Hornsea One Will Power Millions of UK Homes

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 08:00:43 +0000

Hornsea One, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, is almost complete and will power millions of homes in Britain. The farm will span an area of 407 square kilometers, which is over 5 times the size of the city of Hull. Each wind turbine is around 100 meters tall and the blades are 75 meters long

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Denmark Passes Magic 50% In Renewable Electricity Generation Milestone

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 01:29:00 +0000

2019 was a record year for renewable electricity generation in Denmark. The national media outlet dr.dk reports that, for the first time ever, half of Denmark’s electricity consumption originated from renewable generation

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Who’s Gonna Win The Race For Floating Offshore Wind Turbines, Maine Or California?

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 19:35:22 +0000

East coast vs. West coast: California grabs clean tech spotlight, but Maine comes on strong with nation’s first floating offshore wind turbine project

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New Jersey More Than Doubles Offshore Wind Target To 7.5 Gigawatts By 2035

Credit to Author: Joshua S Hill| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 17:00:10 +0000

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an Executive Order this week enshrining an increase to the state’s offshore wind energy target, increasing it from 3,500 megawatts (MW) by 2030 to 7,500 MW by 2035. 

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Boris Johnson Promises 40 Gigawatts Of Offshore Wind For UK By 2030

Credit to Author: Joshua S Hill| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 17:06:46 +0000

The United Kingdom’s current Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has promised to deliver even more offshore wind power if his Conservative Party are returned to power in the country’s impromptu election to be held December 12, promising to increase the 2030 offshore wind target from 30 gigawatts (GW) to 40 GW. 

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World’s Largest Floating Wind Turbine Launching Soon In Portugal

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 02:25:10 +0000

Credit: Artist Dock90 Photo Courtesy of Principle Power20 kilometers off the coast of Viana do Castello, Portugal, is about to be the new home to the largest floating wind turbine in the world, an 8.4-megawatt (MW) ABS-classed offshore wind turbine. This is continental Europe’s first large-scale floating wind farm. A belief is that this renewable installation is ushering in the Golden Era of wind, especially offshore wind

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GE Signs 715 Megawatt Wind Deal In China, Puts World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Into Service

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 21:17:18 +0000

GE onshore wind turbinesGeneral Electric Renewable Energy this week signed the largest onshore wind deal ever in China for a foreign manufacturer and began tests of its enormous Haliade X 12 MW offshore wind turbine in Rotterdam.

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Taiwanese 376 Megawatt Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm Takes Step Closer To Construction

Credit to Author: Joshua S Hill| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:56:46 +0000

Offshore wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced this week that it had received a firm order for 47 of its 8 megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbines for the 376 MW Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm project off the coast of Taiwan. 

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