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  • Danish Firm Unveils ‘Jack-Up on Jack-Up’ Concept for Offshore Wind Turbine Maintenance

    4 September 2024
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    The Danish-based company, Knud E. Hansen, has revealed a “next-generation” maintenance vessel for offshore wind turbines, capable of handling repairs on-site, minimising the need to remove the components and transport them to shore for servicing. The “Jack-up on Jack-up” concept includes a four-legged vessel with a 15-metre wide working platform, which can be elevated to […]

  • Californian Port Unveils Concept for USD 4.7 Billion Offshore Wind Turbine Assembly Hub

    10 May 2023
    Business development, Infrastructure, Research & Development

    The Port of Long Beach has released plans to build an offshore floating wind facility, known as Pier Wind, that would support the manufacture and assembly of offshore wind turbines. The offshore wind facility would span up to 400 acres of newly built land located southwest of the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge within the […]

  • Ørsted and PGE Pick Siemens Gamesa 14 MW Turbines for Polish Offshore Wind Project

    20 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and Ørsted have chosen Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy as the supplier of wind turbines for its Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland. The agreement covers the design, manufacture, delivery, transport, installation, commissioning, and service of 107 14 MW wind turbines with a total capacity of 1,498 MW for the Baltica […]

  • Vestas 15 MW Turbines Selected for 495 MW Floating Wind Farm in South Korea

    31 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Vestas has signed a preferred supplier agreement for a floating offshore wind project in South Korea, the wind turbine manufacturer announced on 31 March, leaving the project and its client unnamed. Under the agreement, if the project moves forward, Vestas will supply and install 33 units of its V236-15.0 MW model which will make up […]

  • Goldwind Installs Its 16 MW Offshore Wind Turbine in ‘Record-Breaking 24 Hours’

    23 November 2023
    Industry, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind has completed the hoisting of its GWH252-16MW unit in a “record-breaking 24 hours”, the company said via social media. By using strategies that preemptively optimised processes through stimulations, the feat not only reduced construction costs but also served as a “vital breakthrough” for scaling up offshore wind potential in future […]

  • Friede & Goldman, OIM Wind Unveil New WTIV Design for 20 MW Wind Turbines

    31 October 2023
    Vessels

    US-based Friede & Goldman and Norway’s OIM Wind have unveiled a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), called FO-146. The vessel is based on Friede & Goldman’s WindSetter Class WTIVs and is the result of a collaboration between the two firms. The FO-146’s hull can accommodate up to five 18 MW or four 20 MW […]

  • Japan Enters New Offshore Wind Era as First Akita Noshiro Turbines Sail Out

    1 July 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Wind farm installation vessel Seajacks Zaratan has left Akita Port in Japan loaded with the first sets of wind turbine components to be installed on the 140 MW Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm. Akita Noshiro comprises two sites off Akita Port and Noshiro Port. In total, the two wind farms will feature 33 MHI Vesta V117-4.2 MW wind […]

  • Korean-Dutch Consortium Fast-Tracks MSPAR Floater, Targets 15+MW Wind Turbines

    13 December 2021
    R&D, Technology

    South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction CO., Ltd has signed a Joint Technology Development Agreement for the MSPAR floating offshore wind turbine foundation with the Netherlands-based Monobase Wind B.V. The consortium aims to jointly develop the MSPAR floater within the next four years and have the foundation ready for commercial rollout in 2025. The concept […]

  • Dongfang Electric Piecing Together First 7 MW Typhoon-Resistant Offshore Wind Turbine

    13 April 2020
    R&D, Technology

    China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) has reported that its first 7 MW offshore typhoon-resistant wind turbine has completed the assembly and commissioning of various sub-systems. The DEW-D7000-186, developed independently by DEC, has undergone the assembly and commissioning process at the company’s Fujian manufacturing base. According to DEC, the DEW-D7000-186 model is suitable for certain sea […]

  • USA: GE, Sandia National Lab Discover Pathway to Quieter, More Productive Wind Turbines

    15 August 2013
    R&D, Technology

    GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company (GE), today announced research that could significantly impact the design of future wind turbine blades. Utilizing the power of high-performance computing (HPC) to perform complex calculations, GE engineers have overcome previous design constraints, allowing them to begin exploring ways to design reengineered wind […]

  • Research and Markets Announces Addition of “Global Direct Drive Wind Turbines Market” Report (USA)

    17 February 2012

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Direct Drive wind turbines Market (2011-2016): Key trends and opportunities, new Installations and product developments and lower-maintenance requirements Will Drive Market Growth” report to their offering. According to a new report published by Transparency Market Research ” Global Direct Drive wind turbines Market (2011-2016): Key […]

  • VIDEO: ETI Offshore Wind Programme Manager Talks about Floating Wind Turbine Project

    25 March 2013

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has selected The Glosten Associates as the company which will design its offshore wind floating platform system demonstrator. Glosten, a US-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, will design a tension leg platform (TLP) by developing what is commonly known as a Front End Engineering Design Study (FEED.) The PelaStar […]

  • GL Garrad Hassan Expert Authors New Book – ‘Innovation in Wind Turbine Design’ (Germany)

    2 September 2011

    Innovation should be judged on technical merit, not blind enthusiasm. Even in an industry at the leading edge of design and technology, critical evaluation based on sound processes is essential. GL Garrad Hassan expert Peter Jamieson has authored a new book: ‘Innovation in Wind Turbine Design’, based on his over 30 years of experience working […]

  • Israel Aerospace Industries Set up Joint Venture to Develop 3 MW Wind Turbines

    15 June 2011
    Technology

    Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) will set up a €43 million joint venture with a foreign company to develop, manufacture, set up … By Yuval Azulai (globes) [mappress mapid=”3998″] Source: globes, June 15, 2011;

  • Floating Wind Turbines Cheaper Than Ones Erected on the Sea Floor, Researchers Say (USA)

    22 February 2011

    Giant wind turbine installations floating more than 10 miles off the Maine coast could be able generate electricity at rates competitive… By Tux Turkel (onlinesentinel) [mappress] Source: onlinesentinel, February 22, 2011

  • Sway Signs Contract With Metcentre of Full-Scale Testing of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (Norway)

    26 April 2011
    R&D, Technology

    Sway AS will test a 2.6 MW turbine on their own developed flow system. Testing is expected to start in the first quarter of 2013, and will have a duration of 5 years. The installation has a height above the sea-level of 60 meters, and stick 60 meters deep. Testing will take place in the […]

  • Areva to Supply 40 Turbines M5000 for Borkum West II Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    7 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Areva announced, at the end of December 2010, the signing of a contract worth 400 million euros, with Trianel, an association of German…   (instalbiz) [mappress] Source: instalbiz, January 07, 2011

  • Shell and Hexicon Pick Vestas 15 MW Turbines for Large-Scale Floating Wind Project

    29 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    MunmuBaram, a joint venture between Shell and Hexicon AB, has named Vestas as the preferred turbine supplier for the 1.3 GW MunmuBaram floating offshore wind project in South Korea. If the project materialises, Vestas will supply and install 84 units of the V236-15.0 MW turbine for the project located off the south-east coast of South […]

  • Goldwind Starts Producing Components for 22 MW, 300-Metre Rotor Offshore Wind Turbine

    31 December 2024
    Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Turbines

    Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind has produced a nacelle for a 22 MW offshore wind turbine at its Shantou manufacturing base, according to reports from Chinese media and the company’s supplier of cooling and lubrication systems for the turbine, Chuanrun. Goldwind presented the rolled-out nacelle during the Shantou International Offshore Wind Power Technology Innovation Conference […]

  • PHOTO: Mingyang’s 16.6 MW Dual-Turbine Floating Wind Platform Enters Operation in China

    12 December 2024
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Project Updates, Technology, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Mingyang Smart Energy’s OceanX, which the company says is the world’s largest single-capacity floating wind power platform, has started operating at the Qingzhou IV offshore wind farm in Yangjiang, China, where it was installed this summer. The dual-turbine, V-shaped floater operates autonomously, starting up with its own power systems, and has been tested for off-grid stability, […]

  • Polish Offshore Wind Farm ‘First In the World’ to Utilise Low-Emission Steel in Wind Turbines

    16 January 2024
    Business development, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm, developed by a joint venture between PKN Orlen and Northland Power in Poland, will comprise wind turbine tower sections made with low-emission steel manufactured by ArcelorMittal for the project’s wind turbine supplier Vestas. According to the Baltic Power joint venture, this is the first offshore wind farm in […]

  • Vestas 15 MW Wind Turbines to Spin on 760 MW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    22 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Ecowende, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, has placed an order for 52 Vestas V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for the Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm, located about 53 kilometres off the Dutch coast, near IJmuiden. Turbine installation at sea is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2026. Once installed, Vestas […]

  • Piling Work at Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm Completed, 35 Wind Turbines Installed

    28 August 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the jacket foundation piles at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France has been completed and Van Oord’s vessel Aeolus, which was being used to perform the work, has now left the project site, Ailes Marines, the project development company wholly owned by Iberdrola, said on 28 August. All locations that (will) […]

  • World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Using 16 MW Turbines Enters Construction in China

    6 February 2023
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has started construction of the second phase of its offshore wind farm Zhangpu Liuao. The project will be both China’s and the world’s first wind farm to use 16 MW wind turbines. CTG will build the wind farm off the southeast side of the Liu’ao Peninsula in Zhangpu, in the […]

  • Port of Long Beach Proposes to Build Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Assembly Hub in USA

    30 January 2023
    Ports & Logistics

    California’s Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest container seaport in the United States, has proposed to develop the largest facility in the nation specifically designed to accommodate the assembly of offshore wind turbines. The proposed Pier Wind facility would span up to 400 acres of newly built land, located southwest of the Long Beach International […]

  • Bottlenecks Loom Unless Installation Vessels Keep Pace with Super-Sized Wind Turbines – Report

    2 February 2022
    Vessels

    Offshore wind turbines are growing in size as technology advances and demand for renewable energy soars but installing them could be a headache for operators as demand will outpace the supply of capable vessels by 2024, Rystad Energy research shows. Operators will have to invest in new vessels or upgrade existing ones to install the […]