WindEnergy 2018

•••6••• Messewelten Cost efficiency – key driver for innovation WindEnergy Hamburg shows optimised products and solutions for success in the global market I n recent years, increasing pres- sure to drive down wind turbine manufacturing prices has spurred enormous advances in technolo- gy. For example, turbine and rotor sizes have grown at an impressive speed, and many other innova- tions have enabled significant im- provements in terms of energy output and cost efficiency. At WindEnergy Hamburg, the indus- try will demonstrate and discuss what can be achieved by current and emerging technologies. A crucial factor enabling cost re- ductions is the growing trend towards industrial-scale series production. As a consequence, ex- isting supply chains are used more extensively, product development costs drop, and the technology and overall risk profile becomes more favourable. The ongoing cost reduction pressure affects hardware suppliers, project devel- opers, financial and legal consult- ants, and other parties, forcing them to find the most cost-effec- tive solutions to present in auc- tions and project tenders. Leading offshore turbine and main com- ponent suppliers in Hamburg will inform visitors on features and benefits of current product offer- ings and their competitive advan- tages in auction scenarios. Market-specific products An increasingly common wind in- dustry strategy are modular plat- forms with flexible ratings, plus multiple rotor sizes and various available hub heights (onshore) to optimally match specific mar- ket and geographical conditions. Mean wind speed is a key prod- uct driver and a main variable for right configurations in achieving maximum cost effectiveness per- formance. Suppliers will explain visitors on the features and bene- fits of turbine platforms with high configuration flexibility. Localisa- tion of production is another key topic on the agenda of the wind industry, and increasingly a bind- ing requirement in many (emerg- ing) wind markets such as India, the second largest in Asia. WindEnergy Hamburg responds to the indus- try’s striving for cost reduction by offering solutions. Photo: HMC, WindEnergy Hamburg / Hartmut Zielke 25.09 – 28.09.2018 WindEnergy | Hamburg HALLE B6 . STAND 292 NICE TO MEET U ! HALLO WIND. + INSTALLATIONSLÖSUNGEN IN TURM + GONDEL + BELEUCHTUNGSLÖSUNGEN + LÖSUNGEN FÜR DEN SERVICE-LIFT + UNTERBRECHUNGSFREIE STROMVERSORGUNG Wir schaffen Verbindungen. Sicher. Schnell. Flexibel. Smartes Denken und Handeln sind seit mehr als 100 Jahren der Garant für unseren Erfolg. Als System- und Lösungsanbieter bieten wir intelligente, maßgeschneiderte Lösungen für Windenergieanlagen und schaffen steckbar einfache Verbindungen mit Mehrwert.