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  • Fishermen Fear Offshore Wind Turbines (UK)

    28 September 2011

    NORTH Devon fishermen fear their industry “hangs in the balance” because of plans to build a giant offshore wind farm 8.7 miles off the…   By Andy Keeble (northdevongazette) [mappress] Source: northdevongazette, September 28, 2011

  • Tidal Turbines not Likely at Campbell River (Canada)

    21 September 2011

    Currents around the fishing pier are not fast enough to generate electricity but the area is suitable for research and demonstration… By Kristen Douglas (bclocalnews) [mappress] Source: bclocalnews, September 21, 2011

  • Egypt to Build Wind Turbines on Gulf of Suez

    14 November 2011

    Egyptian energy minister Hassan Yunis has said the government is to launch a tender offer for the installation of wind farms on the Gulf of Suez with a capacity of 200 megawatts, AFP has reported. The wind power plant, scheduled to start work in April 2014, is estimated to cost $500m, with contributions from the […]

  • Wind Turbines Sale Decreases in UK, Germany

    17 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    In the first half of the year sales of wind turbines decreased, despite the ambitions of Germany and the UK. This makes obvious the struggle which the offshore wind sector and its financial supporters are facing in reaching the respective countries´ goals. As the financial crisis has spread throughout Europe, banks minimized the loans and […]

  • USA: LEEDCo Changes Wind Turbines Supplier

    16 July 2012

    Since GE has abandoned plans to develop products for the Great Lakes, Lake Erie Energy Development Company, LEEDCo, has switched suppliers, reports WKSU news portal. Namely, Siemens will be supplying turbines for the wind energy project in the Lake Erie instead of GE. Siemens’ wind turbines are smaller than GE’s and are less expensive to […]

  • UK: Scotland to Get Turbine Parts Foundry

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance

      As the Herald Scotland reports, Scotland could become a worldwide exporter of offshore wind turbines. Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) and Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab) are ready to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to develop a foundry proposed by the RGR Foundry. The plant would produce the cast-metal parts for nacelles by using cutting-edge […]

  • Direct-Driven Turbines: Solution for Wind Power

    1 November 2010
    R&D

    Companies have always complained about expensive gearboxes used in common wind turbines. The problem-prone design seems to be falling out… By Oliver M. Bayani (ecoseed) [mappress] Source: ecoseed, November 01, 2010;

  • Wind Turbines to be Build in Great Lakes (USA)

    27 October 2010
    Authorities

    Will we see wind farms in the Great Lakes? The New York Power Authority says yes. The questions is: where? Richard Kessel, the Power… By Nikki Rudd (whec) [mappress] Source: whec, October 27, 2010;

  • XEMC Unveils China’s First 5MW Turbine

    25 October 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Chinese wind manufacturer XEMC has unveiled the country’s first direct-drive 5MW offshore-specific turbine. The company plans to supply the… (windpowermonthly) [mappress] Source: windpowermonthly, October 25, 2010;

  • UK’s largest offshore wind turbine to be revealed

    23 September 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    The world’s largest offshore wind farm will be unveiled today (September 23rd) off the eastern coast of the UK. Located in Thanet, Kent, the… (rapidonline) [mappress] Source: rapidonline, September 23, 2010;

  • China to install 5MW turbines in second stage

    21 September 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    China is set to trial a 5MW turbine at its pilot offshore project, the Shanghai East Sea Bridge Offshore Wind Farm, as part of its second… (windpowermonthly) [mappress] Source: windpowermonthly, September 20, 2010;

  • Wales to Get Offshore Wind Turbines (UK)

    12 January 2011

    The first in a series of events to help Welsh businesses make the most of growing opportunities in the renewable energy supply chain is to… (newswales) [mappress] Source: newswales, January 12, 2011

  • USA to Install 40,000 New Turbines by 2015

    10 January 2011

    With an estimated 40,000 new turbines to be installed in the US by 2015, wind turbine OEM’s are desperate to source reliable components from local suppliers. Importing components from Europe and Asia can be costly and lengthy. New wind component suppliers need to secure manufacturing capacity strategies now if they are going to seize their […]

  • SWAY spins off SWAY TURBINE (Norway)

    31 August 2010
    R&D

    SWAY AS, based in Bergen, Norway, has a world‐leading concept for floating foundations for offshore wind turbines. Since 2005 the company has also been developing a new wind turbine and has now decided to create a separate business entity for it called “SWAY TURBINE”. The main focus of the new company will be to prototype […]

  • Floating wind turbines as new clean energy

    12 July 2010
    R&D

    Strong sea breezes offer one of the best options for generating electricity from the wind. And here’s the bonus: since humans like to…   [mappress] Source: scientificamerican, July 12, 2010;

  • Underwater caves a problem for Malta wind turbines

    24 May 2010
    Environment, R&D

    The discovery of two large underwater ‘caves’ on the reef where the government plans to build an offshore wind farm, could pose a threat to…   [mappress] Source: timesofmalta, May 23, 2010;

  • Hollandse Kust Noord Wind Turbines to Be Installed Out of Buss Terminal

    23 September 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Buss Terminal in Eemshaven has been selected as the pre-assembly and installation port for the wind turbines that will spin as part of the Dutch Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm. Starting in October 2022, the terminal will be serving as a base port for pre-assembly and installation of rotor blades, nacelles, and towers for […]

  • German Companies Land Global Tech I Wind Turbine Service Contracts

    13 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Buss Energy Group and Wind Multiplikator have won long-term service contracts for turbines at the Global Tech I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Wind Multiplikator will be responsible for servicing and maintenance of the 80 Areva M5000 turbines, from statutory inspections and troubleshooting to commissioning service operation vessel-based (CSOV) logistics and spare […]

  • Colorado company Hybrid Turbines unveilds wind turbines who generate power during periods of low wind speed (USA)

    25 June 2010
    Technology

    A US start-up has designed a wind turbine combined with a gas-driven turbo motor that can be used to turn the turbine when the wind is not…   [mappress] Source: irishtimes, June 25, 2010;

  • Mitsubishi to Present Wind Turbine with Hydraulic Drive Train at Dutch Event

    29 November 2011

    Starting today Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), together with Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe, Ltd. (MPSE), which oversees MHI’s power systems operations in Europe, will be presenting the overall scheme of the company’s new offshore wind power system, currently under development, at EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In place of a conventional gear drive […]

  • UK: Narec Soon to Complete 3MW Turbine Drive Train Facility

    18 April 2012
    R&D, Technology

    Narec’s  new 3MW Turbine Drive Train Facility will be commissioned very soon. The steel structure of the test hall is 15M high and is constructed over an existing dry dock. The dry dock needed three mass concrete pours to cover an area of 45x15x6.5m (approximately 7000m3) and is reinforced with large grade steel to withstand […]

  • Belgium: OWI Lab Monitoring Offshore Wind Turbine Drive Train

    5 April 2013

    In the global search for renewable energy sources wind energy continues to experience an increasing market share. This growth drives new technological improvements which aim at increasing capacity, improving reliability and reducing the overall cost of wind turbines and correspondingly of the energy. One of the critical subsystems in this regard is the drive train […]

  • UK: MHI Testing Digital Hydraulic Drive Train for OW Turbines

    5 February 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) yesterday begun onshore verification testing of a large-scale (MWT167H/7.0) digital hydraulically driven offshore wind turbine at the Hunterston Test Centre in the United Kingdom. The wind turbine was developed with support from Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), the UK Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) and […]

  • Van Oord Christens Mega Jack-Up | ‘Boreas Is World’s Largest, Most Sustainable Offshore Wind Installation Vessel’

    18 June 2025
    Vessels

    Van Oord christened the latest addition to its fleet, Boreas, on 18 June in Rotterdam. The company says its new jack-up, set to soon debut on the German Nordseecluster project, is the largest and most sustainable offshore wind installation vessel in the world. The Dutch marine contractor ordered the self-elevating vessel at the Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard […]

  • OEG to Support Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Construction

    2 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    OEG has won a multi-million-pound contract to support the construction phase of the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland until the project becomes operational in 2027. Under the contract, OEG will supply an integrated package of specialist topside and marine services, including marine coordination, high voltage, and ancillary port services. These will […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Turbine Training Takes Major Step Forward

    13 June 2013
    Training & Education

    Plans to develop a replica wind turbine tower to provide authentic training for the offshore wind and related sectors will take a major step forward today. The training company 3C Humber, formed out of a strategic partnership struck between Grimsby’s Blackrow Engineering and Norwegian specialist AAK, will sign a memorandum of understanding with operators of training facility Catch. It […]