This ‘spider’ crane enables an offshore wind turbine to virtually build itself
Electrek
APRIL 2, 2024
Norway’s WindSpider has designed a lightweight crane system that builds offshore wind turbines virtually on its own once the tower is up.
California Energy Commission adopts offshore wind goals: 5GW by 2030, 25 GW by 2045
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 11, 2022
The California Energy Commission (CEC) adopted a report establishing offshore wind goals and moving the state one step closer to development of the clean energy resource off California’s coast. Additional transmission infrastructure will be needed to deliver offshore wind energy from this region to the grid.
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These companies will build a floating wind turbine out of aluminum
Electrek
JANUARY 10, 2023
Aluminum and energy giant Hydro and floating wind specialist World Wide Wind will build an offshore floating wind turbine out of aluminum. The post These companies will build a floating wind turbine out of aluminum appeared first on Electrek.
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RWE and ArcelorMittal intend to build and operate offshore wind farms and hydrogen facilities for low-emissions steelmaking
Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2022
Energy company RWE and steel producer ArcelorMittal have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to develop, build and operate offshore wind farms and hydrogen facilities that will supply the renewable energy and green hydrogen required to produce low-emissions steel in Germany.
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Mercedes-Benz plans wind farm at Papenburg test track to cover more than 15% of Group’s electricity needs in Germany
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Mercedes-Benz plans to build a wind farm at its test track in Papenburg, northern Germany, with an output of more than 100 MW to cover up to more than 15% of the annual electricity demand of Mercedes-Benz Group AG in Germany. We make an active contribution to the energy transition and the expansion of onshore wind power in Germany.
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Iberdrola to invest more than €1.1B to build a green hydrogen and methanol plant in Australia; Bell Bay Powerfuels
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Iberdrola Australia and Australia-based hydrogen developer ABEL Energy will build a green hydrogen and green methanol production plant at Bell Bay in northern Tasmania (Australia). The company has currently installed 1,122 MW of renewables (wind, solar and batteries).
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The world’s single-largest wind farm gets the green light
Electrek
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Danish renewables giant Ørsted just committed to building the world’s single-largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 3. more… The post The world’s single-largest wind farm gets the green light appeared first on Electrek.
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German Agency for Disruptive Innovation supporting development of high-altitude on-shore wind turbines
Green Car Congress
JUNE 24, 2022
Among the projects being funded by the German Agency for Disruptive Innovation ( SPRIND ) is an effort by Horst Bendix to develop a high-altitude, on-shore wind turbine. The higher a wind turbine is installed, the more efficiently it will work, because the wind is much steadier and blows with greater force at altitude.
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A Chinese company is building a colossal 16 MW offshore wind turbine
Electrek
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Zhongshan, China-headquartered MingYang Smart Energy is in the process of building the largest offshore wind turbine yet: the MySE 16.0-242 242 wind turbine. more… The post A Chinese company is building a colossal 16 MW offshore wind turbine appeared first on Electrek. Why do they keep getting bigger?
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A big offshore wind company is building a fish farm inside a turbine’s foundation
Electrek
APRIL 18, 2023
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. more… The post A big offshore wind company is building a fish farm inside a turbine’s foundation appeared first on Electrek.
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MAN supplying mixed medium- and high-speed engines for hybrid foundation/wind turbine installation vessels
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 17, 2022
MAN Energy Solutions has won a fourth order to supply engines to Chinese shipbuilder, COSCO Heavy Industries, in Qidong for the construction of a second F-Class installation vessel used for the installation of offshore wind turbines and foundations. The previous three orders were for engines for two X-class and another F-class vessel.
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A new factory in New Mexico will build $750M of wind turbine towers
Electrek
MARCH 15, 2023
Dallas-based infrastructure manufacturer Arcosa (NYSE: ACA) said today that it’s received $750 million worth of wind turbine tower orders, so it’s building a new factory where it can make them. more… The post A new factory in New Mexico will build $750M of wind turbine towers appeared first on Electrek.
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Coal-dependent Queensland will build Australia’s largest state-owned wind farm
Electrek
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Queensland, which has the highest dependence on coal of any Australian state, has announced that it will spend AU $776 million (US $500 million) to build Australia’s largest publicly owned wind farm. The post Coal-dependent Queensland will build Australia’s largest state-owned wind farm appeared first on Electrek.
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bp and EnBW successful in ScotWind offshore wind bid; potential generating capacity of 2.9GW, up to £10B of investment
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 18, 2022
bp and EnBW have been awarded a lease option off the east coast of Scotland to develop a major offshore wind project to be known as Morven. The E1 lease is in an advantaged area, allowing the partners to develop it as a fixed-bottom offshore wind project with a total generating capacity of around 2.9
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BASF and RWE proposing 2GW offshore wind farm for green electricity and hydrogen for chemical industry
Green Car Congress
MAY 23, 2021
Markus Krebber (RWE), accompanied by Chairman of the Mining, Chemical and Energy Industries Union (IG BCE) Michael Vassiliadis, presented a project idea that envisions a new 2 GW offshore wind farm in the German North Sea to provide the Ludwigshafen chemical site with green electricity and enable CO 2 -free production of hydrogen.
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bp & Ørsted to produce green H2 at Lingen refinery; industrial-scale electrolyzer powered by offshore wind
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
In their proposed Lingen Green Hydrogen project, the two firms intend to build an initial 50 ?megawatt wind farm in the North Sea and the hydrogen produced will be used in the refinery.?. —Martin Neubert, executive vice president and CEO of offshore wind, Ørsted. ??. renewable power, producing zero emissions. west Germany.
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The world’s tallest wooden wind turbine tower is nearly complete
Electrek
JUNE 27, 2023
Swedish startup Modvion is building the world’s tallest wooden wind turbine tower for an energy company in Sweden. more… The post The world’s tallest wooden wind turbine tower is nearly complete appeared first on Electrek.
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EGEB: Ireland to build the Atlantic’s first floating offshore wind farm
Electrek
APRIL 12, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Ireland’s Moneypoint coal station will become a green energy hub that includes a floating offshore wind farm. more… The post EGEB: Ireland to build the Atlantic’s first floating offshore wind farm appeared first on Electrek.
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A Swedish firm is about to build the world’s largest single offshore wind farm
Electrek
JUNE 29, 2022
Stockholm-based wind farm and solar developer OX2 has applied for a permit to build a massive 5.5 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. If approved, it will be the largest single offshore wind farm in the world.
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Norway just signed a contract for its first commercial offshore wind farm
Baua Electric
APRIL 19, 2024
Norway has signed a contract with Ventyr Energi to develop Sørlige Nordsjø 2, its first commercial offshore wind farm. Norway’s energy minister, Terje Aasland, and wind consortium Ventyr Energi representatives signed the contract. Norway’s aim is to achieve 30 GW of offshore wind power by 2040. It offered a capacity of 1.5
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The world’s largest EV battery maker will build its own $1.83B offshore wind farm
Baua Electric
JANUARY 31, 2024
Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s largest EV battery maker, is going to build its own $1.83 billion offshore wind farm. The Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission approved the construction of the 800-megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm on Monday, along with related battery storage projects.
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Norway goes big with its first offshore wind tenders
Electrek
MARCH 29, 2023
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. more… The post Norway goes big with its first offshore wind tenders appeared first on Electrek.
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Statoil to build the world’s first floating wind farm: Hywind Scotland
Green Car Congress
JUNE 1, 2017
Statoil has made the final investment decision to build the world’s first floating wind farm: The Hywind pilot park offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The wind farm will power around 20,000 households. Statoil is proud to develop the world’s first floating wind farm. Production start is expected in late 2017.
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A Chinese company is building a colossal 16 MW offshore wind turbine [Update]
Electrek
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Zhongshan, China-headquartered MingYang Smart Energy is in the process of building the largest offshore wind turbine yet: the MySE 16.0-242 242 wind turbine. more… The post A Chinese company is building a colossal 16 MW offshore wind turbine [Update] appeared first on Electrek.
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Danish offshore wind firms to build world’s first green-fuel service operation vessel
Electrek
APRIL 11, 2022
Danish wind giant Ørsted and Danish offshore wind service and support company ESVAGT announced on Friday that they will invest in the world’s first service operation vessel (SOV) that can operate on green fuels. The post Danish offshore wind firms to build world’s first green-fuel service operation vessel appeared first on Electrek.
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PPPL researchers find way to build high-temperature superconducting magnets for fusion devices
Green Car Congress
JULY 26, 2022
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have found a way to build high-temperature superconducting magnets made of material that conducts electricity with little or no resistance at temperatures warmer than before. Instead, you’re directly winding the conductor into the coil form.
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Mercedes-Benz to build 100MW wind farm and install solar power
The Driven EV News
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Mercedes-Benz to build a 100MW wind farm at its test track in the German state of Lower Saxony that would cover over 15% of its annual electricity demand in Germany. The post Mercedes-Benz to build 100MW wind farm and install solar power appeared first on The Driven.
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Ørsted acquiring 45% ownership of Liquid Wind FlagshipONE e-methanol project
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 25, 2022
Ørsted and Liquid Wind AB have reached an agreement under which Ørsted will acquire a 45% ownership share of Liquid Wind AB’s FlagshipONE e-methanol project. Liquid Wind AB plans to establish a series of facilities across Sweden to decarbonize the maritime sector, of which FlagshipONE will be the first. Earlier post.).
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Could rooftop wind give rooftop solar a run for its money?
Electrek
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Aeromine Technologies claims that its new rooftop bladeless wind energy unit provides the same amount of power as up to 16 solar panels. Could it become a game changer for generating clean energy on commercial buildings? The post Could rooftop wind give rooftop solar a run for its money? appeared first on Electrek.
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Plug to build large-scale green hydrogen generation plant at port of Antwerp-Bruges
Green Car Congress
JUNE 9, 2022
will build a 35-tons-per-day green hydrogen generation plant at Port of Antwerp-Bruges in the heart of Europe. Plug signed a 30-year concession agreement to build the plant at the Belgian port, the second-largest in Europe. Plug will build in the port’s NextGen District, an area dedicated to companies supporting the circular economy.
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Oil sands company Suncor Energy strengthens its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels, divesting wind and solar
Green Car Congress
APRIL 6, 2022
Suncor also plans to divest its wind and solar assets. In 2002, Suncor partnered with Enbridge to build one of the first renewable. energy projects in Canada and since then, Suncor has developed eight wind power projects in three provinces—Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario. —Mark Little, Suncor president and CEO.
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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea
Cars That Think
AUGUST 19, 2023
Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.
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Cepsa to invest €3B in Andalusia to build the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe; additional €2B for renewable power
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The company will build two plants with a total capacity of 2 GW to produce green hydrogen. To generate the renewable electricity needed to feed production of green hydrogen, Cepsa will develop a 3GW portfolio of wind and solar energy projects with an additional €2-billion investment.
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New York State is getting a big offshore wind factory
Electrek
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Wind turbine giant Siemens Gamesa announced today that it’s going to build a large offshore wind nacelle factory in New York State – giving the fledgling yet mushrooming US offshore wind industry yet another boost. more… The post New York State is getting a big offshore wind factory appeared first on Electrek.
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Shell to start building Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant: Holland Hydrogen I
Green Car Congress
JULY 7, 2022
subsidiaries of Shell plc, have taken the final investment decision to build Holland Hydrogen I, which will be Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant once operational in 2025. The renewable power for the electrolyzer will come from the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (noord), which is partly owned by Shell. Shell Nederland B.V.
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Honda to build wind farm to cover 100% of electricity needs of Brazil plant
Green Car Congress
APRIL 25, 2013
(HAB), the Honda automobile production and sales subsidiary in Brazil, will build a wind farm in the city of Xangri-lá in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil—approximately 1,000 km (621 miles) south of HAB’s automobile production plant in Sumaré, São Paulo. specialized in wind power generation business.
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Biden administration slashes rent by 50% on US public land for wind and solar
Electrek
JUNE 2, 2022
The Biden administration announced this week that it will cut the cost of building wind and solar on US public land by 50%. The post Biden administration slashes rent by 50% on US public land for wind and solar appeared first on Electrek.
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The US is getting its first offshore wind blade factory
Electrek
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Spain-headquartered renewables giant Siemens Gamesa announced today that it will build a new offshore wind turbine blade factory in Virginia. more… The post The US is getting its first offshore wind blade factory appeared first on Electrek. The $200 million factory will be the first of its kind in the US.
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Ørsted and partners secure funding for H2RES project; offshore wind power to produce renewable hydrogen for road transport
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 23, 2019
The partners will build a 2MW electrolysis plant with appurtenant hydrogen storage. The plant will use electricity from offshore wind turbines to produce renewable hydrogen for buses, trucks and potentially taxis. million (US$5 million) for the H2RES project from EUDP’s second 2019 call for applications.
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The US gets a game-changing offshore wind farm installation vessel
Electrek
JUNE 1, 2021
Richmond, Virginia-headquartered Dominion Energy is building the Charybdis , the first Jones Act-qualified offshore wind turbine installation vessel in the US. more… The post The US gets a game-changing offshore wind farm installation vessel appeared first on Electrek.
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TECO 2030 aims to build hydrogen fuel cell gigafactory in Norway
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Our ambition is to build an advanced innovation center combined with a giga factory, meaning that we will produce fuel cells with a capacity of 1200 megawatts, or 1.2 gigawatt, per year. This corresponds to several hundred million euros in annual turnover. It is compact and suitable for retrofits as well as newbuilds.
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Belgian, Italian firms land $1.1B contract for the largest US offshore wind farm
Electrek
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
billion contract by Dominion Energy Virginia to help build what will be the largest offshore wind farm in the US, the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. contract for the largest US offshore wind farm appeared first on Electrek. more… The post Belgian, Italian firms land $1.1B
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Northvolt to build third gigafactory in Germany
Green Car Congress
MARCH 16, 2022
The region hosts the cleanest energy grid in Germany, one which is characterized by a surplus of electricity generated by onshore and offshore wind power and reinforced by clean energy provided through grid interconnections to Denmark and Norway. It matters how we produce a battery cell.
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