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  • Campaigners Fight to Push Wind Turbines Offshore (UK)

    9 November 2011

    CAMPAIGNERS fighting proposals for a giant windfarm are inviting people to attend a public meeting after the decision… (bedfordtoday) [mappress] Source: bedfordtoday, November 09, 2011; Image: yeldenvillagehall

  • Hallin Installs Tidal Turbine in Orkney Island (Scotland)

    18 August 2011
    Technology

    Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, has successfully completed the installation of the world’s most powerful single rotor subsea tidal turbine in Orkney Island, Scotland. Hallin was contracted by Atlantis Resources Corporation (Atlantis) to provide specialist services as an experienced integrated subsea contractor to plan install the 1 megawatt tidal turbine AR-1000 at the […]

  • Wind Turbine Safety Increase with Industry Expansion (USA)

    26 December 2011

    Wind energy has begun to lead the way in alternative energy solutions. Manufacturers of wind turbines face challenges such as reducing downtimes and maintenance work. Some of the demands placed on turbine components include extreme temperature conditions, vibration, oscillation and aggressive offshore air composition. Keeping wind turbines safely operating is becoming increasingly important as more […]

  • Sheringham Shoal’s First Turbine Awaits Installation (UK)

    13 June 2011

      The first turbines due to be installed at Sheringham Shoal have been transported by barge from the Danish port of Esjberg, and recently arrived in Great Yarmouth. Two barges are used for this operation, and each barge collects 6 sets of towers, nacelles and blades which make up the complete turbine. Earlier this week […]

  • Chinese Manufacturers Rushing to Develop Large Wind Turbines

    6 June 2011

    Chinese wind turbine manufacturers are racing to develop increasingly larger turbines this year, industry officials said.   By Wang Guanqun (xinhuanet) [mappress] Source: xinhuanet, June 06, 2011;

  • Floating Turbines to Exploit Deep-Water Wind (UK)

    19 October 2010
    R&D

    A new study has shown that it may be possible to use floating turbines to exploit deeper-water sites off the coast of the UK, where the wind… (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, October 19, 2010;

  • Sinovel Wind completes 5MW wind turbine (China)

    14 October 2010
    R&D

    Sinovel Wind Group Company, the largest wind power generator manufacturer in China, officially announced on Oct. 13 that they have completed… (peopledaily) [mappress] Source:peopledaily ,October 14, 2010;

  • Trelleborg supports development of offshore wind turbines (UK)

    24 August 2010
    R&D

    Statoil wind turbines, moored in the North Sea off the Norwegian coast, are being held in place by distributed buoyancy modules (DBMs) from…   (europeanplasticsnews) [mappress] Source: europeanplasticsnews, August 24 , 2010;

  • Wind turbines off Scotland coast still uncertain

    17 August 2010
    Authorities

    THE Scottish government’s consultation on its plan to erect offshore wind farms around the coast came to an official close yesterday.   (inverness-courier) [mappress] Source: inverness-courier, August 17, 2010;

  • Squeezing More Power from the Breeze with gearless turbines

    28 April 2010
    R&D, Technology

    These days, the wind industry is all about scaling up, cutting costs, and improving reliability. One way to do that, at least according to… [mappress] Source: treehugger, April 27, 2010;

  • Merseyside coastline ideal for offshore wind turbines (UK)

    7 July 2010
    R&D

    Offshore wind turbines can produce an energy output which is up to 25% higher than for similar turbines onshore. This makes our blustery…   [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost, July 07, 2010;

  • Big Wind Turbines Need to be Placed Further Apart

    24 January 2011
    R&D, Technology

    A top American fluid-dynamics boffin says that new, larger wind turbines now going into service are going to have to be placed much further… (theregister) [mappress] Source: theregister, January 24, 2011

  • Waters off Cape Zoned for Wind Turbines (USA)

    29 December 2010

    Massachusetts and federal officials have designated a 3,000-square-mile swath of ocean south of Cape Cod and the Islands as available to… By Patrick Cassidy (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, December 29, 2010

  • Half of Fécamp Wind Turbines Installed Offshore France

    16 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    As of 15 January, 37 out of 71 Siemens Gamesa 7 MW wind turbines are installed at the Fécamp offshore wind farm site in Normandy, France. In July 2023, DEME Offshore’s Innovation installed the components of the first Siemens Gamesa 7 MW wind turbine at the construction site located between 13 and 24 kilometres off […]

  • All Saint-Brieuc Wind Turbines Stand Complete

    18 December 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All 62 wind turbines have been installed at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France, developed by Ailes Marines, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Iberdrola. The first wind turbine was installed in May on position number SB44, located in the northern part of the offshore construction site while the last SG 8.0-167 DD unit […]

  • First Wind Turbine Stands Offshore France’s Normandy

    4 July 2023

    The first wind turbine has been installed at the Fécamp wind farm offshore Normandy, France. The 71-turbine Fécamp offshore wind farm is being jointly developed by Eolien Maritime France (EMF), a joint venture between the French company EDF Renouvelables; EIH S.à.rl, owned by Enbridge Inc. and CPP Investments; and Skyborn. Following the load-out of the […]

  • Hydrogen Turbine Project Secures UK Government Funding

    19 May 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has been awarded GBP 9.3 million in innovation funding from the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply 2 fund by the UK government for the Hydrogen Turbine 1 (HT1) project offshore Aberdeen, Scotland. The funding will be used to develop the world’s first hydrogen-producing offshore wind turbine, with the electrolyzer sited directly […]

  • Turbine Installation at Moray East Enters Final Quarter

    9 August 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    76 out of the 100 Vestas V164-9.5 MW wind turbines have been installed at the 950 MW Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The wind turbine installation is being carried out by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Blue Tern which recently replaced Bold Tern on the project. The first turbines were installed by Bold Tern […]

  • Wärtsilä Kit for OHT Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    2 August 2021
    Technology, Vessels

    The technology group Wärtsilä will supply an integrated propulsion and dynamic positioning thruster solution, including the engines, a Wärtsilä NOx reducer emission abatement system, as well as steerable and tunnel thrusters for OHT’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). The ship is being built at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co yard for the Norwegian […]

  • China’s First Floating Wind Turbine Heads Offshore

    13 July 2021
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    China’s first floating offshore wind turbine has set sail towards its installation site off the coast of Yangjiang City in Guangdong Province. The floating wind turbine will be installed for demonstration purposes at the 400 MW Yangxi Shapa III offshore wind farm developed by China Three Gorges (CTG). The unit comprises a MySE5.5MW typhoon-resistant turbine […]

  • Vestas Launches 15 MW Offshore Wind Turbine

    10 February 2021
    Technology

    Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has introduced the V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine. With the world’s largest swept area exceeding 43,000 m2, the V236-15.0 MW delivers industry-leading performance and moves the boundaries of wind energy production to around 80 GWh/year, enough to power around 20,000 European households, Vestas said. The launch of the V236-15.0 MW […]

  • First Wind Turbine Up at Triton Knoll OWF

    25 January 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of the total of 90 offshore wind turbines has been installed at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm site, located some 32 kilometres offshore Lincolnshire, UK. The wind farm is expected to generate first power this Spring, according to RWE. The 9.5 MW MHI Vestas wind turbines are being installed by DEME, which […]

  • All Turbines Stand at Nanpeng Offshore Wind Farm

    26 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    All wind turbines have been installed at China General Nuclear Power Corporation’s (CGN) Nanpeng offshore wind farm off the coast of Yangjiang City, China. The 401.5 MW project, also known as CGN Yangjiang Nanpeng Island offshore wind farm, features 73 MySE5.5MW hybrid-drive wind turbines supplied by MingYang Smart Energy. The first turbine was installed at the site […]

  • Virginia’s Offshore Wind Turbines Now Generating Power

    29 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project has started generating power, according to social media posts from Ørsted, which developed the project together with Dominion Energy. The 12 MW CVOW, located some 43 kilometres off the coast of Virginia Beach, is meant to provide the operational, weather, and environmental experience needed for a 2.6 […]

  • First Borssele III & IV Wind Turbine Installed

    28 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of 77 MHI Vestas 9.5 MW wind turbines is now standing tall at its designated location at the Borssele III & IV offshore wind site in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The load-out of the first batch of wind turbine components onto Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus started on 24 May. The […]

  • Taillevent Readies to Install Wind Turbines off Taiwan

    17 July 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul and Hitachi have issued a notice on the commencement of wind turbine installation works off the Taiwanese coast. The work will be carried out by Jan De Nul’s vessel Taillevent, which was reported earlier this year as having left the turbine installation at the German Trianel Windpark Borkum II for a project […]