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GE is developing a massive 18 MW offshore wind turbine

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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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Elon Musk highlights from 2022 ONS Conference [Video]

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Elon Musk attended the 2022 Offshore Northern Shore Conference in Norway. 2022 ONS Conference Theme. Shell CEO Edward Daniels opened the conference, introducing its central theme of “trust.” During the conference, Musk reiterated that renewable energy should be combined with larger battery packs. Thank you.”.

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GE scraps plans to make giant 18 MW offshore wind turbines

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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. We believe the future of our offshore wind business will be the Haliade-X 15.5 The company made project losses in its offshore wind business last year.

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Siemens launches 6MW direct-drive wind turbine

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Siemens Energy launched its new 6-megawatt (MW) direct-drive wind turbine at the European Offshore Wind Energy Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. wind turbine. The new turbine features the Siemens direct drive design with 50% fewer parts than comparable geared wind turbines. The new SWT-6.0 Click to enlarge.

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Renewables to overtake coal as largest global electricity source in 2025

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During the COP28 climate conference held in Dubai last month, world leaders from over 130 national governments agreed to set a goal to triple world renewable energy installations by 2030. Last year, China commissioned as much solar PV as the entire world did in 2022, while the country’s wind power increased 66 percent year over year.

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Visiting Chinese trade official warns EU on greentech probe – ET Auto

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He cited the EU’s investigations into Chinese electric cars, solar panels and wind turbines as examples. He cited the EU’s investigations into Chinese electric cars , solar panels and wind turbines as examples. Earlier this week, Wang was in France where he met French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire.

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Testing bi-directional power electronics (Webinar) – Charged EVs

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These valuable components are not confined to solar and wind generator applications; they extend to the EVs we drive and their infrastructure. See the full session list for the Spring Virtual Conference on EV Engineering here. Bidirectional power electronics are making a significant impact. Reserve your spot —it’s free!

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