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  • Northwester 2 Turbines to Feature 27-Year Maintenance-Free Fasteners

    6 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Northwester 2 turbines will be secured to their foundations with super duplex fasteners designed to be maintenance-free throughout the 27-year turbine design life. The stainless studs, nuts and washers for the 219MW Belgian offshore wind farm have been delivered to Bladt Industries by Swedish manufacturer BUMAX under a SEK 1.7 million (approx. EUR 160,000) contract. […]

  • Mega Jack-Up to Install Haliade-X Turbines on Dogger Bank

    22 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s new offshore jack-up installation vessel Voltaire will have its debut on the 3.6GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK. With a lifting capacity of over 3,000 tonnes and standing taller than the Eiffel tower, Voltaire is the largest of its kind in the world, Jan De Nul said. The Voltaire […]

  • GE Global Research to Develop Controls for 12MW Floating Wind Turbine

    30 September 2019
    R&D, Technology

    GE Global Research has been awarded USD 2.8 million through the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), which will go towards design and development of optimized controls for a lightweight 12MW floating offshore wind turbine. ARPA-E funding was provided by their newest program, Aerodynamic Turbines, Lighter and Afloat, with Nautical Technologies and […]

  • WoodMac: Global Wind Turbine Order Intake Sees 111% Rise

    4 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Global wind turbine order intake increased 111% year-on-year, a 13.2GW rise from the previous record set in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie. The Global Wind Turbine Order Analysis: Q3 2019 report writes that developers globally ordered a record 31GW of wind turbine capacity in the second quarter of the year. Demand […]

  • Sea Installer Loading First East Anglia ONE Turbine Parts

    10 June 2019
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer has arrived in Great Yarmouth to load the first set of wind turbine components and install them on the 714MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. The first load-out is ongoing and the vessel is expected to depart for the installation site soon. Back in November 2016, A2SEA, now […]

  • Bold Tern Picks Up 19th Batch of Hornsea One Turbines

    7 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up Bold Tern is leaving the Port of Hull with the 19th loadout of turbines destined for installation at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. According to the company, Bold Tern has so far installed 71 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines at the project site some 120km off Yorkshire. As recently reported, 124 out of […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Commissions Half of European OW Turbines in H1 2019

    1 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa supplied nearly half of the connected offshore wind turbines in Europe in the first six months of 2019, according to WindEurope. WindEurope reported that 133 Siemens Gamesa turbines were connected to the grid in the first half of the year, producing 931MW of energy and taking 48% of the market. MHI Vestas follows […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES Secures Funds for Offshore Wind Turbine Test Field

    21 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has awarded Fraunhofer IWES with an EUR 18.5 million grant for the development of an offshore wind turbine test field in Bremerhaven. The test field is set to start operating in early 2017, the German research institute said, with construction works already underway. The site will be used to […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbine Inspection Co-Op Ticks All Boxes

    5 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Natural Power, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and SubC Partner have joined forces to launch www.Offshorewindspect.com – a new collaboration in offshore wind turbine inspections dedicated to reducing downtime.

  • Vattenfall Orders 113 Siemens Gamesa 8MW Offshore Wind Turbines

    28 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall and Siemens Gamesa have signed an agreement for the supply of 113 Siemens Gamesa 8MW wind turbines for Vattenfall’s three projects in Denmark.

  • Bureau Veritas, ORE Catapult to Develop Levenmouth Turbine’s Digital Twin

    1 November 2018
    Technology

    Source: Bureau Veritas/ORE Catapult; Fifth Ring Bureau Veritas and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have entered into a collaboration agreement to jointly develop a Veristar AIM 3D “Digital Twin” of ORE Catapult’s 7MW Levenmouth Offshore Wind Demonstration Turbine in Fife, Scotland. “Digital Twins” can improve the operations and maintenance of offshore wind farms by […]

  • Jan De Nul Names Second Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    25 October 2018
    Vessels

    Jan De Nul has officially named its newest offshore installation vessel, Taillevent, in the Belgian port of Ostend.

  • China: Shanghai Electric Gets Licence for Siemens Gamesa’s 8MW Turbine

    2 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) signed a licensing agreement with Shanghai Electric today, 2 March, under which the Chinese company will manufacture, sell, and install Siemens Gamesa’s 8MW Direct Drive turbine for the offshore wind power projects in mainland China’s territorial waters.

  • Siemens Gamesa Turbines to Spin on Ørsted’s Giant Offshore Wind Farm

    14 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has selected Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy as the exclusive supplier of wind turbines for the 1.4GW Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm.

  • UPDATE: Two Nissum Bredning Foundations In Place, Waiting for Turbines (VIDEO)

    23 October 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The first two transition pieces (TPs) were put on top of the two already installed jackets at the Nissum Bredning site. The first one got together with its jacket on Wednesday, 18 October, and the second one was installed on Sunday.

  • LM Wind Continues Blade Supply for Chinese Offshore Wind Turbines

    19 October 2017

    LM Wind Power has signed a deal with Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Envision to develop a 71.8-metre blade for Envision’s new 4.5MW offshore platform, followed by a supply agreement from LM Wind’s Jiangyin factory that will require the company to expand the facility by 50%.

  • CS Wind Sends Off Second Batch of Beatrice Turbine Towers

    27 June 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    CS Wind UK has transported the second batch of wind turbine towers for the Beatrice project from its factory in Machrihanish to the Campbeltown harbour, both located on Scotland’s Kintyre peninsula, according to CS Wind UK’s social media updates.

  • DONG Orders MHI Vestas’ 8MW Turbines for Walney Extension West

    16 December 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received an order from DONG Energy for the supply of V164-8.0 MW turbines for the 330MW Walney Extension West project in the UK. The order includes a five-year full-scope service contract with an availability guarantee, ensuring optimised performance of the wind power plant with maximum power output. The V164-8.0 MW turbines, rated […]

  • RepaKorr Project to Keep Offshore Wind Turbines Rust-Proof for Longer

    2 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    German researchers gathered around the RepaKorr collaborative project are developing an all-round inspection and repair solution to increase the corrosion resistance of offshore wind farms, according to Fraunhofer, one of the participants in the project. The new solution, which includes the development of a special anti-corrosive film, is expected to be ready for implementation by March 2016. It places […]

  • Germany: Blue Water Finds Ro/Ro Solution for Vestas’ Turbines

    27 August 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    When the Rader Hochbrücke, which crosses the Kiel Cana,l was closed for trucks in August, Vestas was likely to have problems with their wind turbine transports by road. Blue Water works closely with Vestas and chartered the ro/ro ferry “Clipper Pennant” with very short warning to transport the turbines by sea instead. Blue Water has […]

  • Estonia: University of Tartu to Study Wind Turbine Effect on Baltic Herring

    29 July 2013
    Environment

    As a part of a plan to build a wind farm in the waters near the Kihnu island, Eesti Energia has ordered a EUR 100,000 marine study, writes Eesti Rahvusringhääling news portal. Namely, the University of Tartu’s Marine Institute will conduct a study on how wind turbines would affect the Baltic herring. Henn Ojaveer, researcher […]

  • Vestas to Provide 15 Offshore Wind Turbines for Kentish Flats Extension

    19 December 2013
    Technology

    Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 15 V112-3.3 MW offshore turbines for the extension of the Kentish Flats wind farm off the coast of the UK.  Vattenfall has contracted Vestas for the supply, installation and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as a 5-year service and maintenance agreement (AOM 5000). Delivery […]

  • OWI-Lab Invests in New Wind Turbine Test Facility (Belgium)

    19 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Wind energy production is fast expanding in remote areas where wind turbines need to work under extreme climatic conditions. Such remote locations very often have profitable wind conditions and are not affected by the ‘not in my backyard syndrome’. On the other hand, the climatic conditions can be very harsh to operate such a remote […]

  • BTO: Building Higher Wind Turbines Reduces Number of Bird Collisions

    11 November 2013
    Environment, R&D

    Building offshore turbines higher above the sea surface, or installing fewer large turbines instead of several smaller turbines, could reduce the number of bird collisions, a new research has shown.  The research, led by researchers at the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), examined the importance of flight heights in determining the risk posed to seabirds […]

  • Gwynt y Môr Update: 4 More Turbines Installed (UK)

    5 November 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm project has advanced considerably from the last update and now it comprises four new wind turbines and an additional transition piece. In the last 15 days installation vessels Sea Jack and Sea Worker (with assistance of Sea Golf, Sea Bravo, Sea Echo & Bever) were in charge of turbine […]

  • Wind Turbine Installation Half Done at Trianel Wind Farm Borkum

    21 February 2014
    Technology

    Wind turbine installation at the Trianel’s wind farm off Borkum is halfway done, as 20 of the total 40 Areva’s turbines have been installed. The installation of AREVA’s M5000 turbines began in September 2013. Located 45 kilometers off the German coast, the Trianel Wind Farm Borkum covers an area of 56 km². This wind farm […]