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  • Moog Launches New Modular Pitch System at EWEA 2013 (Austria)

    5 February 2013
    Technology

    Moog, a leader in providing blade pitch control, slip ring and rotor monitoring solutions for the wind energy industry, presents its latest AC Moog Wind Turbine Pitch System at EWEA 2013, Europe’s premier wind energy event, being held in Vienna on 4 -7 February. Innovative modular systems and products from Moog for wind turbine pitch […]

  • Maersk Training Delegates Enter Wind Energy Industry

    3 September 2014
    Training & Education

    Twelve more careers are taking off in the wind industry thanks to Maersk Training’s Diploma scheme. The Level 2 Diploma “Staying Safe in the Wind Turbine Environment” is to be showcased at Open Day on September 4th 2014 – Old Assembly Rooms, Fenkle Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Johnny Chung, Shane Taylor and Michael Weightman have […]

  • Spain: Alstom to Showcase Its Solutions at Bilbao Marine Energy

    16 April 2013

    Alstom presents from 15-19th April at the Bilbao Marine Energy Week -the largest European conference on marine energy- its state of the art technological solutions for renewable ocean energy. This event, organized by the EVE (the Basque Energy Agency) will host a series of symposia, seminars and other activities related to marine energy, where Alstom […]

  • Blue Water Shipping Delivers Tahkoluoto Blade Handling Kit

    3 May 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s Blue Water Shipping has delivered machinery and special equipment to the Mäntyluoto port in Pori designed to handle and transport the wind turbine blades for the 40MW Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm.

  • DNV GL Releases Enhanced ‘Bladed’ Software

    27 September 2016

    DNV GL has released Bladed modelling software, a new tool that reduces computing time for wind turbine designers and uses 3D animation to review turbine behaviour. The enhanced Bladed tool integrates cloud computing resources from Amazon Web Services, saving costly IT infrastructure upgrades and lessening design time, DNV GL said. It observes turbine structural behaviour in simulated […]

  • ABB to Equip Xiangshui Offshore Substation

    14 March 2015
    Grid Connection, Technology

    ABB has signed a deal for 201MW  Xiangshui offshore wind farm located 10 kilometers off the coast of Xiangshui County. Namely, the Swiss company will supply full range of power equipment for  project’s 220 kV offshore substation which delivers wind power to onshore transformer stations. It includes 220 kV power transformers, medium-high voltage SF6 gas insulated switchgears, and […]

  • Clean Current Power Systems Doesn’t Give Up on Tidal Energy in Nova Scotia, Canada

    10 January 2013

    Canadian tidal turbine developer Clean Current Power Systems continues with its effort to develop tidal energy projects in Nova Scotia, after the recent announcement that the company and its partner Alstom terminated their licensing agreement to install a 1MW tidal test turbine near Parrsboro in the Bay of Fundy. Clean Current Power Systems is developing […]

  • TU Delft Researcher Studies Possibility of Hydraulic Offshore Wind Farm

    4 April 2017
    R&D

    For his doctorate awarded on Tuesday, 4 April, TU Delft researcher Antonio Jarquin Laguna investigated the possibility of a ‘hydraulic’ offshore wind farm.

  • Vineyard Wind 1 Becomes Largest Operating Offshore Wind Farm in the US

    26 June 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Vineyard Wind 1 project is now delivering more than 136 MW to the electric grid in Massachusetts, making it the largest operating offshore wind project in the US. Vineyard Wind 1, the first large-scale offshore wind project in the US, now has ten turbines in operation totalling approximately 136 MW, enough to power 64,000 […]

  • Germany: Siemens Presents Solutions for Maximum Efficiency

    20 September 2012
    Technology

    Manufacturers of wind turbines (OEM) have to cope with a market stressed by serious overcapacity and ongoing price erosion. To ensure sustainability, wind turbine manufacturers can count on standardization and platform solutions from Siemens offering them a vast potential for rationalization. “We make it possible for manufacturers to develop wind turbines as modular platforms and […]

  • Heightec Achieves RUK and GWO Approval

    1 November 2012
    Training & Education

    heightec to announce that following a recent SGS RUK audit, they now have joint approval from the RenewableUK (RUK) and Global Wind Organisation (GWO) for the delivery of work at height safety training. heightec, a leading UK provider of RUK work at height and rescue training for wind turbines, is now the first specialist training […]

  • UK: Gardline to Supply Crew Transfer Vessels to Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm

    20 February 2013

    Gardline, one of the leading vessel service providers for the offshore renewables sector, has been awarded a one year contract to supply two crew transfer vessels to Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited. RWE Innogy’s flagship Gwynt y Môr development is currently one of the largest in construction anywhere in Europe. A €2billion (EURO) […]

  • Stemat 82 Completes Cable Installation at Walney 2 (UK)

    20 December 2011
    Grid Connection

    All array cables, connecting the turbines with the Walney 2 offshore substation, have been safely placed on the seabed, and the cable barge Stemat 82 has de-mobilised. One of the cables still needs to be terminated, but this is also paused due to the adverse weather conditions. The Walney Offshore Windfarms The Walney Offshore Windfarms […]

  • ORE Catapult Invites UK Unis to Join Powertrain Research Hub

    19 September 2018
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is seeking to collaborate with UK-based universities to accelerate offshore turbine powertrain research and development activities, combining academic and industry skills and resources to better respond to industry’s needs. The new Powertrain Research Hub (PTRH) will attract a five-year investment of around GBP 700,000 from ORE Catapult and will […]

  • Study Finds New US Offshore Wind Farms Will Have no Significant Impact on Surface Weather

    18 July 2022
    R&D

    A new research from the University of Delaware found that new offshore wind farms off the US East Coast will not cause changes to the surface weather in coastal areas and this is primarily thanks to bigger wind turbines. The study, which looked at potential changes in surface temperature and wind speed, was performed taking […]

  • SgurrControl Launches Offshore Wind Reliability Project

    12 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Glasgow-based control engineering company, SgurrControl, has this week kicked off an offshore wind reliability project, supported by a £667k grant under the Department for Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) Offshore Wind Components Technology Scheme. SgurrControl, part of the renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy, is leading the wind turbine intelligent control project, to simulate, implement and demonstrate the […]

  • Shipping Companies Joint Venture to Meet Needs of UK’s Growing Renewable Industry Sector

    31 August 2011

      A brand new UK logistics company has been launched specifically designed to meet the needs of the renewable industry sector, combining over 30 years experience. The new company -Blue Water Danbrit Shipping Limited- is based on the Humber. The company combines the well established, UK logistical expertise of Danbrit Shipping Ltd with that of […]

  • Portuguese Company Secures First Offshore Wind Contract for 1.5 GW Baltica 2

    20 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Etermar Energia has been awarded a contract by Ørsted and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) for the delivery of secondary foundation structures for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland. The contract, which marks Etermar Energia’s first major deal in the offshore wind industry, includes manufacturing and supplying secondary foundation structures for […]

  • Denmark: LORC Opens Lindoe Welding Technology

    1 February 2013

    On 28 January 2013, LORC celebrated the official opening of Lindoe Welding Technology (LWT), which is the first in the planned line of advanced technology test centers for the offshore wind turbine industry. LWT is an open fabrication lab equipped with one of the most powerful commercially available welding lasers in the world. LWT will […]

  • UK: Maersk Training Turns Unemployed into Offshore Wind Technicians

    18 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Local unemployed people are benefiting from new Careers in the Offshore Wind industry following their successful completion of a newly developed qualification offered by Maersk Training in Newcastle, designed to help them take advantage of job opportunities in the thriving UK offshore wind energy sector. Following the success of a pilot Diploma course earlier this […]

  • UK: SR250 Prototype Undergoing Testing at EMEC

    1 May 2013

    The company’s SR250 prototype has now been connected continuously at the EMEC tidal test site for over a month. An independent performance assessment is currently being carried out by EMEC. The turbine is operating completely autonomously and has continued to exceed expectations – operating in strong current and significant swell conditions without any failures. The […]

  • Ventyr Awards Substation Contract for Norway’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm

    19 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Ventyr, a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, has awarded Worley Rosenberg a preferred contractor agreement for the development of the offshore substation of the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) offshore wind farm in Norway. In addition to the preferred contractor agreement, Worley Rosenberg also signed an early works agreement for design […]

  • Nexans to Wire Portuguese Floaters

    26 March 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Nexans will supply pre-terminated and factory-tested turbine cables as well as the full scope of T-connectors terminating the dynamic inter-array cables for the 25MW WindFloat Atlantic floating wind farm. WindFloat Atlantic will be the world’s first large-scale commercial floating wind project operating at 66 kilovolts (kV). Nexans has been selected to supply its WINDLINK pre-terminated factory-tested […]

  • Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

    27 November 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm has generated first power after the first MHI Vestas 3.3MW turbine was brought online earlier this week, E.ON, the owner and developer of the wind farm, said.

  • GE Renewable Energy Plans Hiring Spree at Blade Manufacturing Plant

    16 March 2021
    Jobs & Recruitment

    GE Renewable Energy plans to recruit 300 employees at its LM Wind Power wind turbine blade manufacturing site in Cherbourg, France, in 2021. The expanded production workforce will allow LM Wind Power to meet the growing industry demand for offshore wind equipment, the company said. The factory currently has more than 450 employees, with 34 […]

  • Canada: FORCE, Nortek Scientific to Develop Technology for Tidal Measurement

    21 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE), in partnership with Nortek Scientific, has announced the construction of the world’s first instrument to provide high-resolution, real time measurements of turbulent water flow at turbine hub height – called the Vectron. A leap forward in site characterization technology, the Vectron is able to capture highly accurate […]