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  • Wind turbines off Virginia’s coast could produce 26,000 jobs

    29 September 2010
    Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    Erecting wind turbines off Virginia’s coast could create as many as 26,000 jobs and satisfy more than three-quarters of the state’s… By Josh Brown (hamptonroads) [mappress] Source: hamptonroads, September 29, 2010;

  • Lake Erie Wind Turbines Pose Threat to Monarch Butterflies (Canada)

    27 March 2011
    Environment

    The struggling monarch butterfly faces potential disaster if the Ontario government’s moratorium on offshore wind turbines is ever lifted … By Daniel Pearce (dunnvillechronicle) [mappress] Source: dunnvillechronicle, March 28, 2011

  • Sinovel to Announce the Completion of China’s First 6 MW Turbine in June

    14 February 2011
    Technology

    Sinovel Wind Group Co., China’s largest wind power generator manufacturer, announced Monday it will finish production of the country’s first…   (english.peopledaily) [mappress] Source: english.peopledaily  , February 14, 2011

  • Wind Turbine Spacing Could be the Key for Better Power Production (Belgium)

    31 January 2011
    R&D

    Charles Meneveau, a Johns Hopkins fluid mechanics and turbulence expert, working with a colleague in Belgium, has devised a new formula… (newsfeedmaker) [mappress] Source: newsfeedmaker, January 31, 2011

  • Johns Hopkins University Tests Big Wind Turbine Spacing (USA)

    21 January 2011

    Large wind farms are being built around the world as a cleaner way to generate electricity, but operators are still searching for the most… (physorg) [mappress] Source: physorg, January 21, 2011

  • Federal and State Officials Want More Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    29 December 2010

    Residents of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket better get used to a lot of wind farms surrounding their resort islands.   By Jay Fitzgerald (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, December 29, 2010

  • Scotland announces completion of floating offshore Hywind wind turbine module

    30 August 2010
    R&D, Technology

    The Government of Scotland has announced the completion of its 2.3 MW prototype, floating offshore Hywind wind turbine module positioned 10… (azocleantech) [mappress] Source: azocleantech, August 30, 2010;

  • Can offshore wind turbines also float on open sea (Norway)

    23 August 2010
    R&D

    The twelve offshore wind turbines that make up the ‘alpha ventus’ wind farm, 45 kilometres to the north of the North Sea island of Borkum,… By Jan Oliver Löfken (dlr) [mappress] Source: dlr, August 23, 2010;

  • Martha’s Vineyard residents angry at Obama because of wind turbines (USA)

    18 August 2010
    Authorities

    President Obama is schedule to arrive here on Martha’s Vineyard tomorrow for a ten-day vacation following his weekend dip off the Florida…   by Ira Stoll (futureofcapitalism) [mappress] Source: futureofcapitalism, August 18, 2010;

  • Canada: Wolfe Island offshore wind turbines cost 1.5 billion

    28 April 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    The ex-Kingstonians planning to erect 60 to 90 wind turbines west of Wolfe Island in the waters of Lake Ontario have pegged the price of the   [mappress] Source: thewhig, April 28, 2010;

  • Germany: GE’s Gearless 4MW Offshore Wind Turbine Challenges Siemens

    22 April 2010
    R&D, Technology

    General Electric Co., the world’s second-biggest maker of wind turbines, plans to introduce a 4 megawatt gearless wind turbine for offshore…   [mappress] Source: businessweek, April 22, 2010;

  • New turbine design could help meet UK’s renewable targets

    22 February 2010
    R&D, Technology

    A radical windmill design could hold the key to making offshore wind power more economical and helping the UK meet its ambitious renewable… [mappress] Source: guardian, February 22, 2010;

  • OffShore Wind Turbine Seals life could be doubled with new approach

    22 February 2010
    Technology

    While offshore wind farms are an important source of the world’s future renewable energy supply, the sea is a hostile environment for wind turbines, wearing down their parts with saltwater and high shaft speeds. The cost and effort to replace these components is high. That’s why a German parts manufacturer is now using Hydrin® epichlorohydrin […]

  • ZF Wind Power Fires Up Powertrain Test Rig for 30 MW Turbines

    1 May 2025
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    ZF Wind Power has commissioned what the company claims to be the world’s most powerful validation test rig, which is capable of testing machines up to 30 MW. The 30 MW test rig, which is now ready for operation at ZF Wind Power’s Test and Prototype Center in Lommel, Belgium, can validate complete powertrain systems […]

  • Second P-Class Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Joins Cadeler’s Fleet

    26 March 2025
    Vessels

    Denmark’s Cadeler has taken delivery of its latest jack-up wind turbine installation vessel, Wind Pace, which will be deployed in the US. Delivered on time and within budget, Wind Pace becomes the seventh vessel in Cadeler’s portfolio of wind turbine installation vessels, said the company. The vessel was officially named at a naming ceremony on […]

  • Denmark: Fyns Kran Udstyr Makes Handling of Wind Turbine Nacelles Easy

    18 September 2012
    Technology

    Danish based Fyns Kran Udstyr has developed a hydraulic yoke that makes lifting, maneuvring and mounting wind turbine nacelles quicker and safer. Wind turbines present a viable source of energy, but lifting and handling the large wind turbine nacelles requires finesse. Assembling the wind turbines can be a difficult venture without the proper equipment which […]

  • Norway Grants EUR 100 Million to Deploy Multi-Turbine Windcatcher Tech

    28 January 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Innovation

    Wind Catching Demo, a subsidiary of Wind Catching Systems, has received a NOK 1.2 billion (approximately EUR 102 million) grant from Enova, a state enterprise owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, for the deployment of a commercial demonstrator unit of its multi-turbine floating wind platform. Wind Catching Demo has already started the […]

  • Vestas 15 MW Turbines to Spin on RWE’s Nordseecluster Offshore Wind Project

    28 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Vestas has received a firm order from RWE for the second phase of its 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind development in Germany. The order comprises 60 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines, and Vestas is responsible for the supply, delivery, and commissioning of the units. Upon completion, the Denmark-based wind turbine OEM will also service the asset […]

  • Deepest Ever Fixed-Bottom Wind Turbine Foundation Stands Offshore Scotland

    12 April 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The world’s deepest fixed-bottom wind turbine foundation has been installed at what will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm – Seagreen – off the coast of Angus. On Friday, 7 April, the jacket foundation was transported to the project site on a barge operated by the main contractor, Seaway 7, where it was met by […]

  • Sany Enters Offshore Wind Market, Unveils 9 MW Wind Turbine

    11 April 2023
    Business development, Industry, Research & Development

    Chinese engineering company Sany Renewable Energy launched its 9 MW offshore wind turbine during a ceremony at Sany Wind Power Equipment Industrial Base in Dongying. The unit is 13.6 metres long, 4.1 metres high, and 9 MW in capacity. According to the company, it only took 45 days from the beginning of construction until the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa’s Flagship Turbine for World’s Second-Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    29 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables, the UK arm of the Spanish energy giant Iberdrola, has placed an order with Siemens Gamesa for 95 of the company’s SG 14-236 DD wind turbines for its 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm. The order marks what will be the first deployment of this turbine model in the UK. The […]

  • Vestas and EnBW Make He Dreiht Offshore Wind Turbine Order Official

    2 October 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Vestas has secured a firm order to deliver 64 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Vestas will also deliver a five-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement followed by a long-term Operational Support Agreement. ”We are delighted to announce this firm […]

  • Vestas Receives 1.1 GW Offshore Wind Turbine Order from Poland

    28 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Vestas has received a firm order for 76 of its 15 MW wind turbines for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland from the project’s developer, a joint venture between Orlen and Northland Power. Vestas signed a conditional agreement for the 1,140 MW project last month and announced the receipt of a firm and unconditional […]

  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Invests in Dutch Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Tech

    12 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has revealed that it will invest in Dutch floating wind technology developer TouchWind and will obtain a minority share in the company. TouchWind is developing a floating wind turbine with a tilting, angled one-piece rotor. A small-scale prototype was installed in May at Fieldlab Green Economy Westvoorne in […]

  • Fire on Scroby Sands Wind Turbine Self-Extinguishes, Incident Under Investigation

    16 August 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    A wind turbine at the Scroby Sands offshore wind farm in the UK caught fire yesterday morning (15 August). The cause of the fire, which self-extinguished later the same day, is now being investigated. On Tuesday around 13:00 (local time), Humber Coastguard said via social media that HM Coastguard was monitoring a wind turbine on […]

  • Turbine Catches Fire at 18-Year-Old Irish Offshore Wind Farm

    20 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The article has been updated with a statement from GE Renewable Energy. One of the wind turbines at Arklow Bank, Ireland’s first and so far only offshore wind farm, has caught fire after it was presumably struck by lightning amid severe weather with thunderstorms that hit the area, according to Irish RTE. The 25.2 MW […]