2012 was a good year for renewable energy installations, and a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows that it was a very good year for the wind energy sector, installing a record 48.4 GW of new capacity. This report comes just days after the report from Pew Charitable Trusts was … [continued]
US-based GE Wind topped the list as 2012’s top wind turbine manufacturer, according to a new report. According to preliminary data from B&M Navigant’s World Market Update 2012, GE leapfrogged past second place Danish company Vestas, largely on the mad dash to complete projects (helping GE Capture 15% of the global market … [continued]
I’ve been meaning to share these two videos with the Cleantechnica community for ages, so now I finally got around to doing so. Both videos focus on the manufacturing processes of the wind industry. To be precise, they give a behind-the-scenes look at the production of turbines by the leading … [continued]
When Wind Turbine Engineers Face Shipping Problems Engineers are a practical thinking bunch. When they encounter a problem, they think of it as a challenge that has to be solved by utilizing the mighty forces of applied science. The engineers that make up the management of the leading German wind … [continued]
