Turbines

Wind Power Project

Norway’s Massive Floating Wind Turbine Wall Will Be Funded by the Government This Year

Wind Catching Systems, a Norwegian company, is nearing the completion of a massive floating wall of wind turbines that measures over half the length of the Eiff…

Wind Turbine

Vestas Wins a 68 MW Order for a Wind Project in Estonia

The order includes the supply, installation and commissioning of 15 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines, as well as a 20-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) ser…

Wind Farm

Enefit Green Awards Nordex an Order for 255 MW of Wind Power in Estonia

Nordex has received an order for a 255 MW wind farm in Estonia from Enefit Green, one of the leading producers of renewable energy in the Baltic region. Nordex …

Offshore Wind Power

Erosion Shields Installed on Riffgat Offshore Turbines

Image courtesy of Edge SolutionsLeading edge erosion specialist Edge Solutions has completed the second installation of their Armour Edge blade protection syste…

Wind Turbine

Dozens of Giant Turbines at Scots Windfarms Powered by Diesel Generators

Scottish Power was accused of unfettered profiteering after the energy giant raked in £924.6 million in profits during the first six months of 2022. The profit…

Wind Turbine

Nyserda Is Right to Decide Against Wind Turbines

Scottish Power admitted 71 of its windmills were hooked up to the fossil fuel supply after a fault developed with their power supply.Dozens of giant turbines on…

Wind Farm

Germany Promises Rapid Expansion of Onshore Wind Power

By 2030, some 2% of Germany’s land mass is supposed to be designated for wind turbines. Berlin has faced criticism for falling behind on its climate goals…

Wind Farm

‘Chinese offshore wind technology is accelerating – I expect 25MW turbines soon’

OPINION | There's no reason to expect a slowdown in the frenetic pace that has driven China's manufacturers to power ratings well beyond their western p…

Wind Turbine

Formosa 2 Completes Installation of 47 Offshore Wind Turbines in Taiwan

JERA Co., Ltd has announced the successful installation of all 47 wind turbine generators (WTGs) at the Formosa 2 offshore wind project off the coast of Miaoli …

Gas power plant

Capstone Gets Order for Two Microturbines

The C200S can be fueled by pipeline natural gas. (Photo: Capstone Green Energy.)Capstone Green Energy Corporation has secured a follow-on order for two C200S mi…

Hydropower Plant

Verterra Delivers Volturnus Small Hydro Turbines to Army Corps of Engineers

(photo courtesy Verterra Energy)Verterra Energy said it completed delivery of four Volturnus small hydro turbines to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.The compan…

Wind Turbine Blade

Armadale Developers Remove Three Turbines From Proposal, Increase Size of Remaining Nine

The company behind plans for a controversial wind farm at Armadale in north Sutherland has axed three turbines from the layout.Brookfield Renewables UK Ltd conf…

Wind Energy Technology

What’s Stopping Even Bigger Wind Turbines? Blade Speed and Flexing? More Likely Manufacturing and Installation Capacity

Bigger wind turbines make cheaper energy. The sector’s unexpectedly rapid successes in designing and building bigger and bigger turbines has been one of t…

Electrification

GE Bags Two Service Contracts for Six Power Plants in China

H-class gas turbine. Image credit: GEGE and Chinese state-owned power utility Guangdong Energy Group have signed a long-term service agreement for Dongguan Ning…

Wind Farm

RWE Picks Siemens Gamesa for Denmark’s Largest Offshore Windfarm

Sven Utermöhlen of RWE Offshore Wind (left) and Marc Becker of Siemens Gamesa at the Danish National Test Center for Large Wind Turbines.RWE has signed a w…