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Vestas’ Year-End Deals Include Wind Projects in U.S., Brazil, Ireland

December 28, 2022 admin Brazil, Business, Denmark, International, Ireland, offshore wind, onshore wind, repowering, Sweden, turbines, u.s., uk, vestas, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 21:13:21 +0000

Major wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has announced several deals as the company ends 2022, including what the Danish company calls the largest wind project in Latin America, along with a U.S. onshore wind repowering project. The announcements come as the wind power industry continues to be challenged by several factors, including equipment supply chain along […]

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Biden Administration Throws Support Behind Floating Offshore Wind

September 15, 2022 admin biden, DOE, floating offshore wind, granholm, haaland, news, offshore wind, platforms, Renewables, turbines

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:25:25 +0000

The Biden administration announced a goal of installing as much as 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, and said it plans to auction off leases to support project development by the end of this year. The Sept. 15 announcement touted both the potential of offshore wind and its impact on reducing […]

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Repowering Project Aims for Pinnacle of Success

July 1, 2022 admin clearway energy, fibretech, pinnacle, reinvention, Renewables, repowering, siemens gamesa renewable energy, top plant, turbine blades, turbines, West Virginia, Wind, wind farm

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 04:17:00 +0000

Clearway Energy Group reaffirmed its commitment to renewable energy, and to its support of West Virginia’s push for cleaner energy, with a repowering of the Pinnacle Wind Farm. The project extends the wind

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GE Turbines Will Power New 2-GW Gas-Fired Plant in China

March 7, 2022 admin China, Coal, Gas, ge, ge 9ha.01, ge power, guangming, harbin electric, natural gas, news, turbines

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:54:25 +0000

A new 2-GW natural gas-fired power plant in China, being built to support the coming retirement of a large regional coal-fired complex, will feature three GE 9HA.01 gas turbines. GE Gas Power and Harbin Electric on March 7 announced that Chinese state-owned power utility Shenzhen Energy Group Corporation Co., Ltd. has ordered the equipment for […]

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Siemens’ Renewable Arm Cutting 200 U.S. Jobs

February 12, 2022 admin blades, Iowa, job cuts, jobs, Kansas, layoffs, nacelles, news, sgre, siemens gamesa renewable energy, turbines, Wind, wind power

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 23:07:37 +0000

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) plans to lay off 200 workers at two U.S. wind power equipment manufacturing facilities. The company on Feb. 9 said the job cuts are due to a reduction in orders for commercial wind turbines. An SGRE spokesperson said more jobs cuts at the plants—one in Hutchinson, Kansas, and the other […]

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Vestas, Siemens Gamesa, GE Top Wind Turbine Growth

February 18, 2020 admin Business, China, dominion energy, dongfang electric, enercon, ge, General Electric, goldwind, International, ming yang, news, nordex, offshore wind, onshore wind, Renewables, senvion, siemens gamesa, suzlon, Technology, turbines, u.s., uk, vestas, Virginia, Wind, windey

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 22:35:33 +0000

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An energy and finance research group on Feb. 18 said Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s (SGRE’s) offshore wind installations make it far and away the market leader in that category, while Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas continues to lead the onshore and overall wind turbine market. The report published Tuesday from BloombergNEF (BNEF) said Vestas took […]

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Work Ethic Leads to ‘World Class’ Performance

October 1, 2019 admin alpine power plant, Gas, general electric frame 7fa.05, Michigan, natural gas, news, Plant Design, Technology, top plant, turbines, upper michigan energy resources, wec energy group, wolverine electric cooperative

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

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Wolverine Power Cooperative’s Alpine plant in Michigan has impressive operating numbers, and a culture of teamwork dedicated to maintaining efficiency. Power plant operators will tell you it takes a team

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PVD Coatings Extend Life of Gas and Steam Turbine Components

June 30, 2019 admin balinit turbine pro, Coal, corrosion, friction, Gas, news, Nuclear, O&M, oerlikon balzers, pvd coatings, Renewables, Technology, turbines

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Industrial gas turbine (IGT) manufacturers and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) personnel are continually seeking new ways to improve the performance and longevity of critical components. High-value

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POWER Notebook: ‘Coal on Way Out’, Theme Parks Embrace Renewables

March 17, 2019 admin Business, Coal, disney, distributed energy, Gas, h-100 gas turbine, International, Japan, mitsubishi heavy industries, news, Renewables, Solar, Technology, theme parks, turbines, vistra energy, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 16:13:55 +0000

The chief executive of Vistra Energy Corp. last week said coal is not likely to regain market share in the U.S. power market. Curtis Morgan, in a panel discussion March 14 at the CERAWeek event in Houston, Texas, said “coal is on its way out. More and more plants are being retired.” It’s not the […]

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Financial and Gas Turbine Blade Troubles Plague GE Power

February 7, 2019 admin 2018 earnings, blade issues, bouchain, Business, chubu, Coal, culp, EDF, Exelon, Gas, ge, ge power, History, Market, market demand, Markets, news, Nuclear, products, Renewables, Services, technical glitches, Technology, timeline, turbines

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 14:27:09 +0000

GE Power’s financials spun out further on a dismal trajectory during the fourth quarter of 2018, plagued by slack market demand for products and services, technical glitches of a flagship gas turbine model, and poor project execution. Despite a series of divestments and corporate reshuffles, including of leadership, for the 12 months that ended on […]

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