Bassoe Technology, owned by CIMC Raffles, has introduced a new floating wind turbine foundation of a T-shaped design and an ability to carry a 15 MW offshore wind turbine. The design, called the T-Floater, has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from ABS. With three columns and T-shaped pontoons to
South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction CO., Ltd has signed a Joint Technology Development Agreement for the MSPAR floating offshore wind turbine foundation with the Netherlands-based Monobase Wind B.V. The consortium aims to jointly develop the MSPAR floater within the next four years and h
Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 DD prototype offshore wind turbine installed at the test centre in Østerild, Denmark, has produced its first electricity and delivered it to the grid. The SG 14-222 DD turbine model has a 14 MW capacity, reaching up to 15 MW using the company’s Power Boost function. The mo
Dutch manufacturer of foundation equipment, Dieseko, has secured a contract with Saipem for the supply of the Vibratory Hammer to be used to install the monopiles on the Calvados wind farm offshore France. The start of the offshore monopile installation works is expected in the third quarter of 2022
The world’s first pilot anti-typhoon floating wind turbine has been put into operation at the 400 MW China Three Gorges (CTG) Yangxi Shapa III wind farm offshore China. Orient Cable (NBO), provided the dynamic cable which connected the Ming Yang 5.5 MW floating wind turbine to a fixed-bottom turbine
Engineering specialist R&D Test Systems has delivered what it considers to be the world’s largest, most powerful highly accelerated lifetime testing (HALT) test bench for wind turbine nacelles. Located at the Danish test centre Lindø Offshore Renewables Centre (LORC), which focuses on wind turbine t
Major Japanese shipbuilding, marine engineering, and service company, Imabari Shipbuilding, has entered into a capital and business alliance with the compatriot startup, PowerX, to jointly develop a prototype automated Power Transfer Vessel. The Power Transfer Vessel, Power ARK 100, is a 100 TEU tri
Five France-based companies have formed the ZEST industrial consortium to produce zero-emission & safe transfer crew transfer vessels. (CTVs). Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, Mauric, Barillec Marine, SEAir, and ADV Propulse have been working for three months on the development of a prototype CTV which is s
In this article: What’s Under the Price Tag? Recyclability Is One More Safe Bet. For Developers. We have seen offshore wind turbines beyond 15 MW being launched this year, new technologies introduced, and multiple wind turbine reuse and recycling initiatives kick-started. And while some OEMs have an
Siemens Gamesa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Strohm, a manufacturer of fully bonded, Thermoplastic Composite Pipes (TCPs), to jointly develop transfer solutions for the hydrogen produced at offshore wind turbines. In this concept power cables are replaced by a pipe infrastructu
UK’s petroleum regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has selected three winners for its £1 million offshore electrification competition, aiming to advance oil and gas electrification plans as part of the UK’s decarbonisation efforts. Three winners are sharing a £1 million, or about $1.3 millio
DNV has completed a Concept Verification and Technical & Commercial Assessment of GustoMSC’s Tri-Floater, a floating offshore wind turbine foundation. The Tri-Floater wind turbine foundation is described as a modular, robust and cost-effective solution for the 15+ MW range wind turbines, optimized f
France-based green hydrogen technology developer Lhyfe and engineering company DORIS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on working together on offshore hydrogen production projects, with a plan to launch the first floating wind turbine for integration with a hydrogen production system.
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has confirmed that the data stolen in the recent cyber security incident has been leaked by the attackers and potentially offered to third parties. Vestas also said that it has reasons to believe that the leaked data mostly relate to Vestas’ internal matters.
