Nordex Installs 179 Meter Turbine, US Oil Prices Drop

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Feb 06, 2025

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Before our hosts dive in to technology and energy news, they dare to talk about “hushed hybrid,” the not-so-secret trend that finds managers disobeying RTO directives and allowing employees to work from home, where studies show they’re less likely to quit and are probably more productive. Tell us, does that happen in your workplace?

How Tall Can They Go? And Where Can They Go?

Nordex has installed a 179-meter-tall tower in Germany. It’s the tallest ever from the Nordex group, and their towers are likely to get even taller. Where can these machines be placed? Will developers look to install fewer, taller turbines where land is at a premium? Our engineers consider the upside, the challenges, and how potentially using different sized turbines can maximize the wind resources at a single site.

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Don’t Drill, Baby: Oil Prices Drop, Now What?

While pundits make headlines, the energy market’s primary objective is to make money. And as oil prices drop, drilling is less attractive. So the critical question now is, where will our electricity come from? In a new agreement, Chevron and GE Vernova are working together to power new data centers with gas. But we’re going to need a lot more energy, baby - where will it come from?

Wind Farm of the Week

At 198 MW, La Chalupa is the single largest wind farm in ACCIONA's North American portfolio - and together with Palmas Altas Wind Farm, the two named properties (which are one wind farm) offer a whopping 343 MW of capacity. That’s enough electricity to power 97,000 Texas homes. Learn more about these projects on the Uptime podcast!

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Wind Energy Stock Watch

Vestas (VWDRY) $4.42 USD

GE (GE) $204.11 USD

Siemens Energy AG (SMNEY) $57.03 USD

Goldwind (XJNGF) $.72USD

Iberdrola (IBE.MC) €13.57 EUR

Nordex (NRDXF) $11.57 USD

Stock prices as of close Monday February 3, 2025. Note some stocks use OTC Delayed Price.

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