The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has unveiled its 7 MW demonstration offshore wind turbine in Levenmouth. Unveiled at its Levenmouth, Scotland, demonstration location, by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK’s flagship technology innovation and research center for offshore wind, wave, and tidal energy, the 7 MW offshore … [continued]
A historic net metering revision for distributed electricity is now in play in Brazil. Planned revisions to Brazil’s net metering program for small-scale distributed electricity generation systems came into force today. These changes were approved in November 2015 by Brazil’s energy regulator National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL). The change was described … [continued]
More than 12 GW of wind turbine contracts were awarded to nearly 140 wind projects worldwide, according to new research from Navigant Research. Research published in a new Navigant Research report, Wind Turbine Order Tracker 1Q16, which tracks all publicly awarded wind turbine orders, reveals that Siemens and Vestas led turbine orders … [continued]
If you have any interest in wind turbines, you might enjoy this 3-minute 42-second video showing a huge 7.58 MW Enercon E126 being assembled. The first images are of the enormous circular concrete foundation, which weighs about 2,500 tons, according to text below the video. These initial shots are informative in … [continued]
Wind turbines are expected to reach up to heights of 170 meters thanks to new construction techniques and materials. Wind power engineering specialist K2 Management is predicting that, thanks to new construction techniques and materials, wind turbine towers are going to continue to grow in height — continuing a trend … [continued]
A startup out of Oregon is developing a new wind turbine foundation that could cut concrete use by 75%. According to research organization Oregon BEST, RUTE Foundation Systems and a research team at Portland State University are developing, and hope to commercialize, new technology which would reduce concrete use in … [continued]
This article was originally posted at ilsr.org. For timely updates, follow John Farrell on Twitter or get the Democratic Energy weekly update. For states looking to reduce their reliance on dirty, imported energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory brings good news on the wind. In a May 2015 report, significantly more … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. The Royal Society For Protection Of Birds (RSPB) in the UK last week announced an objective that began about 10 years ago — a renewable energy project for the charity to offset its contributions to climate change. Collaborating with Ecotricity, the Royal Society For Protection Of Birds installed a new wind … [continued]
A new design for mammoth wind turbine blades longer than two football fields could deliver 50 MW offshore wind turbines. The research for the new wind turbine blades designs has been conducted by the Sandia National Laboratories, a multi-program laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp., … [continued]
Egypt is emerging as a favoured destination for global wind turbine manufacturing companies as they look to tap the growing potential of the country’s renewable energy market. According to media reports, GE and Siemens are looking to make significant investments in Egypt to build manufacturing facilitates to cater to the … [continued]
