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Broadwind Names Jesse E. Collins Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Move tightens focus on continuous operational improvement NAPERVILLE, Ill.&p>"In his new role with the Company, Jess will help Broadwind continue to advance our operational initiatives, especially continuous improvement across our platform of wind-focused companies," said J. Cameron Drecoll, Broadwind CEO. "He has the vital skills and experience to help us prepare for the anticipated wind ...
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Mainstream to take delivery of South Africa’s largest locally-manufactured wind turbine tower order
Global wind and solar company, Mainstream Renewable Power, today started overseeing the transportation of wind turbine tower sections from their manufacturing facility near Cape Town to the Noupoort Wind Farm site in South Africa’s Northern Cape. Mainstream is currently building three wind farms in the country’s Northern Cape which have a combined capacity of 360 megawatts. All 157 ...
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U.S. Department of Energy announces $102 million for small business research and development
As part of President Obama’s broad efforts to support American small businesses and help advance cutting-edge clean energy innovations, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Energy Department will award new funding to 104 small businesses nationwide. The grants totaling more than $102 million will support businesses in 26 states, helping companies to continue to develop ...
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Mainstream starts construction of two wind farms in South Africa
Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power celebrated the start of construction of two wind farms in South Africa’s Northern Cape which have a combined generation capacity of 280 megawatts. The Khobab and Loeriesfontein wind farms, which are situated alongside each other within the Hantam Municipality, represent a total investment value of approximately 7 billion South African ...
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Ballast Nedam Signs Large Contract for Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm
Ballast Nedam has signed a contract around 250 million Euro with wpd for the engineering, supply and installation of 80 foundations at the Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany. The Butendiek offshore wind farm is located in the German Bight, 32 kilometers west of the German island Sylt. It is expected that financial close of the project is achieved ultimately by the end of this year. The ...
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Osbit supplies tower lifting tools to GE for Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Osbit, the UK-headquartered offshore technology company, has delivered twin wind turbine tower lifting tools to GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business. The tools will initially be used in constructing the world’s largest offshore wind farm to date, Dogger Bank. The wind farm, a joint venture between SSE Renewables, Equinor and Vårgrønn, will be situated around 130km off ...
By Osbit Ltd.
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Gamesa receives several orders from Longyuan to supply 295 MW to different Chinese wind farms during 2009
Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica continues to reinforce its market leadership in China after receiving several orders for a total power of 294,95 MW that will be supplied in 2009 from Longyuan Electric Power Group Corporation, a leading firm in renewable energies in the Asian country that belongs to the largest Chinese electric utility group, the Guodian Corporation. The wind ...
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The Nordex Group now participating in EoLO-HUBs project to drive recycling of high-value rotor blade materials from wind turbine blades
Currently, 85 – 95% of a Nordex wind turbine is already recyclable. For many of the materials used, there are established recycling processes for environmentally-friendly disposal – especially for steel and concrete, which make up the largest share of a wind turbine in the tower and foundation. Turbine rotor blades consist of a combination of different materials such as wood, ...
By Nordex SE
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Siemens Transports First Wind Turbine Nacelles by Rail From New U.S. Factory
"I'm very pleased that we mark yet another milestone in our quest to provide leading-edge wind turbine technology in the U.S.," said Jan Kjaersgaard, Vice President and General Manager of Siemens' Wind Power business in the Americas. "We are transporting our first nacelles from our newly opened wind turbine nacelle assembly facility in Hutchinson, Kansas. And, we are shipping them by rail, ...
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Possible effects of giant wind farms on the weather
Wind power can make a large contribution towards renewable energy targets but there are concerns about their impacts on the weather. A new study models the effects of a hypothetical giant wind farm in North America on the weather. The researchers suggest that it could be possible to use these effects positively. The EU set itself the target of increasing the share of renewables in energy use in ...
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Duke Energy Chooses Siemens Turbines to Build Kansas Wind Farm
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) will use 73 Siemens wind turbines, each capable of generating 2.3 megawatts of emission-free electricity, to build its first wind farm in Kansas.Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, will build, own and operate the 168-megawatt (MW) Ironwood Windpower Project in Ford County – approximately 150 miles west of Wichita. Topeka-based Westar Energy ...
By Duke Energy
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Siemens Demonstrates its Confidence in the U.S. Renewable Energy Market by Continuing to Invest in the U.S.
In line with its ongoing U.S. manufacturing expansion efforts, Siemens Energy celebrated the official opening of its new wind turbine nacelle assembly facility in Hutchinson, Kansas, today. This is an important milestone in Siemens' growth strategy in the U.S., further demonstrating the company's stated commitment to U.S. investment and its confidence in the long-term future of the U.S. renewable ...
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Energy game-changers look to future
Researchers now know how to keep the whole of the US powered by wind, water and sunlight without ever needing to fall back on emergency fossil fuel generators. They have also discovered how to extract hydrogen from methane without spilling any greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. And they have worked out a new and simple way to get the best available power from a wind turbine, and how to charge ...
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Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy to Unlock A New Era of Offshore Green Hydrogen Production
Image: Schematic Structure of the Offshore Electrolysis - H2Mare. Source: Siemens Energy To reach the Paris Agreement goals, the world will need vast amounts of green hydrogen and wind will provide a large portion of the power needed for its production. Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy announced recently (Jan 13) that they are joining forces, combining their ongoing wind-to-hydrogen ...
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Energy Department Announces New National Laboratory Collaborations with 38 Small Businesses
At Earth Day Texas 2017 last week (4/21), the U.S. Department of Energy announced the 38 small businesses that will collaborate with national lab researchers through the Small Business Vouchers (SBV) pilot. SBV facilitates access to the DOE national labs for American small businesses, enabling them to tap into the intellectual and technical resources they need to overcome critical technology ...
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GE Launches Advanced Technology Space Frame Tower for Wind Turbines
Space Frame Tower Provides Cost-Effective Way to Go Taller in New Locations Enclosed Lattice Tower Available on GE’s Multi-Megawatt Wind Turbine Platform Up to 139-Meter Space Frame Tower Shipped on Standard Trucks and Ocean Vessels for Logistics Ease Today, GE’s (NYSE: GE) renewable energy business announced the introduction of its new space frame tower for multi-megawatt wind ...
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Wind turbines may lure bats into fatal errors
Scientists in the US might just be about to answer one of the great puzzles of biodiversity and renewable energy: why one of nature’s most agile flyers, a creature with the most sophisticated ultrasonic tracking system, should be so fatally attracted to wind turbines. Blades on the giant towers of wind turbines can rotate faster than a bird can fly, and are known to cause huge numbers of ...
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Gamesa Selects Towers from Broadwind Energy for U.S. Wind Projects
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Gamesa Technology Corp., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, a global manufacturer of wind turbine generators with headquarters in Spain and operations in the U.S., Europe, China and India has selected Tower Tech, Inc., a subsidiary of Broadwind Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWEN), to supply structural wind towers for wind sites in the United ...
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Johnson Controls Expands Renewable Energy Services
Johnson Controls Expands Renewable Energy Services Business unit to address demand for solar, geothermal, wind and other sources MILWAUKEE –– In response to increasing global demand for renewable energy, Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI) is expanding its business direction in the areas of designing, installing and servicing geothermal, solar, biomass, wind and other renewable sources as ...
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Gamesa to install Asia`s tallest wind turbines in Thailand
The company will deliver 33 turbines (67.5 MW) with 153-metre tall towers, the tallest installed by Gamesa to date The contract also encompasses operation and maintenance services for 10 years Gamesa has achieved a new milestone, having secured a contract for the installation of Asia's tallest wind turbines, specifically in Thailand. With towers stretching 153 metres high - 18 units of the ...
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