‘Largest’ Floating Offshore Wind Farm Comes Online in North Sea

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:39:15 +0000

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An installation that at present is considered the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm has produced its first power, providing electricity for oil and gas exploration operations in the North Sea. Hywind Tampen on Nov. 13 began powering Equinor’s drilling at the Gullfaks oil and gas field. The wind farm is located about 87 miles […]

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Siemens Gamesa Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype Breaks 24-Hour Output Record

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 21:50:12 +0000

Siemens Gamesa wind turbineSiemens Gamesa set a fresh record in wind generation this week. Specifically, a Siemens SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine prototype set the record. The turbine has produced 359 megawatt-hours within a 24-hour time period — “the most power one turbine has ever produced over this duration and enough energy to drive 1.8 million km […]

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GE Will Cut 20% of U.S. Onshore Wind Workforce

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:54:35 +0000

General Electric (GE) has notified staff that it plans to lay off about 20% of the workforce in its U.S. onshore wind business. A report from NASDAQ this week said the cuts are part of a plan to restructure and resize the onshore wind division, as the group “is grappling with weak demand and rising […]

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Siemens Gamesa Will Cut Nearly 3,000 Jobs

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:52:58 +0000

Renewable energy giant Siemens Gamesa announced it will cut nearly 3,000 jobs as the company tries to turn around its financial fortunes. The group in a statement on Sept. 29 said, “In order to realize the company’s projections for growth, Siemens Gamesa is working to strengthen specific areas within key leading markets to capitalize on […]

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Siemens Gamesa in Deal with SSE Renewables for European Assets

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:11:34 +0000

Siemens Gamesa said it has sold its renewable energy assets in southern Europe to SSE Renewables, a division of Scottish multinational energy company SSE. The deal announced Sept. 1 is for a 3.8-GW portfolio of projects, including onshore wind facilities in Spain, Italy, Greece, and France. The agreement also includes potential opportunities for Siemens Gamesa […]

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India X Cleantech — July 2022

Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 06:10:43 +0000

India x CleanTechWelcome to another issue of our India x Cleantech series! On a monthly basis, we are pulling news from across clean technology sectors in India into a single, concise summary article about the country. Cleantech Investments Acme Cleantech Plans $6.7 Billion Investment In Green Hydrogen Plant Acme Cleantech has signed a memorandum of understanding with […]

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Swedish Group Moves Ahead With World’s Largest Single Offshore Wind Project

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 21:11:16 +0000

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Swedish-based renewable energy developer OX2 has taken another step toward construction of its Aurora offshore wind farm, a 5.5-GW project sited between the islands of Gotland and Oland in the Baltic Sea. OX2 on June 27 announced it had submitted a permit application to build the wind farm under the auspices of Sweden’s Exclusive Economic […]

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Dramatic Innovation-Driven Ramp Up of Floating Offshore Wind Anticipated by 2030

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:17:00 +0000

A drumbeat of floating offshore wind–related developments this year suggests the pipeline for the long-nascent wind technology sub-sector may be finally beginning to grow. While floating wind’s current

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