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  • SCHOTTEL HYDRO to Provide Pitch Hub for AR1500 Tidal Turbine

    7 July 2015
    Technology

    SCHOTTEL HYDRO will manufacture and deliver the variable pitch hub for the AR1500 turbine for Phase 1a of the MeyGen tidal energy project under contract to Lockheed Martin. The MeyGen Phase 1a AR1500, a 1.5 MW seabed mounted turbine, is being designed and delivered by Atlantis Resources and Lockheed Martin. The MeyGen project intends to […]

  • Report on Materials Usage in Wind Turbine Blades Out Now

    5 February 2015
    R&D

    A report published in January 2015 from industry consultants, AMI Consulting, calculates that the global demand for materials in the production of wind turbine blades grew by over 10% per annum in the last three years. While materials usage has risen strongly, there are uncertainties ahead and changing market dynamics. On the one hand governmental […]

  • GPS-Tagged Swans Record Wind Turbines on Their Flight Path

    4 March 2015
    Environment, R&D

    Bewick’s swans currently inhabiting the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) centre at Welney, UK, are being equipped with a special GPS system that will help determine whether offshore wind farms have a significant effect on them.  The swans are preparing to fly away to Arctic Russia and researchers want to take this opportunity to learn their paths, […]

  • Germany: Wpd Orders 80 Wind Turbines from Siemens

    8 February 2013

    Siemens has been awarded an order by wpd group, Germany, to supply, install and service 80 SWT-3.6-120 wind turbines for the Butendiek offshore wind power plant off Germany’s North Sea coast. When it comes online in 2015, the wind power plant’s total generating capacity of 288 megawatts will be sufficient to supply some 370,000 households […]

  • France: DCNS and Nass&Wind Present Floating Wind Turbine

    12 April 2013

    Partners DCNS and Nass&Wind presented their floating wind turbine development programme and shared ambitions for second-generation offshore windfarms at the Thetis Marine Renewable Energy show in Brest on 10–11 April 2013. 2012 was a big year for the DCNS/Nass&Wind floating wind turbine development programme as it saw the completion of the Winflo demonstrator design phase […]

  • UK: Turbine Access System Wins Safety Innovations Award

    25 March 2013
    Technology

    Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee announced that their jointly developed Turbine Access System (TAS™) has won the Safety Innovations Award at the 27th Offshore Achievement Awards organised by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Aberdeen Section. The award was presented to Frederic Perderix, Houlder Chief Technical Officer by Walter Thain Vice President, Operations for Petrofac, […]

  • Denmark: All Anholt’s Wind Turbine Positions Connected to Substation

    17 December 2012
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    On 6 July 2012, Nexans started connecting the connecting cables which the vessels Stemat 82 and Toisa Wave were laying on the seabed between the substation and the 111 foundations during summer 2012. Only six months after – on 5 December 2012 – Nexans had completed the work after having connected the last cable string […]

  • University of Stuttgart: Wind Turbines Learn How to Swim (Germany)

    24 April 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Scientists at the Stuttgart Chair of Wind Energy (SWE), University of Stuttgart now do research on floating offshore wind turbines that can be installed in water depths of more than 40 meters. This allows the use of wind energy in steep waters, for example in the Mediterranean in Spain, on the west coast of the […]

  • Germany: BaltShip Transports World’s Longest Wind Turbine Blade

    25 October 2012

    Thursday 18 October, the BaltShip started the transport of the world’s longest wind turbine blade from SSP Technology in Kirkeby, Denmark. With a length of 83.5 meters and a rotor diameter of 171.2 meters, the blade is by far the largest produced to date. Passing the blade by car at the speed of 50 km/h […]

  • Chris Huhne Plans 32,000 New Wind Turbines (UK)

    7 December 2011
    Authorities

      EASTLEIGH MP Chris Huhne has revealed plans to build up to 32,000 new wind turbines in the Government’s bid to reduce its carbon footprint.   By Emma Streatfield (dailyecho) [mappress] Source: dailyecho, December 07, 2011; Image: decc

  • DNV Launches Software for Wind Turbine Structure Analyses (Norway)

    30 November 2011

    Since its launch in 1969, Sesam software has been a leading tool for engineering offshore structures. The new tailor-made module, GeniE Wind, can be used for design and fatigue analyses of wind turbine substructures. Its analysis functionality complies with the DNV offshore standard DNV-OS-J101 Design of Offshore Wind Turbines. Fatigue and ultimate strength calculations can […]

  • Mitsubishi to Unveil Blueprint of 7MW Offshore Wind Turbine (UK)

    28 November 2011
    Technology

    Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe (MPSE) is to unveil the blueprint of their game changing offshore wind turbine, which could be the world’s largest when manufactured. The SeaAngel™ turbine – featuring unique hydraulic technology developed in Scotland – will have a minimum generating capacity of 7MW and a rotor diameter of over 165 metres. The outline […]

  • The Netherlands: Voith and DOI Increase Stability of Turbine Installation Vessels

    7 September 2011

    In cooperation with Voith, Dutch Offshore Innovators BV, (DOI) developed together a new concept for economical operations of a wind turbine foundation installation vessel. The so-called TFliner concept is a move towards compact design and simplicity, which drastically reduces construction costs. An increase in operability is offered by the Voith Roll Stabilization (VRS) feature of […]

  • BAUER Installs Foundation for Tidal Energy Turbine at EMEC (Scotland)

    9 August 2011

    In late July, BAUER Renewables Ltd., a subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH and part of the international construction and machinery manufacturing concern BAUER AG, successfully installed a drilled-in monopile foundation structure for a tidal energy turbine of the client Voith Hydro. This took place off-shore at the test site of the European Marine Energy Centre […]

  • DNV Updates Standard for Offshore Wind Turbine Structures (Norway)

    27 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      DNV’s recognized standard for design of offshore wind turbine structures has been through a revision process together with the wind energy industry. The updated standard which aims to reduce cost and increase safety is now available. he standard, Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Structures (DNV-OS-J101), provides principles, technical requirements and guidance for design, construction […]

  • Alstom to Lower Capital Cost of Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    20 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Alstom and several prominent US-based research institutions have been awarded a $4.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to research and develop advanced control systems and integrated innovative sensors that increase energy production and lower the capital cost of offshore wind turbines—especially those based on advanced floating substructures. The award was […]

  • NSP Likely to Submerge Tidal Turbine in Early 2013 (Canada)

    12 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Nova Scotia Power may have a tidal turbine back in the water this year but it’s more likely to be early 2013, says the CEO of parent company Emera.   By Joann Alberstat (thechronicleherald) [mappress] Source: thechronicleherald, January 12, 2012; Image: openhydro

  • ExxonMobil Lubrication Helps Maximize Wind Turbine Output (UK)

    29 December 2011

    Wind turbines today are running faster, longer and more efficiently than ever before, but to help meet the UK target… (pennenergy) [mappress] Source: pennenergy, December 29, 2011;

  • Nordex Installs 13 pct More Wind Turbines (Germany)

    26 January 2012

    Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex installed a total of 428 new wind power systems around the world in 2011, an increase of a good 13 percent over the previous year (2010: 378 turbines). This growth was dominated by multi-megawatt turbines, which accounted for 77 percent. Accordingly, the average capacity per turbine remained stable at 2.3 MW. […]

  • Debate About Wind Turbine Look and Their Threat to Birds (USA)

    1 December 2010

    When offshore wind farms have been discussed along the lakeshore, the debate has centered on how the turbines would look and whether they…   By Dave Alexander (mlive) [mappress] Source: mlive, December 01, 2010

  • Vestas Reveals Details on New Offshore Wind Turbine (Denmark)

    30 March 2011

    Today, at a press conference in London at 12.30 local time Vestas reveals the details of its next generation offshore turbine. Instead of the previously communicated capacity of 6.0 MW, the turbine will have a capacity of 7.0 MW and a rotor diameter of 164 metres. Construction of the first V164-7.0 MW prototypes is expected […]

  • Texas Wants to Install First Offshore Wind Turbines in USA

    7 June 2011

    Texan wind energy developer poised to construct first U.S. offshore wind turbine, even as policy uncertainty and… By Jesse Jenkins (theenergycollective) [mappress] Source: theenergycollective, June 07, 2011

  • Wind Turbine Opposition Vow to Defeat Liberal Candidates (Canada)

    3 June 2011
    Authorities

    Opponents of wind energy will be out to defeat Liberal candidates in October’s provincial election, vows the head of an anti-wind lobby … By John Spears (thestar) [mappress] Source: thestar, June 03, 2011;

  • Korea Selects First Offshore Wind Turbine Test Bed

    20 May 2011
    Authorities

      On May 16, 2011, Korean government announced that Young-Kwang area, located at the south west coast of the Korean peninsula, is selected as the offshore wind turbine test bed. Through this test bed, Korean government will test the offshore wind turbine performance and attract investments from wind energy private sector. South Jeolla province will […]

  • Vestas presents new 3.0 MW wind turbine (Denmark)

    17 September 2010
    Technology

    Vestas Wind Systems A/S, a Danish company, introduces the V112-3.0 MW with a series of videos from top officials, including Vestas Americas’… (ohsonline) [mappress] Source: ohsonline, September 17, 2010

  • Siemens to Supply Wind Turbines for Borkum Riffgrund 1 (Germany)

    1 March 2011

    Siemens Energy has secured another order for an offshore wind power plant in Germany. For the customer DONG Energy the company will supply… (windtech-international) [mappress]   Source: windtech-international, March 01, 2011