POWER Digest [April 2023]

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:10:00 +0000

New Natural Gas–Fired Plant Approved for Philippines. San Miguel Consolidated Power Corp. (SMCPC), a wholly owned subsidiary of SMC Global Power Holdings Corp., said it received environmental approval to

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GE Developing 18-MW Offshore Wind Turbine

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:15:52 +0000

The global competition to build ever-larger offshore wind turbines continues to ramp up, with General Electric (GE) announcing the company’s renewable energy arm is developing a 17- to 18-MW model that could rival those currently being launched by Chinese groups. “Now we are getting a very positive reception from the market with our 17-MW to […]

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Western Spirit Sets the Standard for Large-Scale Wind Power Projects

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 04:17:00 +0000

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With a capacity of more than 1,050 MW, Western Spirit Wind farm is the largest wind power project ever constructed as a single phase in the Americas. The project, which was completed in roughly a year in spite

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Swedish Group Moves Ahead With World’s Largest Single Offshore Wind Project

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 21:11:16 +0000

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Swedish-based renewable energy developer OX2 has taken another step toward construction of its Aurora offshore wind farm, a 5.5-GW project sited between the islands of Gotland and Oland in the Baltic Sea. OX2 on June 27 announced it had submitted a permit application to build the wind farm under the auspices of Sweden’s Exclusive Economic […]

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GE Leading Hybrid Wind and Solar Project in Turkey

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2022 15:43:22 +0000

Renewable energy in Turkey will get a boost from a hybrid wind and solar power installation led by GE Renewable Energy. The project will integrate a 30-MW solar array with a 32-MW wind farm that was commissioned in 2020 by Sertavul, a Turkish energy company. Sertavul chose GE and Inogen, GE’s regional partner, to build […]

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3-D Printing Sky-High Wind Turbine Towers with Additive Manufacturing (Video)

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:39:34 +0000

Height is might when it comes to wind turbine towers. The taller they are, the more energy they can harness. Transporting massive tower components to their installation sites is logistically challenging and costly, but GE Renewable Energy has a solution: 3-D printing the base of the concrete tower on site, making tall wind turbines easier […]

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Repowering Provides New Purpose for Existing Plants

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 05:17:00 +0000

The benefits of repowering—cost savings from upgraded performance, and utilizing existing infrastructure—make it an important part of the energy landscape. Repowering is occurring in both thermal and

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POWER Digest [January 2020]

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000

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Engie Will Close 1 GW of Coal Generation; Adding Solar, Wind. French energy group Engie in mid-December said it will close 1 GW of coal-fired power generation assets in Peru and Chile over the next five years

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