Global Wind Service (GWS) is carrying out the inspection of the MHI Vestas turbines at the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in Denmark. The Danish company said it is inspecting and certifying ladders, davit cranes, nacelle cranes, hooking on points, lifts, fall arrests, first aid kits and stretchers a
The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium has named Carrie Cullen Hitt as its first Executive Director and has welcomed GE Renewable Energy to the Board of Directors. “The Consortium is very fortunate to have Carrie Cullen Hitt accept the position as Executive Director. Thi
The reduction in the energy supply from the Hornsea One offshore wind farm on 9 August was caused by a lightning strike, an initial report from National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) has revealed. Following the lighting strike, Hornsea One immediately de-loaded from 799MW to 62MW, the rep
A group of U.S. senators and representatives are calling on federal agencies to move ahead with the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project in Massachusetts, after the delay of its Federal Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, Senators of Lo
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has released a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 2,000MW of offshore wind power. This RFP represents the US state’s first solicitation dedicated specifically to offshore wind development. It builds off of multi-resource sol
Dutch contractor Visser & Smit Hanab has started installing the high-voltage cables that will connect the Windpark Fryslân offshore wind farm in the IJsselmeer to the Dutch grid. Visser & Smit Hanab will install two 25-kilometre cable sections in total to establish a connection to the high-voltage g
Heavy lift specialist ALE and Giant Taiwan have undertaken a joint venture to provide the onshore handling, transportation, and storage of wind turbine foundations for phase 2 of Taiwan’s Formosa 1 wind farm project. This phase is seeing 20 Siemens Gamesa 6MW wind turbines installed 6 kilometres off
The offshore wind market could reach a cumulative capacity of up to 193GW by 2030 and more than 500GW by 2050, according to a report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The 2018 Offshore Wind Technologies Market report forecasts the cumulative capacity to range from 154 to 193GW by 2
New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy has signed an executive order to establish a Council for the Wind Innovation and New Development (WIND) Institute. The Council will be charged with developing and implementing a plan to create a regional hub for New Jersey’s offshore wind industry and build upon the
Makani has shared a video showing its airborne wind power system completing its first flight offshore in Norway. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The kite completed two flights at the Metcentre from a floating platform, with the first bei
Cargostore is expanding into Taiwan in conjunction with Rhenus Offshore to support the local offshore wind market. The companies will open a DNV 2.7-1 CCU depot in the Taiwanese Port of Taichung, planned to be operational in the fourth quarter of the year. To remind, Taiwan plans to achieve 5.5GW of
The Welsh Bangor University has secured a GBP 4.6 million EU fund to research the options for using big data science to improve the efficiency of low carbon energy systems, including offshore wind. The new Smart Efficient Energy Centre (SEEC) will develop joint research between Welsh and internation
The Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK suffered a technical fault on 9 August due to grid problems. During the technical fault, the 1.2GW offshore wind farm significantly dropped its power production as it lost 800MW of electricity, around the same time as another generation source los
South Korean wind turbine manufacturer Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has placed the second order with AMSC for its 5.5MW electrical control systems (ECS). The 5.5MW full conversion wind turbine design and prototype is the product of a joint development between South Korea-based Hyundai and
