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  • Ninety 20MW Turbines for 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard an Option for Vattenfall

    17 October 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall is looking at using wind turbines with a capacity of between 7MW and 20MW at its proposed 1,800MW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Trident Winds Eyes Floating Turbines Offshore Morro Bay

    16 September 2015

    A wind energy company has reached out to the owners of shuttered power plant in Morro Bay as well to the city over the use of their facilities for its renewable energy project. Namely, Trident Winds LLC, is considering building a project comprising 100 floating turbines offshore Morro Bay. The company plans running export cables […]

  • France Prepares to Prove New Wind Turbine Foundation Concept

    21 August 2014
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    In a few months, the first of a new generation of concrete foundations will be installed for the first time in the English Channel. Optimised production methods and easy installation concept opens up the possibility of major deepwater offshore wind turbine parks. There was applause all round when the base plate for the prototype for […]

  • HZ Windpower Facility Assembles Its First 5MW Turbine

    20 January 2015
    Technology

    The first turbine has been finished at the newly opened production facility in Rudong, Jiangsu province. Rudong Production Facility is a subsidiary of HZ Windpower, specialized in assembly of offshore wind turbine, it also performs warranty and O&M for onshore and offshore turbines in the area. The facility has a capacity to deliver 100 HZ […]

  • Global Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Market Report Available

    15 January 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D

    A wind turbine rotor blade is fundamental component of a wind turbine. The rotor forms the central part of the turbine and consists of multiple rotor blades attached to a hub. The rotor blades act as a motor in the turbine and extract energy by capturing wind energy and converting it into the rotation of […]

  • A2SEA Wraps Up West of Duddon Sands Turbine Installation

    5 June 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    SEA INSTALLER completed installation of the 108 WTGs at the West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm. In addition to the 108 WTGs, SEA INSTALLER installed 30 foundations (MPs and TPs) prior to the WTG installation. The first turbine was installed 27 September 2013, and after a rough and windy winter at sea, the vessel installed 44 WTGs within […]

  • Romax Technology, E.ON Work on Forecasting Wind Turbine Lifespan

    17 March 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Romax Technology and E.ON Climate & Renewables are working to develop a joint programme to predict the life and maintenance needs of wind turbine driveline components. Operations and maintenance can account for up to 25 per cent of the cost of a wind energy project, and with the number of these projects increasing, spiraling costs […]

  • BZEE to Hold Service Technician for Wind Turbines Course in Husum

    13 May 2014
    Training & Education

    From September the 8th 2014 to December the 5th 2014 BZEE will run the first English language Service Technician for Wind Turbines course in Husum, Germany. Course contents: – Fundamentals of wind energy technology – Work safety – First aid – Working at heights and rescue training – Wind turbine electronics, mechanics and hydraulics – […]

  • Offshore Turbine Services Acquires Two More CTruk Vessels

    2 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Since launching three years ago, Pontrilas-based Offshore Turbine Services (OTS) has gone from strength to strength with a refined offering of reliable and efficient crew, fuel, cargo and equipment transfer services to offshore wind turbines, substations and other offshore developments requiring maritime logistics. Speed, flexibility, minimum vessel downtime and cost-effectiveness are the company’s main focus […]

  • UK: SHI to Test 7MW Offshore Wind Turbine at Narec

    19 June 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) will test the drive train for their seven megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Northumberland, this summer.  Andrew Mill, Chief Executive at Narec, said: “This is fantastic recognition for the team involved in getting the first independent test facility of this scale ready for […]

  • Gamesa Assembles Spain’s First Prototype Offshore Wind Turbine

    28 May 2013

    This morning Gamesa completed assembly of the main parts (tower, nacelle and blades) of Spain’s first prototype offshore wind turbine, which has been installed at the Arinaga Quay in Gran Canary Island. Installation of the tower, nacelle and the three blades, which were shipped from Bilbao port to the Canaries, began in the middle of […]

  • Floating Turbines, Key for Unlocking Europe’s Massive Energy Potential

    25 July 2013

    Deep water wind turbines are key to unlocking the massive energy potential in Europe’s Atlantic and Mediterranean seas and the deepest parts of the North Sea, a new report from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) shows. The report reveals that floating turbines in North Sea deep waters alone could power Europe four times over. […]

  • Germany: Seajacks Installs First Turbines at Meerwind Wind Farm

    24 July 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Seajacks installation vessels Leviathan and Zaratan departed from the port of Esbjerg during the 16th and 17th July 2013, to begin installing the first batch of 80 Siemens 3.6MW offshore turbines at Meerwind Offshore Wind Park. The first turbine was successfully erected by the team on-board Leviathan the very next day and all seven turbines […]

  • China: Ming Yang Completes 6.5MW Wind Turbine Prototype

    2 July 2013

    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”) , a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, announced that its first 6.5MW prototype super compact drive (“SCD”) wind turbine generator (“WTG”) has been successfully completed in June 2013, and installation and testing are expected to commence in the third quarter of 2013. […]

  • New ECN Control System to Increase Wind Turbine Yield

    24 September 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    ECN introduces an advanced control system that individually adjusts wind turbine blades. This makes it possible to construct larger wind turbines that generate up to 13% more energy. It is a well-known fact that wind energy production costs of large wind turbines are lower and the yield is higher. However, a problem with large turbines […]

  • USA: GE Works on Solving Wind Turbine Ice Accumulation

    23 August 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Rick Arthur from GE wrote an article on the company’s website about a research that GE is conducting to solve the issue of ice accumulation on wind turbines and other offshore infrastructure operating in extremely cold environments: I’m excited to highlight some progress GE Research has made in modeling the formation of ice from water […]

  • Experiment in Norway: Painting Wind Turbines to Avoid Bird Collisions

    9 August 2013
    Environment, R&D

    An experiment of huge dimensions has started at Smøla wind farm. Several wind turbines will be painted to make them more visible to birds, thus reducing the risk of collisions. Never before has a trial of this nature been carried out with such thorough scientific follow-up. The INTACT project, which is a collaboration between several […]

  • Germany: First Wind Turbine Installed at Borkum West 2

    30 July 2013

    “The first wind turbines are standing,” said Klaus Horstick, Managing Director of Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co. KG, thus marking a major milestone in 200MW Borkum West 2 offshore wind farm development. The installation of the first wind turbine, out of a total of 40, was completed over the weekend by the jack-up MPI […]

  • Global Wind Turbine Demand Expected to Contract by 5 Pct

    2 September 2013

    For the first time since 2004 global wind turbine demand is expected to contract this year by as much as 5% mainly due to declining demand in the US, Spain and Italy – historically key markets with extensive local supply chains. This has created the need for capacity adjustments while growth opportunities in new and […]

  • FOCUS6 Software Extended to Utilize Offshore Wind Turbine Design

    17 January 2014
    Technology

    FOCUS6, a wind turbine design package developed by the Knowledge Centre Wind turbine Materials and Constructions (WMC), has now been extended with an offshore design module, enabling its users to model the next generation of large offshore wind turbines. The FOCUS6 Offshore module is used in combination with Aeroelasticity II, the Wind Turbine Design module […]

  • iPad Helps Siemens’ Wind Turbine Technicians Transform the Industry

    17 December 2013
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Wind turbine technicians at Siemens Energy-Wind Service are working to help transform the wind energy industry. “Our technicians really believe in what they’re doing,” says Jennifer Dillon, Siemens manager of business improvement. “They’re on the front line, and they’re helping to change the way energy is generated.” And iPad is changing the way they do […]

  • Bladt Produces XL Foundations for Deep Water Wind Turbines

    14 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Bladt Industries is moving hand in hand with the offshore wind industry’s advancement toward deep-water installations further out at sea, where larger structures are installed, therefore the company is now producing XL foundation and jacket structures. To accommodate such massive production, Bladt is using its large facilities, workshops and cranes. The company says that its […]

  • OpenHydro’s French Tidal Turbines to Come Online in Three Years

    3 December 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    Following a comprehensive process of Expressions of Interest and the resulting recommendation by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), the French Prime Minister has selected DCNS (OpenHydro parent company) and EDF Energies Nouvelles for the development of pilot tidal turbine arrays off the French coast of Normandy. The NORMANDIE HYDRO project will see […]

  • Shetland Firm to Manufacture Tidal Turbine Blades for Local Project

    1 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    A Shetland company will manufacture blades for a bank of tidal turbines that will power 300 homes, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has announced. Shetland Composites secured the six month contract from Edinburgh-based Nova Innovation who is developing five 100kW tidal turbines known as the Shetland Tidal Array. The turbines, which sit more than 100ft […]

  • MHI Vestas 8 MW Turbine Breaks World Record

    17 October 2014
    R&D, Technology

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s V164-8.0 MW prototype set a new benchmark for power production recently when the turbine produced 192,000 kWh in a 24 hour period, enough to power approximately 13,500 Danish households, demonstrating the full capability of the world’s most powerful wind turbine. The V164-8.0 MW prototype turbine has broken the record for power […]

  • DNV GL Gives First Push to Alstom’s Tidal Turbine

    17 August 2015
    R&D, Technology

    DNV GL has issued a Statement of Feasibility for Alstom’s Oceade™ tidal turbine, which is the first milestone in the process of achieving Prototype Certification of the tidal turbine Oceade™ 18 – 1.4 MW. Alstom has been selected to supply four Oceade™ 18 – 1.4 MW tidal turbines to one of the world’s first tidal stream arrays in […]