Wind Industry Quality Crisis, US Election Impact on Renewables

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In an ordinary week, we might focus more on 维斯塔斯 ' manufacturing growth in Italy and Siemens Gamesa’s quarterly results showing both gains and ongoing challenges.

While those stories will affect the industry in the near term, the team also considers how US Presidential election results will have a much longer-term impact on wind.

Drill, Baby, Drill

Allen Hall , Joel Saxum , Rosemary Barnes and Philip Totaro have somewhat different views on how soon and how much the incoming administration could slow the renewables transition, and whether or how it might improve traction in others.

• Based on trends we saw 2016-2020, and what we heard during the campaign, will the incoming administration just let states continue with their wind projects?
• We know the incoming administration isn’t pro-wind, but can a President thwart projects with an executive order?
• If natural gas is the big winner, won’t renewables also benefit from grid and infrastructure improvements? Is it possible Hitachi would consider investing even more in the Americas?

Spoiler alert: the gang agrees some of the worries about wind’s future are unfounded. Tune in to this week’s podcast to find out why .

Meanwhile in Canada

We take a hard look at the serious quality control issues that have been raised at GE Vernova’s LM Wind Power blade manufacturing facility in Canada. To be clear, allegations that employees were directed to falsify quality control data are deeply concerning ones - possibly every engineer’s nightmare - but at this point, they are still allegations. We tread lightly into “But what if -” territory and try to envision how things could be righted, and how long that might take.

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Interesting Finds From Around the Web

• Vestas to Manufacture Blades for 15 MW Turbines in Italy
• EU Recovery money boosts wind manufacturing in Italy
• Vestas secures nine-year Taranto Port Platform concession
• ScottishPower signs ￡1bn offshore wind turbine deal with Siemens Gamesa
• Siemens Earnings Release November 13 2024
• Ireland announces second offshore wind auction for 2025
• Nordex improves results in first nine months
• Nordex bags 100-MW turbine supply deal for Canadian project
• Suzlon CEO-New Business Mangal steps down
• GE Vernova boss keeps search for offshore wind turbine orders on ice
• BOEM Completes Environmental Review for Offshore Massachusetts, Rhode Island Wind Project
• Vineyard Wind's Blade Manufacturer Identifies Canada Plant For "Corrective Actions”
• Town gives update on turbine lighting
• A 30-Megawatt Space Solar Power Plant Is Coming By 2030
• Class II Recall of Nearly 80,000# of Costco Kirkland Signature Butter
• RWE and Siemens Energy anticipate delays in US projects
• Investigation into incident at wind turbine in east-central Alberta
• Resolve Composites turns material from Siemens Gamesa turbine blade into a boat
• POWER-UP: GE Cypress Blade Tip Swap-out, Vestas Load Probability Control

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