Turbines

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project Selects Turbine Model

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has entered into an agreement to conditionally supply SG 14-222 direct-drive offshore wind turbines to the 2,640 MW Dominion Energy...

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Names New Onshore CEO

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has named Shannon Sturgil CEO of its North America region onshore business, effective June 1. He will be based out...

EPRI Addresses Wind Turbine Blade Recycling

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), in collaboration with the American Composite Manufacturers Association (ACMA), has addressed scientific questions related to recycling millions of...

Missouri Wind Farm Begins Commercial Operation

Tenaska Clear Creek Energy Center, a 242 MW wind farm in northwest Missouri, has achieved commercial operation. Located north of Maryville in Nodaway County, Tenaska...

Siemens Gamesa Launches New Turbine Technology

Siemens Gamesa has launched the SG 14-222 DD offshore direct-drive wind turbine. With a 14 MW capacity, reaching up to 15 MW using the company’s...

Turbine Manufacturer Expands its Nacelle Assembly Facility

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has planned to expand its nacelle assembly facility in Taichung to form a regional offshore wind nacelle industrial hub together...

Vestas Appoints New CTO, COO

Vestas has appointed Anders Nielsen its new executive vice president and CTO, taking over for Anders Vedel, who will continue in a role as...

Van Oord Installs First Slip-Joint Turbine Foundation

Van Oord has successfully installed a slip-joint foundation at the Borssele Wind Farm Site V. It is the first time anywhere that a submerged...

Siemens Gamesa Acquires Ria Blades’ Turbine Production Plant

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has finalized the acquisition of all shares in Ria Blades S.A., the business entity that owns and operates the onshore...

Port of Vancouver USA to Receive Wind Blade Shipment

The Port of Vancouver USA will receive a shipment of nine wind turbines, including the longest wind turbine blades it has handled to date....

Mortenson Begins Turbine Construction at King Plains Wind Project

Mortenson has started turbine erection work on the 248.2 MW King Plains Wind Project located in Garber, Okla., for ENGIE North America.  The project will...

MHI Vestas Sources Blade Materials in Taiwan

MHI Vestas has confirmed a purchase agreement with Swancor to source several key blade manufacturing components in Taiwan. This contract strengthens Swancor’s presence in the...

Dominion Remains on Schedule to Construct Virginia Offshore Project

Dominion Energy and its contractors have remained on track to ensure the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project remains on schedule to become an...

Pemamek’s Flange Fitting Station Improves Production, Safety

Pemamek has enabled the safe and accurate fitting and welding of flanges to wind towers and tower foundation sections with its PEMA Flange Fitting...

Dominion Nears Construction on Offshore Wind Project

Dominion Energy and Ørsted say the turbine components and monopiles for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project have shipped to North America.  The...

Ingeteam Launches Next-Generation Wind Power Converter

Ingeteam, an independent global provider of electrical conversion equipment, has launched its next-generation wind power converters developed for high-power DFIG applications.  Ingeteam's DFIG drive series...

DOE Allocates Funds for Rare Earth Element Research

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to provide up to $18 million for basic research aimed at helping to ensure the continued availability...

LM Wind Power to Close Blade Manufacturing Plant

LM Wind Power, a Danish supplier of rotor blades, says it will close its Little Rock, Ark., manufacturing plant later in the year due...

RENOVA Selects MHI Vestas Turbines for Offshore Wind Farm

RENOVA Inc. has selected wind turbines developed by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S for the offshore wind power project being built off the coast...

Focus on Renewable Energy Creates Growth Prospects for Wind Turbine Materials

Expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9%, the wind turbine materials market is likely to almost double, reaching $19.57 billion by...

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