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Gamesa completes assembly of the first offshore turbine installed in Spain
This morning Gamesa completed assembly of the main parts (tower, nacelle and blades) of Spain's first prototype offshore wind turbine, which has been installed at the Arinaga Quay in Gran Canary Island. Installation of the tower, nacelle and the three blades, which were shipped from Bilbao port to the Canaries, began in the middle of April with the tower assembly work. The tower measures 90 ...
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Gamesa makes progress on its offshore strategy as it begins to erect its 5 MW turbine
The offshore turbine’s blades, nacelle and tower, set to be installed at the Arinaga Quay (Gran Canaria, Spain), are loaded onto a ship at the port of Bilbao The company expects the turbine to begin operating in the third quarter of 2013 Gamesa, a global technology leader in the wind power industry, has marked further progress on its offshore strategy by shipping components for its 5 ...
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Vestas secures 158 MW repowering order in USA
Vestas has received a 158 MW order to repower three undisclosed projects in the USA. The order consists of 72 V120-2.2 MW turbines for the three projects. The orders include supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines, as well as a 10-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, designed to ensure optimised performance of the asset. In the USA, Vestas has ...
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NaiKun Wind Announces Signing of Preferred Supplier Agreement with Siemens Canada for B.C. Wind Project
NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NKW) (the "Company" or "NaiKun Wind") announced today that it has signed a preferred supplier agreement (PSA) with Siemens Canada Limited. Siemens, the largest manufacturer of offshore wind turbines in the world, will be assisting Naikun Wind in advancing the development of the first phase of its project, using 100 of Siemens New(i) SWT-4.0-130 4MW ...
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Gamesa showcases its new 5 MW offshore wind turbine at the Offshore Wind 2013 trade fair
The company expects the turbine installed in Arinaga, Canary Islands, Spain, to begin operating in the third quarter of 2013 and the installation of the initial units in 2014 Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, is exhibiting for the 3rd consecutive year at the Offshore Wind 2013 trade fair, one of the industry's premier events, in Manchester, UK, from 12-13 June. At this ...
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Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult granted 10-year extension
UK based offshore renewables technology innovation center, Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has reportedly been granted a 10-year extension to run a turbine for development in research and technology. The Scottish Government has granted a variation of Section 36 consent to run the 7-MW Levenmouth offshore wind demonstration turbine in Fife until 2029. ORE Catapult can continue to provide ...
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Ballast Nedam: HLV Svanen Deployed at London Array
Ballast Nedam has signed an agreement with London Array Limited for the deployment of the heavy lift vessel (HLV) Svanen at The London Array Offshore Wind Farm from the second half of August this year. Svanen will perform its services in addition to the installation vessels currently installing foundations for Phase One of the project. Some components will be shipped by Ballast Nedam from ...
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Global demand for offshore wind farms drives significant Osbit growth
The company, which develops large-scale equipment used to construct offshore wind farms, has taken on new employees across the business. The intake consists of 11 Osbit engineers, three support staff, and one health, safety, security, environment, and quality (HSSEQ) team member, two draughting apprentices, a new commercial and contracts specialist, and a total of eight student placements, with ...
By Osbit Ltd.
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Siemens Gamesa to supply 1,386 MW to Ørsted at the world’s largest offshore wind farm, in the UK
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been awarded exclusivity by Danish energy group Ørsted for the supply and service of wind turbines for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind project, being developed in British waters, where it will install its SG 8.0-167 DD turbines with total capacity of 1,386 MW. This offshore wind farm, which will be the world's biggest offshore wind farm when ...
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Ballast Nedam Signs Large Contract for Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm
Ballast Nedam has signed a contract around 250 million Euro with wpd for the engineering, supply and installation of 80 foundations at the Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany. The Butendiek offshore wind farm is located in the German Bight, 32 kilometers west of the German island Sylt. It is expected that financial close of the project is achieved ultimately by the end of this year. The ...
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Osbit to deliver Sapura Energy pile gripper system for Yunlin offshore wind farm project
Osbit, the offshore equipment supplier, has been awarded a contract to design and build an offshore wind turbine pile gripper system, by leading Malaysian-based global energy services provider Sapura Energy. The pile gripper will initially be used to support the development of WPD’s Yunlin offshore wind farm, the first large offshore wind farm to be constructed in the rapidly ...
By Osbit Ltd.
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E.ON`s new offshore wind farm in UK produces first power
Power has been produced for the first time today at E.ON’s Robin Rigg wind farm, in the Solway Firth off the coast of Scotland. It marks an important milestone for UK offshore wind generation. On its completion later this year, Robin Rigg will produce 180 MW of renewable power and will be one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms. The 60 turbines, which have now all been installed, will produce ...
By E.ON AG
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Pioneering offshore wind project faces deadlines
As it seeks investors, a project off the Massachusetts coast that aims to be the nation's first offshore wind farm must reach fast-approaching benchmarks or risk missing out on hundreds of millions in critical funding. To qualify for a tax credit that would cover a major portion of its capital costs, Cape Wind either must begin construction by Dec. 31 or prove it's incurred tens of millions of ...
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Competition to improve access to offshore wind turbines receives worldwide interest
The global market opportunity for access solutions for deeper water offshore wind environments is estimated to be worth over £2bn by 2020 and according to Carbon Trust research, the UK market alone could account for up to fifty per cent of that. Companies from the oil and gas, ship building, marine engineering and aerospace industries have registered alongside a number of universities. But ...
By Carbon Trust
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Osbit celebrates ten years in business
Northumberland-based offshore technology supplier Osbit is celebrating a decade in business. Osbit began operations at its Riding Mill headquarters 10 years ago with three owner-directors, now four, all engineers and soon established a powerful engineering team. Over the course of 10 years, Osbit has delivered a number of offshore technology firsts to support its global customer-base. ...
By Osbit Ltd.
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Osbit to deliver monopile upending tool for Seajacks
Offshore equipment supplier Osbit has secured a contract with Seajacks to design and build a monopile upending bucket, to be used by the vessel operator in its offshore wind turbine installation projects. The system will initially support the development of the large-scale, bottom-fixed Akita and Noshiro Offshore Wind Farms in Akita Prefecture, part of Japan’s renewable energy expansion ...
By Osbit Ltd.
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Taking the marine sector from a roadmap to a superhighway
Benj Sykes, Director Innovations at the Carbon Trust From reading the Renewable Road Map published alongside the Government’s Energy Market Reform White Paper (EMR) this week you would be forgiven for thinking that the marine industry in the UK was on a road to nowhere. While other low carbon technologies, such as offshore and onshore wind and biomass, have some healthy amounts of power ...
By Carbon Trust
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Why green growth means export growth for the UK
Viewpoint from Tom Delay, Chief Executive, Carbon Trust At the beginning of this week the Carbon Trust and our eight offshore wind developer partners revealed some incredibly innovative technology to help engineers access the wind turbines located far offshore in Round 3 sites. This competition in itself provides a fascinating insight into the opportunities that green growth will bring. As a ...
By Carbon Trust
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E.ON’s new offshore wind farm in UK produces first power
Power has been produced for the first time today at E.ON’s Robin Rigg wind farm, in the Solway Firth off the coast of Scotland. It marks an important milestone for UK offshore wind generation. On its completion later this year, Robin Rigg will produce 180 MW of renewable power and will be one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms. The 60 turbines, which have now all been installed, will produce ...
By E.ON AG
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4.9 GW of new offshore wind capacity under construction in Europe
"Despite offshore wind power installations being lower than in the first six months of last year, it remains the fastest growing power sector in Europe" said Justin Wilkes, Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). There are currently 16 offshore wind farms under construction in Europe, once completed they will bring online 4.9 GW of power capacity. ...
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