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Milestone or millstone? GE's 40-year turbine lifetime

By Sara Knight, 19 June 2019

Turbine manufacturer GE Renewable Energy and certification body TÜV Nord unveiled a 40-year design certification for one of the US manufacturer's onshore models in May, with plans to expand it across more products. But will this new evaluation become more widespread in the industry? Sara Knight looks at the pros and cons.

Giles Dickson: 'It's not about subsidy, it's about revenue stability'

By David Weston, 31 May 2019

Since Giles Dickson took over the helm at WindEurope nearly four years ago, the region has replaced long-running support schemes with competitive auctions and corporate buyers are now entering the market. He tells David Weston why this is a good thing for the industry.

Community owners take leap of faith for 320MW repowering

By Sara Knight, 31 May 2019

More than 200 farmers and landowners have joined forces to make the most of the last days of state subsidies and sign supply contracts even before project financing can be arranged.

GE Renewable Energy profits fall 72%

By David Weston, 30 October 2018

UNITED STATES: Continued price pressure has led to a 72% fall in profit for GE Renewable Energy, its parent conglomerate said in its Q3 report.

RES to repower first French wind farm

By Craig Richard, 18 October 2018

FRANCE: RES will repower an entire project for the first time by upgrading the first wind farm it built in France.

Nordex receives first large-scale N149/4.5 order

By Craig Richard, 4 October 2018

FINLAND: Nordex will provide 18 units of its new N149/4.5 model to a Finnish wind farm powering a Google data centre.

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