GE Renewable Energy has developed Sierra, an onshore wind turbine platform designed specifically for the North American region. The 3.0-3.4 MW turbine features a 140-m rotor and at a range of hub heights, including a 500 ft option and includes GE’s two-piece blade GE has today manufactured, installed and commissioned its first site of Sierra…
Largest wind and renewable energy project in US begins operations
Pattern Energy held a grand opening for its Western Spirit Wind power facilities in Central New Mexico. The four wind projects located in Guadalupe, Lincoln and Torrance Counties total more than 1,050 MW, enough to provide power to 900,000 Americans annually. “This project is doing it all: creating good-paying jobs, providing clean power to New…
Leeward repowers and expands Aragonne Wind project to 235 MW
Leeward Renewable Energy has successfully completed the construction of its two Aragonne projects, which included repowering its existing Aragonne Wind project and the construction of the new Aragonne Mesa Wind project. Located in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, the projects will provide 200 MW of wind power generation over a 20-year period to Arizona Public Service…
EDP Renewables repowers 2nd phase of Blue Canyon Wind Farm in Oklahoma
EDP Renewables North America completed its Blue Canyon II Wind Farm repowering, shoring up the future of renewable power for Caddo and Kiowa Counties. EDP Renewables North America completed its first repowering project at the Blue Canyon II Wind Farm, which is one phase of the 423-MW four-phase project located in southwestern Oklahoma. EDPR NA…
Leeward Renewable Energy repowers and expands Illinois wind farm
Leeward Renewable Energy successfully repowered the Crescent Ridge Wind Project in Tiskilwa, Illinois. The 54.4-MW Crescent Ridge repower included decommissioning nine turbines, repowering 24 legacy turbines and constructing four new Vestas turbines. “We are pleased that our Crescent Ridge project is operational and are proud to have provided jobs and other economic benefits to the…
185-MW Glacier Sands wind project reaches commercial operations in Illinois
Cordelio Power‘s 185-MW Glacier Sands wind project has reached commercial operations. The project, located in Mason County, Illinois, is composed of 43 Vestas V150-4.3 wind turbines and will sell 100% of its renewable energy under a 15-year contract with Microsoft. “We’re excited to commence operations at Glacier Sands, the inaugural project in Cordelio’s new U.S.…
Hyundai Heavy Industries receives testing approval for floating offshore wind foundation
Bureau Veritas, a testing, inspection, and certification service, has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for its design and development of “Hi-Float,” a floating offshore wind turbine foundation. Based on HHI’s experience with offshore projects, the offshore floating wind substructure Hi-Float is designed to support a 10-MW wind turbine with…
RWE Renewables enters Ohio market with 250-MW wind farm
RWE Renewables has started commercial operation on its 250-MW onshore Scioto Ridge Wind Farm located in Hardin and Logan counties in Ohio. Scioto is powered by 75 Siemens Gamesa turbines and represents RWE’s first onshore wind project in Ohio and 28th in the United States. “Scioto Ridge marks our successful entry in the Ohio market,”…
Leeward Renewable Energy repowering project increases Texas wind farm to 146 MW
Leeward Renewable Energy successfully completed the repowering and final financial close of its Sweetwater 3 Wind Farm in Nolan County, Texas. Leeward procured the wind turbine equipment from GE Renewable Energy, which also provided construction services and is providing operations and maintenance services for the project. GE Energy Financial Services and BHE Renewables provided tax…
Atlantic Wind Transfers providing transport for Virginia offshore wind project
Atlantic Wind Transfers of Quonset Point, Rhode Island has secured its second long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) contract in the United States to provide offshore marine support services for the Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbines to be installed for the first offshore wind project in U.S. federal waters. Atlantic Wind Transfers…
2,600-MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project close to construction
Turbine components and monopiles for Dominion Energy and Ørsted’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project are en route to North America, with the project team and vessel crews successfully navigating the worldwide coronavirus pandemic to keep the team safe and the project on schedule. The foundations, consisting of the turbines’ monopiles, transition pieces and…
Latest Siemens Gamesa offshore turbine concept increases capacity to 11 MW
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) expanded its product portfolio last month at the WindEurope Offshore 2019 Conference & Exhibition with the launch of the new Siemens Gamesa DD Flex concept and the SG 11.0-193 DD Flex offshore wind turbine. Built on the current largest offshore wind turbine in the SGRE fleet, the SG 11.0-193 DD…
Recycling rare earth metals is key to sustaining direct drive turbines
By Seren Direct drive wind turbines account for one-third of all wind power generation. Compared to other wind technologies they have higher energy output and lower maintenance requirements, which means they are favored offshore. To operate direct drive turbines, permanent magnets are needed — and obtaining these magnets is increasingly complicated. In spite of wind…
Ørsted will install GE’s 12-MW wind turbines on Maryland and New Jersey offshore wind farms
Subject to final agreed and signed contract and all required project approvals, Ørsted will deploy GE’s Haliade-X 12-MW wind turbines on two offshore wind farms constituting Ørsted’s Mid-Atlantic cluster: Skipjack (120 MW) off the coast of Maryland. Expected commissioning: 2022. Ocean Wind (1,100 MW) off the coast of New Jersey. Expected commissioning: 2024. In the…
Nordex receives 269-MW wind order in the U.S.
The Nordex Group has received another large order for its N149/4.0-4.5 from the Delta4000 series. The 269-MW order includes a total of 56 wind turbines, as well as a two-year service contract for an undisclosed project in the United States. Installation of this project is scheduled to start in summer 2020. The turbines are set…
GE unveils nacelle of massive Haliade-X wind turbine
GE Renewable Energy revealed the first manufactured components of the Haliade-X 12-MW offshore wind turbine at its production site in Saint-Nazaire, France. The first nacelle will be shipped from Saint-Nazaire to Rotterdam-Maasvlakte in the Netherlands over the coming weeks, where its components will be assembled into the Haliade-X prototype and be tested there. The prototype…
Siemens Gamesa awarded largest U.S. offshore order to date: 1.7 GW from Ørsted & Eversource
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has conditionally received a record order for 1,714 MW from Ørsted and Eversource. Encompassing three offshore wind power projects, the signed conditional contract is the largest U.S. offshore wind power order to date. It encompasses the supply, delivery, and installation of SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines, including service agreements in…
NREL researchers examine potential of taller turbine towers
In a new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Increasing Wind Turbine Tower Heights: Opportunities and ChallengesPDF, researchers examine opportunities for increasing the height of wind turbine hubs — where the turbine drivetrain and rotors attach — and the conditions and locations where taller towers would have the most impact. Taller towers can…
Vestas scores another wind-turbine order in the U.S.
Following a string of new wind orders, Vestas has received another new U.S.contract. This one is for the company’s V150-4.2 MW and V110-2.0 MW turbines for a 242-MW wind farm. It including previously purchased 2 and 4-MW components. According to Vestas, the mixed platform site configuration demonstrates the flexibility of Vestas’ 2 and 4-MW technology…
Nordex wins second U.S. order for its Delta4000 turbine series
The Nordex Group has received an order for 38 wind turbines from the N149/4.0-4.5 Delta4000 series. The wind turbines have an operating range of 4.8 MW and will be installed in Texas for a proposed 180-MW wind farm. The order includes supply and delivery and a Nordex premium service agreement with a term of five…