Category: Wind

Certification confirms that wind turbine component is designed, documented and manufactured in accordance with design assumptions, applicable standards and technical requirements for safety, function and quality Component certification of the DFM 3000 statorless water cooled Ingecon® Wind converter accelerates the certification process of new wind turbine designs that use this component Hamburg, Germany – 1… Read more »

Capelle a/d IJssel, the Netherlands, December 1, 2015 – Barge Master announces the official launch of a motion compensated gangway after building a track record in motion compensated lifting. ‘The overall offshore logistics consists of safe and efficient transfer of cargo and people. While we are already known for our motion compensated lifting, customers asked… Read more »

Wind farm owners representing 12 % of global turbine assets have founded a new peer-to-peer online platform called o2o Wind, dedicated to the exchange of knowledge and experience on operation and maintenance issues. The o2o Wind forum is the first initiative of the kind aimed at fostering wind farm O&M best practice through a collaborative… Read more »

Several ELA Offshore Special Units in use on the high seas One container is not just like another. For each project different specifications and requirements for a container come up. The same applies to the Offshore industry in which more and more special containers for individual works on the high sea are needed. ELA Offshore… Read more »

• 57 direct drive wind turbines for three wind farms• Long-term service contracts included• Clean energy for roughly 50,000 households Siemens has been awarded orders for three onshore wind projects in Scotland, supplying up to 50,000 households in South and North Ayrshire and Lockerbie. The contracts also include long-term service and maintenance. For the Dersalloch… Read more »

First commercial offshore measurement with IWES LiDAR buoy The buoy with equipment for laser-supported remote sensing (LiDAR) passed its first real test in the shape of the winter storm “Freja” with flying colours just one week after its installation: Significant wave heights of up to 4.5 m were measured in the Danish North Sea off… Read more »

Senvion is marking the commercial operation of the Rivière-du-Moulin wind project in Quebec, Canada. With 175 2 megawatt (MW) turbines totaling 350 MW, the wind project consists of Senvion MM92 and MM82 Cold Climate Version (CCV) type turbines. Several of the turbines are equipped with Senvion de-icing technology, adapted for cold Canadian climate conditions. The… Read more »

Oldenburg. The Convent Offshore GmbH was awarded last week (Nov 17th, 2015) by the German news magazine named Focus as one of the growth champions 2016. Thereby the company has established itself as a specialist for personnel services in the offshore wind energy.The company lies with an average growth of 146 percent between 2011 and… Read more »

ELA Container Offshore GmbH delivered a 10 ft Offshore Container solution for WINDEA Offshore GmbH & Co. KG that is equipped as a Mobile Rescue Container. After a short planning and production time the first container of this type has been finished and delivered in June. Injuries and diseases in offshore windfarms always mean big… Read more »

• Wind turbines with total capacity of 130 MW to be erected by the end of 2016• Auction system promotes high-performance technology• 42 direct-drive turbines, with 3 and 3.2 megawatt capacities for 3 wind farms Siemens has received orders for three wind power plants with a total capacity of 130 megawatts (MW) within a period… Read more »

Seajacks International, a world leading offshore installation and maintenance contractor in the offshore wind and oil and gas sectors, has today taken successful delivery of its fifth self-propelled jack-up vessel, the ‘Seajacks Scylla’. Built by Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea, Scylla is the world’s largest and most capable installation jack up vessel to date and… Read more »

Hamburg: Senvion, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers, acquired RodPack technology from Chase Corporation in November 2015. The material is already used in the blade for the Senvion 6.2M152 and is anticipated to be integrated in future blade designs for both onshore and offshore turbines. RodPack, which substitutes the standard glass fabrics used… Read more »

Paris 18 November: Dr Lars Landberg, a meteorologist at DNV GL, has written a book that will help non-meteorologists understand the critical concepts that underpin wind energy technology and project success. The fundamentals of meteorology dictate the success or failure of wind projects, says Dr Landberg, yet many of the industry’s decision makers lack a… Read more »

The European Commission must take the necessary measures to ensure that EU member states meet the “at least 27%” renewable energy target by 2030. Today, the Vice President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic delivered his “State of the Energy Union” address, outlining Europe’s progress on its climate and energy goals.The communication said the Commission will… Read more »

Bad Nenndorf/Germany and Zug/Switzerland, 17 November 2015: BaxEnergy, a leading provider of software for controlling, monitoring and analysing data from renewable energy power plants, and ROMO Wind, provider of the patented iSpin spinner anemometer technology, are now offering their combined services to operators who use BaxEnergy’s data processing solution Energy Studio Pro (ESP). The bundled… Read more »

Hamburg: Senvion, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers, has supplied the first kilowatt hours (kWh) with its first Senvion 3.4M114 NES (Next Electrical System), which is installed in the German region of North Friesland. This is the company’s response to the increased grid requirements that will apply in the future for the high-voltage… Read more »

Within the framework of the creation of the first French offshore wind farms of Courseulles-sur-Mer and Fécamp, 44ha of port land alongside a heavy-load quay with a bearing capacity of 15t/m2 is already available in the Port of Cherbourg for the marine renewable energies sector With the on-going extension works undertaken by Ports of Normandy… Read more »

GeoSea confirms its belief in High Wind by making necessary preparations to the crane on Apollo for installation of the Boom Lock© system. High Wind is proud to announce that GeoSea’s new jack-up vessel Apollo will be prepared for the Boom Lock system. High Wind will manage all elements of the design and engineering in… Read more »

• Logistics contract concluded with deugro Danmark A/S• Two special transport vessels for rotor blades and nacelles to be built• Heavy components to be moved in tailor-made “Roll-on/Roll-off” process• Optimized procedures reduce installation time At the EWEA 2015 international wind industry trade fair in Paris Siemens presented the company’s new offshore logistics concept. A key… Read more »

· New Turbine.Architect Software tool has the ability to assess the impact of technology and design on wind farm level, calculating costs and energy production based on realistic project and site specifications · Decades of design and bladed experience condensed into an advanced engineering model for key components, including both turbine and wind farm software… Read more »

A new communication tool for wind energy: Virtual RealityVirtual Reality and wind energy: a powerful combination!Dutch wind energy consultancy company Bosch & Van Rijn launches a new way to experience wind energy: the Virtual Reality Wind Experience. Geert Bosch, director of Bosch & Van Rijn: “Truthful communication with impact is getting more important for wind… Read more »

Bremen, 16.11.2015. The leading provider of manufacturer-independent wind turbine services, Deutsche Windtechnik AG, is stepping up its foreign operations, especially in Spain, Poland and the United Kingdom. By the end of 2015 the company will have 122 employees outside Germany, 43 more than at the start of the year. Deutsche Windtechnik aims to increase the… Read more »

• Siemens will deliver, install and commission 12 direct driven SWT-3.2-113 for the Les Gourlous wind farm in the Champagne-Ardennes region• Contract includes 20 year full service and maintenance agreement• Project will supply green energy for approximately 35,000 households Siemens has been awarded an order for the delivery, installation and commissioning of 12 direct drive… Read more »

The European Wind Energy Association expresses its sincere condolences and sympathies to all those touched by the tragic events that unfolded in Paris on Friday 13 November. Our hearts and thoughts go out to them and the people of France at this very difficult time. EWEA has been working closely with the local authorities and… Read more »

 Total project value of ca. 150 million euros  Projects commissioned by world famous port authorities such as Suez Canal Authority, Autoridad de Panama Canal and Port of Singapore Authority ZWIJNDRECHT | The Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME secures several international dredging contracts with a total contract value of 150 million euros. It… Read more »

A world leading supplier of turbine technicians, expertise and services to wind farm projects across the globe has chosen the East of England to expand. Global Wind Service (GWS) will be supplying wind farm projects worldwide from its offices in the iconic sea view building, OrbisEnergy, in Lowestoft, where it has gathered its UK team…. Read more »

As a growing number of wind energy assets across Europe near the end of their operational lifetimes, plans to upgrade and repower existing sites using larger, more efficient turbines depend on the ability of developers to accurately assess the wind resource at higher hub heights. However, current methods of data extrapolation from short on-site met… Read more »

The Danish-Swiss wind turbine optimiser ROMO Wind is extending its business activities to France. Local contact and support regarding the company’s innovative spinner anemometer technology iSpin is now also available for wind farm operators in France. Guillaume Steinmetz has been appointed to the new key position of business manager for France and will lead ROMO… Read more »

The far-reaching benefits of offshore wind farms off the East of England will be celebrated at an event next week overlooking the sea where billions of pounds worth of developments are happening. All six operators constructing and operating windfarms off the Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex coasts will come together to emphasise the industry’s importance at… Read more »

Rheine, 09.11.2015. Availon, the leading multi-brand independent service provider for wind turbines, announced today a record year for the company, with the addition to its global portfolio of 620MW of wind turbine generators under operation & maintenance (O&M) contracts. Mature European markets such as Germany, Spain and Italy, which have a great number of wind… Read more »

• Trade fair motto: “Siemens wind power solutions every step of the way” Presentation covers the whole value-chain of wind projects• Innovation regarding wind turbines, grid access, operation and service• New logistics concept will reduce costs for offshore wind parks Siemens is presenting innovations solutions to further reduce the cost of wind power at one… Read more »

PIRIOU has just delivered 2 wind farm support vessels, the WFSVs 21w (*) “CHALLENGER” and “EXCALIBUR” to NORTH SEA LOGISTICS. Built by PIRIOU in Vietnam, “CHALLENGER” and “EXCALIBUR” will be operated in the North Sea. Vincent FAUJOUR, CEO of PIRIOU, says: “We are proud we gained the trust of a renowned operator as NORTH SEA… Read more »