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  • Hitachi Homeports in Changhua

    14 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Japanese wind turbine maker Hitachi and Taiwan’s Changhua County Government have entered into a memorandum of understanding to use the Changhua Port and its facilities and land as an operations and maintenance base for the Changhua offshore wind farm.

  • Brave Tern Braves New Heights

    19 June 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern is ready to tackle the largest turbines currently in the market after completing a crane boom extension at Damen Shipyard in Amsterdam.

  • Tunoe Knob Offshore Wind Farm Still Spinning (Denmark)

    23 March 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Ten turbines at Tunoe Knob in Denmark mark the very beginning of the offshore era in Vestas. Built in 1995, they are the oldest Vestas turbines located offshore. Looking ahead properly sometimes also requires looking back. On the brink of a new era of offshore wind power plants and giant turbines, ten 500 kW turbines […]

  • SMC Bags CVOW Marine Coordination Deal

    6 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Energy has selected Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) to deliver a package of marine coordination support comprising consultancy, training, and lead marine coordination for the US Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Dominion Energy and SMC have committed to driving the development of local skillsets over the next four years, with SMC providing a training […]

  • Windhoist Assembles Final Beatrice Tower

    10 April 2019
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Windhoist Limited has pre-assembled the 84th and final wind turbine tower on the Beatrice Pre-Assembly Project at Nigg Energy Park in Scotland. Siemens Gamesa awarded Windhoist with a contract to carry out wind turbine pre-assembly work for the 588MW Beatrice wind farm in May 2018, marking the Scottish company’s first foray into offshore wind. Under the contract, […]

  • Ørsted: Walney Extension Brings UK Installed Offshore Wind Capacity to 7.5GW

    7 February 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has installed nine out of 47 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines on the 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm, bringing the total installed offshore wind capacity in waters off the UK to 7.5GW.

  • NOV and GustoMSC to Work on Second Eneti Jack-Up Newbuild

    4 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Texas-based NOV has once again been awarded contracts for the equipment and design of a GustoMSC™ NG-16000X wind turbine installation jack-up vessel for Eneti. This will be Eneti’s second next-generation jack-up vessel, and the contracts include an option for an additional jack-up vessel, NOV said. NOV will provide the design and jacking system for the […]

  • USA: Glosten Announces Completion of PelaStar Model Testing Program

    16 July 2013

    The Glosten Associates (Glosten) announces that scale-model testing of the PelaStar tension-leg platform (TLP) was completed in June 2013. The three-week test program was conducted in support of the Offshore Wind Floating Platform Demonstration Project FEED Study awarded to Glosten by Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). The test results are being used to further demonstrate PelaStar’s […]

  • Taiwan’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Entering Home Stretch

    3 November 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    71 out of the 111 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines have been installed at the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a wind farm project offshore Taiwan. In April, the first batch of turbine components was transported from the Port of Taichung, and the first turbine was installed at the site by Seajack Scylla, […]

  • Top News of the Week Jul 1 – 7, 2013

    7 July 2013

    China: Ming Yang Completes 6.5MW Wind Turbine Prototype China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”) , a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, announced that its first 6.5MW prototype super compact drive (“SCD”) wind turbine generator (“WTG”) has been successfully completed in June 2013, and installation and testing are expected […]

  • OW Technology Developments Affect O&M Market

    5 March 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    DBB Jack-Up, an operations and maintenance service provider to offshore wind farm owners and turbine manufacturers, today released a new report on O&M in the offshore wind industry. The report based on exclusive research by MAKE Consulting focuses on technology developments and the related impact on wind farms and vessel operators. As wind farm owners and […]

  • Switch Receives Order from Atlantis

    9 April 2015

    The Switch received an order to deliver a medium-speed generator for use in the Atlantis Resources Ltd AR1500 turbine drive train. During March 2015, Atlantis confirmed an order with The Switch for an integrated PM medium-speed generator that resulted from a successfully completed pre-design project carried out in 2014. The Switch generator will be used […]

  • Offshore Wind in Northeastern USA Powerful but Unstable

    15 August 2016
    R&D

    University of Delaware (UD) researchers, who studied wind conditions at the Cape Wind offshore site, have found that offshore wind in the northeastern United States may be more powerful, yet more unstable than expected.  The findings could have important implications for the future development of offshore wind farms in the U.S., including the assessment of how much […]

  • Trident Energy Releases White Paper on Auxiliary Power for OWFs

    7 January 2014
    R&D

    Trident Energy has released White Paper on auxiliary power for offshore wind farms. Trident Energy has spotted an opportunity to reduce the risks and costs of providing offshore power. Offshore wind farms are being built in ever deeper, harsher waters. Diesel generators are used to provide power when these are without grid connection – but […]

  • First Merkur Towers & Blades Arrive in Eemshaven

    4 December 2017
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first blades and tower sections for GE Haliade 6MW wind turbines that will spin at the Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany have arrived at the Buss Orange Blue Terminal in Eemshaven port, the Netherlands.

  • Vestas V112-3.0 MW wins Gold Award

    10 November 2010

    Vestas latest turbine wins the Gold Award for Most Innovative Power Technology of the Year award competing with technology across all sources of energy. Vestas latest product offering – the V112-3.0 MW turbine was judged and awarded by independent judges as the “Most Innovative Power Technology of the Year.” in the 2010 Asian Power Awards […]

  • Report Available: Q2 2014 Global Wind Market Update – Growth Continues

    28 October 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Q2 2014 Global Wind Market Update – Growth Continues” report to their offering. Global new firm order inflow for Q2 2014 increased by around 80% over Q1 2014 levels while the same increased by around 3% over Q2 2013 levels. The Global market has improved with […]

  • Vestas V236-15.0 MW™ Blades Reach Final Destination – Photos

    22 December 2022
    R&D, Technology

    The full blade set for the Vestas V236-15.0 MW™ prototype offshore wind turbine has arrived to Østerild National Test Centre in Denmark where they will be installed. The blade set arrived at the port of Hanstholm on Sunday, 18 December, and was then transported to Østerild National Test Centre. The 115.5-metre blades for the prototype […]

  • UK: Romax Technology Launches State-of-the-Art Hybrid Drivetrain Design

    20 September 2012
    Technology

    Romax Technology, one of the world’s leading independent gearbox and drivetrain design specialists, has launched a unique new ‘medium speed’ drivetrain design for the next generation of onshore and offshore wind turbines ranging from 3-10MW capacity. Available to wind turbine designers and manufacturers worldwide, the Romax ButterflyTM platform for drivetrain design is benchmarked to outperform […]

  • Top News of the Week, 05 – 11 June 2017

    11 June 2017

    MHI Vestas Launches 9.5 MW Offshore Wind Turbine MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has launched the V164-9.5 MW wind turbine to re-affirm the company’s drive to lower the cost of energy for offshore wind. Study: Jack-Up Free Turbine Installation and Maintenance Makes SENSE A new wind turbine installation and maintenance technology being developed by SENSE Offshore […]

  • Certion, SkySpecs Complete Blade Inspection at Eneco’s Prinses Amalia Windpark

    19 June 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Dutch company Certion and drone service provider SkySpecs have completed blade inspection works at Eneco’s Prinses Amalia Windpark and Eneco Luchterduinen in the Netherlands. In total, 70 wind turbines were inspected in five days at Prinses Amalia Windpark and Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm. “Thanks to favourable weather conditions and a highly motivated support team […]

  • First Hywind Scotland Towers Head to Norway

    6 March 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first turbine tower components built for the world’s first floating wind farm, the 30MW Hywind Scotland, have been loaded onto a cargo ship and are en route to the assembly base in Stord, Norway, according to Navacel, the manufacturer of the towers. Statoil, the owner and developer of Hywind Scotland, awarded Navacel with the contract […]

  • Germany: Sinovel Receives GL Statement of Compliance for Design Assessment

    23 April 2012
    Technology

    GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has issued a Statement of Compliance for the A-Design Assessment of the Sinovel SL 3000/90 50 Hz offshore wind turbine. The Statement of Compliance confirms that SL 3000/90 meets the requirements of GL RC’s “Guideline for the Certification of Offshore Wind Turbines,” Edition 2005, which addresses the safety philosophy, quality […]

  • Scottish Renewables CEO Applauds EOWDC’s Consents from Government

    26 March 2013

    In response to consent being given by the Scottish Government to the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre will be a unique testing facility for the development of offshore wind turbines and technology. It will create an opportunity […]

  • Senvion Firms Offshore Wind Order Intake

    5 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion reported a firm order intake of EUR 306 million in its offshore wind segment in 2017, compared to no firm orders recorded a year earlier.

  • Construction at 401.5MW Chinese Offshore Wind Project Back on Track

    30 March 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Construction at the Yangjiang Nanpeng Island offshore wind farm in China is back in full swing, according to MingYang Smart Energy. The 401.5MW wind farm, being developed by China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN), will comprise 73 MySE 5.5MW turbines offshore the Guangdong Province. The project team is now working full-speed, despite all the current obstacles […]