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
Some 900 jobs in GE Vernova’s offshore wind business unit could be lost as the company plans to downsize the business. “On September 19, we submitted a proposal to the GE Vernova European Works Council related to proposed changes in our Offshore Wind business globally. The proposal reflects industry
Denmark’s Cadeler has signed firm contracts with Polenergia and Equinor for the installation of wind turbines at the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland. Following the vessel reservation agreements made in May 2024 with the Equinor-Polenergia joint venture, Cadeler has finalized firm
Vestas has signed a conditional order agreement with Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL), a joint venture between ESB and Red Rock Renewables, to supply V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland. The agreement is for the supply, installation, and commissioning
CASC has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa that will see the Northern Ireland-based engineering company working on offshore wind turbine preassembly projects worldwide. In August, CASC secured a contract with Siemens Gamesa for quayside mobilisation for wind turbine pre-assembly work
Goldwind’s wind turbines at Yangjiang Shiba II & III, Zhanjiang Xuwen Southern offshore wind farms, and the 13.6 MW batch under construction have proven highly reliable amidst Super Typhoon Yagi, which has struck China’s south coast with winds exceeding 68 m/s, the Chinese wind turbine manufacturer
Vestas has received an order for 54 of its 15 MW turbines from Equinor for the 810 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project in New York. This is Vestas’s first order for an offshore platform and its V236-15.0 MW turbine in the US, the Denmark-based company says. The firm contract with Equinor follows
This article was updated at 15:05 CET on 23 August 2024 with a statement from GE Vernova. One of the already installed wind turbine blades at Dogger Bank A offshore wind farm, currently under construction in the UK, has sustained damage and failed. The blade failure occurred on the morning of 22 Aug
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has officially started production at its expanded nacelle assembly facility in Taichung, Taiwan, from where the company will deliver the nacelles for the 14 MW wind turbines that will be installed at the Hai Long offshore Wind farm, starting in the second quarter of 2
Vestas has posted its results for the second quarter of 2024 which show the company’s offshore wind turbine order backlog on 30 June was at 4,489 MW and amounted to EUR 5.5 billion, EUR 3.1 billion more than in the same period last year. The total wind turbine order backlog stood at a little over [&
Vineyard Wind and GE Vernova have set out an action plan covering several main tasks following the blade incident at Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The plan includes removing the remainder of the damaged blade on the turbine AW-38, continuing the collection of any debris, and resuming turbine i
