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  • US to Pour USD 30 Million Into Lowering Costs of Large Wind Turbines

    13 February 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Research & Development, Technology

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a USD 30 million funding opportunity to advance the cost-effective domestic manufacturing of materials, including lightweight composites, that could allow wind turbines to produce power more efficiently. Lightweight composite materials reduce emissions in a variety of ways, including by enabling more efficient wind power generation and lightening […]

  • Maersk to Install 10 MW Turbines at Floating Offshore Wind Farm in France

    12 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Maersk Supply Service has been contracted to transport and install three 10 MW wind turbines at the Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind farm in France, developed by Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires (groupe Caisse des Dépôts). Awarded by EPCI contractor Eiffage Métal, Maersk Supply Service’s scope of work includes the […]

  • Vestas Rolls Out First Nacelle for 15 MW Offshore Wind Turbine

    23 August 2022
    Technology

    Vestas has completed the prototype nacelle for the V236-15.0 MW™ offshore wind turbine at its factory in Lindø, Denmark. The new design is now ready for testing, the wind turbine manufacturer said via social media. The turbine will undergo mechanical testing, as well as strict control of its vital controlling software, and the test programme […]

  • Maersk and GustoMSC Present Feeder Turbine Installation Concept for European Offshore Market

    11 April 2023
    Vessels

    Maersk Supply Service has entered into a collaboration with GustoMSC to design the next-generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) for the offshore wind market in Europe. As previously reported, Maersk Supply Service has developed an installation concept for the US market that combines a new WTIV design with a patented load transfer system that should […]

  • GE Haliade-X 12 MW Turbine Good Fit with Monopile Foundations

    21 February 2019
    R&D, Technology

    GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine is well suited and competitive for monopile solution over a wide range of site conditions, according to the specialist engineering firm Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG). GDG has been working with GE Renewable Energy to develop optimized XL Monopile soil-structure interaction models to support GE’s development of optimized foundation designs for […]

  • WindEurope: 10-20MW Turbines to Help EU Meet Its Energy Objectives

    27 February 2018
    R&D, Technology

    WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson has said that developing 10-20MW offshore wind turbines will be key to unleashing Europe’s offshore wind energy potential and will help the EU meet its Climate and Energy objectives. WindEurope’s central scenario projects 70GW of offshore wind energy in Europe’s energy mix by 2030, which would meet 9.7% of electricity consumption. 

  • Goldwind to Roll Out Its 6.7MW Offshore Wind Turbine in Early 2018

    16 November 2017
    Technology

    Goldwind will install a prototype of its GW154/6.7MW offshore wind turbine in early 2018 and plans the turbine’s commercial deployment to take place during the first quarter of 2018, after it launched the GW6S platform in October.

  • Siemens Gamesa D8 to Replace Adwen 8MW Turbines at Three French OWFs

    19 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa will deliver its 8MW offshore wind turbine (D8) for two projects off the French coast: Dieppe-Le Tréport and Yeu-Noirmoutier, totalling almost 1GW, replacing Adwen’s AD8 model. The recently created company – and the owner of Adwen – also plans to do this for Ailes Marines’ Bay of Saint-Brieuc project.

  • Delaware Uni: USD 1.6 Billion Could Be Saved with Turbine Assembly at Port

    16 October 2017
    R&D

    The University of Delaware has determined that assembling offshore wind turbines in a port is the most cost- and time-effective method in the construction of offshore wind farms, since it would cost up to USD 1.6 billion less per project than conventional approaches and would take half the construction time.

  • Bureau Veritas Okays DCNS Energies’ Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation

    13 June 2017
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    Classification society Bureau Veritas has issued a preliminary design approval for a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) foundation designed by DCNS Energies.

  • James Fisher, OMS Perform Wind Turbine Oil Exchange at Thornton Bank

    7 December 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) and its partner Oil Management and Services (OMS) have carried out oil exchange on wind turbines at Belgian Thornton Bank offshore wind farm. The operation involved the removal and disposal of oil from three Senvion wind turbines with JFMS Ship-to-Turbine oil exchange system for direct extraction and refill of offshore […]

  • Scour Prevention Systems Wants to Tackle Sediment Plumes from Wind Turbines

    15 November 2016
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    Lowestoft-based Scour Prevention Systems Ltd (SPSL) says it could have the solution to sediment plumes from wind turbines discovered in recent satellite images by NASA. Brown masses of suspended sediment were highlighted on the newly-released images from space of North Sea wind farms by NASA’s Operational Land Imager (OLI). SPSL’s mats, made from end-of-life car tyres fixed […]

  • Penta-Ocean Orders First Japanese-Built Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    27 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) have signed a contract for the construction of one multi-purpose self-elevating platform vessel suitable for marine civil engineering works or offshore wind turbine installation in harsher weather and marine conditions. The basic design of the jack-up vessel, the first of its kind to be built in Japan, […]

  • Dogger Bank Team Confirms Able Seaton Port for Wind Turbine Installation

    22 September 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank Wind Farm has confirmed Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool, UK, as the marshalling base for the wind turbine installation activities for the Dogger Bank A & B offshore wind project. As part of the agreements for the supply and service of 190 of GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines, the wind […]

  • OuYang Orders Two More Wind Turbine Installation Vessels, Hires AqualisBraemar

    13 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    China’s OuYang Offshore has awarded AqualisBraemar the construction supervision contract for two newbuild self-elevating wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs). The vessels, OuYang 003 and OuYang 004, will be constructed at the Dayang Offshore Equipment’s shipyard in China. AqualisBraemar’s on-site team at Jiangsu-based Dayang Offshore Equipment will monitor and supervise the construction of the two WTIVs […]

  • Vattenfall Orders Souped-Up Siemens Gamesa Turbines for Hollandse Kust Zuid

    30 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has placed a firm order with Siemens Gamesa for 140 SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbines to be installed at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm off the Netherlands. The Swedish offshore wind developer opted for Siemens Gamesa’s 11 MW turbine model with a 200-metre diameter rotor, and not the SG 11.0-193 DD Flex model […]

  • MHI Vestas Picks Port for Arcadis Ost 1 Turbine Pre-Assembly

    8 January 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    MHI Vestas has selected the Port of Roenne in Denmark for pre-assembly and shipment of turbine components for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind project in Germany. MHI Vestas will provide 27 V174-9.5MW turbines for the Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm located off the coast of the Rugen island. The turbine installation is set to take […]

  • Sea Challenger Sets Off to Install First Borssele 1 + 2 Turbines

    9 April 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s jack-up Sea Challenger is en route to the Borssele 1 + 2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea loaded with the first batch of wind turbine components. As reported earlier, Sea Challenger loaded the turbine components at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark. Owned and developed by Ørsted, the 752 MW Borssele 1 […]

  • GE Haliade-X 12 MW Wind Turbine Sports ABB Gear

    26 March 2020
    Technology

    ABB has delivered its higher power medium voltage PCS6000 converters for GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine prototype installed in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Officially inaugurated in mid-December 2019, the Haliade-X 12 MW turbine prototype reached its nominal output of 12 MW feeding into the public grid by the end of 2019 […]

  • Shanghai Electric Targets 30 Pct in China’s Offshore Wind Turbine Market

    20 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    As offshore wind sector in China is set to grow rapidly, Shanghai Electric Group voiced its intention to become the leading company in the country’s offshore wind turbine market by taking over 30% thereof, writes the Shanghai Daily. The company will supply 28 wind turbines, with 3.6 MW capacity each, for the second phase of […]

  • UK: Cornish Companies to Work on Floating Wind Turbine Project at Wave Hub

    11 June 2013

    Two Cornish companies have won an international contract to work on a multi-million pound project to develop a floating wind turbine at Wave Hub, the offshore renewable energy test facility. The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) confirmed earlier this year that Wave Hub had been chosen as its preferred location to develop, build and test a […]

  • Offshore Turbine Services Orders Two More CTruk 20T MPCs (UK)

    24 May 2013

    Offshore Turbine Services has ordered two more CTruk 20T MPCs for delivery in spring 2014. The Pontrilas-based offshore wind support provider has proved that CTruk’s innovative composite workboat design offers contract-winning features in today’s safety and cost-conscious market. The inking of this latest order comes as the company prepare to name their fifth CTruk multi-purpose […]

  • UNO Gets USD 121,000 to Develop Motion Control for Ocean Current Turbines

    25 September 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The University of New Orleans (UNO) School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering has received a $121,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop ocean current turbines that will be able to convert the energy of the sea into electricity. The project, “Collaborative Research: Optimized Harvesting of Hydrokinetic Power by Ocean Current Turbine Farms […]

  • First Subsea to Introduce New Hang Off Connector for Offshore Wind Turbines

    16 June 2014
    Technology

    Connector specialist First Subsea will introduce a revolutionary cable connector for offshore wind turbines at Windforce 2014 in Bremen (17-19 June). The Hang Off Connector reduces the time, cost and risk associated with offshore cable installation. Unlike traditional hang off devices, the First Subsea Connector provides an instant airtight structural connection to the lower deck, significantly reducing […]

  • VIDEO: ETI’s Offshore Wind Project Manager on World’s Largest Turbine Blades

    5 February 2013
    Technology

    Recently, the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and Blade Dynamics announced their cooperation on the development of the world’s largest wind turbine blades. The blades will be between 80 to 100 metres in length, incorporating carbon fibre rather than conventional fibre glass. This compares with blades currently deployed offshore, which are between 60 to 75 metres […]

  • Cobham Technical Services, BWP Collaborate on Revolutionary Wind Turbine Technology (UK)

    22 October 2012
    Technology

    Cobham Technical Services is helping Colorado-based Boulder Wind Power (BWP) accelerate development of a radical new permanent magnet generator through use of advanced electromagnetic design software. Based on a permanent magnet, direct drive design, BWP’s generator uses a unique axial flux, air-core architecture that increases efficiency and reliability, and will ultimately reduce the cost of […]