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This event is a special trip to Germany  from May 19 – 23 2019 to Hamburg & Bremerhaven for Brazilian decision-makers, organised by the Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Brasil-Alemanha do Rio de Janeiro (AHK-RJ) in cooperation with Johannes Dimas - Energy & Project Management.

The trip will provide the participants with a deeper understanding of the technical and environmental regulatory framework of the offshore wind energy sector in Germany and how this combines with the new technologies, trends, as well as with the financing and insurance sector.

The Department of Agriculture (Water Management), Government of the Punjab has got a mandate for execution of the project titled “Promotion of High Value Agriculture through Provision of Climate Smart Technology Package”.

8.2 Renewable Energy Experts Hamburg and 8.2 Renewable Energy Experts Pakistan (REEP) were hired as Owner’s Engineer for the supervision and monitoring of the project by the Department of Agriculture.

The 8.2 Group will be presenting its wide range of services at Hamburg WindEnergy, September 25^th – 28^th, 2018.

Take profit from over 20 years of independent expert knowledge and inform yourself about our extensive selection of technical consulting services and inspections in the fields of onshore and offshore wind energy, photovoltaics, biogas, grid integration and QHSE.

WindEurope Technology Workshop will focus on the growing use of big data and innovative approaches to boost performance and optimize O&M strategies. Both are essential aspects to improve the overall performance of the technology and to continue to keep the costs competitive.

Philipp Stukenbrock, 8.2 Consulting AG, presents his topic:

“Lifetime extension reports and the redesign of O&M concepts for aging turbines”

 Detailed information is available here

Involving the most experienced offshore industry stakeholders, the ReaLCoE project led by Senvion serves a strategic mission to develop the “Next Generation 10+MW rated, Robust, Reliable and Large Offshore Wind Energy Converters for Clean, Low Cost and Competitive Electricity”.

8.2 Consulting AG advises and supports in the certification process

Health and physical integrity of employees is a cornerstone of a sustainable and high-performance organisation. Therefore 8.2 Consulting is actively involved in promoting the international implementation of the new occupational safety standard.

The French IoT company specialized in optimizing wind turbine performance and the German independent renewable energy expert firm have begun 2018 by signing a Memorandum of Understanding.

8.2 speeds up the digital journey and adds Windfit® to their catalog

8.2 brings together experts with decades of experience and young thinkers dedicated to ensuring the enduring value of renewable energy projects.

8.2 Consulting AG is proud to be part of the pan-European consortium that participates in the Horizon 2020 project - a technology platform for the first prototype of a double-digit rated capacity turbine in a realistic offshore environment

8.2 Consulting breaks through the 300 wind turbine barrier

Hamburg-based 8.2 Consulting AG has investigated the lifetime extension of more than 300 onshore and offshore wind turbines. The experts’ analyses show that most wind turbines can extend the operation beyond their design life of 20 years. The company will be presenting its findings at the WindEurope Conference & Exhibition in Amsterdam from 28 to 30 November.

In one of Europe’s most mature wind markets, Germany, 40% of installed capacity will be over 15 years old by 2020.

Owners, operators and service providers are looking at ways to assess the residual useful life of wind farm assets and methods to extract the maximum value from an ageing fleet.

8.2 Consulting AG signs another framework agreement with Vattenfall

Vattenfall and 8.2 Consulting AG consolidate their cooperation by signing the third framework agreement in the offshore wind energy segment.

8.2 Consulting AG has once again proven its competence. The inspection portfolio regarding wind turbine generators and conformity checks along grid connection certification activities have been accredited as inspection body by DAkkS (German Accreditation Body) according to DIN ISO/IEC 17020.

The accreditation is evidence of the high claim of quality and competence. Furthermore it guarantees independency and integrity as well as the comparability of the results.

8.2 performed an end of warranty inspection on 15 Vestas V100 in Brazil.

The operation of the drive train was evaluated with the support of an ultrasound device. Thus, several operational irregular noises were found in the gearboxes.

8.2 Consulting AG is on the winners' list of Germany´s best consulting companies for the fourth year in a row. The biggest market survey in Germany revealed that the company is one of the best consultants in the section Energy & Environment.

During the Expert-Talks, Manfred Lührs will be talking about the topic:

Technology Forecast (new generation of turbines 10-12MW) – The development-timeline of the next turbine generation

Topical issues around offshore wind energy – 8.2 experts share their experience in quality assurance, HSE and condition monitoring and are available on site for the exchange of expertise.

Zurich utility EWZ together with Swiss asset manager Fontavis has bought a 24,5% stake in the 200 MW TWB2 offshore wind farm in the North Sea. EWZ will finance the purchase via a framework credit approved by the Zurich municipal council.

8.2 Consulting AG will give a presentation during the

9th Annual Wind O&M Europe 2017 on February 8th 2017 in Hamburg:

"Life Time Extensions in Germany – First Results and Future Developments for Aging Wind Farms"

Knowing the overall lifetime of a wind turbine is the basis for reliable financial decisions!

Hull-retaining verification by 8.2 Consulting AG in order to comply with the BSH standard

IEMANTS Steel Constructions (IEMANTS) has requested the expertise of 8.2 Consulting AG (8.2AG) to carry out BSH collision friendliness analyses of the support structure.

Ralf Meyerhof, 8.2 South Africa attended as speaker at the WindAc (http://windac-africa.com/) in Cape Town.

This conference was held for the first time as a pre-conference and announced as the "academic hour" right before the industrial WindABA conference (http://www.windaba.co.za/).

Die 8.2 Consulting AG hält einen Vortrag bei Clifford Chance für die Vortragsreihe INDUSTRY TALK. Der Vortrag findet am 9. November 2016 in Düsseldorf statt.

Thema: „Risk Management – Vertragliche Gestaltung und Implementierung im Unternehmen“

100% Renewable Energy Conference – Solutions for crossing borders

Time: 4 and 5 October 2016

Place: Audimax at Flensburg University of Applied Sciences

Based on our extensive experience with the Siemens G4 platform from the projects Meerwind S/O, DanTysk, Butendiek and EnBW Baltic2 during production, installation and operation, Gemini has contracted 8.2 to assess the performance of Siemens Wind Power during assembly.

Once again 8.2 was present with a Stand in the Brazil Wind Power event that was held from 30 August to 1 September in the Rio de Janeiro SulAmérica Convention Center.

The 8.2 Consulting AG Technology Forecast 2023 - 2025 - Offshore Wind Turbines offers you an insight into which offshore wind turbines will be available in 2023 - 2025.

This birthday is very special for us and thus, 8.2 celebrates its birthday with invited guests on July 22nd, 2016 according to the heading "Family & Friends"!

Award-winning German renewables specialists 8.2 Consulting AG have today joined forces with offshore wind experts Aarufield to announce an integrated UK-based consultancy offering high-end technical, commercial and financial advice to wind, solar and biomass leaders 8.2 Aarufield

8.2 Consulting AG supported Quadran – Énergies Libres in the planned floating offshore pilot wind farm off the coast of the French region Languedoc-Roussillon by defining the QHSE-Concept for the tendering phase.

Following the successful completion of the first periodic inspections last year, 8.2 Consulting AG was awarded with a contract for another three years by operator WindMW GmbH (WindMW).

On March 21st 2016, Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. announced the successful acquisition of a 87 MW portfolio consisting of 7 operating wind farms in France. “[…] the transactions announced today lay the basis for the future development of Innergex in France, a highly attractive growth market.” mentioned Michel Letellier, President and CEO of Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.

8.2 Consulting AG was chosen by DIF to perform a preliminary technical due diligence of the German Offshore Wind Farm Meerwind S|O. Special focus was given to the analysis of the O&M strategy, the O&M budget estimation, the estimation of electrical losses and a general red-flag analysis.

New methods of blade inspections

Assessment of Defects by Active Thermography (Only in combination with rope access inspection)

Some defects become only hardly visible on the blade surface. With the support of active thermography we will evaluate defects below the blade surface, in terms of extension and depth.

The cooperation 8.2 Austria resulted in two independent 8.2 engineering offices:

8.2 Ingenieurbüro Windenergie in Salzburg and

8.2 WindING Consult e.U. in Vienna.

This provides even more flexibility to meet the high demands of our Austrian customers!

8.2 Consulting AG together with Rasmus Ilum Nielsen established a new subsidiary in Denmark.

“With the lowest prices ever, the Danish offshore market is again in the frontlines and we are happy to be part of this revolution.” says Benjamin Quader, Head of Offshore within 8.2 Consulting AG.

Philipp Stukenbrock, Head of Sales 8.2 Consulting AG will be speaker at the

8th Annual Onshore Wind O&M Forum Europe

February 3rd-4th 2016

Sofitel Hotel, Hamburg/Germany

This year 8.2 is celebrating a big anniversary –

20 years since the foundation of the 1. office by Manfred Lührs! 

Therefore, our traditional 8.2 Reception will leave its usual date on Feb. 08th and will be held in summer. Stay tuned for more information!