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  • The Netherlands: Turbine Transfers Joins EWEA Offshore 2011 Event

    28 October 2011

    Turbine Transfers will be exhibiting at this years EWEA Offshore 2011 event in Amsterdam from the 29th to the 31st of November. They are at stand #11120. EWEA Offshore 2011 aims to educate the offshore energy sector on the latest industry best practices, create new business opportunities with global contacts in a flourishing market and […]

  • The Netherlands: PhD Student Wins Floating Wind Turbine Challenge

    18 October 2011
    R&D, Technology

    Ciaran Kennedy, a PhD student in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at NUI Galway, was recently presented with two prizes at the 30th… (afloat) [mappress] Source: afloat, October 18, 2011

  • Siemens Erects 6MW Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype (Denmark)

    2 September 2011

    The Danish transport company, Brande Maskintransport, recently transported the prototype of the new Siemens SWT-6.0-120 nacelle using heavy goods vehicles from the French manufacturer NICOLAS Industrie. During the 138 km journey from Brande to the final destination of Høvsøre, the 58-m long convoy had to overcome numerous obstacles. Siemens Energy has erected the first prototype […]

  • Lowering Costs of Offshore Wind Turbine Supply Chain (Belgium)

    10 August 2011
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore wind power as an industry is set to undergo intense growth over the next 10-20 years. The EWEA (European Wind Energy Association)… (cleantechies) [mappress] Source: cleantechies, August 10, 2011

  • Wind Turbine Foundation Plant Starts Production This Month (UK)

    2 June 2011

    A WIND turbine foundation plant, expected to create 400 jobs, will start production this month.   (thenorthernecho) [mappress] Source: thenorthernecho, June 02, 2011;

  • The Netherlands: Europe’s largest wind turbines test site in operation

    19 October 2010
    R&D, Technology

    The largest site for turbine prototyping and certification in Europe is officially opened. The Dutch testing facility, on Wageningen University grounds and operated by Ecofys Wind Turbine Testing Services can service the latest generation turbines with tip heights up to 200 meters. The site provides wind turbine testing services for ten wind turbines with a […]

  • SAMCEF for Wind Turbines Selected by REpower Systems AG (Belgium)

    16 February 2011

    The purchase of S4WT is the natural result of the confidence of REpower in SAMTECH’s software solutions. The choice of S4WT was further consolidated through the outcome of validation campaigns. These tests proved the higher accuracy of S4WT over other multi body and aero-elastic approaches when comparing numerical results and experimental measurements. The S4WT solver […]

  • New Design Practices Offshore Wind Turbine Structures (UK)

    7 February 2011

    A joint industry project (JIP) led by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has looked at offshore monopile wind turbine structures to improve the… (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, February 07, 2011

  • Vestas Builds World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine (Denmark)

    24 April 2011
    R&D, Technology

      Wind power manufacturer Vestas has announced it will complete the largest offshore wind turbine in the world. Glenn Meyers (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, April 24, 2011;

  • John Muir Trust Questions Reliability of Wind Turbines (UK)

    12 April 2011
    Environment

    WALES’ burgeoning wind farms could be producing far less energy than supporters claim, a new report has suggested.   By Graham Henry (walesonline) [mappress] Source: walesonline, April 12, 2011

  • Government Approves Kaipara Tide Turbine Plan (New Zeland)

    17 March 2011

    A $600 million proposal to create New Zealand’s first tide-driven power station in the Kaipara Harbour has been approved by Government… By Hayden Donnell (nzherald) [mappress] Source: nzherald, March 17, 2011  

  • Fall River to get wind turbine blade factory (USA)

    27 August 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    In March 2009, Governor Carcieri spoke with optimism about his vision for creating a thriving green-technology industry in Rhode Island.At a… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, August 26, 2010;

  • NYPA hopes to put wind turbines in Lake Ontario (USA)

    20 July 2010
    Authorities

    Eight U.S states and two Canadian provinces are racing to be the first to tap into the vast wind energy present in the Great Lakes, a race… [mappress] Source: niagara-gazette, July 20, 2010;

  • General Electric’s 4.0-110 Offshore Wind Turbine (USA)

    13 May 2010
    R&D, Technology

    General Electric offers 4.0 MW Offshore Wind Turbine. This wind turbine model is built utilizing a permanent magnet generator providing… [mappress] Source: azocleantech, May 13, 2010;

  • Doug Selsam’s out of the box wind turbine ideas (USA)

    13 May 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Offshore looks like the next big expansion area for the wind industry. Conventional ideas extended to offshore tasks will mount turbines on… [mappress] Source: windpowerengineering, May 13, 2010;

  • The rigours of turbine operation have prompted a rethink on bearing design

    6 May 2010
    R&D, Technology

    High in the air and buffeted by gusts and gales, wind-turbine gearboxes present a range of opportunities for failure. The durability of…   [mappress] Source: theengineer, May 05, 2010;

  • GL Shop Approval for Chinese Wind Turbine Blade Production

    26 January 2011

    Tianjin Dongqi Wind Turbine Blade Co. LTD received their first GL Shop Approval from GL Renewables Certification (GL) for the production of rotor blades fabricated from fibre reinforced plastics. Based in Tianjin, China, Dongqi at present is the only rotor blade manufacturer in China with GL Shop Approval, certifying the high standard of their rotor […]

  • Lightning Strike Zaps Damaged Vineyard Wind 1 Turbine

    4 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    On 27 February, a turbine at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project was struck by lightning. The GE Vernova Haliade-X 13 MW turbine had previously experienced a blade failure in July 2024. In July 2024, a blade from one of the GE Vernova’s Haliade-X turbines detached, which resulted in debris washing up on beaches on […]

  • Final Turbine Installed at Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

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

    All 80 turbines have been installed at the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan, developed by Yunneng Wind Power, a subsidiary of Skyborn Renewables. Major offshore construction work at the Yunlin offshore wind farm started in December 2020 with the installation of the first monopile. The first of the project’s 80 Siemens Gamesa 8 […]

  • Turbine Suffers Damage at Vineyard Wind Offshore Wind Farm

    16 July 2024
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    NOTE: The article was updated on 19 July with more information about the GE Vernova turbine blade incident at the Vineyard Wind project.  A turbine blade at the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US has been damaged, leading to an investigation by the blade’s manufacturer, GE Vernova. Vineyard Wind, a joint venture […]

  • GE and Siemens Gamesa Settle Their Wind Turbine Patent Disputes

    3 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Equipment, Industry, Infrastructure, Technology

    GE and Siemens Gamesa have resolved their wind turbine technology patent disputes ”in their entirety”, GE said in a statement. ”GE and SGRE have reached an amicable settlement of all their wind turbine technology patent disputes in the United States and Europe on confidential terms and have granted each other and their respective subsidiaries worldwide […]

  • Vestas Secures Offshore Wind Turbine Order in South Korea

    29 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Vestas has signed a preferred supplier agreement with Hanwha Corporation E&C Division for the 390 MW Shinan Ui offshore wind project in Shinan County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The project is developed by Shinan Ui Offshore Wind, a special-purpose company established by Hanwha Corporation E&C Division, SK D&D, and KOEN. If the project materialises, […]

  • All Hollandse Kust Noord Wind Turbines Stand Complete

    20 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The 69th and final Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbine was installed at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm in the Dutch North Sea on Thursday, 19 October, CrossWind, the owner and developer of the wind farm said. The final turbine’s three 97-metre long blades were lifted into position on Thursday evening, […]

  • First Turbine Assembled for French Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    25 July 2023
    Floating Wind, Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens Gamesa wind turbine for the 24 MW Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind farm has been assembled in France. The floating wind farm will comprise three Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines installed on tensioned line floats and designed by SBM Offshore and IFP Energies Nouvelles. The turbine components, manufactured at Siemens Gamesa’s factory […]

  • Hollandse Kust Zuid Wind Turbine Towers Arriving in Rotterdam

    5 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    CS Wind PT has sent the first batch of wind turbine towers for the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm to Rotterdam, Netherlands. This was the first shipment of five predicted for upcoming weeks, according to CS Wind PT’s social media update. Blue Water Shipping and Sealine Spain supported CS Wind PT during […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Manufacturer to Acquire Bladt Industries

    10 July 2023
    Business & Finance

    Nordic Capital has reached an agreement to sell Denmark-based Bladt Industries to the wind turbine tower manufacturer CS Wind. During the Nordic Capital ownership, the company completed a company-wide strategic pivot to focus solely on the growing offshore wind industry, becoming a pureplay renewable energy supplier, according to the press release. “Our company has undertaken […]