Wind and Solar have risen to ‘New Highs’ in the EU Overtaking Fossil Fuels for the First Time Ever
Renewables have broken electricity-generating records in the EU this year, according to the European Commission. Newly published data has revealed that in the first six months of 2024, half of the bloc’s electricity came from renewable sources, outperforming fossil...
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No End in Sight as US Developers push Ever-Taller Onshore Wind Turbines: DoE Report
Turbine tip heights averaged 170 metres in 2023 while some near-term projects are seeking approval for 225 metres or taller. There is apparently no end in sight for US onshore wind turbine tip heights with some near-term project developers seeking regulatory approval...
Vestas Bags South Africa Turbine Order as Nation looks to Wind to ease Power Woes
Danish group to supply V136 machines to project against background of urgent need for clean capacity. Denmark’s Vestas has bagged a 144MW turbine order for a South African project as the nation looks to wind to ease its power system woes. African Clean Energy...
ABS ‘approves in Principle’ US startup’s Jack-Up Installation System promising 50% Cost savings
Houston-based CLS Wind's technology has smaller footprint and simpler mechanics that will enable speedier wind deployment with 75% lower emissions. Wind energy startup CLS Wind earned 'approval in principle' (AIP) by classification body American Bureau of Shipping...
Offshore Wind Farms could recharge Vessels using New System trialled by Parkwind
Vessels represent a major portion of emissions by the offshore wind industry and a unit of JERA Nex has carried out trials on a streamlined new system Parkwind, a Belgian offshore wind developer acquired by Japan’s JERA group in 2023, has installed and tested an...
German Developers to repower Wind Farm with Vestas Turbines
German renewables developers VSB and NextWind are set to repower a wind farm in Saxony-Anhalt to triple its original capacity. The developers will replace 27 old turbines – a mixture of Vestas’ V80 and V52 models and Enercon’s E66 models – with 16 new Vestas V172...
World’s First’ Wooden Wind Turbine Blades installed
Recyclability of turbine blades key concern for industry that could face up to 50 million tonnes of blade waste by 2050 Wind power has just become a little greener after a ‘world first’ installation of wooden wind turbine blades in Germany. The 19.3-metre blades were...
Can you make a Wind Farm out of Wood? Meet the Swedish start-up making Clean Energy even Greener
This Swedish start-up is making wind towers from wood and slashing CO2 emissions. Wind power is a major piece of the puzzle in decarbonising the grid. But the giant constructions usually rely on carbon-intensive materials like steel. Swedish start-up Modvion is...
Ørsted makes Final Investment Decision on Hornsea Three Mega Project
Ørsted has made a final investment decision (FID) on the Hornsea Three offshore wind farm currently under development in the North Sea off the UK. The Danish energy major said it expected the 2852MW Hornsea Project Three to be completed and fully commissioned by 2027....