October 2008
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April 2008
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January 2008
Brazil
Team
The Brazilian Team won a new colaborator; Gerson Cardoso, 24 years, born in Salvador - BA. Graduated in Law from the Faculty Ruy Barbosa, his mains activities in the company include legal support for the land lease agreements , legalization of the properties, formalization of contracts, among other tasks.
Wind Measurements
Three additional 80m wind measurements have been installed in March and April on the projects “Engenho”, “Ventania" in Ceara, “Ventos do Campo Vasto”, in Alagoas.
The SODAR equipment, last technology for measuring wind, already arrived in Salvador – BA. It’ll begin to operate in Brazilian Projects in May 2009.
Maria Veronica Iuorno works with the Argentinean team since the beginning of march. She supports the team as a trainee in any scopes of project development.
Peru
Team
New team member Rodil Roberto Urriola Panta, based in Piura, will support the Peruvian team in project development of the coastal zones in the north of Peru. He has graduated in 2007 at University of Piura’s mechanical-electrical engineering faculty.
Wind Measurements
The first SoWiTec met mast has been set up in Ancash.
Mexico
The first measuring mast hast been installed in the state of San Luis Potosi.
The Italian firm ENEL G.P., through its Chilean subsidiary ENEL Latin America Limited, signed an agreement with the Chilean subsidiary SoWiTec Renewable Energy to construct several wind farms for a total capacity of 850 MW.
This agreement enables ENEL to have exclusive access to projects that SoWiTec is currently developing, while allowing the Italian firm to acquire them, once they obtain the permits from the Chilean authorities.
Brazil
SoWiTec do Brasil has started the process of pre-environmental-licensing (Licença Prévia Ambiental) for the following projects in the state of Bahia: Curva dos Ventos, Cristal, Ouroventos, Magnesita and Sobradinho.
Environmental Engineer RENE SALIDAS GONZALEZ is our new project manager in Chile. He will support the team in wind park development and contribute his experience in work security.
Germany
Our team in Germany has grown again: five trainees/ graduands joined SoWiTec in February and beginning of March:
The technical management department also got two new team members: graduand DANIEL KÖCK is responsible for the optimization of the inspection of wind turbines and MAX PETERS as a trainee is mainly working on daily tasks.
Mexico
Please welcome our new team member in Mexico: Alberto Lael Ramírez who is a graduated mechanical and electrical engineer, joined the team and will support SoWiTec de Mexico in the development of projects.
Brazil
The successful partnership between ENEL and SoWiTec do Brasil has been concluded in early November: Eight SPE's - Societies of Specific Purposes - were created as projec operating companies.
The eight projects are already under development and planned to start operating in early 2013.
Environmental Engineer RENE SALIDAS GONZALEZ is our new project manager in Chile. He will support the team in wind park development and contribute his experience in work security.
Germany
MATT SIMMONS is SoWiTec’s grid specialist supporting Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay in any technical matters concerning power supply lines, cables etc.
BJÖRN LANG is a trainee working with the development team on Micrositing and ArcGIS.
Mexico
ARTURO BETETA DEL RIO and GUILLERO GONZÁLES OROZCO will support the SoWiTec de Mexico team as project managers while JORGE LANZ DE OBESCO started working as a trainee. See Arturo on the following picture and check the website to “meet” Guillero and Jorge soon.
Download newslertter October 2008
Peru
The Peruvian team moved into a new office, that is located in Av. Aramburú 856, Oficina 402 - Surquillo – Lima.
Argentina
Two new members joined the Argentinean team in October and will support project development activities in Buenos Aires region.
Electrical engineer Gustavo Javier Garcia has experience in Technical Support and Software Administration while EUGENIO LUCIO GUREA will contribute his work experience as industrial engineer.
Germany
Christian Ziegler started to work on his diploma thesis dealing with (gist translation): “Implementation and optimization of a wind turbine components management”.
Download newslertter September 2008
SoWitec is growing fast. 12 new colleagues joined us in September: LUIS ESCOBEDO, ABRAHAM CARREOLA COLORADO, ZAIDA LAMADRID CRUZ and RAFAEL LÓPEZ MOTA in Mexico DENISE MATOS and LUIZA FONTES in Brasil CARMEN TAVERA GONZALES in Peru GÜNTER VAHLKAMPF, BENJAMIN BOY, CARLOS LI VARGAS MACHUCA, BASTIAN STEEB and LYNN WIMMER in Germany.
Brazil
The new Brazilean office is located in
Av. Oceânica, 683 Center,
Salas 02 e 12, Barra
Salvador – Bahia – Brazil.
Cep: 40.140-130
Download newslertter August 2008
Brazil
As per 01.08., we have new colleague with SoWiTec do Brasil Tiago Messias. He will start with project development in Bahia. Denise Matos started on 01.08 with SoWiTec do Brasil as our new Administration and Finance officer. Luiza Fonte will support the team in the role of the administrative assistant.
Victor Manuel Nava Méndez supports Alex in Mexico as project manager.
- SoWiTec has received the grant from the Ministry of Energy and Mines to evaluate the possibility of increasing electricity generation in the districts of Piura and Moquegua. Such permission will last a period of 24 months.
- Carlos German Zarate and Gustavo Mory Huarcaya started as project managers with the SoWiTec Peru team in Lima.
Claudio Arias and Marisol Macaya are our new team members in Chile.
DANIEL VOTTELER and MICHEL KÖHLER started to work in Sonnenbühl. Both are working on their diploma thesis while Daniel is responsible for process analysis and Michel is dealing with SoWiTec’s entrance into the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) market.
- The
SoWiTec Uruguay team has moved to a
new office in Montevidea (Yaguarón 1407, Of. 805), the old
office will persist
until end of 2008.
SOWITEC AND ENEL SIGN JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR EIGHT WIND POWER PROJECTS IN BRAZIL WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 1000 MW
Chile
Welcome to our new team member Mauricio Garcia Parada who will support the Chilean team as project developer.
Uruguay
- Two
more wind measurement equipments
have been istalled: in Cuchilla de Peralta – North of Uruguay
and in Tupamabé –
NE of Uruguay.
- Among
SowiTec, 15 other companies have
submitted 22 energy projects to the UTE tender that has been closed on
the 22th
of July.
Brazil
Met masts have been installed in Mossoró and Macau.
Mexico
The new SoWiTec Mexico office is located in: Insurgentes sur #1758 Desp-301 col. Florida Del.Álvaro Obregón. México D.F. C.P. 01030
The July teammeeting in Sonnenbuehl has been a great success!!
Argentina
- MARIANELA FUERTES supports the Argentinean team since the beginning of may and is responsible for administration and project documentation. She works with the Bahia Blanca team in their new office: Av. Cerri 757, 1er Piso, Of 3, Bahia Blanca, Argentina
- Las Heras I Project: Measurement tower in Saraí was installed (the first SoWiTower in Patagonia).
Peru
- New team member JEANETH BELTRAN, based in Arequipa, supports Eduardo Gercia in project development, documentation and administration.
Argentina
- The Argentinean Patagonia team installed their first measurements equipment in a telecomunications tower. The project is in Santa Cruz province, near Las Heras city.
- New team member: SUSANA SANDES will be responsible for environmental licensing.
- New team members: PAULA TASSARA and PABLO DEL CANTO will support the SoWiTec de Chile team as Project Managers.
- The SoWiTec de Chile team is has moved into a new office in Viña del Mar (same building): Mantaña 853, Office 509.
- New team members MARC MAUSER and CLEMENS PECH started work on 1st of April. Clemenst will be the new Technical Manager and Marc will be responsible for SoWiTec international activities in Argentina and Uruguay.
- Florian will work full time for SoWiTec development GmbH & Co. KG
- SoWiTec Uruguay SA participated in Americas INNOVATION Forum (March 30 - April 1 2008 in Punta del Este, Uruguay) the follow up event of the Americas Competitiveness Forum 2007. Exchange of knowledge and promotion of development through innovation have been discussed during the forum.
Germany
- Construction of wind farm Meineweh IV is completed. The turbines Vestas V-90 and Enercon E-53 started to produce electricity in week 11.
Uruguay
- Attached pictures correspond to TEEP (Training and Exchange Program) in Uruguay where the Uruguay team received Eduardo Garcia, director of SoWiTec Peru and the new colleague Alejandro Robles Hue from Mexico. The activity took place from 28. February till 1. March.
Chile
- New team member: Environmental Managing
Engineer SUSANA GIADROSIC will support Karina and Konstantin
in
the SoWiTec de Chile team as Project Manager. She will deal with
environmental authorities
- Team Chile has successfully participated in the Basic Training in Montevideo, Uruguay. "Three day training program proves successful providing solid bese for exchange of experience, efficient learning and indicating synergies among SoWiTec teams across South America."
- 2 new team members join the SoWiTec do Brasil team: MARCIO DOUGLAS and PEDRO NERY LEONI will work as Project Managers. Welcome
