UK: Siemens Installs 6 MW Wind Turbine

Siemens has now installed a market-ready version of its new 6 megawatt (MW) gearless wind turbine on the test site of the power utility SSE, the UK’s largest generator of renewable energy.

UK: Wind Turbine Component Collapses at Belfast Harbour

Last week a wind turbine tower section fell on a vehicle at Belfast Harbour, writes Belfast Telegraph.

China Approves Xiangshui 200MW Offshore Wind Demonstration Project

Xiangshui 200MW Offshore Wind Demonstration Project got approved by National Development and Reform Commission and is expected to start construction at the end of 2013.

Japan: Trelleborg Wins Cable Protection Contract for World’s Largest Floating Windfarm

Trelleborg Group’s offshore operations, leading global manufacturer of polymer and syntactic foam-based solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, has been awarded a contract to supply the Furukawa Electric Company with cable buoyancy and protection, for an experimental floating wind turbine project off the coast of Fukushima, Japan.

Statoil Cancels Wind Project Offshore Maine, USA

The Norwegian energy company, Statoil, has decided to drop the offshore wind project off Maine’s coast.

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