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New Siemens Gamesa offshore turbine at massive Norfolk offshore wind projects

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siemens gamesa norfolk236 meters & 3.6 GW: Siemens Gamesa & Vattenfall to partner using new Siemens Gamesa offshore turbine at massive Norfolk offshore wind projects

  • Nominated preferred supplier agreement reached for Norfolk offshore wind power projects in UK with Vattenfall
  • Total capacity of 3.6 GW for projects located 47 – 72 km from shore
  • Service agreement included; project expected to use new SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbine
  • SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbine can reach 15 MW capacity with Power Boost; is based on existing flagship turbine
  • Swept area increased to 43,500 m2
  • Prototype of 236-meter rotor machine to be installed in 2022; commercially available in 2024

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Orsted set to use a massive turbine to power two of its offshore wind farms in the US

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Danish firm Orsted has chosen GE Renewable Energy as its preferred turbine supplier for two offshore wind farms in the U.S. The agreement means that Orsted is set to use GE Renewable Energy’s huge Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbines at the projects.

Orsted’s use of the turbines will represent the first commercial deployment of the Haliade-X 12 MW. The deployment is subject a final agreed and signed contract and project approvals.

The two wind farms the turbines will be used at are the 120 MW Skipjack facility off the Maryland coast and the 1,100 MW Ocean Wind project off the coast of New Jersey. It’s expected that the facilities will be commissioned in 2022 and 2024 respectively.

The U.S. offshore wind industry is relatively young. Its first offshore facility, the 30 MW Block Island Wind Farm, only commenced commercial operations in 2016. The Block Island Wind Farm is located off the coast of Rhode Island and operated by Orsted. Continue reading “Orsted set to use a massive turbine to power two of its offshore wind farms in the US” →

The Netherlands still trailing behind on EU renewable energy targets

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The Netherlands is trailing the rest of Europe when it comes to reaching sustainable energy targets, according to new figures from the European statistics agency Eurostat. In 2017, just 6.6% of the energy used in the Netherlands came from sustainable sources, but the target is 14% by 2020, Eurostat says.

Luxembourg, where 6.4% of energy consumption derived from biofuels, hydro or wind power, solar or geothermal energy in 2017, has a 2020 target of 11%. The Eurostat statistics show 11 EU countries had already reached their targets two years ago. Continue reading “The Netherlands still trailing behind on EU renewable energy targets” →