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Wind energy

Turbines towed as world’s first floating offshore wind farm undergoes “heavy maintenance”
The world’s first floating offshore wind farm in Scotland is being temporarily brought offline for a service, its 6MW turbines towed to Norway.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 16, 2024

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Wind energy

Siemens snags massive government bailout amid deepening wind turbine woes
German government agrees to backstop energy giant Siemens to tune of €7.5 billion to help the company overcome ongoing turmoil in its wind division.
Joshua S Hill

Nov 15, 2023

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Wind energy

Global wind turbine industry is a mess, and scared of solar: But it will get better
Wind turbine industry lost sight of basic manufacturing principals such as keeping production simple, focusing on repeatability. Perhaps it was scared of solar.
David Leitch

Aug 10, 2023

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Wind energy

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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Wind energy

Compostable turbine blades made from mushroom roots could solve waste problem
The wind industry is rapidly approaching a big rubbish problem, but solutions are in motion to reduce the landfill pile.
Rachel Williamson

May 31, 2023

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Wind energy

Siemens Gamesa taps Australian mine for rare earths critical to offshore wind boom
Offshore wind giant inks deal to source highly sought after rare earth materials from Australia, critical to the mass production of turbines.
Joshua S Hill

Apr 12, 2023

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Wind energy

Recyclable wind turbine blades make debut in offshore project
Two wins for wind industry sustainability, with recyclable turbine blades entering operation in the North Sea and a new 95% recyclable offering from China.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 28, 2023

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Wind energy

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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Wind energy

World’s largest floating offshore wind farm delivers first power – to oil and gas platform
Equinor is using the Hywind Tampen project to help power operations at its Snorre and Gullfaks oil and gas fields in the Norwegian North Sea.
Joshua S Hill

Nov 16, 2022

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Wind energy

Prototype wind turbine sets new world record for power output
A new world record for the most power a single wind turbine has produced over a 24-hour period has been set by wind giant Siemens Gamesa.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 11, 2022

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