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  • Siemens’ Semi-Offshore Turbines Generate 400Mln kWh

    14 August 2014
    Technology

    Four Siemens semi-offshore wind turbines in Denmark have reached the significant milestone of having each generated 100 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity since being installed in 2003. This is also a world record for the company. The combined production of 400 million kWh is enough clean energy to power over 100,000 average Danish households […]

  • DNV GL’s JIP to Increase Reliability of Wind Turbines

    30 September 2014
    R&D

    DNV GL announced its latest Joint Industry Project (JIP), aiming to develop a safe and reliable calculation concept for the life-time of slewing bearings which will increase the reliability of wind turbines. Extreme weather, heavy loads and remote locations are some of the challenges for wind turbines, requiring the highest level of reliability for the […]

  • 5MW Offshore Wind Turbine Installed on Jeju Island

    5 March 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Hyosung Corporation installed the aeroMaster 5.0 offshore wind turbine, developed by aerodyn Energiesysteme GmbH in Germany, on Jeju Island, South Korea, on February 24. The wind turbine with a rotor diameter of 139 m and 5 MW power has a high-speed drive train with a medium voltage generator. The turbine was developed incorporating the well-proven […]

  • MHI Vestas Preferred Turbine Supplier for Navitus Bay

    21 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has been appointed preferred supplier for the delivery of V164-8.0 MW turbines for the Navitus Bay project in the UK. As soon as the project translates into a firm and unconditional order, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind will disclose further details about this, the company said. CEO Jens Tommerup said: “If the project […]

  • Horns Rev 1 Turbine Generates 100GWh of Electricity

    6 May 2015

    Wind turbine number 6 located in the westernmost row of the Horns Rev 1 Offshore Wind Farm off Jutland’s southwestern coast at Blåvandshuk has generated 100GWh of electricity, thus joining a handful of other wind turbines that have generated this much electricity. The offshore wind farm was constructed in 2002 by Elsam and at the time, […]

  • Update: First Turbine Tower Up at Eneco Luchterduinen

    7 April 2015
    Wind Farm Update

      Van Oord installed the first 60m turbine tower at the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm yesterday.  The first 8 wind turbines were loaded onto the Aeolus during the weekend and now the work is in full swing. Van Oord will install 43 Vestas wind turbines. Eneco Luchterduinen is scheduled to be operational and generate green electricity for nearly 150,000 households […]

  • Mitsui Invests in Spanish Turbine Tower & Flange Manufacturer

    6 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Mitsui & Co., Ltd. has entered into an agreement to invest in Gonvarri Eólica, S.L., which controls the GRI Renewable Industries Group of Spain, a manufacturer of wind turbine towers and flanges for wind power generation. Agreement documents were signed on March 5, 2015. Subject to regulatory approvals by the relevant authorities, Mitsui will acquire a […]

  • UK: Government’s Uncertainty Impacts Orders for Wind Turbines

    6 November 2012
    Authorities

    This year, only Siemens among three largest wind turbine manufacturers had taken orders for the UK’s offshore wind farms. This is a consequence of an “investment freeze” due to the Government’s attempts to change subsidies for green energy, Keith MacLean from SSE is cited by the Financial Times as saying. Mr. MacLean said: “The simple […]

  • Underwater Turbines to Capture Energy of Moving Water (USA)

    22 July 2011

    As the U.S. slowly abandons its dams, more and more pilot programs pop up for deriving power from tides and river currents. Welcome to a new age of water power. Every day, enough water flows down America’s rivers and streams to power tens of millions of homes. With the era of big dams effectively over […]

  • Michigan consideres a buffer zone between turbines (USA)

    19 August 2010
    Environment

    How far your Lake Huron cottage might be from future offshore wind turbines may depend on which side of the lake you live.

  • The V112-3.0 MW turbine is ready for sale (Denmark)

    12 August 2010
    R&D, Technology

    The newest Vestas turbine will generate business case certainty and lower the cost of energy for our customers. Today Vestas releases the V112-3.0 MW for sale. V112-3.0 MW Offshore This offshore turbine is based on the same superior technology as the onshore V112-3.0 MW turbine. Designed for reliability and robustness, the V112-3.0 MW offshore turbine […]

  • Vestas Signs Deal for Floating Wind Turbines (Denmark)

    18 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Vestas, the global leader in wind technology, has signed an agreement with WindPlus for the deployment of the first offshore project worldwide integrating a wind turbine with a full-scale semi-submersible floating structure. This is the first time this floating platform technology is being used. WindPlus is a joint venture company led by the EDP Group […]

  • Race to Erect First Offshore Wind Turbine in USA

    13 June 2011

      Choppy waters are curtailing offshore wind development and frustrating the industry’s cause. The race to be the first to generate electricity in this country may be a close call, although the guys in Texas say that they have the leading edge. Challenges are ahead and notably winning the regulatory permits and investment capital to […]

  • GVSU Issues Study on Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    9 June 2011
    R&D

    The West Michigan Wind Assessment project team at Grand Valley State University has issued a report to address the benefits and concerns … [mappress] Source: mlive, June 08, 2011;

  • USA to Install 40,000 New Wind Turbines by 2015

    12 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… (onlinetes) [mappress] Source: onlinetes, January 12, 2011

  • Siemens Energy Launches New Wind Turbine (Belgium)

    15 March 2011

    Siemens Energy today launched a new direct drive gearless wind turbine for low to moderate wind speeds at the EWEA 2011 wind power exhibition and conference in Brussels. The core feature of the new SWT-2.3-113 wind turbine is an innovative drive concept with a compact permanent magnet generator. This type of generator is characterized by […]

  • FAU Completes Ocean-Current Turbine Testing (USA)

    6 May 2011

    The Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center (SNMREC) at Florida Atlantic University recently accomplished a major milestone in… (fau) [mappress] Source: fau, May 06, 2011

  • Gamesa plans to develop 5MW offshore turbine in the USA

    20 October 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Windpower Monthly technical writer Eize de Vries looks at Gamesa’s offshore plans and what its upcoming 5MW and 6/7MW offshore turbines…   (windpowermonthly) [mappress] Source: windpowermonthly, October 20, 2010;

  • RWE Looks for 6MW Wind Turbine Developer (Germany)

    9 September 2011

      Essen based renewable energy developer, RWE Innogy, is looking for 6MW wind turbine developer. The contract is for designing, production, installation and commissioning of 54 standard wind turbine generators, and its associated three blade systems and steel towers. Wind turbines will be approximately 100 meters high. Also an operation and maintenance agreement with a […]

  • UK: London Array’s 100th Wind Turbine Erects

    10 August 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    A new milestone has been reached with the erection of London Array’s 100th wind turbine. The landmark was reached at 18.45 on Tuesday, 7 August when the turbine’s final blade was lifted into place. “With 100 wind turbines now assembled, more than three quarters of the foundations completed and the two offshore substations in place, […]

  • Canada: Concern about wind turbines in Lake Erie

    6 May 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    That could change.

  • Equinor Orders Empire Wind 1 Turbines at Vestas

    9 September 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Vestas has received an order for 54 of its 15 MW turbines from Equinor for the 810 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project in New York. This is Vestas’s first order for an offshore platform and its V236-15.0 MW turbine in the US, the Denmark-based company says. The firm contract with Equinor follows a […]

  • 18 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Launches in China

    6 January 2023
    Technology

    CSSC Haizhuang Wind Power, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has rolled out the nacelle of the H260-18MW offshore wind turbine prototype. The H260-18MW has a rotor diameter of 260 metres and an individual capacity of 18 MW, making it the largest and the most powerful wind turbine currently on the market or […]

  • World’s Largest Wind Turbines to Spin Offshore Denmark

    12 May 2022
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    European Energy and Vestas have revealed their joint ambition to install Vestas’ flagship V236-15 MW offshore wind turbines off the city of Frederikshavn in Denmark. The joint venture will aim at developing and constructing three of Vestas’ newest V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbines at three of the five test positions that are currently under development […]

  • France’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Turbine Stands

    11 April 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    France is currently one blade short of having its first commercial offshore wind turbine as the team on board the vessel Vole au vent is completing the installation of the first GE Haliade 150-6MW unit at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm site. Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel sailed out of the Nantes-Saint Nazaire Port last […]

  • Wind Turbines Offshore Netherlands Open to Sea Life

    4 April 2022
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind developer Vattenfall and De Rijke Noordzee (The Rich North Sea) are jointly investigating the effect of water replenishment holes in wind turbine foundations on the surrounding sea life. The research is being carried out on Vattenfall’s 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm, the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm. Hollandse Kust Zuid […]