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  • 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 […]

  • 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  

  • GE to boost development of offshore wind turbine market (USA)

    21 June 2010
    Business & Finance

    The General Electric Co. dominates the country’s wind turbine market on land. Local leaders want to help GE realize similar success on the… Tom Breckenridge [mappress] Source: cleveland, June 21, 2010;

  • Turbine Transfers to increases a fleet with 20 new vessels (UK)

    21 May 2010
    Business & Finance

    An ambitious build programme will see Turbine Transfers with a fleet of 20 vessels by the end of 2011. With the fast growing development of… [mappress] Source: bairdmaritime, May 21, 2010;

  • Technip Launches Vertiwind Floating Wind Turbine Project (France)

    18 January 2011

    Technip, in association with Nénuphar, Converteam and EDF Energies nouvelles is launching the Vertiwind project to test a pre-industrial… (technip) [mappress] Source: technip, January 18, 2011

  • British firm to design mammoth offshore wind turbines (UK)

    26 July 2010
    R&D, Technology

    British, American and Norwegian engineers are in a race to design and build the holy grail of wind turbines – giant, 10MW offshore machines… John Vidal (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, July 26, 2010;

  • Canada: Executive committee sidelines motion opposing offshore turbines

    20 April 2010
    Environment

    Wind turbines off the Scarborough Bluffs could kill birds, foul the water, wreck the waterfront and damage human health, a stream of…   [mappress] Source: torontosun, April 19, 2010;

  • Trianel Windpark Borkum II Turbine Towers Start Rolling Into Buss Terminal Eemshaven

    15 November 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Buss Terminal Eemshaven has received the first shipment of wind turbine tower sections for the Trianel Windpark Borkum II offshore wind project.

  • Moray West Wind Turbine Installation Nearing Halfway Mark

    31 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    UPDATE: On 16 August, the Moray West project developer, Ocean Winds, said via social media that more than half of the wind turbines were now installed. The Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland is nearing the halfway point of its wind turbine installation, according to the latest Notice to Mariners issued by the Moray […]

  • Vestas Unveils First Offshore Wind Turbine Nacelle in Taiwan

    31 January 2024
    Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has completed the first local hub-nacelle assembly and testing of the V174 offshore wind turbine nacelle at its factory in Taichung Port, Taiwan. Following the complete local assembly of hub components in 2023, Vestas has, for the first time, accomplished the merging and testing of nacelles and hubs in Taiwan, […]

  • World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine to Debut Offshore Scotland

    23 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has been awarded the firm order for the delivery of 60 units of its SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine at the Moray West offshore wind power project. The wind turbines will have a capacity of 14.7 MW each and utilize the PowerBoost feature. A service agreement is included in the order for […]

  • SPIE to Outfit Haizea’s Saint-Brieuc Wind Turbine Towers

    13 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Haizea Breizh, the French subsidiary of the Spanish wind turbine tower producer Haizea Wind Group, has contracted SPIE Industrie & Tertiaire for the assembly of internal components on the 62 towers for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm at Haizea’s facilities in the Port of Brest. The wind turbine towers will be manufactured and painted at […]

  • Three Steps to Unlocking the Potential of High-Power Wind Turbines

    7 December 2022
    Industry, Technology

    This is a guest article by Daniel Gerber, Senior Vice President, Global Product Group Manager Wind, System Drives, ABB. The critical role of wind in the world’s future energy needs is clear: the Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition states that 1,400 gigawatt (GW) of offshore wind power will sustain one tenth of global electricity demand by […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype Starts Rising

    25 October 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has started installing the towers for the SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbine prototype at the test center for large wind turbines in Oesterild, Denmark. Earlier this month, Siemens Gamesa started the assembly process for the SG 14-236 DD prototype with the nacelle heading to the installation site. The SG 14-236 DD features […]

  • Vestas 15 MW Wind Turbines to Spin on Atlantic Shores

    6 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (Atlantic Shores), a 50:50 partnership between Shell New Energies and EDF Renewables, has selected Vestas as the preferred supplier for its 1.5 GW offshore wind project in New Jersey, USA. Vestas will provide its V236-15.0 MW™ offshore wind turbines, with installation expected in 2027. This Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) was signed […]

  • MingYang Turbines to Spin on Hexicon’s Floating Offshore Wind Project

    22 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Hexicon has selected China-headquartered Mingyang Smart Energy (Mingyang) as the preferred turbine supplier for its flagship 32 MW TwinHub floating offshore wind project in the UK. Hexicon has also awarded Mingyang the wind turbine generator Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the project, which is located 16 kilometres off the coast of Cornwall, England. TwinHub […]

  • First Hollandse Kust Noord Turbine Parts Arrive in Eemshaven

    30 January 2023
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first wind turbine parts for the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind project arrived in the Dutch Port of Eemshaven last week. The tower sections were transported on the roll on/roll off (Ro-Ro) vessel Rotra Vente, operated by Deugro. The vessel arrived at the port under the agency of Amasus Agency Eemshaven, Delfzijl. […]

  • All Turbines Up at France’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    6 September 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s jack-up Vole au vent has now installed all 80 GE Haliade 150-6 MW wind turbines at the Saint-Nazaire wind farm site offshore France. Vole au vent transported the wind turbines from the Nantes-Saint Nazaire Port and installed them at the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in France, being built between 12 and 20 kilometres […]

  • BladeBUG Armours Up for Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Walks

    5 August 2022
    Technology

    BladeBUG’s six-legged robot that walks on wind turbine blades has been upgraded with a waterproof outer shell that protects it from harsh elements while it is carrying out inspection and maintenance work. “The BladeBUG has, until now, appeared to be exposed to the elements without an outer casing to protect it. That has all changed […]