#Germany

GEORG presented its new inline cutting and stacking line of the GEORG precisioncut TBA400 robotline series and its offline stacking system of the autostack series.

Megger has acquired Power Diagnostix of Aachen, Germany, a leader in the development and manufacture of high voltage diagnostic equipment.

OMICRON’s MONTESTO 200 combines on-line partial discharge (PD) measurement and temporary on-line PD monitoring functions into one portable system.

Italy: Coil-and-Winding show, which was held in Pordenone, will for the first time be also held in Ulm, Germany on the 1st and 2nd of April 2020.

Aluminium conductor sheet matches high conductivity with high strength, promising unmatched efficiency in lead time, carbon footprint and product performance.

E.On plans to commission 2500 digital transformer stations in the service areas of its four German distribution grid operators – Avacon, Bayernwerk, E.DIS and Hansewerk – by the end of 2019.

Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH has increased its 70 % stake in CEDASPE to 100% and acquired the company ETI Elettrindustria S.r.L. (ETI), both based in Italy.

Germany: Siemens has announced its plans to spin off and give up the majority stake in its Gas and Power division and related services businesses.

Germany, Berlin: Siemens and the Ministry of Electricity of Iraq have signed an implementation agreement to kick off the actual execution of the roadmap.

TenneT is delivering two transformers to a substation in Wilster in Schleswig Holstein, as part of upgrades that will integrate more offshore wind into the grid.

Germany: Northland Power has completed installation of the offshore substation for the 269 MW Deutsche Bucht wind farm in the German North Sea.

The transformer at the Wolmirstedter substation in Germany developed a defect during the transport and needs to be repaired before installed.

Germany’s four transmission grid operators have published their proposal for the 2030 electricity grid, including 1,600 kilometres of new power lines and updating another 2,900 km. The cost of this proposal is estimated to be $ 59 billion.

Germany: German state-owned bank KfW has agreed to acquire 20% stake in Eurogrid International, the holding company of German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz, on behalf of the German Federal Government.

Germany: German electric utility company E.ON has completed the sale of its 46.65% stake in the energy company Uniper to Fortum for €3.8 billion ($4.4 billion).

Germany, Dresden: Dr. Ralf Pietsch from HIGHVOLT has recently attended a meeting of the 16 CIGRE study committees for the first time since his appointment to committee chairman.

Germany will assist Ukraine with a $35.5 million (€32.5 million) loan for the implementation of the second phase of the power transmission upgrade project aimed at increasing energy efficiency through modernization of transformer substations.

Germany, Schwedt: Two large power transformers have made their way through Schwedt, a town in north-eastern Brandenburg near the Polish border, on their way to the construction site of the new Vierraden substation.

Germany: A German heavy haulage provider has for the first time used a new heavy-duty drive unit that was launched earlier this year to transport a giant power transformer to Ibbenbüren power station.

Germany, Niestetal: The new substation at the Sandershäuser mountain in Niestetal, Germany is taking shape, with the large power transformer from the Netherlands delivered to the site.

Germany, Bavaria: LEW distribution network has transported a new 110/20 kV transformer to the Meitingen substation.

Germany, Berlin: A fire broke out on 11 October on the roof of the Europa-Center, a landmark shopping centre in Western Berlin, recognizable by a rotating Mercedes-Benz star, which might have been caused by a faulty transformer, European media report.

Germany: Siemens has announced it will soon deliver its first bullet-resistant power transformer unit to a utility in the U.S.

Germany: German power regulation company Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH (MR) has invested in Gridco Systems, a start-up company offering next-generation power electronics devices to actively manage voltage and reactive power at the distribution circuit level, which has raised $12 million in a funding round including existing investors and MR as a strategic investor.