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1. Powered by change: Siemens Gamesa launches 14 MW offshore Direct Drive turbine with 222-meter rotor
   Wind Energy Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD
   SG 14-222 D D offshore wind turbine released with nameplate capacity of 14 MW; can reach 15 MW with Power Boost 222-meter rotor diameter uses massive 108-meter long B108 blades Lifetime avoidance of approx. 1.4 million tons of CO 2 emissions per ...
   09-06-2020
2. E.On opens its largest offshore wind farm in Baltic Sea
   Wind Energy
   Electric Light Power and POWERGRID International The Arkona offshore wind farm of E.On and Equinor went into operation with a festive event in the port of Sassnitz-Mukran on the island of Rügen. Arkona is the largest wind farm in the entire ...
   24-04-2019

3. 12MW Wind Turbine Prototype to be Installed in Rotterdam
   Wind Energy GE Renewable Energy Haliade-X 12 MW
   GE Renewable Energy and Future Wind (a Joint Venture between Pondera Development and SIF Holding Netherlands) announced the signing of an agreement for Future Wind to install the first Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbine prototype. The installation will ...
   25-01-2019
4. 'Self-Installing' Offshore Wind Turbine Developed
   Wind Energy
   PowerPulse A team of EU-backed researchers have developed a 'self-installing' offshore wind turbine system designed to drive down installation costs and improve worker safety. The innovative system was developed as part of the EU's $3.6 ...
   31-10-2016
5. Siemens 7MW Offshore Wind Turbine: Internal Changes Lead to Increased Performance
   Wind Energy Siemens SWT-7.0-154
   Tom Lombardo ENGINEERING.com Siemens made a few internal changes to its tried-and-true 6 MW offshore wind turbine, turning it into a 7 MW turbine with no changes to the exterior. By upgrading a few internal components, engineers were able to ...
   24-04-2015
6. World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Launches With 175 Siemens Wind Turbines
   Wind Energy Siemens
   Electronic Specifier Today marks the inauguration of the world's largest offshore wind power plant, London Array. Siemens supplied the 175 wind turbines and the grid connection for London Array. Together with Dong Energy, Siemens will also be ...
   01-08-2013
7. Enough Wind to Power Global Energy Demand
   Wind Energy
   There is enough energy available in winds to meet all of the world's demand. Atmospheric turbines that convert steadier and faster high-altitude winds into energy could generate even more power than ground- and ocean-based units. New research from ...
   13-09-2012
8. Bird-safe wind turbines soon may take flight
   Wind Energy Sigma Design Company Catching Wind Power Compressed Air Enclosed Wind Turbine
   Sigma Design Company estimating manufacturing could begin within two years. Jerry Lynch, president of the Middlesex-based Sigma Design Company, is taking the first steps toward testing, improving and manufacturing patented invention of Mr. Raymond ...
   05-09-2012
9. Airborne wind-power systems developed by NASA generates more electricity
   Wind Energy
   Land-based tower wind turbines are pretty much the gold standard of wind power today. But the engineers from NASA are working on an ingenious alternative airborne wind-power systems. NASA is focusing on two aspects of the technology one is the set ...
   07-07-2012
10. Eole Water's New Wind Turbine Produces Water, Electricity
    Wind Energy Eole Water WMS1000
    Eole Water’s newest development may help in the ongoing challenge of providing the poorest regions on Earth with clean drinking water and electricity. Its new type of wind turbine can produce both. Eole Water’s WMS1000 wind turbine ...
    26-04-2012