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10.09.18 Products & Technology 3

“Blade leading-edge erosion has become a very critical issue for the wind energy industry.

How a ‘Swim Cap’ Could Extend the Life of Wind Turbine Blades

Danish company PolyTech believes its polyurethane shell can protect against wind turbine blade degradation.

by Justin Gerdes

08.10.18 Products & Technology 86

A suction bucket foundation could reduce the cost of offshore wind turbine foundations by 40%.

Can Mass Production of Components Slash the Cost of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations?

Siemens Gamesa and its Danish partners are working to commercialize a new suction bucket foundation that can be mass-produced and assembled with bolts at port.

by Justin Gerdes

07.16.18 Products & Technology 188

MAKE forecasts the future of turbine technology.

Wind Turbines to See ‘Unprecedented’ Growth in Size and Capacity

Offshore turbine capacity will increase by orders of magnitude, according to a new report from MAKE Consulting.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

07.06.18 Products & Technology 26

New York State and the U.S. government are getting serious about offshore wind.

New R&D Consortium Aims to Slash Offshore Wind Costs in the US

NYSERDA to lead an offshore wind industry R&D group “laser-focused on reducing the levelized cost of electricity.”

by Justin Gerdes

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06.27.18 Energy 10

General electric announced another reorganization -- and another attempt at focus.

The ‘New’ New General Electric: Renewables Are In, Distributed Gas Generators Are Out

In yet another restructuring, the company hopes to reassert itself as a “premier high-tech industrial company.”

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

06.04.18 Products & Technology 24

$If successful, 3D-printed offshore wind foundations could be a fraction of existing technology costs.$

How 3D Concrete Printing Could Slash Time and Cost in Building Offshore Wind Projects

A startup working to build 3D-printed concrete towers for land-based wind turbines now wants to do the same for offshore projects.

by Justin Gerdes

05.25.18 Wind Markets & Policy 287

The sun is setting on many of Germany's onshore wind turbines.

Germany Faces Gigawatt-Scale Loss of Onshore Wind Power

Feed-in tariffs will soon expire for many of Germany’s 28,000 onshore wind turbines. How many will be retired or replaced?

by Justin Gerdes

04.16.18 Products & Technology 65

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 124

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

The company already increased the Powerwall price earlier this year.

October 12, 2018 Energy Storage

Tesla Hikes Powerwall Prices to Better Reflect ‘Value’

52 by Julia Pyper

A sampling of voices from the bull and bear camps.

October 4, 2018 Electric Vehicles

Tesla’s Future Prospects, From the Bull and Bear Perspectives

29 by Eric Wesoff

America's demand flexibility is growing bigger and more diverse.

October 4, 2018 Research & Analysis

US Will Have 88 Gigawatts of Residential Demand Flexibility by 2023

18 by Chloe Holden

New Jersey's PSEG wants subsidies to keep three nuclear plants open.

10.05.18 Nuclear

PSEG Seeks Nuclear Support on the Tail of $4.1 Billion Clean Energy Proposal

120 by Emma Foehringer Merchant

Global coal capacity factors are in free fall.

10.11.18 Fossil Fuels

The Death of Global Coal Growth

106 by Justin Guay

10.12.18 Energy Storage

Tesla Hikes Powerwall Prices to Better Reflect ‘Value’

52 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

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

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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

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.

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 12