Turbines

First Triton Knoll Wind Turbine Blades Arrive at Able Seaton Port

Able Seaton Port (ASP), near Hartlepool in the U.K., has received its first shipment of offshore wind turbine components for the Triton Knoll offshore...

Five Key Trends Shaping Wind Energy in the U.S.

The wind industry continues to flourish across the U.S. as a viable source of clean energy and is a favorite of utilities due to...

Australian Regulator Approves DeTect Lighting System for Wind Farms

DeTect Inc. says Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority has accepted its HARRIER aircraft detection lighting system (ADLS) for use on Australian wind farms.  DeTect developed...

GE Renewable Energy Upgrades the Haliade-X Wind Turbine

GE Renewable Energy says its Haliade-X prototype, one of the world’s most powerful wind turbines operating to date, has been optimized and is now...

SGRE Tests, Approves New Wind Lidar Technology from ZX Lidars

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) says it has tested and approved a nacelle-based wind lidar, the ZX TM, a new technology from ZX Lidars. Based...

Vestas Receives Wind Project Order from Vietnamese Developer

Soc Trang Energy Joint Stock Co., a subsidiary of Xuan Cau Co. Ltd., has placed a 29 MW wind project order with Vestas.  Located in...

Vestas Upgrades EnVentus Platform

Vestas has upgraded the EnVentus platform’s existing turbine variants to 6.0 MW standard rating.  The upgrade to 6.0 MW delivers an increase in energy production...

WSP USA Selected to Design Vineyard Wind Turbine Foundation Layout

WSP USA, an engineering and professional services consultancy, has been selected to provide detailed design services for the wind turbine foundations for the Vineyard...

Sentient Science, Croda Partner to Extend Turbine Durability

Croda Int., a company that creates, makes and sells specialty chemicals, has entered into a new partnership with Sentient Science to explore the use...

ENERCON Selects Plataine’s AI-Based Solution to Streamline Manufacturing

ENERCON, a wind turbine manufacturer, has deployed Plataine’s AI-based optimization solution to automate and simplify cutting and kitting operations and to increase material yield...

Vestas Secures Multiple U.S. Supply Orders

Vestas, a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer and servicer of wind turbines, has secured orders to supply multiple U.S. wind farms. The company received a 185...

Siemens Gamesa Delivers Customized Turbine Solutions to Swedish Wind Farms

Siemens Gamesa has signed a new deal for its 5.X wind turbine platform in Sweden. The company will deliver seven SG 5.8-170 and four...

ZEBRA Project Sets Sights on Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades

The ZEBRA (Zero wastE Blade ReseArch) project, driven by French research center IRT Jules Verne, is bringing together industrial companies and technical centers to...

GE Renewable Energy Receives Three Wind Turbine Orders From Invenergy

GE Renewable Energy has received three orders for its 2.X onshore wind turbines from Invenergy, a company that develops, owns and operates large-scale sustainable...

GE Renewable Energy Finalizes Supply Contracts with Dogger Bank Wind Farm

GE Renewable Energy has finalized supply contracts with Dogger Bank Wind Farm, a 50:50 joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor, for the first...

Vattenfall, Modvion Collaborate on Wooden Wind Towers

Vattenfall and Modvion, a company that develops designs made of laminated wood for large-scale applications, have entered into a collaboration to use wooden towers...

Fraunhofer IWES Opens Wind Turbine Testing Facility

In the first phase of a planned expansion, the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES) says it planning to put a new test...

Vestas, Hempel Partner on Wind Turbine Protection Solutions

Vestas, a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer and servicer of wind turbines, and Hempel, a supplier of coating solutions, have entered into a new strategic...

Vestas Appoints Medina President of Vestas North America

Eduardo Medina, currently president of Vestas Mediterranean, has been appointed president of Vestas North America.  Simultaneously, Javier Rodriguez Diez, currently senior vice president of global...

Nordex Group Installs the First N149/5.X Turbine

Nordex Group has installed the first N149/5.X turbine, at the Genshagener Heide wind farm near Potsdam, Germany.  In spring 2019, the Nordex Group opened the...

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