The first master control system for an offshore wind turbine made in China was put into operation on 29 May at Huadian’s Fuqing Haitan Strait offshore wind project. The “Huadian Ruifeng” 6.2 MW master control system, installed on one of the offshore wind farm’s turbines, is based on a CPU processor
Ørsted and HOFOR (Greater Copenhagen Utility) entered into an agreement that will secure green power for part of the potential 1.3 GW Green Fuels for Denmark project to produce sustainable fuels in the Greater Copenhagen area. As part of the agreement, Ørsted and HOFOR will work towards enabling Ørs
Plans have been submitted for GE Renewable Energy’s factory to manufacture blades for offshore wind turbines in Teesside, Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said. Mayor Houchen has also revealed the first images of what the facility will look like once construction is complete. The new manufacturing plan
The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), French research organisation IFP Energies Nouvelles, and Irish engineering consultancy Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) have joined forces on an International Energy Agency (IEA) Task to advance floating wind. The goal of the Task is to look at
The first of the total 165 wind turbines has been installed on the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK, where the wind turbine installation phase began this week, as reported in our Premium news on 27 May. DEME’s installation vessel Sea Challenger, loaded with the first set of turbine component
A wind turbine at the 160 MW Horns Rev 1 wind farm offshore Denmark caught fire and burned on 22 May, according to Vattenfall. There were no employees at the wind farm at the time of the incident and no one was injured, Vattenfall said. Given that the incident was limited to a single turbine, [&hell
China’s first floating offshore wind turbine is now rolling off the production line, the Chinese wind turbine manufacturer, MingYang Smart Energy, said. MySE5.5MW typhoon-resistant floating wind turbine, independently developed by MingYang Smart Energy, has been assembled at MingYang’s Yangjiang man
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has signed three new wind turbine transport and installation contracts with a combined value of up to EUR 124 million. Signed over the last two months, the contracts are linked to work in 2022-2024 in both Europe and APAC regions and will, combined, cover up to 630 vessel day
The developers of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, will carry out the first large-scale pilot of a new process that is expected to reduce welding times by as much as 80 per cent. Ebflow Reduced Pressure Electron Beam (RPEB) welding is expected to be used at the 1.2 GW
US Wind has deployed a floating LiDAR buoy off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, to collect wind and marine life data for its MarWin offshore wind project. The floating LiDAR will be deployed within the lease area for two years. The data being collected on wind speeds and direction across the turbi
Mayflower Wind and Anbaric Development Partners have signed an agreement for Mayflower Wind to use transmission assets developed by Anbaric to bring offshore wind to Brayton Point, Massachusetts, USA. When fully built out, and with continuing advancements in wind technology, Mayflower Wind’s lease a
German vessel operator Opus Marine GmbH has held a naming ceremony in Cuxhaven for Allegro, a new Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710. Allegro is the first vessel of its kind to fly the German flag. Opus Marine will place the vessel within its existing fleet, consisting of six vessels for the offsho
Europe needs to invest EUR 6.5 billion in port infrastructure by 2030 to deliver the offshore wind expansion targets set out in EU’s Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy, a new report by WindEurope shows. These investments would pay back in just five years, WindEurope said. Europe is embarking on a hu
World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) has announced the establishment of an Offshore Dispute Resolution Committee (ODRC), which aims to develop alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for the global offshore wind industry. According to WFO, the new mechanisms will be set up to resolve offshore wind proj
