Wind

Siemens Gamesa has added a new turbine to its 4.X platform, the SG 4.7-155. Combining the company’s expertise and track-record in the 4 MW segment with a 155-meter rotor, the new SG 4.7-155 turbine significantly increases energy production at low wind sites.  The SG 4.7-155 has a nominal power rating of 4.7 MW and is equipped with OptimaFlex technology, enabling it … [Read more...] about Siemens Gamesa Adds New Turbine to 4.X Platform

November 12, 2020 According to data collected by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), project developers expect more than 23 gigawatts (GW) of wind turbine generating capacity to come online in the United States in 2020, far more than the previous record of 13.2 GW added in 2012. Only 5.0 GW of capacity has come online in the first eight months of this year, … [Read more...] about 2020 could be a record year for U.S. wind turbine installations

The Nordex Group has received another large wind turbine order for N149/4.0-4.5 turbines from the Delta4000 series. A Texas wind farm developer placed the order with the Nordex Group for 63 turbines. The project and customer are undisclosed. In the summer of 2021, the Nordex Group will start delivering and installing the turbines for the project. The turbines are being supplied … [Read more...] about Nordex Group Receives Order from Texas Wind Farm Developer

MHI Vestas, a 50:50 joint venture between Vestas Wind Systems A/S  and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, has installed the first V164 9.5 MW turbine, one of the most powerful turbines in use at a floating wind project, at the installation harbor for the Kincardine floating offshore wind farm. The first V164-9.5 MW turbine was installed on a Principle Power WindFloat platform, … [Read more...] about MHI Vestas Equips Scottish Floating Offshore Wind Farm

Global renewable energy investment increased between 2013 and 2018, reaching its peak at $351 billion in 2017, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). The 2020 edition of the Global Landscape of Renewable Energy Finance report reveals that while a cumulative $1.8 trillion was invested during the … [Read more...] about Investments in Renewables Must Triple to Fulfill Global Climate Commitments