Products & Technology Articles

04.16.18 Products & Technology 46

A team of researchers looks to design and build a 50-megawatt offshore wind turbine.

Design for 50MW Offshore Wind Turbine Inspired by Hurricane-Resilient Palm Trees

Blades for a 50-megawatt turbine would be at least 200 meters long, equal to two football fields.

by Justin Gerdes

04.10.18 Wind Projects 113

Vattenfall placed one of its 8.8-megawatt turbines at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Center.

World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine: One Rotation ‘Can Power the Average UK Home for a Day’

Vattenfall deployed the first of two Vestas 8.8-megawatt wind turbines at its European testing center.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

04.04.18 Wind Markets & Policy 11

Chinese-made wind products potentially subject to tariffs made up 25 percent of U.S. imports in 2017.

Trump Targets Chinese Wind, Battery and EV Imports, With Limited US Impact

Solar products were not included on the administration’s list of products that could be subject to new tariffs.

by Julia Pyper

03.15.18 Policy 16

The Trump administration is looking to shift funding away from cleantech and into fossil fuels.

DOE Official: Clean Energy Funding Should Be Cut for ‘Exceeding Goals’

The Under Secretary of Energy defends a Trump administration proposal to cut $1.3 billion in funding from the DOE’s renewable energy office.

by Lacey Johnson

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03.13.18 Wind Projects 88

What can Paul Bunyan teach us about wind repowering?

Developer Using the ‘Paul Bunyan’ Method in First-of-Its-Kind Wind Repowering Project

Sixty-three aging 850-kilowatt turbines will be replaced by twenty-nine 2.6-megawatt turbines at the first utility-scale wind project site in Illinois.

by Justin Gerdes

03.05.18 Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 4

Meet Inspire: A Shell-Backed Company With a Unique Smart Energy Subscription

Inspire aims to create the world’s first comprehensive “smart energy” experience for the home.

by Julia Pyper

03.02.18 Products & Technology 19

This marks the first official announcement of a wind turbine blade longer than 100 meters.

GE to Deploy the World’s Most Powerful Offshore Wind Turbine in 2021

The 12-megawatt Haliade-X would generate 45 percent more electricity than the largest offshore wind turbine deployed today.

by Justin Gerdes

03.01.18 17

Tariffs are expected to cause solar racking system prices to spike.

Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Could Add 2 Cents per Watt to Utility-Scale Solar Projects

“That is a significant added cost, especially on top of the job-killing solar tariffs.”

by Julia Pyper

03.01.18 Electric Vehicles 5

Will utilities take the lead on EV-charging infrastructure?

Utilities Tackle the Challenge of EV-Charging Infrastructure

“We believe this is the future of transportation. It behooves us to learn how we can best serve the customer.”

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

02.28.18 Wind Finance & VC 3

The company will focus on a single platform to serve the fast-growing offshore wind market.

Saving $2.5 Billion Shouldn’t Be Hard for Siemens Gamesa

Siemens Gamesa unveiled its three-year strategic plan this month, which analysts say looks feasible.

by Jason Deign

April 20, 2018 Markets & Policy

New Bipartisan Legislation Would Repeal Trump’s Solar Tariffs

16 by Julia Pyper

The second-generation Powerwall now comes with a bigger price tag.

April 19, 2018 Energy Storage

Tesla Quietly Raised the Price of the Powerwall

40 by Julian Spector

April 16, 2018 Products & Technology

Design for 50MW Offshore Wind Turbine Inspired by Hurricane-Resilient Palm Trees

46 by Justin Gerdes

Shutting nuke plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania could be a carbon disaster.

04.16.18 Nuclear

Report: Losing FirstEnergy’s Nuclear Fleet Would Wipe Out Two Decades of Solar and Wind Progress

226 by Jeff St. John

Governor Murphy is expected to sign the legislation into law.

04.13.18 Regulation & Policy

New Jersey Passes Nuclear Subsidies, Boosts Renewables Target to 50%

169 by Julia Pyper

04.20.18 Policy

The Trump Administration Just Hatched Another Plan to Buoy Coal and Nuclear

97 by Emma Foehringer Merchant

01.30.18 Wind Markets & Policy 0

The U.S. is forecast to install more than 2.3 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2026, according to MAKE Consulting.

GTM Research Spotlight

Offshore Wind Is Taking Off in America

Analysis on the market from MAKE Consulting. Plus, don’t miss an exclusive livestream with expert panelists this week on the opportunity for offshore in New York state.

by Manja Meister

01.29.18 Products & Technology 11