The next step in zero-emission wind farm operationsWith continuously growing energy demands, the need for renewable offshore wind energy is also on the rise. Currently, wind farms are maintained by technicians using Service Operations Vessels (SOVs). These SOVs serve as warehouses, workshops, transp
Goldwind’s GWH252-16MW wind turbine, installed at the Zhangpu Liuao offshore wind farm owned and developed by China Three Gorges, has produced 384.1 megawatt-hours in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record for an individual wind turbine in the given period. The record was achieved on 1 Septemb
Goldwind’s GWH252-14.3MW wind turbine is now installed offshore and the installation operations took “just 30 working hours”, the company said via social media on 4 September. The fast installation was made possible by optimising several time-consuming processes, according to the Chinese wind turbin
The US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) have unveiled plans to collaborate and jointly fund research to further support durable and environmentally responsible offshore wind and marine energy deployments in the United States. The agencies will launch the upcoming f
The following article is a guest post by Fred van Beers, CEO Sif Netherlands B.V., & Anne Vedel, SVP Product Solutions & Integration, Vestas. The looming climate crisis and an acute need for independence from Russian oil and gas have massively accelerated European appetite for offshore wind. Governm
Maersk’s Stillstrom, a provider of offshore charging solutions, and North Star, the UK-based offshore support services vessel operator, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the adoption of offshore charging and vessel electrification technologies for Service Operation Vessel
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
The 2 MW DemoSATH floating offshore wind platform demonstrator has been installed at the BiMEP test area offshore Spain in the Cantabrian Sea. Windstaller Alliance carried out the operation and the company used their anchor handling vessel, the Normand Sapphire, along with local tugboats, to tow Dem
UK-headquartered Osbit has delivered to GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business its twin wind turbine tower lifting tools that will be used in constructing the world’s largest offshore wind farm to date, Dogger Bank Wind Farm. Osbit’s tools have full DNV approval and will be used to lift and rotate the
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) has selected 8.2 Consulting AG to provide manufacturing surveillance services for the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany. As an independent consultant, 8.2 Consulting AG will supervise the comprehensive nacelle manufacturing surveillance, includin
Toshiba and GE plan to start producing nacelles for GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbines in Japan in 2026 and to start gathering local suppliers with capabilities to deliver nacelle components before that, Nikkei reports. The Japanese and the US company signed a strategic partnership agreement in 2
Mingyang Smart Energy’s MySE 16-260 offshore wind turbine has been commissioned and is operating at full capacity in China, according to the company, which now overtook Goldwind in having the biggest wind turbine in the world installed as Mingyang’s compatriot’s 16 MW model has a rotor diameter of 2
Bedrock, the US-based developer of a portable autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for offshore wind surveys, has secured USD 25.5 million in a Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to date to USD 33.5 million and the technology a step closer to commercial use. The company says it will u
Stargate Hydrogen Solutions OÜ (Stargate) has been awarded a grant from the European Commission under the Horizon Europe programme to deliver an electrolyser that will be part of an offshore wind energy project aiming to demonstrate the complete green hydrogen value chain on the Canary Islands. Coor
