General Electric Haliade-X
General Electric invested 400 million dollars to create the Haliade-X. It is the largest wind turbine to ever be manufactured, sitting 260 metres above sea level. The Haliade-X in the 12MW variant, has a 63% capacity factor above industry standard. It is as tall as an 85-story building and each blade is 107m long. The […]
The Rise of Wind Power in the US
In 2020 the US saw a record high in wind power production with over 17GW of new capacity installed. Texas ranks first in the US for installed wind capacity and numbers of turbines, which generates a staggering 28% of the nation’s total wind power. Wind has become the ‘most-used’ source of renewable electricity generation in […]
Wind Powers New Floating Revolution
A large volume of the worlds energy still comes from fossil fuels – these are coal, oil, and gas. Now governments from around the world are racing to reach net zero and become the first country to solely rely on renewable energy. Developers are taking wind turbines to deep water, which was previously unchartered territory. […]
Going Green with Wind Energy
With the world seeing the effects of global warming, many people and companies are trying to reduce their carbon footprint by going green. Due to this, government’s all over the world are investing money into the renewable energy sector to meet targets that they have set. How to wind turbines work? Wind turbines use […]
Why should the UK be investing in wind power?
In 2021, Prime Minister (UK) Boris Johnson set a target for all of the UK’s electricity to come from clean energy sources by 2035. This is due to the government wanting the UK to become more “energy independent” as the West tries to wean itself off Russian gas and oil. We have already seen […]