Renewable energy
Plain Energy: Huge New Mexico Wind Project Will Be Capable Of Powering The Equivalent Of 590,000 Homes
Pretty soon the bristly grasses of the high plains won’t be the only thing catching the wind in central New Mexico: Western Spirit Wind, an installation built by the southwestern utility Pattern Energy, is set to deliver more than 1,050 megawatts of renewable energy from four separate wind farms. The Western Spirit Wind project is scheduled to be the largest wind installation in the state, when completed.
Renewable energy
Concrete Benefits: Recycling Old Wind Turbine Blades Could Help Cement Industry Cut CO2 Emissions
Global wind farm operators added more than 22,000 wind turbines in 2019 and the growth is only going to pick up speed as more and more countries continue to press ahead to lower their carbon footprint. With good reason: On average, a single wind turbine operating in the U.S.
sustainability
Climate Commitments: How GE Is Rising To The Challenges of Energy Transition
GE announced today that it is aiming to achieve carbon neutrality across its operations by 2030. The company is in a unique position to realize that objective, writes GE Chairman and CEO Larry Culp in a LinkedIn post, by virtue of “our history of innovation, our global footprint and the industries we are in.”
Offshore Wind
Homespun Wisdom: This Breton Factory Is Making Powerful Turbines For France's 1st Offshore Wind Farm
If you’ve ever flown over the coast of Western Europe and marveled at the view of giant offshore wind farms breaking the monotony of the sea, then one thing is certain: You weren’t flying over France.
Offshore Wind
This Turbine Will Power The World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
Last December, when Time magazine listed the Haliade-X among the best inventions of 2019, it was just one in a series of milestones for the mighty machine — the most powerful offshore wind turbine in operation today. Following its moment in the media spotlight, the Haliade-X proceeded to set a world record by generating 288 megawatt-hours of electrical energy in a single day.
Offshore Wind
Power Move: GE Signs First Contract For The World’s Most Powerful Offshore Wind Turbine In Operation
John Lavelle has seen many powerful machines during his nearly four decades as a GE engineer. But none measure up to the Haliade-X, the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine in operation. The turbine set a world record earlier this year when it generated 288 megawatt-hours of electrical energy in a single day. That’s enough to power 30,000 homes in Rotterdam, where the first prototype is located.
ai
Humble AI Takes A Curious Turn: How Algorithms That Ask ‘Why’ Can Improve Wind Energy
energy mix
Mix It Up: Renewable Power Is Rising And This Tech Will Help It Shine
Many countries have set ambitious goals for getting their electricity from renewable sources. Germany, for example, wants to generate 65% of its energy from renewables by 2030. Sweden wants to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2040.
Wind Power
Fresh Air: Turkish Turbine Blade Factory Invigorates Historic Town
ai
Judgment Call: Why GE Is Experimenting With ‘Humble AI’
Here’s a nightmare story for you: Machines, endowed with artificial intelligence, get smarter than their creators, take charge and attempt to save humans from themselves. Oops. Smarts, it turns out, are different from wisdom. Pooh-poohing a saying variously attributed to Socrates, Aristotle as well Albert Einstein — the more I know, the more I realize I know nothing — the machines push ahead and bring civilization crashing down on all of us.