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Energy Insiders Podcast: The boom in wind energy
GE global wind boss Steve Swift on landmark supply deal with Andrew Forrest. Plus: Rio Tinto plans Australia’s biggest wind farm to power smelters. And Littleproud’s Barnaby moment.
Energy Insiders Podcast

Feb 22, 2024

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First massive Haliade X turbine installed at first US offshore wind farm
Some positive news for the US offshore wind industry as the first of 62 massive 13MW turbines goes up for the Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts.
Joshua S Hill

Nov 14, 2023

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Siemens scraps profit guidance as wind turbine problems generate $1.6bn bill
Siemens Energy says the bill to fix its troubled wind division could pass the €1 billion mark, as it scrambles to get on top of high turbine failure rates.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 26, 2023

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GE starts work on massive 18MW offshore wind turbine
American tech icon works up the next variant of its Haliade-X wind turbine, with plans already underway to deliver a 17 or 18MW offshore model by 2025.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 15, 2023

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Wind turbines got too big, too fast: GE to focus on fewer models, less complex operations
GE says it will focus on leaner wind turbine manufacture operations, with far fewer variants, to stem the flow to breakdowns.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 13, 2023

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Wind turbine failure rates are rising – has the industry gone too big, too fast?
Faulty components in turbines still under warranty are starting to savage the profits of some of the industry’s biggest players. So what’s going on?
Rachel Williamson

Feb 9, 2023

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Renewables

Wind turbine blade breaks in Sweden, as media focuses on nacelle fire in Texas
Sweden records its second wind farm accident in one week, while US media is obsessed with a nacelle fire in Texas, courtesy of a lightning strike.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 25, 2022

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Wind

GE to deliver 14MW wind turbine for world’s biggest offshore wind farm
GE Renewables to supply world-leading 14MW Haliade-X offshore wind turbines for final phase of the world’s biggest offshore wind project.
Joshua S Hill

Dec 22, 2020

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Wind

GE unveils 6MW onshore wind turbine – its most powerful yet
Global engineering giant unveils its most powerful onshore wind turbine yet, a 6MW version of its Cypress line of turbines, surpassing the 5.3MW model.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 1, 2020

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Renewables

GE starts testing world’s biggest 13MW offshore wind turbine
GE unveils its largest wind turbine prototype yet, a 13MW behemoth that stands 248 metres tall and destined for use in offshore wind farms.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 23, 2020

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Renewables

Parts for biggest wind turbine arrive at NSW port, headed for Bango project
First of massive 5.3MW wind turbine parts destined for CWP Renewables NSW Bango wind farm arrive at Port Kembla.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 30, 2020

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Wind

Wind giant GE Renewable Energy says coronavirus mitigation a key focus in 2020
GE Renewable Energy says mitigating Covid-19 impact on its enormous wind generation supply chain a top focus, with a hit to cashflow and profits already factored in for Q1.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 5, 2020

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