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Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has big problems, and it’s going to cost the company billions – what’s wrong with its onshore wind turbines? Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA is Siemens Energy AG’s wind turbine unit, and it’s one of the world’s largest wind turbine makers. Its turbine problems are expected to result in up to $5 billion in net loss for the parent company. Electrek…

We get a close look at Tesla Cybertruck’s wheels as well as a glimpse at the electric pickup truck’s suspension and wheel well in a new sighting. We are currently very hungry for Cybertruck information. Despite being weeks away from the start of deliveries, according to the latest information from CEO Elon Musk, we have very few details about the specs of the electric pickup truck. Tesla…

A Saudi Arabian company has installed the largest wind turbine in Central Asia, in the Bukhara region of Uzbekistan. The 6.5 megawatt (MW) wind turbine was made by Chinese wind turbine maker Envision for Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power, and China Energy Engineering Corporation installed it. Envision says on its website that its 6X MW wind turbine is 160 meters (525 feet) tall and has a 17X…