The world’s largest wind farm is on the homestretch [update]
Installation of the final wind turbines at the Netherlands’ Hollandse Kust Zuid 1.5 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm is now complete.
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Orsted has pledged to recycle 100% of its US solar panels
The Danish renewables giant is partnering with Texas-based SOLARCYCLE to recycle all of Ørsted‘s end-of-life US solar panels.
Expand Expanding CloseVineyard Wind 1’s first turbine blades arrive in the US
The first turbine blades for Vineyard Wind 1, the US’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, have arrived at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal in Massachusetts.
Expand Expanding CloseThese two giant heat pumps will warm 25,000 households
German engine maker MAN Energy Solutions‘ industrial-sized heat pumps will produce 350,000 MWh of heat per year and warm 25,000 Danish households using offshore wind power and seawater.
Expand Expanding CloseIn a first, a cargo ship strikes an offshore wind turbine [update]
A cargo ship struck an offshore wind turbine at the 330-megawatt (MW) Gode Wind 1 wind farm in the German North Sea – now we know why.
Expand Expanding CloseThe first US-built offshore wind substation is sailing to New York
The first US-built offshore wind substation is complete and headed to South Fork Wind – a major milestone for the US offshore wind industry.
Expand Expanding CloseThis US offshore wind farm is piloting a bubble curtain – what it is and why it’s cool
Vineyard Wind in Massachusetts is going to pilot a secondary bubble curtain – here’s what that is and why it’s great for the undersea environment.
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You can’t have offshore wind power without export cables, and cable maker Nexans just landed a €1.7 billion contract to deliver 2,160 km (1,342 miles) of subsea and land cables.
Expand Expanding CloseThis floating offshore wind platform could be a game changer
Developer Gazelle Wind Power just publicly explained, for the first time, how its newest floating offshore wind platform works – here’s why it’s a unique solution.
Expand Expanding CloseSiemens Gamesa debuts a wind turbine tower made of sustainable steel
Renewable energy giant Siemens Gamesa today announced the launch of GreenerTower, a sustainable steel tower that reduces a wind turbine’s carbon footprint by 20%.
Expand Expanding CloseA big offshore wind company is building a fish farm inside a turbine’s foundation
Mingyang Smart Energy, China’s largest private wind turbine maker, is making an offshore wind turbine foundation that features a net cage for fish farming.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US has seen 5 years’ worth of clean energy investments in just 9 months – here are the highlights
The US utility-scale clean energy sector has announced more than $150 billion in capital investment since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law last August – the American Clean Power Association breaks it down in a new report.
Expand Expanding CloseThis super-hybrid offshore wind farm just got its first turbine
The first turbine has been installed at the Hollandse Kust Noord super-hybrid offshore wind farm – which will also feature floating solar, battery storage, and green hydrogen production.
Expand Expanding CloseGlobal wind energy will exceed 1 TW by the end of 2023
Global wind energy will pass the 1-terawatt (TW) threshold for installed capacity by the end of 2023, according to the newest market outlook from Wood Mackenzie.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US’ first commercial offshore wind farm kicks off turbine construction
The US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has okayed the construction of turbines at the US’ first commercial offshore wind farm.
Expand Expanding CloseThis pioneering floating offshore wind platform will be piloted in Portugal
Dublin-based floating offshore wind platform developer Gazelle Wind Power is teaming up with Portuguese renewable energy developer WAM Horizon to pilot its platform in Portugal – a country aiming to achieve 10 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030.
Expand Expanding CloseMercedes just made a huge offshore wind power purchase deal – here’s why
Mercedes-Benz just signed a deal for offshore wind power – and it’s one of the auto industry’s largest power purchase agreements for clean energy in Europe.
Expand Expanding CloseNorway goes big with its first offshore wind tenders
Norway has opened its first tenders to build two big offshore wind farms – and one could become the world’s first large-scale floating project.
Expand Expanding CloseSiemens Gamesa’s largest offshore turbine will power the world’s second-largest offshore wind farm
Siemens Gamesa is going to supply its largest, most powerful offshore wind turbine to date to the UK’s East Anglia 3 – the world’s second-largest wind farm.
Expand Expanding CloseA Chinese wind turbine maker just debuted Asia’s first recyclable blade
MingYang Smart Energy has launched a huge turbine blade made of over 95% recyclable materials – the first of its kind in Asia.
Expand Expanding CloseSiemens Gamesa spins up its most powerful offshore wind turbine
Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbine prototype – the company’s largest and most powerful wind turbine to date – has delivered its first power to the grid.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world saw a record 9.6% growth in renewables in 2022
By the end of 2022, global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3,372 gigawatts (GW), growing the stock of renewable power by 295 GW or 9.6%, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
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Wind turbine rotor firm Gulf Wind Technology and Shell New Energies US will together develop hurricane-proof wind turbines unique to the Gulf of Mexico.
Expand Expanding CloseGE is developing a massive 18 MW offshore wind turbine
GE Vernova is developing a 17-18 megawatt (MW) Haliade-X offshore wind turbine, CEO Scott Strazik confirmed during the company’s investor conference late last week.
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