Wind

GE Renewable Energy receives official planning approval for its Teesside blade manufacturing plant

Monday, 13 September 2021 Robin Whitlock

GE Renewable Energy has announced it has received official planning approval for its Teeside offshore wind blade manufacturing plant from the local planning authorities.

Cross-sector approach could see UK become global leader in wind turbine recycling

Friday, 10 September 2021 Robin Whitlock The wind sector offers a huge opportunity for the UK to become a global leader in wind turbine blade recycling if a cross-industry approach is taken, reports the Energy Transition Alliance, a collaboration ...

TÜV SÜD Provides Certification of Wind Turbines for Areas Impacted by Tropical Storms

Wednesday, 08 September 2021 REM offshore wind energy is playing an increasingly important role worldwide. In regions impacted by tropical storms, wind energy converters (WECs) are exposed to extreme weather conditions. TÜV SÜD has ...

Siemens Gamesa launches world’s first recyclable wind turbine blade

Tuesday, 07 September 2021 Robin Whitlock Siemens Gamesa has launched the world’s first recyclable wind turbine blades ready for commercial use offshore, produced at the Siemens Gamesa blade factory in Aalborg, Denmark. The new wind turbine ...

Ørsted Signs Monopile Foundation Contracts for offshore Wind Projects

Monday, 06 September 2021 REM Following an EU tender, Ørsted has signed strategic volume contracts with Bladt Industries and Steelwind Nordenham who will be supplying monopile foundations for Ørsted's German offshore wind farms Gode ...

Maersk Training Invests £60k Into Refurbishment of Newcastle Training Center

Friday, 03 September 2021 REM Maersk Training UK has launched its newly refurbished, state-of-the-art safety and survival center following a £60k investment. The center has been updated to reflect the changing needs of the industry ...

RWE’s Cassadaga Onshore Wind Farm in Operation

Monday, 30 August 2021 REM RWE Renewables has started commercial operation on its 125 megawatt (MW) onshore Cassadaga Wind Farm. The project, located in Chautauqua County, is powered by 27 Nordex and 10 Siemens Gamesa turbines and ...

DEME offshore prepares for next generation turbines with major crane upgrade for ‘Sea Installer’

Friday, 27 August 2021 Robin Whitlock DEME offshore’s DP2 jack-up installation vessel ‘Sea Installer’ is to get a major crane upgrade, courtesy of leading crane manufacturer Huisman, that will increase its capacity from 900 tonnes ...

Gov. Northam and Dominion Energy Announce Agreement to Propel Virginia offshore Wind

Thursday, 26 August 2021 REM Gov. Northam has announced that the Port of Virginia reached an agreement to lease a portion of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal to Dominion Energy—dramatically accelerating the largest commercial clean ...

North Star Renewables Secures £96 Million to Build Renewables Fleet

Thursday, 26 August 2021 REM North Star Renewables has finalized a funding package of £96 million to build its new renewables vessel fleet. The secured loan from multi-national financial services organization Allianz Global Investors, ...