2011 WIND INDUSTRY in gERMany - Wind-Energy-Market

ENERTRAG Service GmbH was created asa result, and now looks after over 1,000turbines with comprehensive coverageby service teams. In late 2008 ENERTRAGService GmbH took over the wind servicesector of SAG Erwin Peters GmbH. Theservice portfolio now covers all aspects ofplant maintenance (services, inspectionand repair) and is supplemented by specialoffers, such as for major part replacement.ENERTRAG PowerSystem enables professionalplant monitoring and availabilityanalyses. This adaptive management softwarealso offers professional database supportfor new challenges, such as marketingelectricity.For ongoing corporate development, ENERTRAGEnergie-Invest GmbH offers various investmentproducts that allow private investorsto benefit from a meaningful and sustainableinvestment while playing an activepart in environmental protection.In addition to bond and participation rights,there are 18 closed-end wind power fundscontaining over 130 million euros ofprivate investments for experience andexpertise in design and procurement. Asan issuer, ENERTRAG AG has been offeringtwo corporate bonds with different termsand interest rates since November 2010.The ENERTRAG hybrid power plantThe task of a hybrid power plant is to match theintermittent nature of energy generation fromrenewable sources to the fluctuating consumptionrequirements of the consumers. This is achievedthrough an innovative combination of wind power,biogas and hydrogen derived from renewable energies,which acts as a storage medium and an energysource. The hybrid power plant therefore representsa milestone in the supply of filling stations andthe fleets of vehicles that are supplied in turn. Forthe first time, ENERTRAG is combining wind power,biogas and hydrogen plants in one physical powerstation. This means that the hybrid power stationis able to supply power as it is required, regardlessof wind speeds.ENERTRAG Systemtechnik supplies andinstalls LED obstruction lights for windturbines. The emphasis is on customerspecificsolutions with standard interfacesbetween the wind turbine and the lightingsystem. Efforts are constantly made toensure that the systems work with emissionlevels kept as low as possible. Since2007, the product range has includedrange-of-vision measurement. CurrentlyENERTRAG Systemtechnik is working ona radar-based system that will allow theneeds-based use of obstruction lights.Wind industry in germany125