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  • Irondequoit Town Board Votes Against Wind Turbines in Lake Ontario (USA)

    20 October 2010
    Authorities

    The Irondequoit Town Board has joined with other lakeside towns in Monroe County and throughout Upstate New York in opposing the New York… By Linda Quinlan (irondequoitpost) [mappress] Source: irondequoitpost, October 20, 2010;

  • Fishermen’s Energy to build wind turbines off Atlantic city coast (USA)

    20 August 2010
    R&D

    Fishermen’s Energy is coming to Atlantic City and will more than likely have employees and offices in Gardner’s Basin. This is the company that will develop six wind turbines 2.8 miles off the coast of Atlantic City as a demonstration project.

  • Vestas and SGERI finish study about integration wind turbines into Chines grid

    16 August 2010
    R&D

    Compiled by Vestas and Chinese research institute SGERI, it explores the most suitable solutions for a large-scale integration of diffused generation – especially of wind – in the Chinese energy system

  • Rhyl Harbour to become centre of North Wales’ wind turbine industry (UK)

    21 July 2010
    Authorities, R&D

    FISHERMEN and politicians want to widen a harbour and realise a seaside town’s potential to become centre of North Wales’ wind turbine… (dailypost) [mappress] Source: dailypost, July 21, 2010;

  • Balance Between Wind Farm Design and Offshore Wind Turbines is Key (UK)

    20 June 2011

    Unless an offshore wind farm is optimally designed, even the most powerful offshore wind turbine will under-perform. While there will always be a trade-off between turbine performance losses and wind farm lay-out cost savings, the trick is knowing how to strike the right balance, says the latest Wind Energy Update Offshore Wind Installation and Construction […]

  • Wind turbine installation as topic on GL First Class Exchange Forum (Germany)

    23 June 2010
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    What are the solutions for offshore installations? What type of vessels are required? What kind of operational experience has been obtained… [mappress] Source: bymnews , June 23, 2010;

  • Japan: Fuji Heavy Assigns Wind Turbine Generator System Business to Hitachi

    30 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Hitachi Ltd. and Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. have reached a basic agreement on the assignment of FHI’s wind turbine generator system business to Hitachi. Towards the completion of assignment, which is planned for July 1, 2012, Hitachi and FHI will discuss the specific terms of the future agreement. In recent years, environmental awareness and the […]

  • Germany: REpower to Deliver Turbines for Gode Wind I Offshore Wind Farm

    27 March 2012

    REpower Systems SE has signed a contract with PNE WIND AG to deliver 54 offshore wind turbines. The 6M turbines, each with 6,150 kW of rated power, are intended for the Gode Wind I wind farm. The project is based in the German North Sea, around 35 km north of the East Frisian Islands in […]

  • UK: Energy Minister Supports Tees Valley’s Wind Turbine Factory Ambitions

    9 March 2012
    Authorities

    Energy Minister, Charles Hendry, believes the Tees Valley is a great deal ahead of its opponent site in Scotland in terms of securing a proposed £150m wind farm factory project. Hartlepool and Leith are directly competing to secure the investment from a Spanish firm Gamesa, with a promising potential for creating over 1,000 jobs. Stuart […]

  • Germany: MAKE Consulting to Chair, Present at Wind Turbine Supply Chain Conference

    30 August 2012

    MAKE Consulting will be attending the 4th Annual Wind Turbine Supply Chain Conference in Berlin where Steen Broust Nielsen, a partner at the company, will chair the conference and deliver a presentation on “The Global Supply Chain-Predictions for the Future”.   The Conference will be held from Tuesday, 4th September – Wednesday, 5th September. The […]

  • Denmark: Bladt Finishes Foundations for 6 MW Gunfleet Sands Wind Turbines

    29 August 2012

    On Friday afternoon, August 24, the employees at Bladt finished the two transition pieces that the company has fabricated for DONG Energy. The two 350 tonnes transition pieces and the monopiles, each 406 tonnes of weight, make up the foundations for two of Siemens’ new 6 MW wind turbines that will be tested at Gunfleet […]

  • UK: New Methods in Building Offshore Wind Turbines Can Double Efficiency

    20 August 2012
    R&D

    Cambridge University’s site informs that a preliminary study has been undertaken at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), which indicates that payback ratios for offshore wind farms could be increased twofold if manufacturers adopted new methods for building the structures that support the turbines. Jim Platts, Cambridge University’s engineer at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) says […]

  • USA: GL RC Examines Tropical Cyclones’ Influence on Wind Turbine Design

    7 June 2012
    R&D

    As wind energy production expands around the world, an increasing number of onshore and offshore wind farms are proposed which would lie in tropical cyclone-affected areas, mainly in the U.S., China, Korea and Japan. A properly designed wind farm should be able to withstand the severe storms that are likely to affect it within its […]

  • Last Siemens Gamesa Turbine In Place at Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    18 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 60th and final turbine has been installed at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth, located in northern Scotland. The Moray West offshore wind farm is nearing the end of the construction phase and will become fully operational during 2025, in line with the originally projected commercial operations date, […]

  • Cadeler Secures Work for Newbuild Wind Turbine Installation Vessel in Asia-Pacific

    30 September 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Cadeler has signed a Vessel Reservation Agreement (VRA) for a pipeline of offshore wind projects in the Asia-Pacific region. The VRA secures the availability of one of Cadeler’s two newbuild M-Class wind turbine installation vessels for two projects in the Asia-Pacific market. The aggregate potential value to Cadeler of development pipeline, to be negotiated during […]

  • Service Ship Hits Wind Turbine at Hornsea One Offshore Wind Farm

    23 September 2024
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    The service operation vessel (SOV) Wind of Hope has allided with a wind turbine of the Hornsea One wind farm in the UK. According to a statement issued by Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), the 26 crew members and 46 specialist personnel on board at the time of the accident suffered no injuries. There was also […]

  • Pliant Offshore, Exail Team Up to Improve Wind Turbine Installation Accuracy

    30 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Netherlands-based Pliant Offshore has awarded Exail a contract to supply three Hydrins Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), which will be integrated into the company’s installation measurement system (IMS) to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of wind turbine installations. Pliant Offshore’s IMS is designed to provide real-time measurements of the inclination and position of structures, such as […]

  • Scottish Scientists Developing New Ways to Recycle Old Wind Turbine Blades

    14 June 2023
    R&D, Technology

    Engineering researchers, from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, have won a GBP 125,000 grant from renewables investor Greencoat UK Wind to develop their innovative wind turbine recycling process. The researchers are developing a technique to turn old wind turbine blades into powders that could be used to protect engineering and structural components, including new […]

  • Siemens Gamesa to Service Beatrice Offshore Wind Turbines for 10 More Years

    6 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa have signed a new service agreement for the Beatrice offshore wind farm, which will see Siemens Gamesa continuing to service and maintain its wind turbines until 2034. The 588 MW offshore wind farm comprises 84 Siemens Gamesa’s SWT-7.0-154 wind turbines, the last of which was installed in May 2019. The […]

  • Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha Offshore Substation Ready for Wind Turbines Connection

    11 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The grid connection for Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha is ready for commissioning after receiving the grid readiness certificate three months ahead of schedule. Now that Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha has received the certificate, the wind farm operator Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, can connect the turbines for its 760 MW Hollandse Kust […]

  • American Car Giant Invests in Multi-Turbine Floating Offshore Wind Systems

    16 June 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    American multinational automotive manufacturing corporation General Motors (GM) has led a Series A investment round of up to USD 10 million into Wind Catching Systems, the Norwegian developer of multi-turbine floating offshore wind systems, to help fund the development and commercialization of the technology. General Motors has made the investment through GM Ventures, the venture […]

  • Mingyang Produces ‘World’s Longest’ Anti-Typhoon Offshore Wind Turbine Blade

    19 December 2022
    Technology

    Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Mingyang Smart Energy has completed production of the first blade for the MySE 16-260 offshore wind turbine, an upgraded version of its 16 MW model, announced last year with a 242-metre rotor diameter. According to the company, the blade is setting a new record for the world’s longest anti-typhoon blade following […]

  • Vestas Setting Up Assembly Plant for Flagship Offshore Wind Turbine in Poland

    13 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    Vestas has announced plans to establish a new factory in Szczecin, Poland, which will assemble components for the company’s flagship offshore wind turbine, the V236-15.0 MW model. The factory will produce nacelles and hubs for Vestas’ flagship unit which was introduced by the firm in February last year. Vestas said that the new factory will […]

  • Vard’s Methanol-Powered Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Gets DNV Nod

    29 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Vard has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV for the design of a methanol-powered wind turbine installation vessel capable of handling next-generation wind turbines. Designed by Vard Design, the vessel is able to transport up to five 15 MW wind turbines including all parts, and install them in water depths of up to […]

  • Crane for First US Wind Turbine Installation Vessel on Its Way to Texas

    24 February 2023
    Vessels

    Stars have aligned today, 24 February, for the first wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) being built in the US as Huisman loaded the vessel’s crane onboard BigLift Shipping’s Happy Star and sent it off to the Lone Star State. In Texas, Huisman’s US team will commission the crane at the Keppel AmFELS shipyard, which is […]

  • Vestas 15 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Sports TTTech Industrial Gear

    7 September 2022
    R&D, Technology

    A scalable distributed control system (DCS) by TTTech Industrial has been integrated into the world’s first 15 MW wind turbine, the Vestas V236-15.0 MW. TTTech Industrial and Vestas have been working together for more than ten years. TTTech Industrial’s DCS is being integrated into thousands of Vestas wind turbines every year, most recently into the […]