Wind

Enterprize Energy to work with Tractebel Overdick on pioneering offshore wind concept

Tuesday, 24 November 2020 Robin Whitlock Offshore wind developer Enterprize Energy has announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with offshore wind engineering company Tractebel Overdick in order to deliver Enterprize Energy’s ...

Gov. Mills Announces Intent to Expand Floating Offshore Wind in Maine

Monday, 23 November 2020 REM To solidify Maine’s leadership in floating offshore wind energy and collaborate with Maine’s fisheries on the industry’s development, Gov. Janet Mills announced plans to create the country’s first ...

Seacat Services commissions two Chartwell 24 catamarans with advanced FOSS technology

Monday, 23 November 2020 Robin Whitlock Offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services has ordered two more Chartwell 24 vessels to complement its growing fleet, the two vessels being the first to be equipped with a new foil optimisation ...

Ørsted, U.S. Trade Unions Enter Pact to Grow Offshore Wind Workforce

Thursday, 19 November 2020 REM Ørsted, the Danish renewable energy group, and the North America's Building Trades Unions have entered into a pact to train an offshore wind construction workforce as the firm eyes construction of a series ...

Lithuania

GE Renewable Energy selected by European Energy to supply three wind farms in Lithuania

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 Robin Whitlock GE Renewable Energy has been selected by European Energy to supply 22 Cypress onshore wind turbines units for three wind farms in Lithuania, with a total capacity of 121 MW. GE Renewable Energy has announced ...

Report from ARMSA Academy challenges wind industry to value human ingenuity alongside AI

Monday, 16 November 2020 Robin Whitlock A new industry insight report from ARMSA Academy has found that the wind industry’s drive to digitalise asset management risks obscuring an equally effective route to achieving optimal project returns: ...

Vestas wins 50 MW order in the UK

Friday, 13 November 2020 Robin Whitlock

Vestas has secured a 50 MW order from wind energy operator ERG for the Sandy Knowe wind project, which will be located in Scotland featuring 14 V112-3.45 MW turbines in 3.6 MW Power Optimised Mode.

Siemens Gamesa to lauch new SG 4.7-155 turbine targeting low wind sites

Thursday, 12 November 2020 Robin Whitlock Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has added a new turbine to its 4.X platform, the SG 4.7-155, featuring a 155-metre rotor and state of the art blades to significantly increase energy production at ...

EDPR and ENGIE Launch Major Offshore Wind Player in the US

Tuesday, 10 November 2020 REM EDP Renewables and ENGIE have combined their existing and planned offshore wind efforts to form a new company, Ocean Winds that is one of the largest “pure” offshore wind development enterprises in ...

Dulas to Supply Leosphere WindCube at Gordonbush Extension Wind Farm

Monday, 09 November 2020 REM Scottish energy company SSE Renewables has purchased a WindCube vertical profiler from Dulas to be installed at the Gordonbush Extension Wind Farm north-west of Brora, in Sutherland. It is the first ...