The first blades for the Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines, which will be installed at the Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm, have arrived at the port of Saint-Nazaire in France. The roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel Rotra Mare docked in Saint-Nazaire on 5 December, carrying the first turbine b
Siemens Gamesa is transporting a nacelle from its facility in Brande, Denmark, to the Østerild wind turbine test centre, a company spokesperson confirmed to offshoreWIND.biz. The spokesperson declined to reveal any specifics about the wind turbine but Danish media writes that it is the new prototype
Vestas has received a firm order from RWE for the second phase of its 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind development in Germany. The order comprises 60 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines, and Vestas is responsible for the supply, delivery, and commissioning of the units. Upon completion, the Denmark-based
The following is a press release from Navingo BV, the owner of offshoreWIND.biz and organiser of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC). More than 400 exhibitors and co-exhibitors booked their spots at OEEC 2024 Businesses and organisations from across the offshore energy sector a
Siemens Gamesa has completed the manufacturing and testing of the first 14 MW wind turbine nacelle outside of Europe. Following the recent inauguration of its new nacelle production facility in Taichung, Taiwan, Siemens Gamesa finished the testing of the nacelle for the 14 MW wind turbines that will
ScottishPower has awarded Siemens Gamesa a turbine contract worth more than GBP 1 billion for its 960 MW East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract, Siemens Gamesa will supply 64 of its flagship SG 14-236 DD wind turbines, which have a rotor diameter of 236 metres, for Scottish
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2024 (OEEC 2024) is coming up this month. Work on the event is at full steam at Navingo (the company behind OEEC and offshoreWIND.biz brands) with final tweaks and preparations underway. The exhibition floor has been almost completely booked and visitors are n
Vestas’s wind turbine order backlog amounted to nearly 28 GW and EUR 28.3 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2024, an all-time high for the wind turbine manufacturer, according to the company’s third-quarter results. “Vestas achieved revenue of EUR 5.2bn and an EBIT margin of 4.5 percent in
Cadeler has signed firm contracts for the transportation and installation of wind turbines as well as the foundations for ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia Two wind farm off the coast of the UK. Under the contract, Cadeler will be responsible for the transportation and installation of both the f
Swedish multinational offshore wind developer, Vattenfall, which committed to a landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades from the wind farms it owns back in 2021, has expanded the ban and set a recycling plan to include not only turbine blades but also permanent magnets, nacelle canopies a
The German Ministry for Economy and Energy (BMWK) has issued a package of measures that are said to ensure a level playing field between European and international wind turbine manufacturers which, in a few instances, specifically mentions Chinese suppliers. Brought through a five-point action plan,
China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has signed a contract with TÜV NORD to certify its MySE18.X-260, which the company claims is currently the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine. The certification, according to the internationally recognised standard IECRE OD501, covers the rotor-nacelle assembly
A 26 MW offshore wind turbine has been rolled off the production line by China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. The company said the offshore wind turbine is tailored for areas with wind speeds of 8 m/s and above and has strong resistance to typhoons and corrosion. T
RWE has unveiled the first 108-metre turbine blade made at the Siemens Gamesa factory in Hull, which will be part of 100 wind turbines to be installed at the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. Each of the 100 wind turbines, rated at 14 MW, will be equipped with 108-metre-long blades that [&h
