Electrek

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Canvus turns retired wind turbine blades into beautiful park benches, planters, and picnic tables for public spaces across the US. more… The post This Ohio startup turns wind turbine blades into extraordinary park benches appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

SANY Renewable Energy , a wind turbine manufacturer in China, has built the world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade.

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Electrek

MARCH 5, 2024

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.

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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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Electrek

DECEMBER 13, 2023

China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has rolled out the world’s largest offshore wind turbine in capacity and rotor diameter – and it’s seriously robust. more… The post This new ‘world’s largest’ wind turbine makes power in severe typhoons appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

What was once the world’s largest steel mill is about to become Maryland’s first permanent offshore wind turbine factory. more… The post The world’s largest steel mill will get a second life as a wind turbine factory appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine in “just 30 working hours.” MW offshore wind turbine was installed in just 30 hours appeared first on Electrek. Chinese wind giant Goldwind announced on social media today that it installed its 14.3 more… The post A 14.3

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The UK’s Dogger Bank , the world’s largest offshore wind farm, now has its first 13 megawatt (MW) turbines in place. more… The post The world’s largest offshore wind farm is getting its first turbines appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In another US offshore wind milestone, the first five turbines at Vineyard Wind 1 in Massachusetts have powered up.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In a major US milestone, the first turbine was successfully installed at Vineyard Wind 1 , the US’s first commercial offshore wind farm. more… The post The first turbine is up at the US’s first commercial offshore wind farm appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

For the first time, floating offshore wind has been brought online as a new renewable generation technology in Spain. more… The post Spain’s first-ever floating offshore wind turbine just came online appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In just two years, Northern European companies have taken wooden wind turbines from prototype to commercialization. Now Finnish renewable product maker Stora Enso, one of the largest private forest owners in the world, is partnering up with German start-up Voodin Blade Technology to make sustainable wooden wind turbine blades.

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Innovation News Network

MARCH 13, 2024

New technology developed by the University of Birmingham is set to overcome forced oscillations and grid frequency events, which can cause disruption over entire power grids. The post Power grids and wind turbines to be stabilised with new technology appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

more… The post In a first, this electric SOV is charged by offshore wind turbines appeared first on Electrek. A Dutch shipbuilder has officially launched what it says is the world’s first electric service operations vessel (SOV) that can charge offshore.

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Electrek

MARCH 13, 2023

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. more… The post GE is developing a massive 18 MW offshore wind turbine appeared first on Electrek.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

Brazos was initially completed in December 2003 and featured 160 1-MW wind turbines capable of powering around 30,000 homes. Due to an increase in wind turbine size and more advanced technology, that big bump in generation capacity has been achieved with 122 fewer turbines onsite. But… thirty-eight wind turbines x 5 MW = 180 MW.

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Electrek

JANUARY 27, 2023

Swedish wind turbine maker SeaTwirl got the go-ahead to test its 1 megawatt (MW) S2X vertical-axis floating offshore prototype in Norway. more… The post Norway just greenlit this vertical-axis floating wind turbine appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

MARCH 27, 2023

MingYang Smart Energy has launched a huge turbine blade made of over 95% recyclable materials – the first of its kind in Asia. more… The post A Chinese wind turbine maker just debuted Asia’s first recyclable blade appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has big problems, and it’s going to cost the company billions – what’s wrong with its onshore wind turbines? more… The post What’s the problem with Siemens Gamesa’s onshore wind turbines? Update] appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

JULY 5, 2022

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has installed the first wind turbine at Japan’s Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm. megawatt (MW) wind turbines. The post Japan’s first offshore wind farm installs its first turbine appeared first on Electrek. Akita Noshiro will feature 33 V117-4.2

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Electrek

JUNE 23, 2023

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. more… The post Siemens Gamesa is having big wind turbine problems – why this is really bad appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 11, 2023

more… The post The world’s largest wheeled crane installs a wind turbine in China [Video] appeared first on Electrek. The world’s largest wheeled crane has completed its first assignment on a wind farm in Yingkou, Liaoning Province, China.

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Electrek

JANUARY 7, 2023

A Chinese manufacturer is on the brink of launching what will become the largest offshore wind turbine when it’s complete. The post A colossal 18 MW wind turbine is about to debut in China appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

After getting the world’s first offshore wind turbine with recyclable blades up and spinning in August , Siemens Gamesa has just launched its RecyclableBlade for onshore wind power projects. The post Siemens Gamesa launches recyclable onshore wind turbine blades appeared first on Electrek.

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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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Electrek

APRIL 3, 2023

The world’s most powerful wind turbine – the Vestas V236-15.0 more… The post The world’s most powerful wind turbine reaches 15 MW for the first time appeared first on Electrek. MW prototype – just reached its full 15 megawatt (MW) power rating for the very first time.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

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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Electrek

JUNE 7, 2023

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. more… The post Vineyard Wind 1’s first turbine blades arrive in the US appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Ørsted says it’s now the world’s first offshore wind company to use autonomous giant drones to transport cargo to turbines. more… The post In a ‘world first,’ autonomous giant drones are flying cargo to offshore wind turbines appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

JUNE 29, 2023

A 16-megawatt (MW) wind turbine – the world’s largest – is now in place off the southeastern coast of China. more… The post The world’s largest wind turbine is now installed in China [update] appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

AUGUST 2, 2022

Siemens Gamesa’s first recyclable blades are spinning on a wind turbine at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm in Germany. It’s the first commercial installation of recyclable wind turbine technology. The post World’s first wind turbine with recyclable blades is up and spinning appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

APRIL 17, 2023

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. more… The post This super-hybrid offshore wind farm just got its first turbine appeared first on Electrek.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Photo: GE Renewable Energy GE Vernova is abandoning plans to supersize its offshore wind turbines and will instead focus on rolling out smaller “workhorse” turbines. It continued: One Haliade-X 13 MW turbine can power the equivalent of up to 16,000 European homes. …We MW-250, a workhorse product. Get started here. –ad*

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Electrek

JUNE 30, 2023

A Swiss startup is using reclaimed wind turbine blades instead of metal beams as horizontal supports for solar panels. more… The post A Swiss startup is mounting solar panels on used wind turbine blades appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

AUGUST 3, 2023

The UK’s Dogger Bank , the world’s largest offshore wind farm, is kicking off the installation of its first 13 megawatt (MW) turbines this weekend. more… The post The world’s largest offshore wind farm is getting its first turbines appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

JANUARY 24, 2023

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has released a video that shows how it built the world’s most powerful wind turbine prototype. more… The post Watch the installation of the world’s most powerful wind turbine appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

JUNE 15, 2023

Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date will feature recyclable wind turbine blades made by Siemens Gamesa. more… The post Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm will feature recyclable wind turbine blades appeared first on Electrek.

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