Vineyard Wind 1 completes first turbine installation
Marking a milestone in U.S. offshore wind development, installation of the first GE Haliade-X Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) at the Vineyard Wind 1 project was completed this week. It was hailed as
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ABB solutions selected for Van Oord mega WTIV
The mega wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) on order for Van Oord at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China will have an ABB integrated power, automation and propulsion system. The vessel,
Wärtsilä to deliver dedicated methanol fuel supply system
With more shipowners seeing methanol as an attractive and available future fuel pathway, Wärtsilä has responded by developed a dedicated fuel supply system called MethanolPac. Combined with the recently introduced Wärtsilä 32
Clarksons sees potential for 1,300 floating wind turbines by 2030
A new briefing on floating offshore wind from Clarksons Research sees a global potential for 14.5 GW and 1,300 turbines by 2030. Released onto the Clarksons Renewables Intelligence Network, the briefing profiles
Giant wind turbines could face installation bottlenecks
By 2030, more than half of all wind turbines installed offshore will be super-sized units of more than 8 MW capacity. That is one of the findings of research by Norway’s Rystad
SENSE PelaStar: A floating wind game changer?
The U.K’s Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has granted GBP10 million (about $13.5 million) to technology partners SENSEWind, Glosten, and Subsea Micropiles, and six delivery partners to design and
T-Floater offshore wind turbine foundation gains AiP
Gothenburg, Sweden-based Bassoe Technology has received ABS Approval in Principle (AiP) for its T-Floater floating wind turbine foundation, designed to carry a 10 MW turbine in the harsh conditions of the North
Another major U.S. offshore wind project gets BOEM approval
South Fork Wind has received its Record of Decision from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), successfully reaching a critical milestone in the federal environmental review.
New Jersey Wind Port attracts interest from major tenants
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced that it has received 16 non-binding offers to become tenants at the New Jersey Wind Port from six of the largest turbine manufacturers
Floating wind innovator opens U.S. office
Dublin, Ireland-based floating offshore wind system specialist Gazelle Wind Power is opening a U.S. office in Austin, Texas. The company claims to have “reinvented the floating wind platform to be lighter, flexible,