW of wind power in the municipality of Bedburg which will be built in the immediate vicinity of the existing 'Königshovener Höhe' and 'Bedburg A44n' wind farms Major of Bedburg: “I am proud that the town of Bedburg has been playing a pioneering role in the region's energy transition for years This is enormously important for the long-term structural change because the income from the wind farm will benefit our town and thus the local people.” CEO RWE Renewables Europe & Australia: “As they say and I am delighted that we are able to quickly realise another wind farm together with the town of Bedburg Our shared goal of developing wind energy and making the most of the ideal site conditions on the recultivated land is the basis of our long-standing and trusting relationship which all the people of Bedburg will benefit from.” As with the 'Königshovener Höhe' and 'Bedburg A44n' wind farms the town of Bedburg and RWE each hold a 50 per cent stake in the new wind farm RWE will pay 0.2 cents for every kilowatt hour produced to the surrounding communities The municipality of Bedburg will benefit most from the annual income of up to €250,000 but the neighbouring town of Jüchen will also receive a share the construction of access roads for the delivery of large components will begin The recultivated subsoil will then be improved using vibro-displacement compaction Construction of the foundations is planned for the summer The nine wind turbines will be connected to the public grid via RWE Power's existing electrical infrastructure at the Garzweiler open cast mine The last turbine of the new wind farm is expected to be fully operational in the second half of 2026 Seven of the new wind turbines will each have an installed capacity of 7 MW and will be among the most powerful for onshore use The two other turbines will each have a capacity of 5.7 MW The three wind farms in the Bedburg area illustrate the technical progress that wind turbines have made in recent years the Königshovener Höhe wind farm has 21 turbines with an installed capacity of around 67 MW while the Bedburg 3 wind farm has a total capacity of around 60 MW with just nine turbines Energy transition in Bedburg on recultivated opencast mining areas Since 2015, more than just wind farms have been built in Bedburg. Last year, RWE commissioned a photovoltaic plant on a verge along the A44 motorway. In the immediate vicinity, RWE is testing the interaction between agriculture and green electricity generation with its agri-PV demonstration plant Further renewable energy projects are in the pipeline Pictures of wind turbines (credit: RWE) are available at the RWE Media Centre (credit: RWE) You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience and RWE are expanding their wind power portfolio to more than 150 MW with a new wind farm project This is the third wind farm project between the two partners RWE and the town of Bedburg are building nine more wind turbines with a total output of around 60 MW on re-cultivated land at the Garzweiler opencast mine which will be built in the immediate vicinity of the existing Königshovener Höhe and Bedburg A44n wind farms responded: “I am proud that the town of Bedburg has been playing a pioneering role in the region’s energy transition for years for our citizens because the income from the wind farm will benefit our town and thus the local people.” added: “I am delighted that we are able to quickly realise another wind farm together in the town of Bedburg Our shared goal of developing wind energy and making the most of the ideal site conditions on the re-cultivated land is the basis of our long-standing and trusting relationship which all the people of Bedburg will benefit from.” As with Königshovener Höhe and Bedburg A44n Bedburg and RWE each hold a 50% stake in the new wind farm RWE will pay 0.2¢/kWh produced to the surrounding communities The municipality of Bedburg will benefit most from the annual income of up to €250 000 The re-cultivated subsoil will then be improved using vibro-displacement compaction Construction of the foundations is planned for summer 2025 The nine wind turbines will be connected to the public grid via RWE Power’s existing electrical infrastructure at the Garzweiler opencast mine The last turbine of the new wind farm is expected to be fully operational in 2H26 Seven of the new wind turbines will each have an installed capacity of 7 MW and will be among the most powerful for onshore use more than just wind farms have been built in Bedburg RWE commissioned a photovoltaic (PV) plant on the verge along the A44 motorway RWE is testing the interaction between agriculture and green electricity generation with its agri-PV demonstration plant Further renewable projects are in the pipeline The Spring issue of Energy Global starts with a guest comment by Tim Reid from UK Export Finance about expanding operations overseas before a regional report from Aurora Energy Research no the effect of negative electricity prices in Europe Other interesting topics covered in the issue include electrical infrastructure Featuring contributions from key industry leaders such as EM&I don’t miss the valuable insights available in the Spring 2025 issue Read the article online at: https://www.energyglobal.com/wind/15042025/rwe-and-the-town-of-bedburg-germany-make-plans-to-expand-wind-power-by-more-than-150-mw/ A new report from SolarPower Europe reveals that the world installed a record 597 GW of solar power in 2024 – a 33% surge over 2023 Embed article link: (copy the HTML code below): Already a member? Sign in here Bedburg: RWE and the town of Bedburg are continuing their renewable energy partnership by launching a third joint wind farm project The new Windpark Bedburg 3 will consist of nine wind turbines with a combined capacity of approximately 60 MW to be constructed on reclaimed land at the former Garzweiler open-cast mine it will bring the municipality’s total installed wind power capacity to 156 MW with access roads and foundation work kicking off in the summer The wind farm is expected to be fully commissioned by the end of 2026 It will be built near the existing Königshovener Höhe and Bedburg A44n wind farms with RWE and Bedburg each holding a 50 % stake in the project Mayor Sascha Solbach highlighted the economic and environmental benefits for local residents noting that income from the wind farm—up to $280,000 (€250,000) annually—will support community initiatives Neighboring Jüchen will also receive a share of the revenues The turbines—seven rated at 7 MW and two at 5.7 MW—will connect to the grid via RWE Power’s infrastructure RWE CEO Katja Wünschel emphasised the project as a testament to their strong ongoing collaboration with Bedburg in advancing Germany’s clean energy transition New electricity deal and planned gas pipeline aim to ease Syria’s energy crisis with 400 kV line and 6 million m3 of gas daily from Turkey Christian Bruch visits Baghdad to formalise agreement aimed at potentially adding 14 GW to Iraq’s energy capacity through infrastructure upgrades Xcel Energy will build a 280-km transmission line linking clean energy from southwest Minnesota to over 1 million homes across the Upper Midwest © 2013-2025 | All Rights Reserved MERIT MEDIA INT Microsoft is to build two data centers near Cologne as part of a major German investment program Microsoft first announced plans to invest €3.2 billion ($3.44bn) to double its AI infrastructure and cloud computing capacity in Germany back in February As well as the expansion of Microsoft's cloud region in Frankfurt the announcement noted newly planned infrastructure in North Rhine-Westphalia The company is developing data centers in Bergheim and Bedburg two towns to the west of Cologne in the Rhein-Erft district The company is to build two data centers; one on a 20-hectare site at the INKA: terra nova industrial park in Bergheim and another on an 18-hectare site at the new BEB61 industrial estate in Bedburg A filing with the Green Building Information Gateway suggests the Bergheim facility will total 270,605 sq ft Construction is set to start this year and the sites are set to go live in 2026 Microsoft had reportedly been in discussions with local officials for two years prior to February’s announcement "The establishment of a hyperscale data center campus from Microsoft is an absolute game changer for our city through a team effort from our three cities we are bringing a completely new technology infrastructure to our region that simply did not exist here before The cloud is at home in these data centers a technology that we all - whether companies or the health care system - rely on every day," said Bedburg Mayor Sascha Solbach BUND, the German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation, is opposing the developments saying the facilities should be built on existing industrial sites rather than newly created industrial land More than 20,000 have signed the group’s petition against the projects Microsoft announced plans to launch cloud regions in Germany in 2018 with the Germany West Central Azure region becoming widely available in early 2021 The company also has the Germany North Azure region though this is listed as "not supported," and is paired with the West Central region Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia RWE is keeping up the pace with the expansion of its solar portfolio the company has put a new photovoltaic plant into operation with a capacity of 20 MW peak (15.7 MWac) The plant was constructed on recultivated land close to the A 44 motorway in just six months More than 36,600 solar modules generate enough green electricity to supply about 5,400 German households a year with climate-friendly power CEO RWE Renewables Europe & Australia: “We are putting every effort into expanding our solar portfolio and this includes using sites alongside motorways This is the seventh solar project that we have connected to the grid in the Rhenish lignite area as we work to drive forward the energy transition in our home market of Germany we will invest about 11 billion euros net in green generation capacity in Germany by 2030.” Keeping up the pace for the expansion of renewables in the Rhenish lignite area Further photovoltaic projects in the region are being planned RWE has more than 20 years of experience in developing constructing and operating renewable energy plants In its home market of Germany the company operates onshore wind farms and solar plants with a total installed capacity of about 700 megawatts RWE is seeking locations throughout Germany in order to drive the expansion of renewables further forward If a site is suitable for wind farms or solar plants the company assumes the entire task of planning You can find additional information on RWE’s solar projects here Pictures for media use (credit: RWE) are available at the RWE Media Centre Peter Stumpp confessed to savage crimes—leading to perhaps the harshest trial during Germany's werewolf panics or “The Cannibal,” engraving by Lucas Cranach the Elder presents a horrific vision of werewolf-induced carnage.Metropolitan Museum/Scala a large crowd gathered in the German city of Bedburg a 50-year-old farmer who had confessed to making a pact with the devil He wasn’t seeking riches; he wanted the ability to turn into a werewolf His shocking crimes included multiple murders and cannibalism He also admitted to having had sexual relations with his daughter and with a succubus (a demon in the guise of a beautiful woman) none was comparable unto this Hellhound,” an account of his execution said Stump (called Stubbe and Stumpf in some sources) suffered terribly during his execution He was strapped to a wheel and skinned alive He was decapitated and then his body burned at the stake his head was impaled on a post in the center of the village (How did medieval Europe envision the devil?) A beast with the head of a dog is illustrated in the 1642 Monstrorum Historia.AKG/AlbumBig-screen werewolves from 1941’s Wolf Man to Professor Lupin in the “Harry Potter” franchise were often transformed into monsters by the light of the full moon and other so-called 16th-century European werewolves generally owed their transformations to a deal with the devil.Wolves and witchesThe lurid nature of Stump’s crimes and punishment captured the public imagination Although Stump’s trial and execution stand out Between the 15th and 18th centuries in Europe famine and religious struggle gave rise to superstitious beliefs Accusations of lycanthropy were often intertwined with—but far less frequent than—witchcraft In some areas of Europe there is no record of werewolf trials at all where wolves were almost completely eradicated in the 16th century Nor are there any in the Mediterranean region of Europe European werewolf panics were centered in areas with wild wolves as well as a strong culture of livestock herding Fears of real wolves preying on animals and children grew into fears of demonic wolves werewolves might be blamed for their “crimes.” (Did a "werewolf" really terrorize France in the 1700s?) The most comprehensive list of werewolf trials in early modern Germany contains about 300 cases that number pales in comparison with the 30,000 to 45,000 executions for witchcraft in Germany during the same period Media sensationPrinted accounts of Stump’s trial were popular in Germany and across Europe One of the few that survived is a 16-page illustrated pamphlet published in London It has become the leading source of information on Stump (called Stubbe in this version) and his ordeal.British LibraryAccused werewolves were mostly traits usually associated with men,” said Brian Levack professor emeritus of history at the University of Texas at Austin the man transformed himself into a wolf by wearing a wolfskin belt given to him by the devil Levack points out that werewolves all used some instrument to effect their transformation “All of them used some sort of instrument in their magic whereas the lower forms of village magic allegedly practiced by female witches consisted mainly of charms (Find out what started the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.) Despite the curiosity stirred up by the trial, the historical evidence left behind of Stump’s ordeal is thin. No interrogation transcripts or court records from the trial have survived. For details about Stump, historians must rely on a collection of pamphlets and handbills. The longest is an English pamphlet published in 1590; the 16-page text asserts to be a translation of a German work, but historians have not found the original document. Scholars are unsure when Stump was born, but his occupation is consistently given as a farmer. He is said to be from Epprath, a village near Bedburg. Some scholars suggest Stump was a wealthy land-owner, based on a description in the 1590 English pamphlet: as one well known to all the inhabitants thereabout and oftentimes was he saluted of those whose friends and children he had butchered This detail is likely nothing more than dramatic color since no other source exists to confirm it (Witch panics killed thousands throughout history.) It is from these salacious sources that details of the Stump affair must be drawn—although supernatural elements in the story are given as fact In one version Stump is arrested after a local farmer enters into a fight with a wolf and cuts off its left paw with a sword When the farmer later encounters Peter Stump the farmer sees that Stump is also missing his left hand—which is enough to arouse suspicion that Stump and the wolf are one and the same entity is shown in an engraving published in 1584.Mary Evans/Scala FlorenceIn the English pamphlet Stump’s arrest is more dramatic After a series of murders and livestock deaths Stump is spotted while in his wolf form and chased by them Stump removes his magic belt and reverts to human form in full view of his pursuers Stump’s guilt hinges on his subsequent confession which was secured under torture and threat of future torture: “Thus being apprehended he voluntarily confessed his whole life.” Some historians believe it’s possible that Stump was a murderer (one has even posited that the werewolf legends originated in attempts to explain the presence of serial killers) it is likely that any local wolf attacks on livestock or people were attributed to him as well Another historical factor might well have made Stump a scapegoat His alleged crimes coincided with a period known as the Cologne War (1583-88) a conflict between Protestant and Catholic factions Unsolved crimes could have prompted sinister folk stories of a werewolf prowling the forests Stump may have been singled out to ritually purge the community of evil through his execution (Accusations of witchcraft persist in the 21st century.) Bedburg is a town near Cologne in western Germany. The photograph, taken in the 1930s, shows a gateway into the medieval center of town.Alamy/ACIReligious disputes also provide another possible interpretation of Stump’s crimes. By 1589 the Catholic faction had secured control of the Bedburg region. A brutal trial would dissuade Protestants from thoughts of rebellion, buttressing the Catholics’ claim to power. Stump, who allegedly converted to Protestantism, may have seemed a fitting example. Some scholars allow for the possibility of this view, but Levack disputes it. “Stump was prosecuted not as a warning to other Protestants but because he had been accused of being a moral reprobate, regardless of his religious allegiance,” he said. 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County Commissioner and Sascha Solbach Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia: „The massive expansion of renewable energies is a central element of the structural change taking place in the Rhenish mining area and is at the same time indispensable for the energy transition in North Rhine-Westphalia Agri-photovoltaics can make an important contribution to this as it allows scarce land to be utilised twice – for agriculture as well as to generate green electricity which we urgently need We are supporting this innovative project with €650,000 from the progres.nrw programme for climate protection and the energy transition.“ CEO RWE Renewables Europe & Australia: “Green electricity and green plants are a pragmatic and sustainable combination we must use it in a responsible and efficient manner The need for large areas of land for further expanding solar electricity generation makes the symbiosis of agriculture and photovoltaics a particularly valuable proposition it becomes possible to reap two types of yield from the land at the same time With our Agri-PV demonstration plant in Bedburg we are providing important applied research enabling us to utilise the full potential of this technology in the future.” Double yield from solar power and agricultural crops At the company’s demonstration plant RWE is examining the interaction between plant growth and photovoltaics over a period of five years under different seasonal weather conditions The aim is to develop suitable management methods and economic operating concepts for agrivoltaic systems on the basis of the knowledge gained Scientific input is being provided on the project by the Institute for Plant Sciences at the Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) The project is funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia via the progres.nrw programme for climate protection and the energy transition Rhein-Erft County Commissioner: “In order to overcome the challenges associated with the structural change in the region it is essential to make these areas available and utilise them efficiently farmers no longer need to decide either to use their land for a solar farm or for agricultural crops The truly exemplary collaboration of industry and state government has made this demonstration project possible – an innovative and positive approach for developing our Rhenish mining area going forward.” Mayor of the City of Bedburg: “Making the energy transition visible with concrete projects is hugely important now for the people in the region and for the entire process and it will ultimately be crucial for the transition to succeed To tackle this enormous task of delivering rapid structural change in the mining area in such a short space of time and companies that are not afraid to break new ground The commissioning of the Agri-PV plant shows that we are in an excellent position in this regard and that motivates all of us to continue with our work on this task for the ages.” a farmer from the region has placed raspberries in pots This type of cultivation has several benefits including healthy plant growth with high yields and more predictable harvest times Director of the Institute for Plant Sciences at Forschungszentrum Jülich: “The demonstration plant is an important building block for structural change and developing the BioökonomieREVIER model region for sustainable bioeconomy we test how implementing the energy transition and producing sustainable plant-based raw materials and food crops can go hand in hand.” Images of the Agri-PV plant as well as a graphic illustration for media use are available from the RWE Media Centre (credit: RWE / photographer: Klaus Görgen) All About The Rock POWERWOLF present the long-awaited first single from their upcoming studio album ‘1589’ tells the story of Peter Stump Germany in the 16th Century and is known today as the “Werewolf of Bedburg” the farmer confessed to several 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Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive RWE is continuing to expand its solar portfolio: the company is building a new photovoltaic (PV) plant with a capacity of 20 MWp (15.7 MWac) in the municipality of Bedburg in North Rhine-Westphalia More than 36 600 solar modules will generate enough green electricity to supply around 5400 households “The latest figures confirm the record expansion of renewables in Germany I am delighted that we at RWE are playing our part in this The plant in Bedburg is already the seventh solar project we have initiated in the Rhenish lignite area Most of them are combined with storage facilities we are driving forward the energy transition in our home market of Germany we will invest around €11 billion net in green generation capacity in Germany by 2030,” said Katja Wünschel The new solar farm is being built on recultivated land at the Garzweiler opencast mine - within 200 m of the A44 motorway The new PV plant is expected to start supplying electricity in late summer RWE has built its first agrivoltaics demonstration plant RWE already operates three large PV storage power plants at the Rhenish mining area and is realising two further solar projects with a total capacity of over 51 MWp in the Hambach opencast mine - one of them with integrated battery storage Further PV projects are planned in the region The Spring 2024 issue of Energy Global starts with a guest comment from Field on how battery storage sites can serve as a viable solution to curtailed energy before moving on to a regional report from Théodore Reed-Martin looking at the state of renewables in Europe This issue also hosts an array of technical articles on electrical infrastructure Read the article online at: https://www.energyglobal.com/solar/10052024/rwe-builds-new-solar-farm-in-bedburg-germany/ RWE is continuing to expand its solar portfolio: the company is building a new photovoltaic plant with a capacity of 20 megawatts peak (15.7 MWac) in the municipality of Bedburg in North Rhine-Westphalia More than 36,600 solar modules will generate enough green electricity to supply around 5,400 households CEO RWE Renewables Europe & Australia: “The latest figures confirm the record expansion of renewables in Germany we will invest around 11 billion euros net in green generation capacity in Germany by 2030.” Accelerating the expansion of renewable energy in the Rhenish mining region The new solar farm is being built on recultivated land at the Garzweiler opencast mine - within 200 metres of the A44 motorway. Construction has already begun. The new photovoltaic plant is expected to start supplying electricity in late summer. On the opposite side of the motorway, RWE has built its first agrivoltaics demonstration plant RWE already operates three large photovoltaic storage power plants at the Rhenish mining area and is realising two further solar projects with a total capacity of over 51 MWp in the Hambach opencast mine - one of them with integrated battery storage Further photovoltaic projects are planned in the region RWE has more than 20 years of experience in the development construction and operation of renewable energy facilities the company operates onshore wind farms and solar power plants with a total installed capacity of around 700 megawatts RWE is looking for sites throughout Germany to drive forward the expansion of renewable energy If a site is suitable for wind or solar power the company will take over the entire planning Further information on RWE's solar projects can be found here A picture is available in the RWE Media Center (Credit: RWE) A €4.7 million funding commitment by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) takes RWE’s proposed project a step closer to reality: In the Rhenish town of Bedburg RWE plans to construct an electrolyser plant with a capacity of about 5 megawatts (MW) to produce green hydrogen State Secretary at the Ministry for Economic Affairs Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia has now conveyed the funding commitment for construction of the electrolyser plant to Sopna Sury Sury estimated the total investment volume for the plant at about €25 million COO Hydrogen RWE Generation: “Green hydrogen from RWE can assist local companies in converting their processes from fossil fuels to locally generated green hydrogen in order to achieve their climate goals The funding commitment by the State of NRW is an important first step towards implementing the entire project in Bedburg which will also include a filling station to enable the green hydrogen to be distributed by road in the absence of network structures.” Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia: "The ramp-up of the hydrogen economy is of immense importance for the energy and industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Rhenish Revier in particular Projects like H2 Bedburg can make an important contribution to kick-starting the energy transformation of North Rhine-Westphalia into Europe's first climate-neutral industrial region guaranteeing energy supply security and enabling the sustainable development of the region Investing in hydrogen secures the economic future and jobs in the region I am therefore very pleased that with our funding we can now give the go-ahead for the installation of the electrolyser plant." Mayor of Bedburg: "With this funding commitment we are opening a new chapter in the development of our energy DNA here in Bedburg By using locally generated renewable energy from our wind farms in the town area for a medium that can be stored we are offering companies from the town and the region the chance to make their operations and production C02-neutral and thus future-proof The same applies to mobility and transport These are impulses for the entire Rhenish mining area - made in Bedburg!" The electrolyser plant will be built in the Mühlenerft Industrial Park a site approved by Bedburg’s authorities for industrial development The town authorities are prepared to make the required area available for the project A key precondition for implementing the hydrogen project is the conclusion of long-term economically viable purchase agreements with customers in the surrounding region Potential areas of application for the green hydrogen are logistics firms close to the Mühlenerft Industrial Park and vehicles from the local public transport network which are to be converted to run on green hydrogen Bedburg is not expected to be connected to the core hydrogen network being planned by the German government That means green hydrogen from the planned electrolyser can be distributed only by means of tankers RWE is therefore also preparing to build a tanker filling station and a hydrogen fuel station in Bedburg This part of the project will require successful participation in German government tenders for the expansion of hydrogen fuel stations Assuming the filling station is built and approval is received swiftly the entire plant could begin supplying hydrogen to the region in 2026 RWE has all the possibilities under one roof: from green electricity production to expertise in producing and storing green hydrogen and its Supply & Trading business that can make the fuel available to meet the needs of industrial wcustomers RWE is currently working with high-powered partners on more than 30 hydrogen projects For an overview of the largest hydrogen projects RWE is involved in, see: RWE Hydrogen projects RWE is planning to commence construction of another wind farm on a recultivated opencast mining site as early as next spring after the company was successful at the latest German auction for onshore wind farms The future “Bedburg A 44n” wind farm will be situated on a recultivated former opencast mining site near the new motorway section of the same name five Nordex wind turbines with an installed capacity of 5.7 megawatts each and a hub height of 164 metres will be erected over the coming months They are due to be commissioned early in 2022 Just like nearby Königshovener Höhe wind farm (67.2 MW) the Bedburg A 44n project is a joint venture of RWE Renewables (51%) with the City of Bedburg (49%) Four of the wind turbines will feed electricity into the grid using the existing RWE Power infrastructure at the Garzweiler opencast mine The fifth wind turbine will provide electricity into the grid via the Bedburg-Kaster resource conservation village This is a housing project of 130 units with an innovative energy architecture and urban development concept The project is another joint venture between the City of Bedburg and RWE Westnetz and the Faktor-X agency; it is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy programme “Regulatory Sandboxes for the Energy Transition”.  The planners’ vision is to use part of the electricity produced by the fifth turbine at Bedburg 44n wind farm to supply the resource conservation village with the help of an energy storage system with the remainder feeding  into the grid system.  COO Wind Onshore & Solar PV Europe & APAC of RWE Renewables: “RWE is building yet another wind farm on a former opencast mining site This is already the sixth one in the Rhenish mining district where we will soon reach an installed wind power capacity of 200 megawatts With this latest investment we are also taking another step towards implementing our ambitious strategy for reducing carbon emissions RWE as a whole will be carbon neutral.” Mayor of Bedburg: “The Rhenish mining district is in an excellent position to remain an energy-producing region – with conventional energy sources being phased out and renewables being expanded in the area Energy transition and structural change will be more successful if we skillfully connect the different sectors to each other And once we can link up the new wind farm and our resource conservation village we will be leading the way in energy storage distribution and utilisation here in Bedburg.” RWE already operates onshore wind parks with a total installed capacity of approximately 650 MW in Germany the company is constructing the Jüchen A44n cooperative wind farm (27 MW) in collaboration with NEW Re and the City of Jüchen Six wind turbines are being erected on recultivated land which was previously part of the Garzweiler opencast mine RWE is also continuously expanding its international wind portfolio of more than 6 gigawatts (GW) In addition to the domestic market in Germany the company is currently constructing onshore wind farms in the US You can find more information on the Bedburg-Kaster resource conservation village at https:/smartquart.energy/ Solar power and agriculture in one field – RWE and Forschungszentrum Jülich want to demonstrate how this can work in a demonstration plant in the Rhenish mining district Earlier today RWE officially launched the project in the presence of Frank Rock Director of the Institute for Plant Sciences at Forschungszentrum Jülich RWE started construction of the agrivoltaics (Agri-PV) plant for generating solar power while simultaneously using the land for agricultural and horticultural purposes on about seven hectares of recultivated land at the edge of the Garzweiler opencast lignite mine The research project is funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia through the progres.nrw programme for climate protection and the energy transition The demonstration plant will have a peak capacity of 3.2 megawatts (the equivalent of around 2.5 MWac) and is to be commissioned by the end of this year research activities lasting at least five years are to begin The project is aimed at testing suitable cultivation methods and value-adding strategies for operators of Agri-PV plants Forschungszentrum Jülich contributes its scientific expertise in combining plant research and photovoltaics – including within the context of the bioeconomy RWE has long-standing connections with regional farmers and is providing the extensive technical expertise it has gained from the development construction and operation of solar plants worldwide but they are mounted on a movable axis and follow the course of the sun from east to west This should optimise energy yields from the PV system and leave land available for simultaneous agricultural use. In the third system by Zimmermann PV-Stahlbau the PV modules are elevated on a high pergola-like substructure allowing for crops such as raspberries or blueberries to be cultivated below them Rhine-Erft County Commissioner: “Agri PV systems are a combination of agriculture and photovoltaics thus combining two historical strengths of the Rhine-Erft region: agriculture and energy production This allows farmers to continue to cultivate their farmland while at the same time generating electricity from renewable energies more creative approaches like this are needed to make the most efficient use of the limited resources on these sites while still conserving the environment.” Mayor of the City of Bedburg: “We are pursuing climate protection and energy transition targets at multiple levels here in Bedburg I am delighted that we are continuing our successful collaboration with RWE in the construction of these Agri-PV systems The plant is another milestone on the path towards a sustainable electricity supply allowing for the land to be used simultaneously for agricultural purposes This is particularly important in a region like ours with a strong agricultural tradition and can make Bedburg the vanguard for similar projects elsewhere.” CEO RWE Renewables Europe & Australia: “Land is a scarce resource We must use it responsibly and efficiently With the large number of sites needed for the expansion of solar energy systems synergies like those in Agri-PV are extremely valuable This concept makes it possible to bring in two different yields from the same land – solar power and agricultural produce With our demonstration plant in Bedburg we are providing important application research enabling us to utilise the full potential of this technology in the future In this project we are focusing on suitable crops optimising the design of the PV systems used and concepts for collaborating with the farmers.” Director of the Institute for Plant Sciences at Forschungszentrum Jülich and founder of the BioökonomieREVIER initiative: “Agri-PV holds enormous potential for the energy transition in Germany and the Rhenish mining district In the demonstration plant we can now use land for generating energy and growing agricultural crops simultaneously The solar modules can even benefit the plants – by protecting them from too much sunlight hailstorms or frost and by controlling crop irrigation In this way crop failures can be prevented and yields can even be increased RWE’s demonstration plant enables us to test innovative technologies that are particularly relevant for agriculture in the Rhenish mining district and extends the approach from the research facility in Morschenich- Alt on land use with practical relevance.” A graphic for media use is available at the RWE Media Centre (credit: RWE) A fire broke out in a retirement home in northwestern Germany The blaze broke out in the early hours of the day in a private seniors' residence in the small town of Bedburg-Hau a fire department spokesman told the public broadcaster WDR One of the injured was in critical condition and a firefighter and a police officer were also seriously injured while trying to rescue elderly residents At least 46 residents of the facility had been rescued The fire department has not yet been able to provide any information about the cause of the fire The sneaker and streetwear retailer Snipes is building a new service and logistics center at its Bedburg location in the Rhein-Erft district in order to be optimally positioned for the company's expansion The construction is the largest logistics investment ever made by the Deichmann subsidiary The new building will create around 600 jobs in the region The new logistics center is one and a half times larger than the company's existing location and will be able to handle twice the volume with the help of modern processes all Europe-wide Snipes stores will be supplied and online business will be handled from Bedburg we are consciously making this investment in our home region and would like to contribute to the structural change of the former brown coal site The convenient location in Bedburg also influenced our decision,” says Snipes CFO Tim Spickenbom The previous main location of Snipes logistics in Wesseling will continue to be used as a logistics location even after the new building in Bedburg A realization period of around three years is expected There is no official date for the start of construction yet It was agreed not to disclose the amount of the investment We always keep you up to date: with our free newsletter SHOEZ compact You will regularly receive all information from the shoe industry in a clear form when a new magazine is published US Managing Director Peter Sachs hands over to Lance Taylor Alchemy plans to take over almost half of the Austrian shoe retailer Second best financial year in the company's history Creditors' meeting decides against P&C's takeover offer Sanela Krisat becomes 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News on solar, wind, power, smart grid, renewable energy The report from the Intentional Energy Agency called 2015 a turning point because renewables now represent 23% of global power generation That share is expected to grow to 28% by 2021 thanks in large part to market forces and a shift in global policy in favor of renewable energy “We are witnessing a transformation of global power markets led by renewables,” says Fatih Birol even these higher expectations remain modest compared with the huge untapped potential of renewables.” China alone has driven 40% of the world’s growth in renewable power Write to Justin Worland at justin.worland@time.com Welcome to portstrategy.com. This site uses cookies. Read our policy webinars and articles on innovations and current trends in the ports and terminals industry Alternatively REGISTER for website access and sign up for email alerts February 2023 – SANY invests a great deal in the research and development of vehicles and machines with alternative drives 100 SANY empty container handlers and 40 SANY reach stackers with electric drives are already in use SANY is also bringing its electrically powered port machinery to the European market On the path to zero emissionsThe EU has set the ambitious goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 A key role in achieving this is played by the transport and industrial sectors the type of drive plays a major role when purchasing new port machinery completely emission-free operation becomes possible with fully electrically driven machinery explains: “Many customers are aware they need to change their machinery purchases quickly if they are to significantly reduce CO2 emissions across their fleet by 2030 and comply with EU requirements for reduced emissions I expect to see more discussions about this in the next 6-12 months.” Also available in Europe from 2023The experience that SANY has already gained in practical applications in China and other Asian countries has been permanently integrated into the further development of machinery electrically driven empty container handlers reach stackers and terminal tractors are now in everyday use there Adaptation to European standards and operator habits have given the green light for electric port machinery in Europe The machinery is scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2023 drive longerOne of the most important hurdles that electrically driven machinery must overcome is the recharging process It’s clear that operators strive to have as much operating time as possible by setting up charging stations in the canteen area The batteries can be recharged there while the operator takes a coffee break 10 to 15 minutes of charging are enough to regain sufficient power for the next task Longer charging is then performed during the lunch break Other alternatives for reducing emissionsIn addition to its fully electrically driven machinery Its two drive types (combustion engine and simple hydro-pneumatic drive) contribute to a 20% reduction in emissions All SANY mobile port machinery that is equipped with a Stage V engine can run on biofuels in addition to conventional fuels DisclaimerSANY Europe is a SANY Heavy Industry company based in Changsha It is one of the three biggest construction machinery manufacturers worldwide with sales of around USD 27 billion in 2021 the company offers a broad product portfolio including more than 26 product families and over 300 machine models produced and sold by almost 40,000 employees worldwide.Since 2011 SANY’s European head office has been located in Bedburg near Cologne Around 90 people are employed there in sales service and product adaptation for the European market With the help of more than 100 dealers across Europe turnover was over 100 million euros in 2021.The SANY Europe portfolio focuses on construction machinery such as excavators and wheel loaders The SANY site extends over about 14 hectares and includes a production facility and warehouse administration building and the SANY Hotel are also located on the site.The world-renowned brand Putzmeister September 2022 – With the STH1440 and STH1840 telehandlers SANY is launching the first two models of its entirely newly developed telehandler series especially for the European market On Monday 13th July SANY Europe won the IFOY Award 2020(international Intralogistics and Forklift truck of the Year) in the category “special vehicle” with the product SRSC45H9A Hybrid Reach Stacker SANY Europe GmbH are pleased to be able to announce that the SANY SCDE90K7 believed to be the world’s first full-size fully electric empty container handler has been nominated for two prestigious industry awards Site powered by Webvision Cloud Want to read more before deciding on a subscription It only takes a minute to sign up for a free account and you’ll get to enjoy: Get more free content sign up today Ready to subscribe? Choose from one of our subscription packages for unlimited access View upcoming auction estimates and receive personalized email alerts for the artists you follow On the occasion of the artist’s 100th birthday, Museum Schloss Moyland is presenting the exhibition Erwin Heerich Erwin Heerich (1922–2004) stands for an art that combines precision and mathematically sober clarity with openness and playful freedom He became known in the mid-1960s with small and medium-format sculptures made of cardboard he established his outstanding and at the same time unique position within the fields of concrete and minimalist art after 1945 Sculptures and reliefs by Heerich can be seen in numerous public spaces Works by Erwin Heerich evoke the notion of playfully acting are conscious of themselves and their external circumstances Heerich’s search for artistic procedures with which forms of nature and technology can be approached and visually examined through abstraction and geometric analysis has also led to results that still seem contemporary to this day Medievalists.net Medieval violence and Criminology: using the Middle Ages to understand contemporary ‘motiveless’ crime Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology Abstract: Traditionally criminology has regarded criminal actions as deriving from rational or opportunistic motivations many crimes are still identified as seemingly ‘motiveless’ These frequently feature extreme violence and remorseless perpetrators The aim of this essay is to adopt an investigation of medieval violence as a tool to explore the sentiments behind contemporary motiveless crime The article reviews both medieval and contemporary sources It argues that understanding the spectacle element in medieval violence can help us decode the ‘motivelessness’ in crime today torture was not just a form of punishment or a deterrent for serious crimes like treason collective experience: ordinary people would gather together in order to witness the torments inflicted upon the criminal The delinquent’s abdomen could be sawed when s/he was still alive the agonizing body stabbed with incandescent pokers A thrilled public would take part to this physical and psychological humiliation by insulting the condemned or cheering at the violence… a form of attraction for a society whose social life was based on mainly feudal and religious duties and where entertainment mainly occurred during restricted periods (e.g physical violence is no longer a form of ‘lawful’ control: oppression segregation or social cleansing have all replaced violence Society attempts to find motivations for that type of brutal crime that does not emerge as a consequence of unemployment not only regarded as the cardinal pillars of criminological discussions but also the main crime explanations that Power finds it easy to engage with Crime for crime’s sake is dismissed as ‘motiveless’ The aim of this essay is to explore how an investigation of violence in the Middle Ages can inform our understanding of ‘motiveless’ violence today Has society moved away from the bi-dimensional relationship between deviance and entertainment Click here to read this article from the Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology We've created a Patreon for Medievalists.net as we want to transition to a more community-funded model We aim to be the leading content provider about all things medieval podcast and Youtube page offers news and resources about the Middle Ages We hope that are our audience wants to support us so that we can further develop our podcast and remove the advertising on our platforms This will also allow our fans to get more involved in what content we do produce Member Login Vestas has won a deal from Vena Energy to service its 54 MW Gamesa turbines at Pililla Wind Project in the Philippines The agreement is Vestas’ first multi-brand service deal in the Philippines leveraging its experience from servicing 3.6 GW Gamesa turbines globally including Taiwan in the Asia Pacific region located 50 kilometres east of the capital city the leading wind turbine supplier in the world will commence a 5-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement designed to maximise the wind farm’s energy production With a yield-based availability guarantee for turbines and services for balance of plant assets the agreement will provide Vena Energy with improved certainty of return on its wind asset investment Vestas currently services more than 8 GW of non-Vestas turbines comprising a number of major wind turbine brands GE Vernova said Powerica has selected GE Vernova’s 2.7 MW -132 wind turbine generators (WTGs) for its 51.3 MW wind energy project in Devbhumi Dwarka aims to boost local community benefits while contributing to India’s renewable energy goals scheduled for delivery starting in November 2024 were booked in the second quarter of this year This marks Powerica’s third consecutive project in Gujarat using GE Vernova technology solidifying its commitment to expanding wind energy capacity highlighted that the high-performance WTGs are projected to generate around 160 million units of electricity annually Powerica currently operates over 280 MW of wind energy across India with ambitions to scale up to 400 MW by 2025 and 1000 MW by 2030 reflecting its growing role in the country’s renewable energy landscape