In response to South Africa’s increasing demand for reliable and cost-effective renewable energy, Nordex Energy South Africa has confirmed the market readiness of its most powerful onshore wind turbine to date: the N175/6.X. This follows the Nordex Group’s successful installation of the turbine on its in-house developed hybrid concrete-steel tower in Santow, Germany, earlier this […]
Nordex Group, a global leader in wind turbine manufacturing, has appointed Robert Timmers (RT) as the new Managing Director of its South African subsidiary, Nordex Energy South Africa (NESA). In this interview, Timmers shares his vision for NESA, the challenges and opportunities in South Africa’s wind energy sector, and his plans to drive innovation and […]
Newly appointed Nordex Energy South Africa MD Robert Timmers says that South Africa is poised to be one of the multinational’s largest markets outside of North America and Europe in 2025. This, despite recent public procurement disappointments arising from the country’s well-documented grid constraints and delays in the introduction of new curtailment rules. In an […]
The Nordex Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Timmers as the new Managing Director for Nordex Energy South Africa (NESA). With over a decade of experience in the wind energy sector, Robert returns to South Africa after successfully leading Nordex Australia as Managing Director, where he oversaw the supply and commissioning of […]
The casting of the 1,425 keystones required for the construction of a wind farm cluster near the Impofu Dam in the Eastern Cape has successfully commenced at a custom-built concrete tower manufacturing facility, marking a key milestone in the project’s development. Production is expected to ramp up significantly in the coming months to meet the […]
We are happy to announce that Suvi Launiainen is taking on the position of Managing Director (MD) Nordex Finland Oy starting from 01.11.2024. Suvi has worked in the Nordex Nordic organisation in People & Culture for 7 years and will also continue in her responsibility as Head of P&C Nordic going forward in addition the […]
The transportation of wind turbine components from the Port of Ngqura to the Umsobomvu Wind Farm, located on the border of the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape provinces, is currently in progress. This significant logistical operation involves moving 81-metre-long turbine blades, tower sections, nacelles, hubs and other components over a distance of 550 kilometres via […]
Nordex Energy South Africa, a leading wind turbine manufacturer, has joined country’s wind industry members in calling for the swift approval of the curtailment framework. The framework, currently under review, is seen as an important step to unlocking greater grid access in the short term, while longer-term solutions are implemented to expand South Africa’s national […]
We had one-on-one meetings with prominent figures and investors of the industry at this prestigious event, where we had the chance to showcase breakthroughs in the wind energy industry, our sustainable solutions, service organizations, and the services we provide. We had the pleasure of greeting and exchanging information with our distinguished guests during this event. […]
Recently, we welcomed Jose Luis Blanco, CEO of Nordex Group and Ibrahim Oezarslan, CEO of Division Europe to our regional head office in Istanbul. During their office visit, we presented plaques to our valuable colleagues who are celebrating their 10th year with the company. During their time here, the gentlemen also visited the Ministry of […]
Nordex Energy South Africa is honoured to be recognised as a leading employer and driver of economic development in the Eastern Cape, as highlighted by Honourable MEC Nonkqubela Pieters in her 2024-2025 policy speech. In a region facing high unemployment rates, this acknowledgment underscores the significant impact of its initiatives in creating vital employment opportunities […]
Shipments of wind turbine components have begun arriving at the Port of Ngqura, marking the arrival of the first of over 170 wind turbine blades, each an impressive 80 meters in length. These blades are among the key components of the 57 Nordex turbines, which will be transported to a site near the Impofu Dam […]
Eastern Cape, South Africa The Eastern Cape’s economy is poised for growth with the ongoing construction of a new wind turbine concrete tower factory in Jeffreys Bay, scheduled for completion by September 2024. “The construction of the plant is stimulating the local economy and fostering growth in the local supply chain through increased demand for […]
For this month we have interviewed Sanna Rissanen, Commissioner in Nordex Group’s Nordic region. Sanna is working from Finland, but her work take her to all Nordic countries in order to commissioning new wind farms. Can you tell us a little about your background and previous work experience? Sanna Rissanen 29, Electrician and electrical engineer. […]
Supporting South Africa’s changing energy landscape, Nordex Energy South Africa is excited to announce the launch of its sector-specific internship programme. This initiative aims to build a skilled pipeline of technicians crucial for achieving the country’s energy goals and transitioning to clean power sources. Targeting young engineers with at least an N4 qualification in Electrical, […]
A quarter into 2024 and the South African private off-taker market is already delivering investment, jobs and commercial agreements. This is reflected in the wind power sector with a leading turbine manufacturer, announcing a 75% increase in its current generation capacity in operation as well as plans to locally manufacture concrete tower sections in the […]
Nordex Energy South Africa has unveiled plans to locally manufacture concrete tower sections in the Eastern Cape Province, ushering in the creation of up to 300 jobs within the region. The purpose built manufacturing facility will be situated in Humansdorp, approximately 1.5 hours from the Port of Ngqura, where the remaining turbine components will land. […]
We have had the possibility to interview Patricia De Rojas, Site Manager for Nordex Group in the Nordic region, and asked her to tell us more about her background, how she ended up in Nordex Group, her visions of the future and her experiences from working as a Site Manager at the construction and installation […]
We have had the pleasure to meet with Sanna Tiusanen, Senior Site Manager at Nordex Group Finland, and ask some questions about her background, career at Nordex Group and the daily work as a site manager. Read more to learn more about the work as site manager on the installation phase of a windfarm! Could […]
The recent Creamer Media’s SA Energy Outlook 2024 Webinar, featuring Compton Saunders, Nordex Energy South Africa MD, alongside other prominent energy leaders, provided a platform for key figures in the industry to share insights and perspectives. Facilitated by Paul O’Flaherty, Executive Director at EY-Parthenon Africa the webinar aimed to delve into the current energy landscape […]
In conclusion, Nordex Energy South Africa Managing Director, Compton Saunders addresses the logistical challenges that arise when commissioning a wind farm.
Thirdly, the discussion moves into project development and how the SA renewable energy grid survey impacts the wind industry for OEMs.
In this next segment, prioritising local manufacturing for renewable energy components in discussed in greater detail.
Nordex Energy South Africa Managing Director, Compton Saunders in conversation with ESI Africa at the 2023 Windaba Conference & Exhibition in Cape Town. In this first segment, Saunders addresses the question: As an OEM what does localization mean to you and what does it entail?
The South African Wind sector is following a natural evolution, demonstrating the same trajectory and adjustments as its global market counterparts, with a shift from resource-rich areas to regions attractive for their ideal transmission connections. This is further underpinned by a downward pricing curve for the cost of energy, more powerful and bigger turbine generators […]
In an industry that wields just 14% women representation, Babalwa Kekana, demonstrates that the narrative can be challenged. Leading a team of 81, which comprises circa 80% men and 20% women, Kekana is the Head of Services for Nordex Energy South Africa, which undertakes the operations and maintenance function for nine wind farms. The majority […]
In the first half of 2023 Nordex recorded a special landmark in terms of accumulated order volume in the Nordic region. The projects, Oulainen in Finland and Tomasliden in Sweden, brought the total volume of orders in the Nordics over the 5GW mark!! This great achievement has been made possible thanks to the successful evolution […]
With the release of the South African Renewable Energy Grid Survey in June this year, it is clear that the future of wind power production will be outside of the country’s windy provinces. The market intelligence clearly indicates that by 2027 and beyond, new wind power generation projects will become concentrated in grid-rich areas, with […]
Cape Town, South Africa, August 2023 As the demand for new power generation grows, so does the demand for qualified and skilled talent in the country’s renewable energy sector, and like its international counterparts, it needs a rising pool of qualified candidates to draw from. South Africa’s shortfall has been exacerbated by the sector’s seven […]
As a tradition, Nordex Enerji A.Ş. organizes a wind turbine technical training program for female engineer and technician candidates every year to boost women’s employment in the wind power industry. This year’s training took place from 4 – 7 July at Nordex Türkiye’s Service and Technical Training Center in İzmir. 21 female students from universities […]
Sevinç is a Wind & Site Engineer (W&S Engineer). Her task is to analyse provided wind data and run the necessary calculations to check the suitability of proposed turbines over the estimated lifetime of the project. The newly developed projects are in remote areas and when the project comes to the W&S department there is […]
There has been a change in our management in the Region Nordic. Our VP for the Nordic Region Mr. Jan Gräff will return to Germany and will continue to develop outside the Nordex Group. Jan Gräff has held the position of VP for the Region Nordic the last two years and has significantly reinforced the […]
The Turkish wind industry is this week coming together as part of the 27th ICCI Energy and Environment Fair and Conference in Istanbul where Nordex Group colleagues are also on the ground meeting with valued customers and business partners. The Nordex Group met with the Turkish YEKA RES-3 investors at Çırağan Palace in a breakfast […]
Ahead of the imminent release of the Nordex Group’s 2022 Sustainability Report, it has been announced that the company is now participating as one of the eighteen partners, in a sustainability project, funded by the European Union, to drive the recycling of high-value rotor blade materials from wind turbine blades. Currently, 85% – 95% of […]
Nordex Energy South Africa’s executive team recently completed the Global Wind Organisation’s Basic Safety Training (BST) course to further develop its learning culture for enhanced safety and operational performance. This type of training may be commonplace in the wind sector, but definitely not for executives who rarely have the opportunity to enter a wind turbine […]
Sofie is the Customer Manager at Nordex in the Nordic region – a position she started in June 2022. With Nordex growing substantially in the Nordic Region, there was a need for someone to lead the Account Management Team. Account Managers are commercially responsible for existing Nordex customers, for example after sales, upgrades, negotiations around […]
The Nordex Education Trust, which has been operating for almost a decade, continues to award bursaries to students, across the green energy landscape, with a particular focus on engineering or related disciplines. Most recently, this Trust has appointed two trustees to further strengthen its resolve to drive education within the beneficiary communities where Nordex Energy […]
We are welcoming Andrej Borgmästars on 14.11.2022 in his position as Managing Director Nordex Finland Oy, based in our Helsinki office. Andrej, has a track record of more than 25 years in the energy industry, recently in Business Development at ABO Wind Finland and before that in several positions at Wärtsilä globally and in Finland. […]
A delegation from the Eastern Cape Provincial Government, recently visited a wind turbine manufacturing facility in Germany to explore potential investment, especially focused on component manufacturing and assembling within this area of the country. The province is expected to house thousands of megawatts of renewable energy projects in the foreseeable future, which will attract sizable […]
South Africa’s accelerated energy transition and its push for sector industrialisation, will be led by increased local manufacturing, with a projected target of well over 55% for government procurement by the end of this decade. To achieve this, government’s support through policy, smooth procurement and investment will be the key enabler. Noting this, the Industrial […]
Cape Town, South Africa. An optimistic wind power procurement environment that is underpinned by three government bid windows for renewable energy in close succession, as well as the imminent release of the 513MW energy storage Request for Proposals (RFP’s) will require Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) to prepare to meet burgeoning market needs. Added to this […]
On Thursday 9th of June, the Swedish Nysäter project including windfarms Hästkullen and Björnlandshöjden was inaugurated in Viksjö, Västernorrland county three years after the construction started in 2019. The 114 Nordex Group wind turbines at Nysäter are expected to deliver annually 1,7 TeraWatt hours which is equivalent to the electricity consumption of 320 000 Swedish households. […]
Nordex Group’s Sales Managers in the Nordic region are still going strong in the second quarter of the year and have already signed contracts in Finland and Sweden amounting to over 160 MW. Especially the Finnish market have an optimistic outlook for 2022 with 343 MW sold in the first quarter and now additionally 100+ […]
Cape Town, South Africa. Nordex Energy South Africa’s (NESA) core local construction operations team headed to Spain last week, to commence training at Nordex’s Tajonar and Barasoain facilities close to Pamplona. Comprising site managers, specialist technicians and other key skills, the cohort of ten is being trained on Nordex’s updated wind turbine technology, in preparation […]
We are so proud to have been able to join the launch celebrations at the 147MW Roggeveld Wind Farm in the Western Cape along with government dignitaries and the wind farm team. Comprising 47 Nordex WTGs, the wind farm created 858 jobs during construction, with 379 jobs being taken up by young people. For the […]
From the start in 2019, the great effort by the team at Nysäter has gotten 114 turbines of the Delta generation erected at Hästkullen and Björnlandshöjden. The commissioning and testing of the last turbines of phase 2, Björnlandshöjden, is now nearly finished. In this extraordinary turnkey project, the biggest one in the Nordics of […]
Chris Leach is a Sales Manager in the Nordics and has been working at Nordex Group for just over six years. He is based in Uppsala but is originally from a small island in the UK called the Isle of Wight. He moved to Sweden about ten years ago when he was in his early […]
From 22 to 24 February 2022, Nordex Turkey in collaboration with Enerjisa Üretim, Turkey’s leading electricity generation utility and joint venture of Sabancı Holding of Turkey and E.on of Germany, organized a technical training program for 21 female employees from different departments of Enerjisa Üretim. After two days of technical and theoretical training at the […]
Cape Town, South Africa, February 2022. Much of the anticipated R40bn of investment each year, that is expected to flow in from the wind power industry for the next 10 years, will come from the economic benefits of stimulating the local value chain. Supporting this, for the first time, the latest Renewable Energy Independent Power […]
Nordex Group has announced two new orders for the Nordic region. The orders are the 72 MW Tolpanvaara and the 380 MW Pjelax-Böle-Kristinestad Norr wind farms, both located in the Ostrobothnia region in Finland. Nordex received the Tolpanvaara order from the renewable energy company Enefit Green AS to supply, install and commission 13 N163/5.X wind […]
The Nordex Group’s subsidiary Nordex Enerji A.S. Turkey Turkey organized a technical training programme for women engineer candidates who study engineering at the universities in Turkey. The program was organized together with the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TWEA), and held on 21-23 December 2021 in the Nordex Academy Turkey’s İzmir premises, with the participation of […]
On behalf of Nordex Group in the Nordic region, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year! Nordex Nordic Region continues last year’s Christmas charity initiative by donating money to organizations that in our opinion can make a difference. This year we have decided to support the following organizations: Barncancerfonden (child […]
As the holiday season is approaching, we would like to take this opportunity to thank our #TeamNordex: Your continued commitment driving forward a greener future and hard work each and every day is what ensures the Nordex Group’s future success. Also, a warm thank you to our customers, business partners and suppliers for your support […]
The first kWh was produced the 26th of October at the Åndberg wind farm located in Härjedalen municipality, Jämtland County. Since then 23 of the turbines has been energised and produced their first kWh. Thanks to the highly skilled teams, we have been able to install the turbines on time – even in harsh winter […]
Cape Town, South Africa, December 2021. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), such as Nordex Energy South Africa (NESA), will play a key role in stimulating local jobs and skills. The company sees the latest Bid Window (BW5), as an important link in driving the local value chain, which will directly stimulate the domestic job market. “The […]
Jonas Adamsson works as an HSE Officer for the Nordic region at Nordex Group. Jonas explains HSE as a service and expert function regarding health, safety, work environment and quality. Jonas is based in Sweden and with around 10 years of experience in the company within different fields, he has a broad repertoire and an […]
Business in Turkey continues to be successful for the Nordex Group. On 1 October 2021, the Turkish Wind Energy Association announced their half year statistics 2021. According to this report, Nordex Turkey maintained its market leadership with a 28.55% market share of 3,022MW installed capacity. In August 2021, Nordex Turkey installed its 1,000th turbine in […]
After the site of the incident in Haltern AV9 wind park in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has been thoroughly secured, an interdisciplinary group of experts have now taken the next step into the root-cause analysis on site. On 29 September 2021, a N149/4.0-4.5 turbine almost completely collapsed in the 9MW wind park. The turbine was installed […]
The installation of the Øyfjellet is progressing fast forward with around 75% of the turbine installation works completed. The wind farm will consist of 72 N149/5.X TS105. Nordex Group is pleased to announce that the 26th of August the first kWH was produced at the wind farm.
All 73 turbines in phase 1, Hästkullen, at the Nysäter Wind Farm have completed installation. This important milestone was achieved on 24th July and whilst the commissioning and testing works continue at Hästkullen ahead of final completion, the cranes and heavy machinery have moved on to phase 2 of this great project, Björnlandshöjden, where the […]
Nordex Turkey, together with its employees and management, came together with the senior executives of its investor Erciyes Anadolu Holding Energy Group, for Nordex Turkey’s 1000th Turbine Installation Event, on 19 August 2021, at the Ömerli Wind Park project site in Silivri, Istanbul. Nordex Turkey commenced its operations in 2008 in Turkey, and operating from […]
Wind Turbine Technology Training for Vocational High School Students was held at Nordex Turkey Izmir Service and Technical Training Center. Wind Turbine Technology training was held in Nordex Turkey Izmir Service and Technical Training Center by Nordex Turkey within the framework of cooperation of Izmir Development Agency and the Izmir Provincial Directorate of National Education […]
The last turbine at wind farm Målajord, located 22 km northeast of the municipality Växjö in Kronoberg County, has been erected during the week 24 and the first kWh has been produced to the grid last week. The project consists of three N149/4.8 turbines with 135-meter towers and has a total output of 14 MW. The components have been transported from the port in Oskarshamn. In collaboration with the municipality of Växjö, a bridge was temporarily removed to enable the […]
Enrico Fischer works at Nordex as a Field & Technology Support Manager for the Nordics, United Kingdom and Ireland. In his role Enrico and his teams are responsible for delivering technical support to the field organization in order to increase turbine availability. Enrico is based in Uppsala office in Sweden but originally comes from Germany. […]
On the 22nd of May, Nordex Group’s Project Management team reached a major milestone on one of the company’s biggest projects in the Nordic region, when the first wind turbine was installed on Øyfjellet wind farm in Norway. This success is thanks to a committed local team who has been working hard despite difficult site […]
The Nordic Project Management team has successfully completed the Finnish project Oltava after achieving the customer handover in late April. Oltava wind farm is located in Pyhäjoki, approximately 100 kilometers southwest from the city of Oulu, and has been developed by Taaleri Energia. The funds managed by the developer Taaleri Energia contracted Nordex Group to install 19 N149 turbines, supplied in […]
In the last couple of weeks the Nordex Group has announced orders for Delta4000 turbines in Finland. The orders are for the 97 MW Nuolivaara, 28.5 MW Takanebacken and 39.9 MW Torvenkylä wind farms. Nuolivaara wind farm will be built in Northern Finland, approximately 25 kilometres from Kemijärvi municipality. Nordex will supply 17 N163/5.X turbines for the project developer wpd. Due to the harsh winter conditions in Finnish Lapland, the turbines will […]
Conceptual travel has been the dedicated travel agency for Nordex South Africa since 2012. We have grown from 1 person to having 3 staff with offices located in Westlake, Cape Town. Nordex has been instrumental in the growth and development of Conceptual travel through the supplier enterprise development programme since 2014. Through this programme we […]
From the bottom of our hearts. Thank you so much for your generous contribution to our organization. Your enterprise development program has enabled us to meet some of our objectives as a start-up company your contribution has played a vital role at the right time because by the time we receive your grant at we […]
Nordex Group’s local project management team is working hard to get new wind farms up and running in the Nordic region. Last week, a milestone was reached at the Ljungbyholm construction site where the first kilowatt hour on each turbine was produced. The erection works of the turbines were successfully completed in the end of February. Ljungbyholm wind farm is located […]
Nordex Group has reached another great growth milestone in the Nordic region this month, hiring its 200th employee. The steady growth of operations has been accomplished over the last fifteen years, starting with the incorporation of Nordex Sverige AB in 2006. Nordex Finland Oy is the region’s largest organization, established as a branch organization in […]
March 2021 marks the start of Nordex Group’s largest project in Norway. Nordex will supply, deliver, install and maintain 72 N149/5.X turbines for the Øyfjellet wind farm. The first vessels carrying components have arrived in the port of Mosjøen and the project management team is currently working on coordinating the transportation of the components to […]
Sanna Rissanen works as a Service Technician and is based in Sodankylä, Finland where the northernmost Nordex Service point is located. Sanna grew up in the same town but moved to Rovaniemi to study and later work as an electrician. During a visit to her childhood home in 2015, an unusual job ad written in English drew her attention in the […]
The Nordex Group is preparing for yet another new wind farm in Norway. The site will be built on the island of Lutelandet in the southwestern municipality of Fjaler, Norway. Nordex will supply the project with nine N149/5.X turbines with their 5MW+ rated power. After the completion of installations at the wind farm, Lutelandet will generate 150 GWh clean energy annually. The project was developed by Vestavind Kraft and is owned by Lutelandet Energipark AS, a daughter company of the Norwegian […]
The Nordex Group has received two orders for N163/5.X turbines of the Delta4000 series in the Nordic region. The wind farm Karhunnevankangas will be built in the municipality of Pyhäjoki, located in the north of Ostrobothnia in Finland. The customer wpd has ordered 33 turbines, supplied in a project-specific operating mode of 5.7 MW and […]
On behalf of Nordex Group in the Nordic region we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year. Back to: The Nordex Group in Sweden, Norway & Finland
The first 24 of the Nordex Group’s Delta4000 N149/4.0-4.5 turbines have now been erected at the Nysäter wind farm and the first kWh of electricity are being exported to the power grid. This is an important milestone in the installation of the planned 114 turbines at the site, located near Viksjö in Västernorrland County, Sweden. […]
In this interview with Alper Kayhan, the Lead Sales Engineer in the Nordic region, we look into Nordex Group’s Advanced Anti-icing System. The interview is investigating what the Advanced Anti-icing System is, how it works, in what conditions we use it and how it differs from other anti-icing systems in the countries of the Nordic […]
We are happy to start a new series of articles introducing our passionate professionals working in the Nordics. The first one to introduce herself is Sophia Palm who works as a Project Manager in the Finnish Nordex Project Management team. As a Project Manager Sophia directs the construction process of the new wind farms in […]
In March 2020, Nordex Group announced a large 400 MW order for the Øyfjellet windpark in Norway. In preparation for the new site, we welcome newcomers to the organization. The windpark is a significant project for Nordex not only because of its vast size of 72 turbines, but also because of the long service contract […]
In mid-October, Nordex Group Finland employees all around the country participated in Wellness day, which is an annual event and an essential part of the employee wellbeing program. Since March, the office workers have been following the national remote working recommendation given by the Finnish government and have spent hardly any time under the same […]
As in 2019, last week the Nordex Group’s Turkish subsidiary, together with the TWRE (Turkish Women in Renewables and Energy), organized a second technical workshop for young women. This training was carried out under the coordination of the Nordex Training Coordinator, Melike Sezginer, and İzmir Office Manager, Gülçe Çalışkan, and with additional contributions from Selim […]
The last of four turbines at project site Hirvineva was installed by the end of this summer. The Hirvineva wind farm contains four N149/4.8 turbines on 155-meter towers. Including blades that means the total tip height of the Hirvineva wind turbines extends up to 230 meters. The installation has gone smoothly and according to schedule […]
September marks the ninth anniversary of the Nordex Group’s entry into the Finnish market. In 2011, the Group decided to serve this attractive Nordic market directly with the opening of a branch office in Helsinki. With a recent order for 40 MW of N163/5.X turbines – the latest model of the Delta4000 series – this […]
On 28 August 2020, the Nordex Group installed the first of 114 turbines for the Nysäter project in Sweden after completion of the necessary infrastructure work. At the end of 2018, the Group received a contract for the turnkey construction of 104 N149/4.0-4.5 turbines and 10 N131/3900 turbines from RWE Renewables, consisting of two separate […]
The project developer VSB has commissioned the Nordex Group to equip its first Finnish wind farm with the manufacturer’s latest 5 MW turbine technology for light-wind sites. From spring 2022, the Nordex Group will install seven N163/5.X turbines on the west coast of Finland, near the town of Kalajoki. Back to: The Nordex Group […]