Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind-power plant has officially been inaugurated. The project includes 78 Siemens wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3.6 MWs and a rotor diameter of 120 meters. These turbines will supply around 320,000 German households with eco-friendly electricity. Siemens is also providing service and maintenance for the turbines for an initial period…
First U.S.-Mexico cross-border wind farm officially opened
The first U.S.-Mexico cross-border wind farm was recently inaugurated in Tecate, Baja California. Constructed on approximately 5,300 hectares (13,100 acres) of leased land near the city of Tecate, the project consisted of designing, building, and operating a wind farm with 47 wind turbines, each with a nominal capacity of 3.3. MW, as well as the construction…