Developer Plans Two Offshore Wind Projects Using 18-MW Turbines

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:45:02 +0000

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A joint venture (JV) created to develop large-scale offshore wind projects said it plans to use what at present would be the world’s largest wind turbines at two projects located […]

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BYD Launches The ATTO 3, Han, & Tang SUV In Spain!

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2023 07:08:04 +0000

BYD sold over 1.8 million electric vehicles (EVs) last year. As announced recently, BYD has a target of selling 3.6 million EVs this year. This would be an incredible achievement should the company manage to do it. Although the majority of these sales will be in its home market, a decent chunk of these sales […]

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Volkswagen’s PowerCo Is Taking Off

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:10:30 +0000

Last year, Volkswagen started a new battery production company that would operate under the VW umbrella: PowerCo. Now, in March 2023, several announcements by the company show that it’s actually taking steps to become a serious player in the battery industry. What’s PowerCo? Before I get into the announcements that show Volkswagen’s making a serious […]

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The Tremendous Potential—and Challenge—of Offshore Wind Energy

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:13:43 +0000

Wind turbines must move farther offshore to gain greater efficiency. But the challenges associated with doing so are significant. At the Dutch village of Den Oever, just north of Amsterdam, the A7 motorway extends onto the Afsluitdijk, a 32-kilometer dike that separates IJsselmeer Lake and the North Sea. Near the midway point, approaching the village […]

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Two-Thirds of European Battery Production at Risk — Analysis

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 06:00:05 +0000

IRA subsidies are chief threat to gigafactory plans unless Europe offers accessible incentives and streamlined permitting.

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Major Offshore Wind Array Planned off Iberian Peninsula

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 19:10:01 +0000

The joint venture (JV) of an Irish energy developer and two Spanish companies has announced its second large floating offshore wind project. IberBlue Wind, a JV created to develop gigascale arrays in waters near the Iberian Peninsula, on Feb. 17 said it would build a 990-MW project off the coast of Figueira da Foz. IberBlue, […]

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Siemens Gamesa Posts Nearly $1 Billion Quarterly Loss

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:04:30 +0000

Siemens Gamesa chief executive Jochen Eickholt acknowledged equipment failures in both the company’s onshore and offshore wind turbines, leading to higher warranty provisions, contributed to a nearly $1 billion net loss for the company in the last three months of 2022. Eickholt on Feb. 2 said the company’s October to December—the group’s fiscal first quarter—loss […]

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