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  • MingYang to Install First Floating Wind Turbine in China Next Year

    17 July 2020
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    MingYang Smart Energy will install the first floating wind turbine off the coast of Yangjiang City in Guangdong Province, China, in 2021. The turbine will have a rated output of 5.5 MW. MingYang has completed the integrated load simulation calculation, and is currently carrying out R&D work on the prototype. The news follows the floating […]

  • Vestas Offshore Wind Turbine Breaks 24-Hour Production Record

    14 August 2023
    Business development, Technology

    The Vestas V236-15.0 MW™ prototype offshore wind turbine has set a world record for the most power output by a single wind turbine in a 24-hour period, producing 363 megawatt-hours in that time span, the Danish wind turbine manufacturer said. The prototype was installed at the Østerild National test centre for large wind turbines in […]

  • Final Offshore Wind Turbines Being Installed at Hollandse Kust Zuid

    5 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the last batch of wind turbines is now underway at the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Netherlands after the vessel Wind Osprey picked up the components in Rotterdam last week. This weekend, Vattenfall said via social media that the components for the last turbines were being loaded onto Cadeler’s […]

  • H2SEA Studies Monopile-Based Structures for Hydrogen Offshore Wind Turbines

    19 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Power-to-X, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Dutch engineering company H2SEA, in cooperation with the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), has performed an assessment of monopile-based support structures for hydrogen-producing offshore wind turbines. H2SEA says that one of the main questions was if decentral hydrogen production on a monopile-based support structure of an offshore wind turbine would be structurally feasible. The […]

  • Norwegian Companies to Explore Using Aluminium in Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

    9 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    Norwegian aluminium and energy company Hydro and its compatriot World Wide Wind have signed a Letter of Intent (LoL) to explore the use of aluminium in the offshore wind industry. The companies are partnering to develop floating wind turbines designed specifically for offshore conditions. According to the partners, the goal is to use sustainable and […]

  • Irish Offshore Wind Project Goes for Maximum Capacity with Fewer Turbines

    4 January 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Codling Wind Park, one of Ireland’s seven offshore wind projects that were recently awarded Maritime Area Consents (MACs), will have a capacity of 1,450 MW and fewer turbines than originally proposed, the developers, EDF Renewables and Fred. Olsen Seawind, announced on 4 January. The project, which was previously said to generate between 900 MW and […]

  • Korea’s Largest Capacity Offshore Wind Turbine Now Type-Certified

    13 December 2022
    Technology

    Doosan Enerbility has obtained a type certification for its 8 MW offshore wind turbine, DS205-8MW, from DEWI-OCC, the Germany-based international certification body. While DS205-8MW is not among the top world’s largest turbines, either size- or capacity-wise, it is the largest capacity model in Korea to date. The DS205-8MW offshore wind turbine was designed for the […]

  • First Turbine Stands at New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    21 November 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbine has been installed at the South Fork Wind Farm offshore New York. The first of South Fork Wind’s twelve Siemens Gamesa wind turbines was hoisted into place by the offshore construction team at the project site 35 miles off Montauk, New York. First approved by the Long Island […]

  • GE Developing 18 MW Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbine

    14 March 2023
    Business development, Technology

    GE could soon join the list of wind turbine manufacturers who have surpassed the current 15 MW “threshold” by producing and/or announcing more powerful models. According to information recently shared with investors, the US-headquartered company is likely to climb up the offshore wind turbine output ladder, currently led by Chinese OEMs, with an up to […]

  • Siemens Gamesa 14 MW Turbines for Danish Offshore Wind Farm

    12 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has selected Siemens Gamesa as the preferred turbine supplier for the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea. Siemens Gamesa will supply 72 units of its flagship SG 14-236 DD wind turbines to the offshore wind farm. In addition, a service contract for the wind turbines is included. RWE will […]

  • UK Company to Provide Refurbishment Services to Ørsted’s Wind Turbine Ops

    8 March 2023
    Operations & Maintenance

    World’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has signed a collaborative agreement with UK-based Renewable Parts for parts refurbishment services for its offshore wind turbine operations. Initially focused on Ørsted’s UK operations, Renewable Parts will work with Ørsted to increase the volume of parts reused within offshore operations, developing technology that could increase sustainability and reduce the […]

  • First Vestas Offshore Wind Turbines on Their Way to Changfang & Xidao Site

    7 July 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation vessel Bold Tern has left the Port of Taichung in Taiwan loaded with the first sets of turbines for the Changfang & Xidao offshore wind project, according to an update the vessel owner Fred. Olsen Windcarrier posted on social media. The vessel arrived in Taiwan last month, after undergoing an upgrade at Keppel FELS yard […]

  • 15 MW Turbines Dominate Brazil’s Offshore Wind Project List

    25 April 2022
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Majority of offshore wind projects now undergoing licensing process for environmental investigations in Brazil are listing 15 MW as the wind turbine capacity of choice. While there are a few variations in references to the 15 MW turbine technology planned to be used, most of these are listed as Vestas’s model with a 236-metre rotor […]

  • Ørsted Says Recent Wind Turbine Incident Not Due to Systemic Issue

    8 April 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Data from Ørsted’s fleet of Siemens Gamesa 3.6 MW – 4 MW turbines, and drone inspections of the turbine which recently suffered a loss of its rotor and blades have supported the conclusion that this was not a systemic issue, the offshore wind developer said. As reported earlier this week, the rotor and the three […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Starts Producing 115-Metre Wind Turbine Blades

    1 April 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has started the production of the first B115 blades at its facility in Aalborg, Denmark. The first 115-metre blades produced in Aalborg will be tested on the SG 14-236 DD prototype offshore wind turbine that will be installed at the Østerild test center for large turbines later this year, Siemens Gamesa said. The […]

  • Swedish Company Submits Application for 101-Turbine Offshore Wind Farm

    20 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Swedish company OX2 has applied for a Natura 2000 permit for an offshore wind farm within the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone off the coast of Falkenberg and Varberg. The permit application, which includes an environmental impact assessment (EIA), is handled by the County Administrative Board of Halland. The project, called Galatea-Galene, would comprise 101 turbines […]

  • MHI Vestas 9.5MW Turbines in the Game for Japanese Offshore Wind Farm

    6 November 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Hibiki Wind Energy has identified MHI Vestas as the potential supplier of turbines for the Hibiki-nada offshore wind project in Japan. Hibiki Wind Energy has revealed that MHI Vestas is a candidate to supply its V174-9.5MW turbines for the Japanese project. To remind, in February 2017, the government of Kitakyushu City selected the consortium of […]

  • Scylla Getting Ready to Help Out with Veja Mate Turbine Installation

    22 November 2016
    Vessels

    On Sunday morning, the jack-up vessel Seajacks Scylla arrived at the Port of Esbjerg to be commissioned for the upcoming installation of wind turbines at the Veja Mate offshore wind farm in Germany. The vessel is expected to be put into service in January 2017, and will take part in turbine installation at the 402MW offshore wind […]

  • CMHI’s Wind Turbine Shuttle Design Gets DNV GL Certificate

    17 April 2019
    Vessels

    DNV GL has presented China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) with an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate for a wind turbine shuttle design. Unlike other wind farm installation vessels, the WTS has a small waterplane area twin hull (SWATH) design, DNV GL said. This results in very low resistance at the design draught (16m) and excellent […]

  • Gestamp Cleared to Build Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Factory in Seville

    6 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Gestamp Wind Steel and the Port Authority of Seville (APS) have signed a 50-year concession agreement which allows the Madrid-headquartered company to build a EUR 54 million factory for offshore wind turbine towers within the port. The factory will cover an area of around 160,000 square metres, APS said. It will employ 400 people and produce […]

  • Norfolk Marine’s TFN System Keeps Scroby Sands Turbines Grounded

    29 April 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Seabed levels around the five turbines fitted with Tyre Filled Net (TFN) scour remediation system units at the 60MW Scroby Sands offshore wind farm have risen, Norfolk Marine Ltd, the developer of the system, reports. Monitoring has shown that pile stability has increased as the scour pits have filled with naturally occurring sediments trapped within the TFN […]

  • Two MHI Vestas 8MW Turbines Up and Running in Måde (Gallery)

    26 April 2016

    Danish Energy and Climate Minister, Lars Christian Lilleholt, yesterday officially inaugurated the 16MW Måde project in Denmark, featuring the first MHI Vestas’ 8MW turbines used in commercial operation. MHI Vestas Offshore Wind delivered the two turbines to European Energy A/S, which developed the Måde project in the port of Esbjerg in cooperation with their local partner […]

  • All 5 Block Island Wind Farm Turbines Now Spinning

    7 February 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The fifth turbine at the Block Island Wind Farm, which had not gone online with the four that started commercial operation in mid-December 2016, is now operational, and America’s first offshore wind farm is now running at full capacity.

  • Photo of the Day: Block Island Turbine Towers Lined Up in Providence

    8 June 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    GE Renewable Energy has shared a photo showing offshore wind towers for the 30MW Block Island wind farm being arranged in a line in Providence after completing their journey from Europe to Rhode Island, US. The five-turbine offshore wind farm is being developed by Deepwater Wind some three miles off the coast of Block Island. Once commissioned in […]

  • Forthwind Cleared to Install Two-Bladed Turbine Duo off Scotland

    12 January 2017
    Authorities, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Forthwind Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of 2-B Energy, has been granted a license by the Scottish Ministers to construct and operate the 18MW Forthwind Offshore Wind Demonstration Project in the Firth of Forth at Methil, Scotland. The marine license covers marine renewables construction, operation and deposit of substances or objects in the Scottish marine area. The license remains in […]

  • Polish Eco Watchdog Okays 120-Turbine Offshore Wind Project

    28 July 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Regional Director for Environmental Protection in Gdansk has signed an environmental permit for the 120-turbine Baltyk Srodkowy III (Baltic Middle III) offshore wind farm project, the country’s General Directorate for Environmental Protection reported. The aim of the investment is the construction and operation of a wind farm with a capacity of between 600MW and 1,200MW, located in the Polish […]