GE Vernova is about to upgrade 1.1 GW of US wind turbines
GE Vernova has landed orders to repower 1.1 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind turbines across the US.
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Ming Yang claims world’s first 100% recyclable carbon fiber wind turbine blade
Ming Yang Smart Energy says it has rolled out what it’s calling the “world’s first fully recyclable carbon fiber wind turbine blade” — and it’s a big one.
Expand Expanding CloseChina installs the world’s most powerful wind turbine
China’s Dongfang Electric has installed a 26-megawatt offshore wind turbine, snatching the title of world’s most powerful from Siemens Gamesa’s 21.5 turbine in Denmark.
Expand Expanding CloseBill Gates-backed rectangular turbine pilot could upend wind power
Airloom Energy just broke ground on a rectangular wind turbine pilot site near Rock River, Wyoming, and it has the potential to change how wind power gets built in the US.
Expand Expanding Close100+ US-made wind turbines are headed to 2 RWE Texas projects
GE Vernova is going to supply more than 100 US-made wind turbines to renewables developer RWE for 308 megawatts (MW) of wind projects in west Texas.
Expand Expanding CloseNew DOE report finds 90% of wind turbine materials are recyclable
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released an encouraging new report revealing that 90% of wind turbine materials are already recyclable using existing infrastructure, but tackling the remaining 10% needs innovation.
That’s why the Biden administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has allocated over $20 million to develop technologies that address these challenges.
Expand Expanding CloseWhy repowering wind farms is wind power’s next big thing
Renewables developer Exus Renewables North America is giving a $200 million upgrade to Somerset County, Pennsylvania’s 139 megawatt (MW) Twin Ridges Wind Farm – here’s why repowering projects like this are the future of the wind industry.
Expand Expanding CloseA wind farm in Texas will help power Rivian’s Adventure Network
Rivian will power its DC fast-charging network with renewable energy company RWE’s Champion Wind farm in Texas.
Expand Expanding CloseChina debuts a record-smashing 26 MW offshore wind turbine
China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation has rolled out a 26-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine, the world’s largest in both capacity and size.
Expand Expanding CloseGlobal wind turbine order intake reached new highs in H1 2024
Global wind turbine order intake reached new highs in H1 2024, with 91.2 gigawatts (GW) of activity, a 23% increase year-over-year, thanks to the Asia-Pacific region.
Expand Expanding CloseNordex debuts a US wind turbine optimized for lower wind speeds
German wind turbine maker Nordex Group today debuted a 5-megawatt (MW) wind turbine for the US market that “significantly increases yield” in lower wind speeds.
Expand Expanding CloseMaersk’s new offshore wind installation vessel can install turbines 30% faster
Maersk Offshore Wind is building a wind installation vessel concept (Maersk WIV) that can install offshore turbines faster and cheaper.
Expand Expanding CloseIn a first, a German offshore wind farm will use Chinese turbines
A German offshore wind farm in the North Sea will use Chinese-made turbines for the first time (and they’re mighty).
Expand Expanding CloseMississippi’s first utility-scale wind farm is officially online
Mississippi officially launched its first utility-scale wind farm yesterday, and it’s got the tallest onshore wind turbines in the US.
Expand Expanding CloseIn a world first, China installs an 18 MW offshore wind turbine
China has installed an 18-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine – the world’s largest by power rating – in Guangdong province.
Expand Expanding CloseThis startup is about to install bladeless rooftop wind turbines on box buildings
Aeromine Technologies just closed a $9 million funding round, and it’s ready to scale up production of its bladeless rooftop wind turbines.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US’s largest offshore wind farm just got its first monopile
In a major milestone, the 2.6-gigawatt (GW) Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW), which will be the US’s largest offshore wind farm, has installed its first monopile foundation.
Expand Expanding CloseThis German startup is pioneering recyclable wooden wind turbine blades
In a first, German startup Voodin Blade Technology just installed wooden blades on a prototype wind turbine.
Expand Expanding CloseThe size of Washington State’s largest wind farm just got cut by 50%
Washington State’s energy board cut the size of what would have been the state’s largest wind farm in half yesterday – here’s why.
Expand Expanding CloseThis old Texas wind farm now makes more power with fewer turbines
An old wind farm in Texas just got a second life, and its capacity has gone from 160 megawatts (MW) to 182 MW.
Expand Expanding CloseThis ‘spider’ crane enables an offshore wind turbine to virtually build itself
Norway’s WindSpider has designed a lightweight crane system that builds offshore wind turbines virtually on its own once the tower is up.
Expand Expanding CloseFlorida has no wind turbines but it’s going to ban them anyway
Florida legislature is about to ban offshore wind turbines in state waters, which wouldn’t be put there to begin with, to protect the beaches.
Expand Expanding CloseGE scraps plans to make giant 18 MW offshore wind turbines
GE Vernova is abandoning plans to supersize its offshore wind turbines and will instead focus on rolling out smaller “workhorse” turbines.
Expand Expanding CloseChinese wind turbine orders hit a record 100 GW in 2023
Chinese wind turbine orders set a new record in 2023 by reaching 100 gigawatts (GW), according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.
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