10000 results found for 'turbine'

10000 results found for 'turbine'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • First Wind Turbine Installed in US Federal Waters

    23 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent has installed the first of two turbines at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project in the US. The Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 unit is the first wind turbine installed in U.S. federal waters. According to Dominion Energy, the installation of the project’s second turbine is on track for […]

  • Windpark Fryslân Turbine Hardware Starts Arriving in Amsterdam

    1 September 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first shipment of wind turbine blades for the Windpark Fryslân project has been unloaded at the TMA Terminal in the Port of Amsterdam, TMA Logistics said. Located in the IJsselmeer Lake and some six kilometres off the Frisian coast, the 382.7MW Windpark Fryslân will comprise 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW wind turbines. Siemens Gamesa selected TMA […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Turbines for German Offshore Wind Farm

    2 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received a firm order to deliver its SG 8.0-167 DD Flex wind turbines for innogy’s 342 MW Kaskasi offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. In total, Siemens Gamesa will manufacture and deliver 38 wind turbines for the project. The order also comes with a two-year service and maintenance contract. The […]

  • Brave Tern to Install Changfang and Xidao Wind Turbines

    23 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern has won a contract to transport and install the MHI Vestas Offshore V174-9.5MW wind turbines on the Changfang and Xidao (CFXD) offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier was awarded the contract by CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering. “As both experienced contractors within the industry, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and […]

  • Maryland PSC Schedules Hearing for Project Turbine Sizes

    7 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) is holding a public hearing on the potential impact of bigger turbines at the Skipjack and MarWin offshore wind projects. The event is part of the commission’s limited inquiry into impacts related to changes in the turbine sizes originally anticipated for use at the two offshore wind projects. The […]

  • Vestas Secures Third Intertidal Turbine Order in Vietnam

    2 January 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Vestas has received an order from Hoa Binh 1 Company to supply 13 V150-4.2 MW turbines for an intertidal project in Vietnam. Vestas said it will supply and supervise the installation of ten 3.8MW and three 4MW turbines to optimize energy production for the site’s specific wind conditions.  The 50MW project will be located in […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Contracts FairWind for Turbine Pre-Assembly

    9 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Siemens Gamesa has contracted FairWind for turbine pre-assembly work for the Borssele 1+2 offshore wind project in the Netherlands and the Yunlin project in Taiwan. The work for Borssele will take place at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark, with pre-assembly of 94 Siemens Gamesa 8.0-167 DD towers planned to begin at the start of […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Signs Turbine Castings Deal in Taiwan

    15 November 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Siemens Gamesa and Yeong Guan Group have signed a conditional contract for the production of offshore wind turbine castings in Taiwan. According to Siemens Gamesa, a new factory will be built in the port of Taichung and will manufacture turbine castings for the 300MW Hai Long 2 offshore wind project. To remind, Siemens Gamesa was […]

  • Ming Yang Reaches Turbine Milestone at Chinese OWF

    17 June 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    “Almost” half of Ming Yang Smart Energy’s turbines have been installed at the Datang Jiangsu Binhai offshore wind farm in China, the turbine supplier reported. According to Ming Yang Smart Energy, nearly 25 out of 50 MySE3.0-135 turbines have been installed at the project site until 15 June. The 300MW project will also comprise 46 3.3MW turbines provided by Jinfeng Technology. CCCC […]

  • Bold Tern Installs Turbine 28 at Hornsea One

    3 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up Bold Tern has completed the installation of 28 turbines at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK. The vessel, which is in charge of installing half of the project’s 174 turbines, has picked up the 8th batch of the Siemens Gamesa units in the Port of Hull and […]

  • Irish Seek Environmental Surveys for Floating Wind Turbine

    1 August 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has launched a tender seeking environmental surveying services required for the development of a floating offshore wind turbine at the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS). SEAI is inviting proposals from individuals or organizations for the provision of marine ecology services at AMETS for the purposes of the installation and operation of […]

  • Chinese Jack-Up Installs Its First Turbine

    16 April 2019
    Vessels

    Huadian Wenqiang, the Chinese self-elevating jack-up vessel, has installed its first turbine at an offshore wind project. According to Hengtong Group, the vessel installed the turbine at the project site offshore Zhanjiang in the Guangdong Province on 9 April. The company said the construction site is located in a typhoon-prone area with complex geological sea conditions, extreme working […]

  • Oregon State Uni to Develop Turbine Monitoring Tech

    20 March 2019
    Environment, Technology

    Oregon State University is set to develop a monitoring system for offshore wind turbines under the recently announced USD 2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The university will design, manufacture and test an autonomous monitoring system for the detection of bird and bat collisions with offshore wind turbines. The system is […]

  • Spain’s First Offshore Wind Turbine Goes Into Operation

    18 March 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The 5MW Elisa prototype, Spain’s first offshore wind turbine, has officially been put into operation. According to the Canarian Association for Renewable Energy, the turbine was commissioned yesterday, 17 March, at the Plocan test site. To remind, the installation of the full-scale Elisa prototype was completed at the site offshore Gran Canaria at the beginning of July last year. […]

  • Ingeteam Targets Next-Generation Turbines with New Converter

    5 September 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The Spain-based Ingeteam has developed a new medium voltage power converter for offshore wind turbines with the capacity of up to 15MW.

  • New Østerild and Høvsøre Turbine Test Stands for Rent

    17 August 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    DTU Wind Energy has opened tenders for the lease of the four new test stands at the Østerild and Høvsøre wind turbine test centers.

  • TÜV SÜD Develops Smart Inspection System for Turbines

    21 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    TÜV SÜD has developed a smart solution for inspecting onshore and offshore wind turbines which enables results to be recorded on site using mobile devices and saved in a database in a structured manner in accordance with the RDS-PP® industry standard. A total of over 25,000 wind turbines are in operation in Germany. All are subject to […]

  • Samsø Turbine Broke Off Due to Welding Crack

    15 December 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    A fracture in the welding that connects the tower top flange with the tower had caused the breaking of the turbine Number 7 at the Samsø (Paludans Flak) offshore wind farm, Siemens said in a statement. With the fracture developing over time, the tower top flange ultimately separated from the rest of the tower. “The welding at […]

  • ORE Catapult Takes Over SHI’s 7MW Turbine

    15 December 2015
    R&D

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has completed the acquisition of the 7MW demonstration offshore wind turbine, located off the East Fife coast, from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). The turbine offers UK industry and academia an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of a wide range of technologies as well as the operations and maintenance […]

  • Siemens to Deliver EnBW Hohe See Turbines & Foundations

    22 February 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    EnBW has signed a contract with Siemens AG for the supply and installation of 71 wind turbines and foundations for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm. The order, combining the supply and installation of both foundations and wind turbines in one contract, represents the first such deal in German offshore market, according to EnBW. Siemens will provide its […]

  • Siemens 7MW Turbine Duo Undergoing Final Tests

    16 February 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Siemens has recently installed a second SWT-7.0-154 turbine for field testing, with both 7MW prototype turbines currently undergoing grid performance, quality and safety trials. Siemens’ flagship offshore wind turbine received final type certification from DNV GL in January, the final milestone in the development process, allowing customers to make final investment decisions for offshore projects. Since many of the […]

  • MHI Vestas 8MW Wind Turbines to Spin at EOWDC

    14 July 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has been selected as a preferred supplier of wind turbines for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Limited (AOWFL), the company behind the project consisting of Vattenfall and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), has nominated MHI Vestas to supply the V164-8.0 MW turbines. Boskalis has been named the preferred […]

  • Altitec Carries Out Greater Gabbard Turbine Maintenance

    4 December 2017
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Altitec has completed lightning damage inspection and repairs at the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm as part of its maintenance work at the site.

  • Huisman Crane for Japanese Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    19 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Huisman Equipment has signed a contract with Japan Marine United Shipyard (JMU) for the delivery of a 1,000mt SWL Pedestal Mounted Crane for an offshore wind turbine installation in Japan.

  • Siemens Gamesa Turbines for Belgian Offshore Wind Farms

    8 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been chosen as the preferred wind turbine supplier for the Seastar and the Mermaid offshore wind projects in the Belgian North Sea.

  • Spain Gets Its First Offshore Wind Turbine

    21 June 2018
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The 5MW Elisa self-installing telescopic offshore wind turbine, developed under the EU-funded Elican project, arrived at its designated location at the Plocan site off Gran Canaria today, 21 June.