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  • MingYang Turbines for Taranto OWF Arrive in Italy

    4 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    MingYang Smart Energy’s wind turbines for the 30 MW Taranto offshore wind farm arrived in Italy last week. The Chipol Changan cargo ship brought the turbines into the YILPORT Taranto, where the offloading works are taking place. MingYang completed the production of ten of its MySE 3.0-135 wind turbines for the Italian offshore wind farm […]

  • Nordsee One Issues Turbine Maintenance Call

    26 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Nordsee One GmbH has issued a tender seeking service and maintenance of 54 Senvion turbines at its 332MW offshore wind project in Germany. The contractor will be in charge of the scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, inspection and repair of turbine components, as well as the management of spare parts. Additionally, the selected company will provide documentation […]

  • All Hohe See Turbines Producing Power

    8 November 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Hohe See offshore wind project commenced operations in October with turbines connected and feeding electricity into the grid, according to Enbridge. Enbridge has reported in its Q3 2019 financial results that the 497MW wind farm is expected to be fully operational in the fourth quarter of 2019. The adjacent 112MW Albatros continues to advance […]

  • ABS Certifies WindFloat Atlantic Floating Turbines

    4 November 2019
    Technology

    The classification society ABS has certified the WindFloat Atlantic floating wind turbines, the first of which was installed off the coast of Portugal in October. The semi-submersible platforms, designed by Principle Power, are fitted out with 8.4 MW MHI Vestas offshore wind turbines and will be installed at a water depth of 100m. The 25 […]

  • Adwen Targeting Asia with Monsoon-Ready Turbine

    17 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Adwen has obtained the type certificate of its AD 5-132 offshore wind turbine awarded by the independent certification body DNV GL. The AD 5-132 has been designed and certified as special class, covering the most demanding offshore sites worldwide. This wind turbine is tailored for subtropical monsoon climates typical of Asian offshore markets and it […]

  • Van Oord Installs Half of Gemini Turbines

    13 June 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Turbine installation works at the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm reached a halfway point after the Dutch maritime contractor Van Oord placed the farm’s 75th 4MW Siemens wind turbine into position on Monday, 13 June. The installation of the 150 4MW Siemens turbines started in February 2016 when Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel, Aeolus, transported the first six […]

  • MPI Enterprise Installs All Turbines at Nordergründe

    21 December 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    MPI Offshore’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) MPI Enterprise has completed the installation of 18 6.2M126 Senvion turbines at the Nordergründe offshore wind farm in the North Sea. After installing all of the 18 foundations at the site, the MPI Enterprise erected the first wind turbine at the 110.7MW Nordergründe in August. Nordergründe is situated in water up to ten metres in […]

  • Reetec to Make Wikinger Turbines Visible to Planes

    21 March 2016

    Reetec GmbH will supply aviation obstruction markers for the Wikinger offshore wind farm. Marking 70 Adwen’s wind turbines falls under German guidelines for the identification of aviation obstacles. Reetec will provide identification lights for the nacelles and towers, as well as the accompanying control and accessory components. Due to rotating blades, some identification requirements are specially adapted to the wind industry. Each nacelle will […]

  • GyroMetric Develops Turbine Drivetrain Monitoring Tech

    18 May 2018
    R&D, Technology

    GyroMetric, a spin-out of the Nottingham Trent University, has developed a turbine drivetrain monitoring technology for application in the offshore wind industry.

  • Statoil Testing Hywind Scotland Floating Turbines

    18 September 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Statoil is currently testing the five Siemens wind turbines on the 30MW Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, the world’s first commercial floating wind farm.

  • First Hywind Turbine Arrives in Scottish Waters

    24 July 2017
    Vessels

    The first floating wind turbine for the Hywind Scotland project has arrived off Aberdeenshire, after setting sail from the project’s assembly base in Stord, Norway, last week.

  • Gannets Steer Clear of Offshore Wind Turbines

    8 February 2018
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    APEM has released a study suggesting that four times fewer Northern gannets collide with offshore wind turbines than previously thought.

  • First East Anglia ONE Turbine Stands

    25 June 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 102 Siemens Gamesa 7MW wind turbines was installed on the 714MW East Anglia ONE wind farm offshore Suffolk on 22 June. The installation of the first turbine marks the start of the final phase of the construction process following ten years of work and development, ScottishPower Renewables, the developer of the […]

  • Turbine Installation Starts on East Anglia ONE

    21 June 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer has arrived at the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm carrying the first load of wind turbine components. Sea Installer departed from Great Yarmouth at around noon, Thursday, 20 June, and arrived at the East Anglia ONE wind farm some four hours later, AIS data shows. Located 43 kilometres […]

  • Delaware University Studies Turbine Distance Impact

    4 January 2019
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The University of Delaware in the U.S. has found that the distance at which turbines are located from shore has a significant impact on how tourists feel about offshore wind projects.

  • GCube Launches Report on Wind Turbine Fires

    17 November 2015

    GCube Underwriting Ltd. (GCube) today launched a report on wind turbine fires. The report, Towering Inferno, analyses the root causes, impact and mitigation of wind turbine downtime events, the company explained. Despite the increasing use of fire suppression throughout the industry, turbine fire incidents typically result in the total or near-total loss of a multi-million dollar asset. GCube […]

  • Danish Turbines Extra Busy in Windy 2015

    15 January 2016
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Energy generated by wind turbines covered a record-breaking equivalent of 42.1 per cent of Denmark’s electricity needs in 2015, data gathered by Energinet.dk shows. The last year’s result is a 3 per cent improvement compared to a 39.1 per cent equivalent of Denmark’s needs covered by wind-generated electricity in 2014. The result could have been […]

  • Dong Seeks Turbine Suppliers for 5 Projects

    15 September 2015

    DONG Energy Wind Power A/S has issued a call for tenders for the supply of offshore wind turbines for five projects. The contracts will cover works in the form of a Turbine Supply Agreement and service and maintenance in the form of a Service & Warranty Agreement and potentially a Spare Part Agreement for offshore wind farm […]

  • Report: Wind Turbine Gearboxes Will Be Easier on the Wallet

    18 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    A wind turbine gearbox is one of the costliest parts of the wind turbine, making up for almost 15% of the overall wind turbine cost, but the price of this component is expected to decrease in the coming years, according to a recent report by Research and Markets. Wind turbine gearbox market has been rising steadily over the years to […]

  • SCHOTTEL’s Hydrokinetic Turbine Proves Its Efficiency

    21 October 2014
    R&D, Technology

    In the last months, SCHOTTEL successfully tested its hydrokinetic turbines in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. The full-scale tests included 260 operating hours under realistic conditions.  One turbine with a rotor diameter of four meters generates 50 kW per second at a rated water velocity of 2.75 meters per second. Ten hours of operation provide enough electricity […]

  • VIDEO: Bauer’s Monopile Foundation for Tidal Turbine

    17 April 2013
    Technology

    BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH was presented with the Bauma Innovation Prize in the Construction Process category on Sunday. The company received the prize for its for Tidal Turbine Monopile Foundation. Check out the following video presentation of the turbine monopile foundation:  [mappress] Offshore WIND Staff, April 17, 2013

  • GlobalData Releases Report on Wind Turbine Towers

    10 February 2014

    Wind Turbine Towers, Update 2014 Global Market Size, Average Price, Competitive Landscape and Key Country Analysis to 2020 is the latest report from industry analysis specialist GlobalData, offering comprehensive information and analysis of the global wind turbine tower market. The report provides clear understanding and deep insights into the global wind turbine tower market. It […]

  • James Fisher Presents Ship-to-Turbine System

    6 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    James Fisher Renewables, in partnership with Chemical Corporation, launched an innovative oil transfer system for the direct extraction and refill of offshore wind gearbox oils directly from a conventional access vessel. The Ship-to-Turbine (STT) system employs proven vacuum, preheating and filtration technology to transfer the oil from a self contained deck mounted unit, through umbilical […]

  • Vattenfall Installs Its 1000th Wind Turbine

    29 July 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall installed its 1000th wind turbine last week at DanTysk offshore wind farm situated west of the island of Sylt. The Siemens 3.6 MW wind turbine was installed at the location DT19, within the 70 square kilometres area covered by the wind farm. Vattenfall currently operates 944 wind turbines in five countries from its surveillance […]

  • Austal Delivers Eighth WFSV to Turbine Transfers

    9 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Austal delivered its eighth wind farm support vessel to UK-based Turbine Transfers Limited. The contract for the 21 metre catamaran was awarded in August 2013 and valued at approximately £2.3 million (A$3.9 million), with the vessel constructed at Austal’s Philippines shipyard. Austal Chief Executive Officer Andrew Bellamy said the positive performance of the support vessels […]

  • All Turbines Up at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    27 May 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has installed the last of a total of 78 turbines at Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.   The next step will be the final commissioning of all remaining wind turbines. More than half have been already commissioned. All closing activities will run during summer. When fully operational. […]