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Sandia innovation eliminates reliance on rare-earth magnets for large-scale wind turbines

Green Car Congress

Motivated by the need to eliminate expensive rare-earth magnets in utility-scale direct-drive wind turbines, Sandia National Laboratories researchers have developed a fundamentally new type of rotary electrical contact. Most of the current utility-scale wind turbines are dependent on rare-earth magnets, Koplow said. 1 milliohm).

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Why repowering wind farms is wind power’s next big thing

Electrek

Renewables developer Exus Renewables North America is giving a $200 million upgrade to Somerset County, Pennsylvania’s 139 megawatt (MW) Twin Ridges Wind Farm – here’s why repowering projects like this are the future of the wind industry.

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Stellantis tackling EV aerodynamics with $29.5M wind tunnel

Green Car Reports

Stellantis upgraded its wind tunnel to the tune of $29.5 million The upgrades focused on aero efficiency to help with EV range What used to take hours can now take minutes to change with the recent wind tunnel upgrades Stellantis on Wednesday unveiled a $29.5

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Nordex debuts a US wind turbine optimized for lower wind speeds

Electrek

German wind turbine maker Nordex Group today debuted a 5-megawatt (MW) wind turbine for the US market that “significantly increases yield” in lower wind speeds.

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Vineyard Wind 1 just became the US’s largest operating offshore wind farm

Electrek

Five more wind turbines just came online at Vineyard Wind 1, making it the largest operating offshore wind farm in the US.

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The US’s largest offshore wind farm is on budget and on time

Electrek

Dominion Energy has hit a major milestone in the construction of its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind ( CVOW ) project. The company has put in place 78 monopile foundations and four offshore substation foundations during the first installation season, surpassing its initial target of 70 monopiles.

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UK government seals further £225 million investment in offshore wind technology

Innovation News Network

One of the largest offshore wind technology factories will become even bigger after new government support for a South Korean investor. The post UK government seals further £225 million investment in offshore wind technology appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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