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Gulf Wind Technology Leverages 3D Printing in Wind Turbine Design
Gulf Wind Technology has begun using Stratasys additive manufacturing solutions in its testing of the company’s wind turbine models.
By adopting Stratasys’ Neo stereolithography technology,...
Ocean Winds Celebrates Final Moray West Wind Turbine Install
Ocean Winds (OW) has installed the final wind turbine at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm and is on the way to...
Nordex Group Receives 100 MW Turbine Order from Canada
The Nordex Group has an order to supply 19 N163/5.X turbines to a Canadian developer and operator for a wind farm in the province...
ScottishPower Inks Offshore Wind Turbine Deal with Siemens Gamesa
ScottishPower has awarded a turbine contract, worth £1 billion, for its 960 MW East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm to Siemens Gamesa.
Under the agreement...
Vestas Receives Turbine Order for U.S. Repowering Projects
Vestas has received a 137 MW order for two repowering projects in the U.S. as part of the company’s Q4 order intake.
The V120-2.2 MW...
NCC, BCI, Vestas Partnership Aims to Anchor UK Offshore Industry
The National Composites Centre (NCC), the Bristol Composites Institute (BCI) and Vestas have established a strategic technology research partnership with the aim of anchoring...
Vestas Signs Agreement for 1.1 GW Scotland Offshore Wind Project
Vestas has signed a conditional order agreement with Inch Cape Offshore Ltd., an equal joint venture between ESB and Red Rock Renewables, for the...
Nordex Group Receives Canada Orders Totaling 500 MW
The Nordex Group has received orders from Canada for 74 N163 turbines with 500 MW capacity.
The orders also include a Premium Service for the...
RWE Unveils Siemens Gamesa Turbine Blade for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm
RWE has unveiled the first of the turbine blades being made at the Siemens Gamesa factory in Hull, U.K.
The 108-meter blades are attached to...
Nordex Group Expands Wind Turbine Tower Portfolio
The Nordex Group is expanding its range of towers for the N175/6.X turbine with a hybrid tower that has what the company calls the...
Nordex Group Receives Provisional Type Certificate for N175/6.X Turbine
TÜV SÜD has issued the IECRE Provisional Type Certificate for the N175/6.X turbine to the Nordex Group.
By receiving the Provisional Type Certificate, the company...
Main Bearings Test Bench Will Handle Giant Wind Turbines
Denmark-based R&D Test Systems is building what it calls the most powerful test bench for wind turbine main bearings, as the industry needs to...
Deutsche Windtechnik Sweden Contracted to Extend Operational Life of Vestas Turbines
Deutsche Windtechnik Sweden has signed a full-maintenance contract with Wallenstam for 23 Vestas V90 wind turbines, spread across nine different wind farms in southern...
Vestas Secures 810 MW Empire Wind 1 Project Order
Vestas has secured an 810 MW offshore order from Equinor to power New York’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project.
The order includes 54 V236-15.0...
RES, NREL Collaborate on Wind Turbine Efficiency
RES and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have partnered to license and deploy a technology aimed at optimizing the...
DNV Introduces Standards for Wind Turbine Loads and Site Conditions
Energy expert and assurance provider DNV has released a comprehensive standard for wind turbine load calculations and site assessments, created to guide industry stakeholders.
The...
First Offshore Turbine for Revolution Wind Installed
Revolution Wind has successfully completed installation of the project’s first offshore wind turbine, a milestone for Rhode Island and Connecticut's first large-scale offshore wind...
Turbine Incident Takes Place at Dogger Bank Wind Farm
A blade failure has taken place at Dogger Bank A offshore wind farm.
The wind farm is currently under construction. In line with safety procedures,...
NREL Advances Method for Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) see a path toward the manufacture of bio-derivable wind blades that can...
Hai Long Offshore Wind Project Launches Nacelle Production Line
The Hai Long Offshore Wind Project, jointly with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, has started production at the company’s expanded Taichung Nacelle Plant.
The collaboration includes...