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  • Havfram Wind Orders Second Hybrid Mega Jack-Up

    18 April 2023
    Vessels

    Norwegian offshore wind services company Havfram Wind has ordered a second wind turbine installation vessel from CIMC-Raffles in China. The order represents the first optional vessel in the existing shipbuilding contract with CIMC-Raffles, and the vessel design will be similar to the first GustoMSC NG-20000X jack-up vessel currently under construction. The latest battery hybrid drive […]

  • Ming Yang Secures First Offshore Wind Order in Japan

    29 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Wind Farm Update

    Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang Smart Energy has notched its first order for an offshore wind project in Japan. Ming Yang signed a contract to deliver three MySE 3.0MW typhoon-proof turbines for an undisclosed 9 MW offshore wind farm in the Japanese Sea. Construction will begin in 2022, Ming Yang said. The company is […]

  • VBMS Connects Last Cable at Westermeerwind

    16 July 2015
    Grid Connection

    Dutch subsea cable specialist, VBMS, has installed the last cable at the Westermeerwind offshore wind farm. “In total, we have installed 48 inter array cables between the wind turbines and six export cables that connect the offshore wind farm to the mainland,” said the VBMS spokesperson. Now, the company is doing the terminations, connecting the […]

  • Offshoretronic Unveils Dual Crane Vessel, Add-On Installation Support Tower Concept

    20 October 2020
    Vessels

    Offshoretronic has unveiled a dual crane wind turbine installation vessel design and a novel concept called ADD-ON Installation Support Tower, which can be fitted onto the vessel. The company, headquartered in Spain, said that this transportation and installation method could provide large cost savings by utilising the same monohull crane vessel for installing all kinds […]

  • AMSC ACQUIRES 25 PERCENT STAKE IN BLADE DYNAMICS LTD (USA)

    18 August 2010
    Business & Finance

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  • Castrol Takes Majority Stake in Romax InSight

    15 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Castrol, one of the world’s leading lubricant brands, has acquired a controlling interest in Romax Technology’s InSight business.

  • Feasibility Study of Wind Power in India Available

    22 September 2014
    R&D

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Feasibility Study of Wind Power in India-2014: A Guide to Investors and Developers” report to their offering.  This report will be divided in to 9 chapters which covers information Wind Turbine Characteristics, Turbine Design and Characteristics, Controller and Generators, Types of Control Systems, Types of Generators, […]

  • U.S. Offshore Wind Developers Search for ‘Jones Act’ Solution

    30 December 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    As American offshore wind industry readies to start building large projects, developers are searching for a way around the so called “Jones Act” from 1920. According to the Jones Act, any ship that sails between two U.S. points must fly a U.S. flag and has to be registered in the country. Once an offshore wind […]

  • First UK Offshore Wind Farm Disappears from Horizon

    24 April 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    E.ON has decommissioned the two-turbine Blyth project, the first offshore wind farm built in UK waters. The Blyth offshore wind farm features two 2MW turbines commissioned in December 2000, which were at that time the most powerful units. According to E.ON, wind farms usually have a lifespan of 20-25 years and Blyth has reached the end of […]

  • ForWind Organizes ‘Wind Energy and Impact of Turbulence on Conversion Process’ Conference (Germany)

    14 February 2012

    EUROMECH Colloquium 528 will be hosting a “Wind Energy and the Impact of Turbulence on the Conversion Process” event from 22 to 24 February at the University of Oldenburg. The conference has been organized by ForWind, the Centre for Wind Energy Research of the University of Oldenburg, Hanover and Bremen. More than 80 experts from […]

  • 100 Foundations in at Hornsea Two

    5 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore has installed the 100th monopile foundation at the 165-turbine Hornsea Two wind farm offshore the UK. DEME installed the first foundation at the site some 89 kilometres north-east of Grimsby in early October 2020. The monopile foundations are being loaded at and transported from the Buss Terminal Eemshaven in the Netherlands and installed at the […]

  • Foredeck of New Catamarans Configured for Trubine Access System (UK)

    21 January 2011

    The Turbine Access System (TAS) being developed by Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee to provide safer personnel access to offshore wind turbines is set to feature in an initial batch of four Wind Farm Support Catamarans. The new vessels will be built by VeKa Shipbuilding BV at their Jongert yard in the Netherlands. As part […]

  • Rent-a-Lidar: Dulas Acquires ZephIR 300 and ZephIR DM Devices

    20 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Dulas, a provider of bankable wind data, has confirmed plans to acquire ‘a fleet’ of ZephIR 300 and ZephIR DM’s to work as rental lidars to the UK and wider European market. This expansion adds to the company’s existing remote sensing business currently comprised of sodar measurement sensors. “Whether it’s supporting measurements during noise impact assessments […]

  • French Floating Wind Prototype Completes Offshore Trials

    17 July 2019
    R&D, Technology

    French startup Eolink has towed the 1/10 scale floating wind turbine prototype to the Brest harbour after the unit was tested offshore for over a year. The Eolink prototype was anchored and connected to the grid in April 2018. During that time, the unit underwent a series of tests including the ”maximum power, enhanced control strategies, behavior […]

  • R&D Test Systems Delivers HALT Test Bench for XL Nacelles

    9 December 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Engineering specialist R&D Test Systems has delivered what it considers to be the world’s largest, most powerful highly accelerated lifetime testing (HALT) test bench for wind turbine nacelles. Located at the Danish test centre Lindø Offshore Renewables Centre (LORC), which focuses on wind turbine tests and validation, the new test rig can accommodate the next […]

  • Aikido, Odfjell Secure METCentre Slots to Test Floating Wind Projects Offshore Norway

    20 May 2025
    Business development, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    California-based Aikido Technologies and Norway’s Odfjell Oceanwind have secured slots at the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) to test their new floating offshore wind projects. Odfjell Oceanwind secured a slot with a 24 MW capacity grid connection at METCentre, with the ambition of installing one full-scale floating offshore wind turbine in 2028. The project, named […]

  • Pondera Consult to Work on Noordoostpolder Wind Project

    15 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Pondera Consult has been asked by Siemens to provide permit management services for the installation of the offshore wind turbines at the Dutch Noordoostpolder wind farm. Siemens is currently constructing 48 wind turbines in the IJsselmeer lake. Pondera Consult’s role is to support Siemens with permit-technical issues and compliancy requirements. Noordoostpolder wind project consists of […]

  • Vestas Receives 100 MW Order in Germany

    30 December 2010

    With reference to Vestas Wind Systems A/S’ company announcement No. 50/2010 of 30 December 2010, a German customer has placed a large order with Vestas for turbines for various projects in Hessen, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Brandenburg in Germany. At the customer’s request, additional details about the customer and the projects cannot be disclosed. The order […]

  • Siemens Receives Walney Extension Order

    28 October 2015

    With the final investment decision for the Walney Extension project in place, Siemens has received its first order for the new 7MW offshore wind turbine. The company will supply, install and commission 47 direct drive wind turbines in the Walney Extension East project in the Irish Sea. The order is part of the frame agreement concluded between […]

  • Nissum Bredning Produces First Power

    19 February 2018
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Siemens Gamesa 7MW wind turbines on the Nissum Bredning demonstration site in Denmark produced first electricity on Saturday, 17 February, Nissum Brednings Vindmøllelaug said.

  • USA: North Myrtle Beach Plans to Use Offshore Wind Power

    15 October 2012
    Authorities

    North Myrtle Beach in South Carolina is working on a program to develop offshore wind power, with 12 wind turbines along its coastline and a plan to set more of them out in the sea. These turbines are the first step of an ambitious plan to turn the city into a demonstration site for coastal […]

  • Le Havre Port Embarks on EUR 12 Million Offshore Wind Upgrade

    11 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    HAROPA – Port of Le Havre has awarded a EUR 12 million contract to the NGE group for the construction works related to Siemens Gamesa’s offshore wind turbine plant in the Port of Le Havre, France. NGE’s subsidiaries NGE Genie Civil, Guintoli, NGE Fondations, and Maia Sonnier will build a roll-on, roll-off (RORO) platform and reinforce […]

  • SeaTwirl Chooses Westcon Yards to Manufacture and Install Its 1 MW Floater in Norway

    8 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Swedish floating wind technology developer SeaTwirl has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Norwegian shipyard Westcon Yards for the manufacture and offshore installation of the 1 MW S2x floating wind turbine at a site in Norway.  At the beginning of this year, SeaTwirl was granted a five-year concession by Norwegian Waterways and Energy Directorate to […]

  • First Nacelles for Moray West En Route to Port of Nigg

    4 April 2024
    Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The first 14 MW turbine nacelles have been loaded onto the roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel, Rotra Vente, at Siemens Gamesa’s Cuxhaven plant in Germany. They are destined for the Moray West offshore wind farm and are heading toward the Port of Nigg, Scotland, according to AIS data available online. The vessel left Cuxhaven on 3 April […]

  • Global Wind Power Investments to Reach USD 101 Bln by 2020, Says GlobalData

    20 January 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Global wind power installed capacity is set to rise from approximately 364.9 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014 to 650.8 GW by 2020, increasing the demand for wind turbine components across the value chain, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report states that due to future demand growth, global investment in wind power projects […]

  • TT’s Malltraeth Bay Supports VBMS at Sandbank; Another Vessel Working in Denmark

    25 April 2016
    Vessels

    Turbine Transfers’ 21m offshore support vessel Malltraeth Bay has started working on the Sandbank offshore wind farm, under a contract with VBMS.  VBMS won a EUR 90 million contract for the Sandbank offshore wind farm in 2014. The company is in charge of cable supply, CPS, installation, post-lay burial, and termination and testing of 76 infield cables. The work is due to be completed […]