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  • Hydrogen-Producing Offshore Wind Turbine Project Progressing Towards Permit Application

    11 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall’s offshore wind-to-hydrogen pilot project in Scotland is moving towards filing consent applications, with a public consultation event set to be held next month and the developer appointing a UK-based consultancy for the metocean design criteria for the project. The Hydrogen Turbine 1 (HT1) project is said to bring the world its first hydrogen-producing offshore wind […]

  • Swedish Firm Receives First Commercial Order for Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

    5 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Sweden-based SeaTwirl has announced that it received its first commercial order for a new wind turbine application in the North Sea. Earlier this year, SeaTwirl announced that the company and Kontiki Winds signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to identify and explore opportunities to electrify Oil and Gas assets and other offshore applications using SeaTwirl’s […]

  • GE’s Recently Unveiled 18 MW Wind Turbine to Spin Offshore Japan

    14 December 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    The three consortia that Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) selected in the country’s second round of offshore wind auctions will use some of the biggest and most powerful wind turbines on/coming to the market – Vestas V236-15 MW and GE’s 18 MW Haliade-X. RWE, which secured a site together with partners Mitsui […]

  • UK Industry to Explore Storing Fully Assembled Floating Wind Turbines Offshore

    9 September 2022
    Industry, Ports & Logistics

    A new joint industry project (JIP) in the UK will investigate offshore storage areas for fully assembled floating wind turbines waiting to be installed at their dedicated project sites in the Celtic Sea. Led by Offshore Solutions Group and delivered in partnership with HR Wallingford, the TS-Flow© JIP brings together developers, port authorities, installers and […]

  • TÜV Rheinland to Check Lifting Gear on Siemens Gamesa’s Offshore Wind Turbines

    1 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    TÜV Rheinland has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa for inspections of service lifts and cranes on the manufacturer’s offshore wind turbines in the North and Baltic Seas. The company will inspect the service lifts and cranes of the wind turbines that are maintained by Siemens Gamesa on behalf of the operators, including Siemens […]

  • RWE Wins Ten-Year Contract for Greater Gabbard Wind Turbine Maintenance

    21 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    German energy company RWE has been awarded a contract for services and maintenance of the 140 Siemens 3.6 MW wind turbines at the 504 MW Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm in the UK. The 10-year agreement will commence in early 2023, taking the project through to the planned end of life. Greater Gabbard offshore wind […]

  • First Wind Turbine Foundation In Place at Greater Changhua 1 & 2a OWF

    27 August 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The first wind turbine jacket foundation has been installed at the construction site of the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind project, being built by Ørsted in the Taiwan Strait, some 35 to 50 kilometres off the coast of Changhua County. According to earlier information, Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) vessel Aegir, which recently installed the two jackets […]

  • Ørsted Set to Launch Tender Qualification for Wind Turbine Supply for Polish OWFs

    5 July 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has released an update on its tender qualification system for the upcoming wind turbine procurement for two offshore wind farms in Poland, developed jointly with PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna. The company said it would use the Achilles Utilities Nordics and Central Europe (UNCE) qualification system for procurement, and that it expected to launch the […]

  • Vestas, Iberdrola Finalise Wind Turbine Supply Contract for Baltic Eagle OWF

    30 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vestas and Iberdrola have finalised the wind turbine supply contract for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. The final contract follows the selection of MHI Vestas as the preferred supplier for the project in 2019 and the agreement Vestas signed this May following the takeover of MHI Vestas at the end of 2020. The wind […]

  • DNV & Co Developing Automated Verification of Offshore Wind Turbine Inspection Results

    13 May 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    DNV, in partnership with the University of Bristol and Perceptual Robotics, has launched a new research project to develop automated verification of offshore wind turbine inspection results. The project will develop an automated data processing procedure for verification of detected wind turbine blade defects. It will investigate the automated verification, validation and processing of inspection […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Receives Firm Order for 14 MW Offshore Wind Turbines

    31 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received a firm order from RWE to supply wind turbines for the 1.4 GW Sofia wind farm offshore the UK. Located 195 kilometers off the northeast coast of the United Kingdom on Dogger Bank, Sofia will feature 100 SG 14-222 DD wind turbines. Under the contract, Siemens Gamesa will also service and […]

  • Five Turbines Spin at America’s First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm

    23 February 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind 1, America’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, has begun delivering energy to the New England grid from five of its planned 62 GE Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines. The units are currently generating 68 MW of energy, enough to power 30,000 homes in Massachusetts, according to the developers of the project, Avangrid and […]

  • Vestas to Manufacture Blades for Flagship 15 MW Offshore Wind Turbine in Poland

    11 January 2024
    Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Vestas has revealed plans to establish a new blade factory in Szczecin, Poland, where the company aims to produce blades for its flagship offshore wind turbine, the V236-15.0 MW. The new offshore blade factory is planned to be located at a site in northern Szczecin, which Vestas acquired in February 2023. The factory is expected […]

  • Skyborn’s Gennaker Offshore Wind Farm to Feature Siemens Gamesa’s Biggest Turbines

    20 June 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Skyborn Renewables has signed an updated Master Supply Agreement with Siemens Gamesa for the delivery of 63 SG 14-236 DD wind turbines, with a power boost of 15 MW, for its 945 MW Gennaker offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea. The agreement strengthens the long-term partnership between the two companies and replaces the […]

  • MingYang Gets First Offshore Wind Turbine Order from Northeast China

    1 December 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    MingYang Smart Energy has received an order from China Datang Corporation to supply the turbines for the 100 MW Zhuanghe offshore wind project in China. MingYang will deliver the 19 MySE5.2-166 turbines in April 2021 for the project located off the coast of Dalian City. The order is said to represent MingYang’s first offshore order in […]

  • Siemens Energy Makes 8 MW Turbine in China More Eco-Friendly

    24 September 2020
    Technology

    Siemens Energy has commissioned a power transmission system for the 8 MW offshore wind turbine installed at the Shantou Haojiang onshore industrial park as part a demo project by Shanghai Electric in China. The system consists of a SF6 (sulfur hexafluoride)-free gas-insulated high-voltage switchgear (GIS), called 8VM1 Blue GIS, and a liquid-immersed distribution transformer with ester […]

  • OHT Inks Shipbuilding Contract for Its First Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    5 October 2020
    Vessels

    OHT and China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) have signed a contract for the construction of the first of the two wind turbine installation vessels announced in July. Through its wholly owned subsidiary VIND Offshore Installation 1, the Norwegian company signed the complete shipbuilding contract with CMHI on 3 October. The delivery is scheduled to take […]

  • Siemens Gamesa 8.0-167 DD Turbine Gets Provisional Type Certificate

    6 February 2019
    Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has secured a Provisional Type Certificate for the SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine. The new direct-drive offshore wind turbine has a rotor diameter of 167 metres, with its B82 blades allowing for an 18% greater swept area compared to the SWT-7.0-154 unit, Siemens Gamesa said. The first prototype was installed in Østerild, Denmark in September […]

  • Siemens Gamesa and MHI Vestas Rule Offshore Turbine OEM Realm – Report

    19 June 2019

    Siemens Gamesa and MHI Vestas control the global offshore wind turbine original equipment manufacturer (OEM) sector with more than 60% cumulative share expected by 2023, according to recent research from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. In order to win market share from competitors, GE must focus on commercialising the Haliade-X 12MW-220 wind turbine in forthcoming auctions, […]

  • Cobra Orders MHI Vestas 9.5MW Turbines for Scottish Floating Wind Farm

    1 April 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has confirmed a firm order to provide five V164-9.5 MW turbines for the Kincardine floating wind project in Scotland. The order was signed in 2018 with Cobra Wind International Limited (CWIL), the UK offshore division of Spain’s  Cobra Group. The turbines will be installed in spring 2020 and will include a 10-year service […]

  • WoodMac: Turbine R&D Investments to Rise to EUR 2.3 Billion by 2023

    23 July 2019
    R&D

    Research and development (R&D) expenses among the world’s top ten wind turbine OEMs are expected to increase to EUR 2.3 billion by 2023, which is a rise of circa 43.7% from the current number, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. The Next-Generation Wind Turbine Models report writes that the R&D expenses have more than doubled in […]

  • Tideway and Turbine Transfers Prepping CTV Quartet for Merkur Offshore Wind Farm

    25 August 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Wales-based Turbine Transfers has won a contract to provide Tideway B.V., part of DEME Group, with four crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the Merkur offshore wind farm project in the German North Sea.  

  • Siemens Gamesa 8MW Offshore Wind Turbine Gets DNV GL Certificate

    3 October 2019
    Technology

    DNV GL has awarded Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy with the Type Certificate for offshore for its SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine. The certificate confirms full compliance of the turbine design to the international wind turbine standard IECRE OD-501 and allows for immediate market implementation. The turbine will be installed in offshore wind parks worldwide […]

  • Photo of the Day: Pacific Orca Ready to Pick Up EOWDC Turbine Components

    13 March 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Swire Blue Ocean’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Pacific Orca has arrived at the Port of Esbjerg, Denmark, to load the wind turbine components for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC).

  • Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted Ink First US Offshore Wind Turbine Deal

    9 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Siemens Gamesa have signed a subcontract to supply wind turbines for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project founded by Dominion Energy.

  • Bold Tern Heads to Borkum Riffgrund 2 with MHI Vestas Turbine Gear

    3 May 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up Bold Tern has left the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark loaded with the first set of MHI Vestas 8MW turbine components for Ørsted’s 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.