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  • Dozen Borkum Riffgrund 2 Turbines Left to Go

    7 August 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern has installed 44 out of 56 turbines at Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm.

  • Chinese Offshore Wind Farm in Turbine Installation Mode

    30 July 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    The 300MW Jiangsu Dafeng Three Gorges offshore wind farm in China has entered the turbine installation phase with the first Goldwind 3.3MW unit put into place at the end of May, Goldwind said.

  • Jasper Vis: ‘Wind Turbine a Day’ Approach Needed

    9 October 2017

    For offshore wind to move forward in the most productive way, the industry needs clear targets and stable policy framework for the period ‎from 2020 to 2030, Jasper Vis, Country Manager at DONG Energy Netherlands said at the Offshore WIND Conference in Amsterdam.

  • Seawind’s Two-Bladed Turbines to Power Greek Islands

    29 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Seawind has signed an agreement with wind farm and solar park operator WRE Hellas to develop small scale offshore wind farms in the Greek Aegan Sea.

  • DNV GL Develops Digital Turbine Monitoring Tool

    29 November 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    DNV GL has launched WindGEMINI, its first online digital twin tool said to enable better informed wind operation decisions by giving wind farm owners and operators insights into turbine condition and performance.

  • Senvion Gathers 10MW+ Offshore Wind Turbine Team

    27 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has partnered with EnBW and R&D institutes such as DTU, ECN and Fraunhofer IWES to jointly develop a 10MW+ offshore wind turbine.

  • 24 Turbines Up at Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    27 September 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Swire Blue Ocean’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Pacific Orca has installed the twenty-fourth out of fifty-six turbines at the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm off the coast of Suffolk.

  • MPI Offshore Installs Final Rampion Wind Turbine

    20 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The last of 116 wind turbines at the Rampion offshore wind farm was installed today. 

  • EA1 Turbines to Feature Sulfur Hexafluoride-Free Switchgear

    6 July 2018
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens will supply sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)-free, gas-insulated 8VM1 high-voltage switchgear (GIS) to Siemens Gamesa for East Anglia ONE wind turbines. The 102 units of SF6-free GIS will be delivered to the turbine manufacturer by mid-2019.

  • Conference on Wind Turbine Rotor Blades Held in Bremen

    4 March 2014

    The 3rd international conference “Advances in Rotor Blades for Wind Turbines” was held in Bremen at the end of last month. Rotor blades are decisive in the race for lower cost of energy, and although much progress has been seen in structural design and manufacturing over the past few years, there is still plenty of […]

  • FAU to Test Ocean Current Turbines off Florida

    3 June 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a lease to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) for marine hydrokinetic technology testing offshore Florida to evaluate the use of turbines powered by ocean currents. “This is the first time a lease has been issued to test ocean current energy equipment in Federal waters,” said BOEM […]

  • First Batch of Turbines on Its Way to Nordsee Ost

    20 May 2014

    At RWE’s base port in Bremerhaven the go-ahead was given yesterday for the installation of the 48 wind turbines that will comprise the Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm. Four 240-tonnes tubular steel towers, together with the associated hubs and nacelles, were loaded onto the installation vessel “Victoria Mathias” which will transport them for installation at […]

  • Vestas’ 8MW Turbine Selected for Burbo Bank Extension

    18 February 2014

    Vestas has been selected as the preferred supplier by Dong Energy for their offshore wind project in the UK. Namely, Vestas will deliver V164-8.0 MW wind turbines for the extension of the Burbo Bank wind farm. “The performance of the 8 MW turbine from Vestas is very promising. I see this as a very concrete […]

  • Siemens Develops System to Fight Fires in Wind Turbines

    17 February 2014
    Technology

    Siemens has developed an automatic fire detection and extinguishing system for offshore wind turbines. The first of these systems was recently installed at the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the North Sea. A fire in a wind turbine can quickly turn dangerous for people and the environment, particularly if the nacelle or rotors catch fire, […]

  • China: COSCO Delivers Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    12 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announces that COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered one windmill turbine installation vessel (WTIV) “SEA INSTALLER” to its European buyer. The delivery documents were signed by and between COSCO Nantong and the buyer […]

  • USA: UMaine Erects Offshore Wind Test Turbine

    12 December 2012

    An offshore wind test turbine has been erected behind the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center on campus to evaluate sensor systems and controls in preparation for the installation of a floating turbine in the Gulf of Maine this spring as part of the DeepCwind Consortium project. The temporary 1:8 scale wind turbine […]

  • AREVA to Produce 100 Pct French Wind Turbine

    14 November 2012
    Technology

    To coincide with the opening of AREVA’s first offices in Le Havre, Luc Oursel presented the progress made with AREVA’s industrial plan to produce a 100% French wind turbine in the Haute-Normandie region. Since Iberdrola and Eole RES were chosen to develop the wind farm site in the bay of Saint-Brieuc in April 2012 and […]

  • Spain: Gamesa Renames Its Wind Turbine Platforms

    5 September 2012

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in the wind energy industry, has renamed all of its wind turbine platforms, both onshore and offshore, for the purpose of tailoring its turbine family names to an increasingly versatile product portfolio.   Effective immediately, the company’s turbine families -of which it has installed machines totalling more than 25,000 MW […]

  • Portugal: Investors Inaugurate First Floating Wind Turbine

    17 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Principle Power, Energias de Portugal, Repsol, A. Silva Matos (ASM), Vestas Wind Systems A/S and InovCapital announced the inauguration of Portugal’s first offshore wind turbine on June 16th, 2012. The turbine is installed on an innovative floating foundation called the WindFloat. In addition to being the first offshore wind turbine in Portugal, this is the first offshore wind turbine to be […]

  • UK: Dong Holds Exhibitions on Wind Turbine Prototype

    25 June 2012

    Last weekend, Danish power company, DONG Energy, held two exhibitions at the Greensward Cafe, in Marine Parade West. Namely, the company is planning to test two wind turbine prototypes at the Gunfleet Sands wind farm. This is the first time the 6MW wind turbines from Siemens will have been tested offshore. The new turbines will […]

  • Denmark: Two Efficient Weeks for Commissioning Wind Turbines

    7 March 2013

    As soon as the installation vessel is jacked up after turbine installation, the commissioning work will start. A work which will take approximately 14 efficient days before the wind turbine can be connected to the grid as a producing unit. Here, Siemens wind turbine technicians are securing the commissioning of the wind turbines in the […]

  • Gamesa Inaugurates Spain’s First Offshore Wind Turbine

    22 October 2013

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, inaugurated the company’s maiden offshore wind turbine – and the first to be installed in Spain – in Arinaga Quay (Gran Canary Island). The inauguration ceremony was attended by the President of the Canary Islands regional government, Paulino Rivero, the Minister for Industry, Energy and Tourism, José […]

  • Spain: GES Installs Gamesa’s 5MW Wind Turbine

    16 October 2013

    As part of its offshore strategy, Gamesa has recently developed its first offshore prototype. GES has provided services for the installation and commission of the wind turbine for Gamesa, the Spanish manufacturer. The G128-5.0 turbine has been assembled in the Arigana Quay. The different components of the 5 MW were produced in Spain and shipped […]

  • UK: Wind Turbine Component Collapses at Belfast Harbour

    14 October 2013

    Last week a wind turbine tower section fell on a vehicle at Belfast Harbour, writes Belfast Telegraph. Northern Ireland’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the independent work-related health and safety regulator, is investigating this incident where, fortunately, no one was hurt. Siemens and Dong Energy have been using Belfast Harbour to assemble turbine components for […]

  • Deutsche WindGuard Offers Type Testing for Wind Turbines

    22 August 2013
    Technology

    Wind energy consultant Deutsche WindGuard now offers the full range of type testing required in the frame of type certification of wind turbines. The accreditation of the newly established service load measurement on wind turbines completes the accreditation scope. Type Testing Measurements are a main part of the Type Certification process each new type of […]

  • Atlas’ Offers Weathering Testing of Wind Turbine Coatings

    27 November 2013
    R&D

    Atlas Material Testing Technology, a company specialized in weathering technology and services, will present state-of-the-art solutions for weathering testing of rotor blade coatings at the upcoming Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture Conference, December 3 – 5, 2013, in Duesseldorf, Germany, booth 25. Wind turbines are installed in some of the harshest climates on earth, ranging from […]