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GE Approves ExxonMobil Gear Oil For Entire Wind Turbine Fleet
GE has endorsed ExxonMobil's Mobil SHCTM Gear 320 WT turbine gear oil for all of its wind turbines worldwide.
This approval applies to the more...
Ørsted Selects GE Offshore Turbines For Mid-Atlantic Cluster
Ørsted has selected GE Renewable Energy to supply Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbines for the offshore wind developer's proposed Mid-Atlantic cluster of projects.
The turbines...
Siemens Gamesa Building Giant Turbine Blade Testing Site
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has begun construction of what the company says will be the world’s largest wind turbine blade test stand.
Located in...
GE Secures 175 MW Order For Cypress Platform
GE will supply 33 of its 5.3 MW Cypress wind turbines for the 175 MW Björkvattnet wind farm in Sweden.
GE will also provide...
Siemens Gamesa Secures Another MidAmerican Contract
Siemens Gamesa has been selected by MidAmerican Energy Co. for the Southern Hills Expansion project in Iowa.
The wind farm will feature 21 SG...
American Wind Week: Sen. Boozman Visits LM Wind Power Plant In Arkansas
In recognition of American Wind Week, U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. - member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - visited...
DOE Report Confirms Wind Energy Costs At All-Time Lows
Wind energy pricing remains attractive, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory....
Broadwind Picks Up New Wind Tower Orders
Broadwind Energy has announced new wind tower orders totaling $35 million.
The towers will be produced at the company's facilities in Manitowoc, Wis., and Abilene,...
Nordex Secures U.S. Order For N149/4.0-4.5 Turbines
The Nordex Group has received another large order for its N149/4.0-4.5 wind turbines from the Delta4000 series.
The order includes a total of 56...
Report: Top Wind OEMs Spending More And More On R&D
Research and development (R&D) expenses among the world's top 10 wind turbine OEMs have more than doubled in the last four years, reaching EUR...
GE Reveals First Manufactured Part Of Haliade-X 12 MW
GE Renewable Energy has revealed the first manufactured components of the Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine at its production site in Saint-Nazaire, France....
Vestas To Open New Factory In India
To expand its supply-chain footprint in India, Vestas has announced plans to establish a new nacelle and hub assembly factory in Chennai in the...
Broadwind Announces $39M In New Orders
Illinois-based Broadwind Energy has announced $39 million of new wind turbine tower and fabrication orders.
The products will be made at the company’s Manitowoc, Wis.,...
Vestas Secures Nearly 1 GW Of U.S. Orders
Vestas recently announced three separate orders for undisclosed U.S. wind projects.
First, Vestas received a 454 MW order for V120-2.2 MW turbines. The order includes...
GE Hiring 200 At Blade Manufacturing Site In Cherbourg
GE Renewable Energy is recruiting more than 200 new employees at its LM Wind Power turbine blade manufacturing site in Cherbourg, France.
So far,...
Nordex Scores Another U.S. Order For Delta4000 Series
The Nordex Group has received a U.S. order from an undisclosed utility for 38 wind turbines from the N149/4.0-4.5 Delta4000 series.
The machines, to be...
Siemens Gamesa, MidAmerican Ink Big Repowering Agreement
Siemens Gamesa has secured a repowering order from MidAmerican Energy Co. for the Rolling Hills wind project.
The order totals 429.3 MW, representing what Siemens...
Stanford Researchers Boost Wind Productivity With Wake-Steering
Stanford University researchers have shown that angling turbines slightly away from the wind can boost the production of energy.
According to the researchers, solitary wind...
GE, Vestas Settle U.S. Patent Disputes
Vestas and GE Renewable Energy have reached an "amicable settlement" of all disputes related to multiple patent infringement claims in the U.S.
According to the...
GE Using Local Resources For Spanish Wind Farm
Spain-based Enerfín has announced the construction of the 50 MW Cofrentes wind farm in Valencia, Spain, which will be powered by 13 of GE...