Spanish onshore wind giant Gamesa has inked an agreement to buy a minority stake in Germany’s BARD, fast-forwarding its plans to carve out a slice of the massive European market for offshore turbines looming on the horizon.
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SGL Rotec to Supply Wind Turbine Rotor Blades to BARD Emden Energy
Thursday, February 11th, 2010SGL Rotec GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture between SGL Group (51%) and Abeking & Rasmussen Schiffsbau- und Yachtwerft (49%) announced today a long-term agreement with BARD Emden Energy GmbH & Co. KG for the delivery of rotor blades for offshore wind turbines.
Frank Hagemeister, CEO of BARD Emden Energy GmbH & Co. KG: “We have received approvals for over 300 wind mills including the new projects in the Netherlands and the German North Sea ‚Veja Mate’ resulting in a high demand for wind rotor blades in the years to come. With SGL Group as a strong partner we are in a good position to react fast when the offshore market takes off.”
Published Date: 16/12/2009
Tags: bard, blades, wind turbine manufacturing
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BARD joins with VOITH Turbo
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Windpower plant manufacturer BARD has joined with Voith Turbo as a contract partner in the WinDrive project which has recently received the Hermes Award. Both companies have agreed to jointly develop a drive concept for the driveline of the new BARD 5.0 wind turbine, which features an increased output of up to 6.5 MW (7 MVA), an important step towards higher commercial viability of offshore wind power systems.

Tags: bard, R&D, VOITH Turbo, wind turbine manufacturing
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