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There are Over 341,000 Wind Turbines on the Planet: Here’s How Much of a Difference they’re Actually Making
From the intense heat of the Californian desert to the green hills of Scotland, wind turbines are popping up all over the world. Humans have been using wind energy for thousands of years. Today, its scope and scale is big…
Study Of Owl Wings Could Lead To Quieter Wind Turbines
The owl is one of nature’s stealthiest hunters. It flies through the air at great speed but in nearly total silence, giving its prey no clue that it is about to become a midnight snack. Scientists in Japan and China…
Siemens Gamesa Installs 6 Megawatt Wind Turbines On Floating Foundations For Hywind Scotland
Newly anointed Siemens Gamesa has completed the installation of five 6-megawatt turbines on floating foundations in Stord, Norway, to be then towed to Scottish waters to be installed at what will then be the world’s largest floating offshore wind project,…
Building Blocks: Lego and DONG Energy to Cut Ribbon on UK’s Largest Wind Turbines
The first commercial offshore wind farm to make use of the next generation of giant 8MW turbines will be officially inaugurated later today at a ceremony to mark the official opening of the Burbo Bank Extension project in Liverpool Bay.…
GE Renewable Energy To Supply 200 MW Wind Turbines To Projects In Hebei
GE Renewable Energy announced last week that it had been selected to provide nearly 200 megawatts of wind turbines to the Qiansongba and Senjitu III wind projects in the Hebei province in China. Two separate projects will benefit from GE…
Siemens to Provide Wind Turbines for 21 MW Futuren Project in France
Siemens Wind Power has received an order for a new onshore wind project in the southwest of France. The new wind power plant, owned by Futuren, an international independent renewable energy producer, will be installed on a site close to…
EU – Funded Project Demonstrates Powerful Onshore Wind Turbines
An EU-funded project, 7MW-WEC-BY-11, has demonstrated super powerful 7.5 MW onshore wind turbines at a wind farm in Estinnes, Belgium. Per given wind park area these 198 metre turbines are 131% more powerful than the standard 2 MW onshore turbines…