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  • Tony Trapp’s Company Takes on Turbine Access Chalange (UK)

    29 October 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Visitors to RenewableUK 2010 will hear at first hand from OSBIT Power Ltd (OP), about plans for a turbine access system that can operate in safety in higher sea states than any system currently available. OP is the newly established renewable energy engineering design, manufacture and supply company in the North East of England, (Stand […]

  • Michigan offshore wind turbines public hearings scheduled (USA)

    13 September 2010
    Authorities

    Two public hearings are scheduled to discuss appropriate areas for wind energy development in federal waters off Southeastern… By Beth Daley (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, September 13, 2010;

  • UK: Final Decision on Siemens´ Wind Turbine Factory by December

    16 July 2012

    Final decision by Siemens on its proposed new wind turbine factory in Hull is expected by the end of the year, reports the Hull Daily Mail. Planning consent for the ambitious £210 million redevelopment of Alexandra Dock where the factory will be based was granted in May. Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman is scheduled to sign […]

  • Wind Turbines to Have no Effect on WW1 Sub Wrecks (UK)

    11 August 2011

      OF THE nine million people killed in the First World War​, few could have died in more unusual or tragic circumstances than those lost in the Battle of May Island​. Two hundred and seventy lives were claimed as two submarines sank and three other vessels were damaged on the night of January 31-February 1, […]

  • Samtech Announces Version 3 of SAMCEF for Wind Turbines (Belgium)

    11 August 2011
    Technology

    SAMTECH, a European leader in non-linear CAE simulation, structural optimization and coupled multiphysics, announces the launch of the new commercial release 3 of SAMCEF for Wind Turbines, SAMTECH’s professional product for advanced dynamic analysis and certification of Wind Turbines. Wind Energy is nowadays a booming industry and importance of simulation is growing in the global […]

  • Bubbles to Reduce Offshore Wind Turbine Noise Pollution (Germany)

    9 August 2011
    Environment

    As Germany forges ahead with its energy revolution, offshore wind parks are becoming increasingly important. But construction clatter… (spiegel) [mappress] Source: spiegel, August 09, 2011

  • Wind Turbine Challenge Winners Visit DONG Energy (Denmark)

    16 November 2011

    Last week, DONG Energy, one of the partners in London Array, played host to six students from Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone, as the prize for winning the wind turbine challenge earlier this year. The contest saw young people from schools across Kent become engineers for two days where they were challenged to design, […]

  • WindFlip Present Solution for Offshore Wind Turbine Deployment (Norway)

    19 December 2011
    Technology

    To tow the new gigantic off-shore wind turbines now being developed in Europe far out to sea, a Norwegian company has devised… By Susan Kraemer (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, December 19, 2011; Image: Windflip

  • Vestas’ Offshore Wind Turbine Wins Bronze Award (Malaysia)

    5 October 2011

    This year, Vestas latest offshore product offering – the V164-7.0 MW turbine was awarded by independent judges as the “Most Innovative Power Technology of the Year” in the 2011 Asian Power Awards held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 28 September 2011. Last year the V112-3.0 MW won the Gold Award in the same category. Dubbed […]

  • Turbine Access System Wins Carbon Trust Funding (UK)

    20 September 2011
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

      Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee have announced they have been awarded a contract from The Carbon Trust as one of the selected participants in the Offshore Wind Accelerator Access (OWA-A) Competition. The competition, backed by the Trust and eight leading wind farm developers, challenged industry to think beyond traditional approaches, to enable access to […]

  • Public Consultation Begins on Plans for Wind Turbine Factory (UK)

    19 September 2011

    A public consultation has begun on plans to build a wind turbine factory on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Danish firm Vestas has an option… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, September 19, 2011

  • Austal Bags Contract for Fourth WFSV for Turbine Transfers (Australia)

    10 January 2012

    Building on its initial success in the renewable energy market, Austal has confirmed a contract for a fourth wind farm support vessel for Turbine Transfers Limited. The order is the first for a new Austal design which will enable safer and more efficient offshore wind turbine service. Welcoming the follow-up order from the UK-based company, […]

  • Vestas Signs Contract for 72 Offshore Wind Turbines (Belgium)

    16 January 2012

    Vestas has signed a conditional contract with Northwind NV for 72 V112 3MW offshore wind turbines. The company is planning to build the Bank Zonder Naam wind farm offshore Zeebrugge in Belgium. Northwind NV is the joint venture between the two Belgian companies Colruyt Group (66.7%) and Aspivari (33.3%). The construction is expected to begin […]

  • UK: Moog to Supply Narec with Wind Turbine Test System

    24 May 2012
    Technology

    Moog Industrial Group announced that the company has been awarded a contract to supply a test system to Narec (National Renewable Energy Centre) to evaluate and test wind turbine blades at their new 100 m (328 ft) blade testing facility in Blyth, Northumberland, UK. Opening this summer, the independent facility will be utilized by manufacturers […]

  • Japan: Environmental Ministry to Conduct Floating Wind Turbine Trails

    17 May 2012
    Authorities, R&D

      Due to the limited space for onshore wind turbines in Japan, the Japanese Environmental Ministry is planning to conduct trails for floating wind turbine off Kabashima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture later this month, the Daily Yomiuri informed. Fisrtly, the ministry is going to test a small 100-kilowatt model with three 11-meter blades. After completion […]

  • UK: Walney Wind Turbines and Fish Live in Perfect Harmony

    21 March 2012
    Environment

    The first survey of the impact of offshore wind farms on fish life is available. It shows that wind turbines and fish live in perfect harmony. The number of some fish species has actually increased. While the last wind turbines are being put into operation in the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Walney Offshore Windfarms, […]

  • Nepal, Japan to Get Tocardo’s Free-Flow Water Turbines

    27 September 2012

    Tocardo International, the leading producer of free-flow turbines, has commenced the manufacture of six free-flow water turbines for installation in Nepal and Japan. This follows the partnership agreements announced in March to supply 8MW of bi-directional turbine power over a three-year period to Japan and, in June, to supply 2.5MW of uni-directional turbine power to […]

  • SEA POWER Successfully Installs First Anholt Turbine (Denmark)

    7 September 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    On Tuesday evening, SEA POWER succeded in installing the first wind turbine on Anholt Offshore Wind Park. The Master on SEA POWER was very satisfied with the operation: “There is always a good atmosphere onboard after a succesful operation. The new setup with the crane worked well, and right now we are just waiting for good weather, so […]

  • Siemens Acquires Majority Stake in Marine Current Turbines (UK)

    17 February 2012

    Siemens has acquired the majority stake in Marine Current Turbines Ltd., the UK company based in Bristol, which develops and builds tidal power systems. “The acquisition of Marine Current Turbines is an important step forward for the Solar & Hydro Division,” said Ted Scheidegger, CEO of the Solar & Hydro Division of Siemens Energy. “We […]

  • Sinovel Wind Group offers new wind turbines (China)

    29 June 2010
    Technology

    The SL3000 series wind turbine incorporates built in power generating technologies such as variable speed control, pitch regulated system…   [mappress] Source: azocleantech, June 29, 2010;

  • The Netherlands: Darwind’s XEMC-Darwind 5MW Offshore Wind Turbine

    25 May 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Darwind offers the XEMC-Darwind 5MW offshore wind turbine. To protect the wind turbine from the salty and moist sea air, the tower and… [mappress] Source: azocleantech, May 25, 2010;

  • All Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Turbines Up

    14 January 2025
    Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Wind turbine installation at the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in Germany has been completed with the final Siemens Gamesa 11 MW turbine now installed. The final of the project’s 83 wind turbines was installed by Cadeler using its vessel Wind Osprey, which performed part of the installation work while the other part was […]

  • 26 MW Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Delivered in China

    29 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel, Gang Hang Ping 5, capable of installing 26 MW wind turbines, has been delivered to the port city of Qingdao in east China. Gang Hang Ping 5, China’s largest self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel so far, was delivered on 28 August in Qingdao City of the eastern Shandong Province, […]

  • Hollandse Kust Noord Wind Turbine Installation in Home Stretch

    3 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    66 out of 69 wind turbines have been installed at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm will feature 69 Siemens Gamesa’s SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbines. The first unit was installed in April this year by the jack-up Seajacks Scylla. […]

  • Wind Turbine Installation Campaign Commences at Vineyard Wind 1

    13 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The wind turbine installation campaign for the 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project has begun some 15 miles (approximately 24 kilometres) off the coast of Massachusetts, the US. The installation campaign follows the successful transportation earlier this week of the first GE Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbine from the New Bedford Marine Commerce […]

  • South Fork Wind Turbine Components Arriving in New London

    16 August 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Wind turbine components for the South Fork Wind Farm, New York’s first offshore wind farm, have started coming into New London ahead of the installation at the project site that is expected to start later this summer. Ørsted shared photos of the first shipment of wind turbine blades arriving on board United Heavy Lift’s cargo […]