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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...
Vestas Nabs 795 MW Order for OranjeWind Offshore Farm
Vestas has received an order for 53 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for the OranjeWind offshore wind farm, formerly known as Hollandse Kust West VII,...
Integrated Moog Technology Hopes to Boost Reliability for GE Wind Turbines
Moog has integrated its next-generation slip ring with a fiber optic rotary joint (FORJ) as a replacement for the carbon-brush slip rings that control...
Vestas Secures 136 MW Repowering Order
Vestas has received a 136 MW order to repower an undisclosed wind project in the U.S., consisting of 62 V120-2.2 MW wind turbines.
The order...
Nordex Group to Launch N169/5.X Turbine for U.S. Market
The Nordex Group is expanding its 5 MW product portfolio by launching a turbine variant of its Delta4000 platform tailored to the requirements of...
ARESCA Calls for Support in Adoption of Industry Standards
The American Renewable Energy Standards and Certification Association (ARESCA) is calling for interested experts to participate in the American National Standards (ANS) consensus body.
Also...
Vestas Secures EnVentus Canada Order
Vestas has received a 347 MW order to power the Pohénégamook - Picard - Saint-Antonin - Wolastokuk (PPAW) wind project in Quebec, Canada.
The order...
Luxcara Signs Turbine Supply Contract for Waterkant Project
Luxcara has signed a preferred turbine supplier agreement with Ming Yang Smart Energy for its offshore wind project, Waterkant, in the German North Sea.
The...
Nordex Readies U.S.-Based Wind Turbine Manufacturing
The Nordex Group says it will begin manufacturing nacelles for both the current N163 wind turbine variant, along with a product specifically for the...