This is what the US clean energy manufacturing boom looks like IRL
Check out this cool new interactive map that shows where and how clean energy manufacturing is mushrooming across the US.
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The world’s largest offshore wind farm is getting its first turbines
The UK’s Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, now has its first 13 megawatt (MW) turbines in place.
Expand Expanding CloseA 14.3 MW offshore wind turbine was installed in just 30 hours
Chinese wind giant Goldwind announced on social media today that it installed its 14.3 megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine in “just 30 working hours.”
Expand Expanding CloseGlobal wind turbine orders hit a new high at 69.5 GW in the first half of 2023
Global wind turbine order intake reached new highs in the first half of 2023 with 69.5 gigawatts (GW) of activity, a 12% increase year-over-year, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.
Expand Expanding CloseDespite headwinds, offshore wind will see ‘massive’ growth to 2032 – report
In a sign of things to come, the global offshore wind industry brought 8.8 GW of clean energy online in 2022, its second-best year ever, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s largest floating offshore wind farm is officially online
Hywind Tampen, the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, was inaugurated today by global power giant Equinor and its partners.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US approves Revolution Wind, its fourth major offshore wind farm
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) today announced its approval of Rhode Island and Connecticut’s Revolution Wind offshore wind farm.
Expand Expanding CloseTurbine blades for the first US utility-scale offshore wind farm have arrived
Wind turbine blades and nacelles have arrived for South Fork Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in US federal waters.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s most powerful wind turbine has set a world record
The world’s most powerful wind turbine has broken a world record for the most power produced by a single turbine over a 24-hour period.
Expand Expanding CloseIn a major US milestone, Vineyard Wind 1’s first turbines are about to be installed
In a major milestone for the US offshore wind industry, wind turbine installation at Vineyard Wind 1, the US’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, is expected to start next week.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US announces 4-8 GW of new offshore wind areas in the Atlantic
The US government today designated three new offshore wind areas in the Central Atlantic that could potentially host 4 to 8 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy production.
Expand Expanding CloseThe first US utility-scale offshore wind farm just got the first US-built offshore substation
The first US-built offshore substation is now standing at New York’s South Fork Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in US federal waters.
Expand Expanding CloseIn an industry first, artificial ‘bird nests’ have been built near an offshore wind farm
Danish wind giant Ørsted has completed three huge artificial nests designed to house a vulnerable seabird species near the UK’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm.
Expand Expanding CloseThe first-ever Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale is a go
The US Department of the Interior announced today that it will hold the first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico.
Expand Expanding CloseA massive 16 MW offshore wind turbine is now online in China
Mingyang Smart Energy‘s MySE 16-260, the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, is now operating at full capacity – and it just withstood Typhoon Talim.
Expand Expanding CloseIn a US first, fossil fuel power plant workers will be retrained for offshore wind
Labor union members at New York’s Ravenswood Generating Station will become the US’s first fossil fuel power plant workers to transition to operating offshore wind equipment.
Expand Expanding CloseNew Jersey’s first offshore wind farm hits a milestone – and one county is fighting all of it
The first monopile for Ocean Wind 1, New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm, has been built at a New Jersey manufacturing facility – and Cape May County isn’t happy about any of it.
Expand Expanding CloseThis vertical-axis floating wind turbine maker just got its first commercial order
Swedish wind turbine maker SeaTwirl announced today that it’s gotten its first commercial order for its vertical-axis floating wind turbine.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s first offshore wind–green hydrogen pilot just triumphed
The world’s first offshore wind–green hydrogen pilot has just produced its first green hydrogen off the coast of France.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s largest wind turbine is now installed in China [update]
A 16-megawatt (MW) wind turbine – the world’s largest – is now in place off the southeastern coast of China.
Expand Expanding CloseSiemens Gamesa is having big wind turbine problems – why this is really bad
Siemens Gamesa reviewed its wind turbine fleet’s failure rates and discovered that it has much bigger problems than it thought – and that they could take years to fix.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US’s first commercial offshore wind farm just got its first foundation
South Fork Wind, New York State’s first offshore wind farm, has achieved its “steel in the water” milestone with the installation of the project’s first monopile foundation.
Expand Expanding CloseGlobal installed wind power capacity just reached 1 TW
After a 40-year effort, global installed wind power capacity reached 1 terawatt (TW) this month – but 2 TW will likely be achieved in less than seven years.
Expand Expanding CloseDenmark’s largest offshore wind farm will feature recyclable wind turbine blades
Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date will feature recyclable wind turbine blades made by Siemens Gamesa.
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