Rostec subsidiary files cross-claim against Siemens over turbine contract

Published time: 16 Oct, 2017 09:56 A subsidiary of Russian state industrial giant Rostec has brought a countersuit against Germany’s Siemens, to nullify several terms of an agreement between the companies sealed in 2015. Read more “We are asking to hold invalid clauses of the contract… signed on March 10, 2015,” said the court agent […]

Wind turbine manufacturers are dipping toes into energy storage projects

Enlarge / Wind turbines, manufactured by Vestas Wind Systems A/S, operate near farmland in this aerial photo at the Botievo wind farm operated by DTEK Holdings Ltd. in Botievo, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Photographer: Vincent Mundy/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit: Getty Images) Danish company Vestas Wind Systems is one of the biggest makers […]

Siemens to suspend contracts with state-owned Russian companies over turbine deliveries to Crimea

Published time: 21 Jul, 2017 07:02 Edited time: 21 Jul, 2017 08:02 German conglomerate Siemens is halting the implementation of certain projects with Russian companies partly owned by the state after discovering that four turbines were illegally shipped to Crimea, a company statement reads. Siemens is not allowed to do business in the Crimea. The […]

This turbine can harvest green energy in water currents as slow as 2 mph

A Canadian company has designed a water turbine which can harvest energy in slow moving water. “Waterotor” can work in currents as slow as 2 mph which means it could be used in almost any river, canal, or ocean current. The company believe that “Waterotor” could be the solution for many of the world’s 1.3 billion […]