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Vestas trials helicopters powered with green fuel in offshore wind first
Industry-first trial will use helicopters flying on a mix of sustainable aviation fuel to transport workers to and from an offshore wind project under construction in the Baltic Sea.
Sophie Vorrath

May 24, 2024

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Huge wind turbine blades take the train on 2,000km journey across the US
Vestas claims record setting shipment as its longest wind turbine blades are transported across the US via railway.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 12, 2024

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War-torn Ukraine signs deal to build second stage of its largest wind farm
Wind giant Vestas signs deal on sidelines of COP28 conference to build a second phase of the biggest wind project in Ukraine.
Joshua S Hill

Dec 5, 2023

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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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World’s tallest wind turbine tower made of wood goes up in Sweden
The milestone also marks the first time Modvion’s wooden tower technology will be paired with a Vestas wind turbine and used in a commercial project.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 1, 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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Concrete poured at Flat Rocks wind farm as turbine parts hit the road
Delivery underway of massive Vestas wind turbine components for Enel Green Power’s first Australian project at WA’s Flat Rocks.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 6, 2023

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Australia’s tallest wind turbines send first power to the grid
The 180MW Dulacca wind farm, featuring some of the tallest wind turbines ever installed in Australia, has officially sent its first power to the grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 18, 2023

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One of Australia’s oldest wind farms gets makeover and a new 15-year lease on life
One of Australia’s oldest wind farms, a two-turbine project that has slashed diesel use on a remote Queensland island, is having a makeover.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 17, 2023

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World’s biggest wind turbine – 15MW – delivers what it says on the label
New video shows Vestas’ massive 15MW offshore wind turbine prototype in action in Denmark after it achieved its nominal power rating earlier this month.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 17, 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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Vestas claims major breakthough in wind turbine blade recycling
Danish wind giant explores new method of recycling wind turbine blades – including those already in landfill.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 9, 2023

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