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 y
US Wind will allocate USD 11 million in funding over ten years to support the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s (UMCES) three research projects that will take place in US Wind’s lease area in federal waters offshore Ocean City, Maryland. The three projects, all planned to sta
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas will begin serial production of V236-15.0 MW nacelles from 2024 at its offshore nacelle factory at Lindø Port of Odense in Denmark. Before V236-15.0 MW serial production starts, Vestas will modify and expand the Lindø facility to accommodate the larger compone
Energy company RWE is partnering with the UK’s largest port operator, Associated British Ports (ABP), and the Port of Milford Haven to investigate the scaling-up of port facilities in support of a pipeline of gigawatt-scale floating wind projects offshore Wales, the UK. Working together under a Memo
Energy company Eneco and OCI N.V., a global producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products, have joined the NortH2 green hydrogen consortium as collaborative partners. Eneco is joining the NortH2 consortium of Equinor, RWE, Shell, and Gasunie as an investment partner. Groningen Seaports is a su
The measurement campaign for the Global Blockage Effect in Offshore Wind (OWA GloBE) project, a joint industry project organised under the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), has been extended by four months, after being launched last year. The OWA GloBE project is led by RWE with suppor
Ørsted and ATP, together with their partners Aarsleff, Bouygues Construction, and Van Oord, have presented their concept of a modular energy island for the forthcoming tender in the Danish North Sea. The Nordsøens Energiø (North Sea Energy) Island will be an island in constant development, even afte
Equinor has awarded Havfram a contract for a transport and installation study on the 800 MW Firefly floating offshore wind project in South Korea. The scope of the study includes transport and installation activities offshore as well as the supply and procurement of the inter-array cables and the mo
GustoMSC has completed model tests of its semi-submersible Tri-Floater wind turbine foundation at the Océanide wave basin in South-East France. The Tri-Floater model, hosting the 15 MW NREL reference wind turbine, was subjected to simultaneous wind, wave, and current loading in the wave basin. Accor
In an industry first, the leading offshore wind developer Ørsted is exploring the use of Jet Suit paramedics to support its operational staff working out at sea on the world’s largest offshore wind farms. Ørsted has partnered with Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) and Gravity Industries in t
Dutch maritime research institute MARIN has tested three barriers aimed at averting collisions between ships and offshore wind turbines. The research was prompted by the incident involving the Julietta D cargo ship on 31 January this year. This drifting bulk carrier initially collided with a tanker
The Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas will test the rotor blade of the new V236-15.0 MW™ offshore wind turbine prototype at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES in Bremerhaven, Germany later this year. Following the successful conclusion of the contract, Vestas will be the fir
The ZEBRA (Zero wastE Blade ReseArch) consortium has produced the first prototype of its 100 per cent recyclable wind turbine blade. Within the project, LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy Business, has designed and built the world’s largest thermoplastic blade at its Ponferrada plant in Spain. Thi
Kongsberg Digital and the UK-based University of Plymouth have joined forces to create a new system that will support the installation, operation, and maintenance of floating offshore wind farms through simulator technology. The partnership aims to provide offshore wind project teams and crew with f
