Wind

Wind industry workboat operators can achieve efficiency gains now rather than waiting for breakthrough technologies

Thursday, 23 April 2020 Robin Whitlock Instead of waiting for breakthrough technological innovations to deliver low emission vessels, workboat operators have the opportunity to use the latest advances in hull design and alternative propulsion ...

O&M costs in the wind industry fall with COVID-19 induced work practices set to become the new norm

Monday, 20 April 2020 Robin Whitlock A global COVID-19 wind operations leader survey has revealed that the frequency of uptower wind operations & maintenance (O&M) work has lessened, setting a new framework for best practice, according ...

Black Hills Energy Selects Vestas to Partner on Wind Project

Wednesday, 13 November 2019 REM Rapid City, South Dakota-based Black Hills Generation Group has contracted with Denmark’s Vestas to supply and commission wind turbines for the new 60-MW Busch Ranch II Wind Project, which will provide ...

EGP Connects Sierra Costera I Wind Farm to the Grid

Monday, 11 November 2019 REM Enel Green Power has connected its Sierra Costera I wind farm to the grid. Sierra Costera is the first wind facility to enter into service out of the 540 MW awarded to EGP following the Spanish government's ...

CWind Secures Contract to Deliver World’s First Hybrid Propulsion SES to Ørsted

Wednesday, 16 October 2019 REM

CWind has signed a long-term charter contract agreement with Ørsted, to deliver the world’s first hybrid powered Surface Effect Ship (SES) to Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farms.

Egypt

Siemens Gamesa to supply Egyptian wind project

Monday, 14 October 2019 Robin Whitlock

Siemens Gamesa is to install 96 SG 2.6-114 turbines as part of the 250 MW West Bakr Wind project, including an agreement to maintain the turbines for 15 years.

Siemens Gamesa CEO calls on students to choose science to halt climate change

Friday, 11 October 2019 Robin Whitlock The call to action by Siemens Gamesa CEO Markus Tacke follows a new report highlighting the benefits of wind energy, including significant social, health and economic benefits of an accelerated drive to ...

South Korea

Onyx Insight to replace generator main bearing for South Korean wind farm

Wednesday, 02 October 2019 Robin Whitlock Provider of predictive maintenance in the wind energy industry Onyx InSight has been selected by Dongkuk S&C to replace the main bearing on a wind turbine generator at their wind farm in the Jollanam ...

World’s Largest Wind Turbine Blade Test Stand to be Built by Siemens Gamesa

Thursday, 12 September 2019 REM Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has begun construction of the world’s largest wind turbine blade test stand in Aalborg, Denmark. The site will be capable of performing full-scale tests on the next generations ...

Shared vessel monitoring systems needed for CTVs says Reygar

Thursday, 05 September 2019 Robin Whitlock Offshore wind project owners are missing out on significant cost savings by not using crew transfer vessel (CTV) performance monitoring systems that have been created in tandem with vessel operators, says ...