The idea of installing wind turbines in the Great Lakes in the north of the country has existed in the U.S. for several years. But developers may face problems to which even Europeans with their highly developed offshore industry still have no answers.

In many places along the European coasts, offshore wind farms produce electricity on the scale of large power plants. Research is now also being carried out on floating turbines for deeply sloping coastal strips to make more marine regions usable for electricity production.

In the U.S. there is a project that could bring even more areas into the focus of project developers: Sweet water. For several years, ...

While wind farm operators in Europe suffer from wind drought, solar energy fills the gap in electricity production

The same meteorological conditions behind the current heatwave in the Western Europe have ...

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) provides a look into the near future of the energy production of the United States. While renewables continue to grow, the end of coal comes closer.

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Siemens Gamesa announces an order for the supply of wind turbines with a capacity of 208 MW for one of Norway's largest wind farms

Siemens Gamesa will supply the onshore wind farm Tonstad with 51 SWT-DD-142 wind turbines next year. The wind farm is located between the municipalities of Sirdal and Flekkefjord in southern Norway. Siemens Gamesa will also receive a full service contract.

"This project shows once more the strength of our global setup. Our experience in the Scandinavian market and our turbines with ...

After the nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima, the Japanese government opted for floating wind turbines in the affected region. The project now has to endure a severe setback.

Floating Offshore Wind

The waters around Japan are dropping steeply just off the coast. As a result, unlike the UK, the country has hardly been able to benefit from its island position in the offshore wind energy sector. For conventional turbines, the seabed is simply too deep, so the only possibility is floating turbines.

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A new digital services agreement has been signed

Today TerraForm Power, Inc. (“TerraForm”) announced that GE Renewable Energy has been selected to provide a range of services for its North American wind fleet, one of ...

Lower sales in the first half of 2018, but the manufacturer has a lot of projects scheduled for H2

The Nordex Group (ISIN:DE000A0D6554) has announced today that it has generated sales of EUR 957.1 million in the first six ...

Revenues are down, but the second half of the year promises to be busy for the German turbine manufacturer

Senvion announced its results for the first six months of 2018 today. Revenues of EUR 466 million for the ...

Senvion wins conditional order for 250 MW in India

The Bhuj project will comprise Senvion 2.3M130 wind turbines with a hub height of 130m. This is the second large scale order for the new launched turbine of the ...

New C6B force transducer from HBM

With the new C6B force transducer, HBM offers a flexible solution for economical acquisition of large compressive forces. The sensor ...

ABO Wind wants to strengthen its management by naming Andreas Höllinger Chairman of the Managing Board appointing former General Manager Karsten Schlageter to be fourth member of the Managing Board

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The installation and commissioning of the turbines is planned in 2019. The agreement also covers a 20-year full maintenance service for all turbines.

Senvion has signed an agreement which includes the delivery of ...

Senvion signs four-year service contract for 122 MW Princess Alexia wind farm in the Netherlands

Senvion has signed a four year renewal contract to service Vattenfall’s 122 MW Princess Alexia Wind Farm ...

First six months closed with a positive EBIT and forecast confirmed

The internationally operating project developer PNE is well on target at the end of the first half year of 2018, both in operational and in ...

Wind energy is now moving beyond the power sector, and we’re beginning to think how wind can help decarbonise heating, transport and industrial processes.

Wind energy continues to expand all over the world. ...

GE wants to test rotor hubs for GE blades

GE Renewable Energy Business, LM Wind Power announced today the planned acquisition of the WMC test facilities in Wieringerwerf, ...