The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has termed tender approved by National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) for laying 500KV Double Circuit Transmission Line as mis-procurement. The transmission utility has been held responsible for ignoring rules and regulation in the evaluation process for the procurement of design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 500KV double circuit transmission line from Tarbela-5th…
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Operating on 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy by 2030.
In 2007, we became carbon neutral and in 2017, we became the first company of our size to match 100% of our global, annual electricity consumption with renewable energy. Today, we are the largest annual corporate purchaser of renewable energy in the world. Now, we’re carving a path forward to decarbonize our electricity supply completely and operate on 24/7 carbon-free…
Read MoreChinese turbine maker Mingyang in UK floating wind breakthrough deal with Hexicon
Chinese OEM Mingyang Smart Energy has been tapped by floating wind developer Hexicon to supply turbines for its flagship project off the UK. As part of the deal, Mingyang will supply 8MW units for the TwinHub array, being built in the Celtic Sea at the site of a former wave-power test facility, as well handling engineering and design for the…
Read MoreFloating Contra-Rotating Wind Turbines That Can Produce Double the Energy
ind is an inexhaustible, clean resource. Capturing these powerful gusts is a critical component of many plans to replace fossil fuels with renewable, eco-friendly energy. Norwegian company World Wide Wind has designed an innovative floating, vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT). With two sets of “contra” blades, these turbines known as contra-rotating vertical turbines (CRVT) have the potential to double the output…
Read MoreSiemens Gamesa launches recyclable onshore wind turbine blades
After getting the world’s first offshore wind turbine with recyclable blades up and spinning in August, Siemens Gamesa has just launched its RecyclableBlade for onshore wind power projects. The Siemens Gamesa RecyclableBlade for offshore was launched in September 2021 and installed at the 342 megawatt Kaskasi offshore wind farm in Germany in July 2022. Siemens Gamesa has not yet said…
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