Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine prototype has produced 359 megawatt-hours (MWh) within a 24-hour time period which the turbine maker said was the most power one turbine has ever produced over this duration. According to Siemens Gamesa, this is enough energy to drive 1.8 million k
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has concluded concept design for a new 100 MW floating offshore wind test and demonstration site offshore Scotland. Located 20 kilometres west of Orkney and further out to sea from its existing wave energy test facility at Billia Croo, EMEC’s proposed test site w
The Netherlands-based engineering company, KCI, and Belgian manufacturer of offshore wind substructures, Smulders, have entered into collaboration on offshore green hydrogen production platforms. The two companies have teamed up to offer end-to-end solutions for the offshore hydrogen market and will
The Marine Energy Test Center (METCentre) and Bluewater Energy Services have signed an agreement for a berth option to deploy an innovative floating wind system offshore Norway. Bluewater has developed the Tension Leg Platform (TLP) type floating foundation to support offshore wind turbines cost-eff
MJR Power and Automation, a UK company which will soon install charging points for electric crew transfer vessels (CTVs) on the Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farms, has been awarded a second round of government funding for development of its technology to connect and charge Service Operation
Lhyfe plans to build a large-scale hydrogen production facility in the Delfzijl chemical cluster in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands, which will use offshore wind power for electrolysis. The 200 MW plant will have an annual production capacity of more than 20,000 tonnes of green hydrogen w
Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has presented draft plans for what the company says ”will be the world’s first artificial energy island.” The Princess Elisabeth Island will be located almost 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast and will serve as the link between the offshore wind farm
Danish company R&D Test Systems will develop a 30 MW powertrain and gearbox test bench for ZF Wind Power’s future Test & Prototype Center in Lommel, Belgium, and deliver the system in 2024. The test rig, with its two 30 MW motors and a length of 60 metres, will be the most powerful powertrain and [&
Norwegian shipbuilder and designer Ulstein has introduced the ULSTEIN HX122 vessel design with the aim to tackle the shortage of specialised vessels needed to install the next-generation foundations. The Ulstein HX122 design features ULSTEIN X-BOW and an ultra-high-capacity crane, enabling operators
Swedish floating wind technology developer SeaTwirl and the University of Tokyo have entered into cooperation to explore how to adapt SeaTwirl’s floating wind technology to Japanese conditions. The research is being performed by a research group led by Associate Professor Shinichiro Hirabayashi at t
Van Oord has unveiled that its installation vessel Aeolus will get a major crane upgrade to handle 15 MW turbines for offshore wind projects. Due to the rapidly changing market and, in particular, to the increase in turbine sizes, Van Oord decided to upgrade the Aeolus to ensure that the vessel rema
Netherlands-headquartered Mammoet has announced a fixed jib configuration for the SK6,000 crane that could allow offshore wind developers to reach deeper waters. With the launch of the SK6,000, Mammoet’s goal is to provide a next-generation crane needed to install next-generation turbines. As the in
Fred. Olsen 1848 and Huisman have developed a new concept for major component exchange on floating offshore wind farms and aim to bring the solution into operation before the end of this decade. The Floating Maintenance Solution enables major component exchange at a wind farm’s offshore site, with n
NOV Lifting & Handling and GustoMSC have introduced the Sjøhest Wind Blade Installation (WBI) solution with the goal to improve the offshore wind turbine blade installation efficiency. According to the companies, blades are highly susceptible to wind loads and therefore take the most time to install
